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title: 'Which Platform Pays More: TikTok or YouTube Shorts?'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=-mWfV2p_mF8'
video_id: '-mWfV2p_mF8'
date: 2026-07-28
duration_sec: 350
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# Which Platform Pays More: TikTok or YouTube Shorts?

> Source: [Which Platform Pays More: TikTok or YouTube Shorts?](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-mWfV2p_mF8)

## Summary

This video compares the monetization potential of YouTube Shorts and TikTok, focusing on pay rates, requirements, and growth strategies. The creator shares personal experience and tips for maximizing earnings on each platform.

### Key Points

- **Pay per view comparison** [00:01] — YouTube can pay up to $90 per 1,000 views for high-CPM topics (like dropshipping, forex, crypto) with a first-world audience. For videos under 1 minute, YouTube pays about $0.02 per 1,000 views. TikTok's RPM is similar for short videos, but videos over 1 minute can earn up to $4 per 1,000 views via the Creator Rewards program, which also considers completion rate.
- **Creator Rewards program details** [01:09] — YouTube's program rewards creators for content 1-10 minutes long. TikTok's Creator Rewards pays up to $4 per 1,000 views for longer videos, with completion rate affecting pay.
- **Originality requirements** [01:22] — On TikTok, content is considered original if it hasn't been posted on other platforms, but you need to add/change something (e.g., music, effects). YouTube allows reposting TikTok videos with added voiceover and captions, and using AI tools like crayo AI and 11 Labs.
- **Monetization requirements** [02:46] — YouTube Shorts: 10 million views and 1,000 subscribers. TikTok: 10,000 followers and 100,000 views in the last 30 days. The creator believes TikTok is easier to achieve.
- **Risk of demonetization** [03:10] — YouTube reviews videos for copyright infringement, while TikTok rarely checks, but five strikes can disqualify you from the program. TikTok also restricts monetization to certain countries, but there are workarounds like buying a premium US account.
- **Growth speed and audience** [03:38] — TikTok allows faster viral growth, while YouTube shorts may take weeks. TikTok audience prefers fast-paced trends; easiest niche is clipping YouTube videos. YouTube is more stable long-term, with thumbnails important for shorts.
- **Long-term strategy** [05:14] — YouTube is safer for long-term business because you can transition viewers from shorts to long-form videos, which pay more. TikTok can provide fast money but is less stable.

### Conclusion

TikTok offers faster monetization and higher potential pay per view for longer content, but YouTube is more sustainable for building a long-term business with multiple revenue streams.

## Transcript

is how much YouTube pays but Tik Tok can also pay you this much and YouTube this much so you might be wondering how can I get the most money per view which video you will know which platform is better for you how long does it take to
start making money and how to grow your page fast just to prove that I know what I'm talking about I've been doing Tik Tok for almost half a year and I've helped a lot of other people do it successfully
so let's begin YouTube can pay you up to $90 per that's talking about something that advertisers are willing to pay a lot for example Drop Shipping Forex or crypto all of my videos the Drop Shipping and
Forex ones have the highest CPN and your audience has to be from first world and shorter than 1 minute it's considered as short and there you get paid like 2 cents 1,000 views the same goes for Tik tok's RPM but there is one
very important line if your videos are shorter than 1 minute you will get paid pennies just like on YouTube but if it's longer than 1 minute you can get paid up to $4 per thousand views which is insane because of their new Creator Rewards
with YouTube program it's rewarding creators that are making content from 1 minute up to 10 minutes long and they've added one more step to this it's called completion rate the longer your viewer stays on your video the more you get
till the end but to get paid for your videos they need to be original but the definition of word original varies between the platforms and trust me it can be a game changer on Tik Tok your content will be
considered original as long as it's never been posted on any other platform that you need to record every piece of content yourself thank you guys so much for 20 followers thank you it's much easier
than that you just need to add or change one thing on existing piece of content but since they are getting more strict every day I recommend you changing more than one thing not only adding GTA Gameplay at the bottom of the podcast
clip but adding music sound effects videos photo overlays gifts or anything that supports the story of the video or just avoid all that headache by using AI just avoid all that headache by using AI tools $1 beer yo chat GPT we talked
about this for this kind of videos you can use crayo Ai and for this AI voiceovers you can use 11 labs this voice is AI generated if you didn't notice hey hey but on YouTube you can get paid by just reposting the most
viral Tik toks and adding a voice over and captions this girl is absolutely incredible and you don't even need to do voice over by yourself you can just use 11 Labs Jasmine is working hard for us we should really hit that subscribe
button there is one crucial thing that you need to know before you start you can get deleted or demonetized very quickly if you do the wrong thing on use policy and if you get strike they
sometimes even use their brain to watch your video and check it if it's actually copyrighted but on Tik Tok if you get five of those you will most likely get disqualified from the program and you'll need to wait one more month and reach
the qualifications again because it's very rare that they actually watch your any rules since we are talking about getting demonetized how do you even get monetized on YouTube for shorts you need 10 million views and 1,000 subscribers
on Tik Tok you need 10,000 followers and 100,000 views in last 30 days so what's easier for me it's much easier to get it done on Tik Tok even though getting 10,000 followers can take some time but you'll do it faster than getting 10
you can go viral much faster than on YouTube sometimes it takes weeks for short to get picked up by algorithm but there is one huge difference for Tik Tok countries but on YouTube you can do it from almost anywhere but there are lots
of ways for avoiding Tik tok's policy for example if you join to our premium account that's eligible for creator Rewards program and that's not only about best ways to go viral and strategies that I use to do stuff like
this but if you don't want that you can get an account for $15 that's made in United States and it's eligible for create a Rewards program so this platforms have a little bit different users for example Tik
tok's audience likes faster things Trends change quickly but for the last few months I noticed that easiest meta is just clipping YouTube videos and stick to one Niche for example I hopped on this trend about science I use the
same name as other 10 pages posted almost the same videos got lots of views thousand bucks and sold the page and I did all that in just one month but on YouTube it may take you two months to get even monetized but it can take much
less work since videos can be shorter and your Niche can be broader and the almost a year now is the one that I mentioned before you just take the most popular Tik toks do a voice over like tell what's going on inside use 11 labs
add captions and do that few times per day but there is one more big difference on YouTube thumbnails actually matter yes for shorts thumbnails for shorts because most of the super wer shorts got most of their views from the homepage
insane so even though you can make bunch of money quickly on Tik Tok starting a YouTube page is much safer option and a long-term business plan because later on you can start making longer videos hire editors and send the viewers from your
short form videos to long form videos where you can get get paid much more and because they added this function that you can click and it will send you from short form video to long form video but if you want to make money very fast Tik
page and get into Creator Rewards program in less than one month and if you want to find out how to do that you can check out this video