How Shorts revenue sharing works
Shorts don't pay per ad like long-form videos. Ad money from the Shorts feed in each country goes into a monthly pool. Part of it pays for the music used in Shorts, and the rest becomes the Creator Pool. It's shared out by each channel's share of eligible Shorts views, and you keep 45% of your part.
Using music in your Shorts doesn't lower your share of the Creator Pool or your 45%. To earn, you need to be in the YouTube Partner Program with ad revenue sharing, which at the time of writing needs 1,000 subscribers plus 10 million Shorts views in 90 days or 4,000 watch hours in a year.
What Shorts RPM looks like
Shorts RPM is far lower than long-form RPM, because many Shorts are watched between ads rather than next to one. Creators commonly report a few cents per 1,000 views at the time of writing, roughly $0.01 to $0.10, with finance, tech and education at the higher end and views from the US, UK, Canada and Australia paying the most.
In YouTube Studio, Shorts RPM is based on engaged views. YouTube's public view count includes replays, so if you're working from that number, use the lower end of the range.
The formula
Earnings = Shorts views ÷ 1,000 × Shorts RPM. Views for a goal = goal ÷ RPM × 1,000.
For example, 2 million Shorts views a month at a $0.01 to $0.05 RPM is $20 to $100 a month. To make $1,000 a month at a $0.05 RPM, you'd need about 20 million views.
Making Shorts pay more
For most channels, Shorts earn more through what they lead to than through the pool. A Short that sends viewers to a long-form video, a product or a brand deal can be worth far more than its RPM. Put the next step in your pinned comment and a link-in-bio page on your channel so viewers can find it.
Frequently asked questions
How much does YouTube Shorts pay per 1,000 views?
Usually a few cents. Creators commonly report roughly $0.01 to $0.10 per 1,000 Shorts views, depending on niche and where viewers live.
How much does YouTube pay for 1 million Shorts views?
Roughly $10 to $100 for most channels, and more in high-paying niches like finance. Long-form videos usually pay 10 times that or more.
How many Shorts views do you need to make $1,000?
Around 10 million to 100 million views at a $0.01 to $0.10 RPM. At a typical $0.05, about 20 million.
Is Shorts RPM before or after YouTube's cut?
After. RPM is your share per 1,000 views once music costs and YouTube's 55% are taken out, so you don't need to subtract anything.
Why is Shorts RPM so much lower than long-form?
Shorts ads play between videos in the feed and are shared across everyone's views, while long-form ads play on your own video and can include mid-rolls.