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title: 'How Much YouTube Pays for 1K Views (No One Explains This)'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mfa55gAvubI'
video_id: 'Mfa55gAvubI'
date: 2026-06-14
duration_sec: 486
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# How Much YouTube Pays for 1K Views (No One Explains This)

> Source: [How Much YouTube Pays for 1K Views (No One Explains This)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mfa55gAvubI)

## Summary

The video explains how much YouTube pays for 1,000 views, using three example videos to show how factors like video length and audience location affect earnings. The creator, Ben, shares tips to increase YouTube revenue, emphasizing the importance of longer videos and targeting high-paying countries like the US.

### Key Points

- **Three videos with different features** [00:55] — Ben uses three videos from his channel to demonstrate how features like video length and audience geography affect earnings per 1,000 views.
- **First video: low earnings** [01:26] — A video with almost 6,000 views earned only $8. CPM is $3.18, RPM is $1.37. The video is only 6 minutes long, so it's not eligible for midroll ads.
- **CPM and RPM explained** [03:02] — CPM is what advertisers pay YouTube per 1,000 views; RPM is what YouTube pays the creator after deducting their share.
- **Importance of video length** [03:29] — Videos must be at least 8 minutes to be eligible for midroll ads. Shorter videos earn less because they can't have intermediate ads.
- **Second video: better earnings** [04:20] — A video with 12,000 views earned $100. It is 11 minutes long, allowing midroll ads. CPM is $15, RPM is $8. 10% of viewers are from the US.
- **Third video: high earnings** [05:55] — A video with 43,000 views earned $570. It is 11 minutes 45 seconds long with four midroll ads. CPM is $24.29, RPM is $13.27. 14% of viewers are from the US.
- **Key factors for high earnings** [07:17] — Longer videos (over 8 minutes) and a higher percentage of viewers from high-paying countries like the US significantly increase RPM.

### Conclusion

To maximize YouTube earnings, create videos longer than 8 minutes to enable midroll ads, and aim to attract viewers from high-CPM countries like the United States.

## Transcript

Have you been asking yourself, how much
money does YouTube pay for 1,000 views?
In this video, I'm going to share with
you how much YouTube pays me for 1,000
views. And if you're monetized, but your
YouTube earnings are not stable. In this
particular video, I'm going to share
with you a few tips that you can use to
increase your YouTube revenue. I
remember when I was just beginning
[music] YouTube, my first time to begin
a YouTube channel, I used to ask myself
a lot of questions. Is YouTube really
worth it? And I know a lot of newbies
out there are asking themselves this
kind of a question. Is YouTube really
worth it? Can YouTube pay you better
than your current job? You're asking
yourself once you get monetized, can
YouTube pay all your bills and you live
a better life? By the end of this video,
you're going to get all answers to such
questions. And without wasting [music]
any time, let's get started. Hey
creators, [snorts] welcome back to my
YouTube channel. If this is your first
time to be my channel, my name is Ben.
On this channel, I make videos about
tools, tips, and strategies on how to
grow on YouTube. So, make sure to
subscribe, turn on notifications, and
don't forget to like this video. Let's
grow together. Now, I'm going to use
three different videos from my channel
right here. And the reason why I'm using
three different videos from my channel,
it is because these videos have
different features. The features this
video have, they make them earn
differently. For example, if a video
gets more views from the US and another
video gets more views from Nigeria, a
video that got more views from the US,
it's going to earn more money for every
1,000 views it gets. But a video that
got views from Nigeria is going to earn
more money for every 1,000 views. And
now, let's begin with this video right
here. This video has almost 6,000 views
earned me $8. Now, a video with almost
6,000 views earning $8, that is very
poor. It is very low. And I'm going to
show you why this video is actually
earning me low money. And I'm going to
show you how much YouTube is paying me
for every 1,000 views on this video. And
I'm also going to tell you why. So that
when you get monetized or if you're
monetized right now, you avoid doing
these things or avoid including these
features in your videos. And now
[snorts] before I continue, allow me
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right, let's first see how much YouTube
is paying me for every 1,000 views on
this particular video. As you see, the
CPM of this video is $3.18.
CPM, it is how much advertisers pay
YouTube to advertise on this video. And
now, RPM, it is $1.37.
RPM, it is how much YouTube pays you as
a creator. This RPM, it is deducted from
the CPM. After YouTube deducting their
money from the CPM, what remains? It is
RPM, which is your payment. And the
reason why the CPM and RPM of this
video, it is low. The first thing, this
video is [music] short. This video is
just 6 minutes. If you've been watching
my videos, I've been always saying that
upload longer videos on YouTube. Upload
videos that at least 8 minutes or
longer. Only videos longer than 8
minutes are eligible for midroll ads.
I've been saying this that if you make a
video that is not 8 minutes longer, if
you make a video that is 4 minutes, 5
minutes, 3 minutes, 6 minutes, or even 7
minutes, YouTube doesn't allow you to
put ads in between that video. And if
you don't put ads in between your
videos, it is equivalent to getting low
payments. It literally means that you're
going to earn low money. And that's the
same case that you're seeing on this
video. This video I'm not able to put
intermediate ads because this video is
less than 8 minutes. And if I don't put
intermediate ads, it literally means
that my video is going to earn low money
because it is the ads that make YouTube
to pay us creators. Now, this is my
second video right here. This video has
12,000 views and this video has earned
me $100. This is better compared to the
last video. And I'm going to be
explaining why. First of all, as you
see, this video is longer than 8
minutes. This video is 11 minutes. And
when we go to monetization right here,
you're going to see that I can put
intermediate ads in between this video.
As you see right here, I have
intermediate ads, which is not the case
with the previous video. The previous
video, I cannot put ads in between it.
And that's why I'm earning low money on
that video. Let's go straight to CPM and
RPM and see how everything is actually
standing. I'll definitely scroll down
here and we can see the RPM and CPM. How
much advertisers pay. This is the CPM.
As you see, advertisers are paying $15
for every 1,000 views to advertise on
this video. And YouTube is paying me $8
from $15. That is very good. It is
better than the previous video. Now, if
you're not monetized right now and
you're chasing for monetization, you
need to begin considering this because
if you don't consider this earlier,
you're going to get monetized and after
getting monetized, you're going to earn
low money. So, the first thing I
mentioned here, it is making videos that
are 8 minutes or longer. As you see,
this video is 11 minutes and this video
is actually earning better money. And
the second thing that is making this
video pay me $8 per 1,000 views it gets,
it is about the audience. The biggest
deal here is United States. 10% of
viewers on this video are from the US,
which will make YouTube pay me better
money. YouTube is paying me $8 per 1,000
views I get on this video. And now,
let's go to the third video right here,
and I'm going to show you how much
YouTube is actually paying me on this
video. Now, as you see, this video has
43,000 views and YouTube has paid me
$570.
This is very good earnings because some
creators to earn $500, they need at
least 100,000 views or even beyond
100,000 views. But with only $43,000
views, YouTube has paid me $570.
Now, let's go to revenue and see the RPM
and CPM of this video. But before we go
to revenue, I would like to also mention
this. As you see, this video is more
than 8 minutes. This video is 11 minutes
and 45 [music] seconds. And when we go
to monetization right here, you're going
to realize that I'm able to put
intermediate ads. I'm able to put ads in
between this video. And as you see, this
video has 1 2 3 four intermediate ads in
between it. Meaning, this video is
selling more products. [music] And
that's why YouTube is paying me more
money. Now, let's first look at how much
YouTube is paying me for every 1,000
views on this particular video. On this
video, advertisers are paying YouTube
$24.29
[music] to advertise for every 1,000
views. And YouTube is paying me $13.27
to advertise or to run ads on my video,
which is the RPM, $13 per 1,000 views.
That is very great and it is very rare.
And I'm going to mention now the
features or the things that made this
video earn this kind of [music] good
money. And the first thing of course it
is this video is 8 minutes longer. This
video is 11 minutes as you see right
here. And apart from that when look at
geographies it is the United States on
top with 14% and Nigeria second with 14%
Kenya with 4.9 and India South Africa as
you see right here. And getting more
views from the US it literally means
that my video is going to earn more
money. And as you see this video is
earning more money. If you [snorts]
found this video helpful please [music]
like it. Smash the like button and don't
forget to subscribe for more videos like
this. Check out this video for more tips
on how to earn more money from YouTube.
In this video, I explain different ways
that you can earn more money from
YouTube. All right, thank you so much
for watching. See you in the next one.