{"id":33556,"date":"2024-03-11T04:54:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/?p=33556"},"modified":"2024-04-08T00:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T06:47:13","slug":"20-million-views-on-youtube-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/20-million-views-on-youtube-money","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does YouTube Pay For 20 Million Views?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be famous on YouTube<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 20 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">million<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> views is a very good start. <\/span>If you\u2019ve made it to this threshold, you obviously know what you\u2019re doing and have carved out a good place in your niche because very few creators hit this milestone<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But how much money does YouTube pay for 20 million views? Will it be life-changing?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It depends on your niche. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know a lot of creators with fewer views who make even more money than those below. If you\u2019re willing to create a course or get into affiliate marketing, you can easily double or triple these figures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add as many sources of income as you can as a creator to really bring in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">big paychecks<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How <span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Much Money Do<\/span> <span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">YouTubers Make <span style=\"color: #333333;\">From 20 Million Views?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re going to focus heavily on long-form videos because we\u2019ve done our research and know that they make a lot more than Shorts<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You&#8217;ll find that for <a href=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/how-much-does-youtube-shorts-pay-for-1-million-views\">1 million views on Shorts<\/a>, the average person is making <strong>$10 &#8211; $60<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And as you\u2019ll see, that\u2019s not much compared to the long-form videos. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While not as profitable, we do want to mention that Shorts can:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attract new subscribers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lure viewers to long-form content<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you leverage Shorts the right way, they will certainly help you make money in the long term.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. <span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Solving the Money Problem<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"How Much YouTube Paid Me (for 20 million views)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tCjkYoBgevw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solving the Money Problem is another great example of a person making great money off of YouTube in just his first year. He has an RPM of <\/span><b>$8.82<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a playback RPM of <\/span><b>$20.75<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. His total earnings for 20 million views ended up being <\/span><b>$181,857<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He&#8217;s earning $15,100 from ad revenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affiliate earnings made him <\/span><b>$97,000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He&#8217;s also running a Patreon that made him <\/span><b>$32,922<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He covers a lot of topics, but he\u2019s primarily talking about Tesla stock, and anything related to Elon Musk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s interesting is that he talks just about Tesla and Musk, and he made over <strong>$320,000<\/strong> last year from all income sources combined.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>2. <span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Gears and Gadgets<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube paid me HOW MUCH for 10 MILLION views in 2022!!\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AvNuaZQS_pw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dan from Gears and Gadgets had an amazing month when he went to a speaking event and decided to share his earnings on 10 million views<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You&#8217;ll find that he has 10.4 million views, so we\u2019re going to double his earnings to come up with how much he might earn with 20 million views.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His watch time is 679,000 hours, which is mind-blowing for a channel with 64k subscribers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>He also shares insights on:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affiliate sales<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partnerships<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Etc.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I think adding this information to this guide provides a more in-depth look at what the channel earns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It took the channel seven years to hit 10 million views, but keep in mind he doesn\u2019t create full-time. He has a traditional job and uses his channel for side income.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Revenue for 10 million views was $91,357 from ad revenue, or $182,714<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if he hit 20 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you add in affiliate sales and other income, the channel brings in <strong>$44,527<\/strong> per year (2022).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. <span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Digital Income Project (Shorts NOT Long-Term Videos)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"I got 35 MILLION Views on YouTube Shorts in 6 Months (earnings &amp; results)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uxyqzNdNE6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m not going to cover Shorts beyond this creator because they don\u2019t make the same amount of money. So, why am I covering Digital Income Project then? The reason is that the creator has a faceless channel and used their strategy to gain 62k subscribers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you can get 60,000+ subs from Shorts, do <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every sub you receive has immense value. With that in mind, this creator has one Short with <\/span><b>5 million views and earned $360<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from it. If this video hits 20 million views, it will make him <\/span><b>$1,440.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the creator does state that they have a $10 CPM, although for 35.7 million views, they earned $2,431.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From our math, the true CPM for the channel is $6.8 (still high) and for 20 million Short views, they would have earned <\/span><b>$1,361<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <a href=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/most-profitable-youtube-niches\">Niche plays a major role<\/a> here and the creator points out that most of his traffic comes from the U.S., which will pay more money in general.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DjLD2HzQY0g&amp;t=669s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Budget Treasures<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Budget Treasures is another amazing creator who shares her insights on earnings for one million views.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why are we not showing just people with 20 million views?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one is sharing these figures, so we\u2019re doing our best with the data that we can collect. Budget Treasures made:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>$10,440<\/strong> for 1.1M views<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>$189,818<\/strong> for 20M views (estimate)<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can\u2019t argue with adding another almost $200,000 to your bank account if you\u2019re a YouTuber. She shares information on living expenses, splitting bills, debt and savings. She even had a no-spend January video where she showed her audience how to save money in January.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Budgeting is another major focal point of her video, so she is in a high-paying niche.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I find very impressive is that she somehow has over 500 videos in this niche and is 100% honest with her content. She even shared that she\u2019s recently back in debt, which isn\u2019t ideal for her, but it\u2019s real.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VEA4SnhUKlg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JMG Enterprises<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JMG Enterprises is another creator with 1 million views that we\u2019ll be<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using to estimate how much he would earn if he 20x his views. Since RPMs will vary, these are just estimates and can be quite a bit higher or lower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has numerous videos with 1 million views, so it will be fun to compare them and how much he would earn:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>Removing ear wax<\/strong> is an interesting niche, and he made <strong>$3,969<\/strong> from 1.2M views, which is $3,307 for 1M views. He\u2019ll make <strong>$66,140<\/strong> from 20 million views on this video.<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>How to unclog your toilet<\/strong> makes a lot more money. That video got 980,000 views and earned him $6,909. Hitting 20 million views would earn him <strong>$138,180.<\/strong><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best part is that he spent 10 minutes on each video and they\u2019re continually earning him money every single day. Creators want to hit this level of success where they have a large content library, and it just earns them money on autopilot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can earn a great income from the hobbies that you love, like JMG does.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>If you\u2019re inspired to make great content and want to try and hit 20 million views, start with a plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It&#8217;s not <a href=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/is-it-too-late-to-start-a-youtube-channel\">too late to <\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/is-it-too-late-to-start-a-youtube-channel\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">create a channel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because people are doing it right now. Carve out your place with unique content and focus on quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do, you\u2019ll be well on your way to hitting 20 million views or more.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to reach 20 million views? Can you quit your job with 20M views? 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