# How Much Do YouTubers Make Per View? (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/data/how-much-do-youtubers-make-per-view)

As of 2026-07-13, YouTube pays creators about $0.001 to $0.01 per view, a net RPM of $1 to $10 per 1,000 views (a typical figure near $4). Across 288 recent videos from 10 large, well-known channels the median was 3 million views, so a video like that earns about $12,962; a smaller creator scales down by their own view count.

Computed 2026-07-13 from a sample of 288.

## Methodology

SocialCrawl reads the public view count for recent videos from a curated basket of well-known YouTube channels via the API endpoint /v1/youtube/channel/videos, pools them, and takes the median views per video. 288 videos from 10 channels were sampled on 2026-07-13. The per-view rate is a net RPM of $1 to $10 per 1,000 views (model version 2026-07-02), which works out to $0.001 to $0.01 per single view, where net RPM is the creator payout after YouTube's 45% cut and non-monetized views. The band is sourced from Stan Store, How Much Does YouTube Pay Per View (2026) and cross-checked against Hootsuite and Nearstream. View counts are read live, never estimated; the RPM band is a cited assumption, not a computed value, so real pay varies by niche, geography, and season.

## FAQ

### How much does YouTube pay per view?

As of 2026-07-13, YouTube pays a net RPM of $1 to $10 per 1,000 views, which is about $0.001 to $0.01 per single view after YouTube's 45% cut. Applied to a median of 3 million views per video, a large channel's video earns about $12,962. The RPM band is sourced from Stan Store, How Much Does YouTube Pay Per View (2026).

### How much is 1,000 views worth on YouTube?

About $1 to $10. That net RPM band per 1,000 views is the same figure as the per-view rate, just scaled up, so a typical 1,000 views is worth near $4 as of 2026-07-13. Scale it further and a million views is worth roughly $1,000 to $10,000.

### Why is YouTube's pay per view a range, not one number?

Net RPM varies widely by niche, audience geography, and season, so this uses a band of $0.001 to $0.01 per view ($1 to $10 per 1,000 views) rather than one figure. Finance and tech channels often clear $10,000 per million views, while entertainment can sit near $1,000 as of 2026-07-13.

### How is this per-view earnings figure calculated?

SocialCrawl pools recent videos from 10 well-known channels via /v1/youtube/channel/videos and takes the median views per video, 3 million across 288 videos on 2026-07-13. It then applies a cited net RPM band of $1 to $10 per 1,000 views. View counts are read live; the RPM band is a documented assumption, never a fabricated number.

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How much does YouTube pay per view?
- How much do YouTubers make per 1,000 views?
- What is YouTube's RPM per view in 2026?

Data source: SocialCrawl unified social data API. https://www.socialcrawl.dev/data