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title: 'How Much YouTube Pays You For 1,000 Views In 2026'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=KA5FmevAzTc'
video_id: 'KA5FmevAzTc'
date: 2026-06-14
duration_sec: 315
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# How Much YouTube Pays You For 1,000 Views In 2026

> Source: [How Much YouTube Pays You For 1,000 Views In 2026](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KA5FmevAzTc)

## Summary

This video explains how much money YouTube creators can earn per 1,000 views, covering ad revenue, RPM (revenue per thousand views), and strategies to increase earnings. The host shares personal data and examples from various channels, revealing that earnings range from $1 to $30 per 1,000 views, with most channels averaging $5–$10. The video also highlights the importance of niche selection and video length for maximizing ad revenue, and introduces selling digital products as a way to significantly boost income.

### Key Points

- **YouTube Monetization Basics** [0:00] — YouTube shows ads on videos; creators need 4,000 watch hours and 1,000 subscribers to join the YouTube Partner Program and earn a cut of ad revenue.
- **Earnings Range per 1,000 Views** [0:27] — Channels make between $1 and $30 per 1,000 views; average is $15.50, but most channels get $5–$10 per 1,000 views.
- **High RPM Niches** [0:48] — High RPM niches include Finance, Make Money Online, Technology, Health, Investing, Travel, Legal, Insurance, Makeup, Marketing, Real Estate, Cars, Movies, DIY, and Tutorials.
- **Low RPM Niches** [1:35] — Low RPM niches include Pranks, Scary Videos, Gaming (depending on game), and general Top 10 videos.
- **Video Length and Ad Breaks** [1:44] — Videos longer than 8 minutes allow multiple ad breaks; in YouTube Studio, under monetization, you can add mid-roll ads. Spacing ads every few minutes is recommended.
- **Secret to High Earnings** [2:37] — The host's channel makes over $200 per 1,000 views by selling a digital product (a YouTube course), not just ad revenue. Ad revenue brings $6,000–$12,000/month, while digital products average $100,000/month.
- **Example: Chills Channel** [3:20] — Chills (scary niche) gets 6.5 million views/month; estimated RPM $2–$3, so earnings ~$20,000/month from ads.
- **Example: New Money Channel** [4:00] — New Money (investing/finance) gets 1.9 million views/month; estimated RPM $20–$30, so earnings ~$309,000/month from ads.
- **Example: Tech Zone Channel** [4:35] — Tech Zone (technology) gets 46 million views/month; estimated RPM $10, so earnings ~$460,000/month from ads.

### Conclusion

YouTube ad revenue varies widely by niche and video length, but creators can significantly boost earnings by selling digital products. Choosing a high-RPM niche and creating longer, valuable videos are key strategies for maximizing income.

## Transcript

YouTube shows ads on the videos that you
upload at the beginning sometimes in the
middle and at the end of your videos
once you get 4,000 hours of watch time
and 1,000 subscribers then you can join
What's called the YouTube Partner
program then YouTube will pay you a cut
of the revenue and that's what we're
going to be talking about in this video
how much you actually make now I
personally run a ton of different
YouTube channels and I did some research
into both my own channels and other
people who've uploaded videos talking
about how much money they make per
thousand views and the answer is that
channels make between $1 and $30 per
th000 views so the average Channel based
on my research makes
$115.50 per th000 views but with that
being said most channels from my
personal experience only get around $5
to $10 per thousand views that you make
now in order to make more money per
th000 views you can do a couple things
first of all you can create a channel
and what's called a high RPM Niche now
RPM is how much you actually make per
thousand views and depending on the
niche that you're in some advertisers
pay more money to put ads on videos than
others for example apple is one of the
top advertisers on YouTube and they're
likely going to be putting their ads on
technology videos and Expedia is another
one of the top advertisers and they're
likely going to be putting their ads on
travel videos now here's a list of some
of the highest CPM niches so feel free
to pause this and screenshot if you want
they include Finance make money online
technology Health investing travel legal
Insurance makeup marketing real estate
Cars movies and DIY and tutorials but
with that being said some channels in
lower CPM niches can get more overall
views some examples of low RPM niches
include pranks scary videos gaming
videos depending on the game that you're
playing and general top 10 videos
another way to make more money per th000
views is to create videos longer than 8
minutes then you can go to your YouTube
Studio then go to content and then go
down here and select any of your videos
once you're monetized go down here to
the monetization tab and then from here
you can add multiple different ad breaks
if you click manage mid rolls right here
and you can put multiple different ad
breaks throughout your video as you can
see in this video right here since it's
longer than 8 minutes we have 1 2 3 four
ad breaks instead of just one if the
video was shorter than 8 minutes and I
recommend spacing out your ad breaks at
least every couple minutes so it doesn't
interrupt the viewing experience too
much with that being said don't just
make videos for the sake of them being
long so you can put multiple ad braks
because there's a trade-off if you make
long videos without actually providing
value so if you make a longer video make
sure to only make it longer by providing
in more value to the end viewer and
remember value can be either educational
or entertainment value and keep in mind
videos at every length can go viral now
I'm going to let you in on a little
secret and that secret is that this
channel that you're watching right now
makes over
$200 per th000 views now you might be
saying Matt how in the world is that
possible if channels typically only
range from $1 to $30 per th000 views and
let me let you in on a secret this is by
selling a digital product with my
channel which is my YouTube course tube
Mastery and monetization and we we
average around $100,000 per month with
this channel whereas ad Revenue only
brings in like $6 to 12,000 per month
make sure to check out my video on 12
different digital product ideas that you
can sell from your channel I go over a
bunch of different digital product ideas
that you could potentially use to make
even more money for 1,000 views and link
to that video will be down in the
description below now let's break down
how much YouTube channels could be
earning this channel right here called
chills uploads videos within the scary
Niche and I'm using an extension called
vid IQ to see how many views per month
that they get so if I click this they're
getting 6.5 million views per month now
if we copy this number and open up a
calculator I'll show you exactly how to
do the math on this you take the number
of views per month they're getting
divide it by a th000 and this will show
you how many thousands of views per
month they're getting and then we
multiply this by their likely RPM and in
my opinion their RPM is probably $2 to
$3 per th000 views so let's say $3 per
th000 views since this is a little bit
of a low CPM Niche this channel would be
making about $20,000 per month and this
channel called new money uploads videos
in the investing Niche and related to
finance and if we see how many views per
month they're getting they're getting
1.9 million if we do that same exact
calculation where we take this divide by
a th000 and then multiply by their CPM
which I would estimate to be around $ 20
to $30 per th000 views since investing
make money online and finance is a
really high CPM Niche let's say $20 per
th000 views that means this channel
would be making
$309,000 per month and that's just from
ad Revenue not counting if they sold a
digital product so as you can see this
channel could be making more money per
month than that first channel we looked
at even though it's getting less views
this channel Tech Zone uploads
technology videos and the channel pulls
in 46 million views per month and if we
do the same exact calculation but this
time putting in an RPM of say $10 per
th000 views that means this channel
would be making almost half a million
dollars per month which is crazy and in
this video I used RPM and CPM kind of
interchangeably but RPM is how much you
actually make per th000 views and when I
say CPM I really mean RPM check out this
video next to me right here to see some
of the best niches to do YouTube in in
my personal opinion and why they're the
absolute best for making money on
YouTube so if you want to make money on
YouTube check out this video right here
and I will see you there