Shorts pay from a shared creator pool rather than per impression, so the rate is a fraction of long-form. This shows what a Shorts view is actually worth.
The same views as long-form would pay about 18.6x more: $1,488.
| Format | RPM per 1,000 views | Monthly earnings |
|---|---|---|
| Shorts | $0.080 | $80 |
| Long-form (typical) | $1.49 | $1,488 |
Shorts revenue comes from a shared ad pool split by watch time across every Shorts creator that month, not sold ad by ad like long-form. That pool is why Shorts RPM sits far below a long-form RPM, even in the same niche.
Enter your Shorts views this month and pick a niche, and we estimate Shorts earnings, then put them side by side with what the same view count would pay as long-form.
Shorts revenue comes from a shared ad pool split by watch time across every Shorts creator that month, not sold ad by ad, which is why the rate sits far below long-form even in the same niche.
Shorts pay from a shared monthly pool split across every Shorts creator by watch time, not from individual ads sold against your video.
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No. It is a niche-level estimate. Your real number depends on the pool size and total Shorts watch time that specific month, which only YouTube sees.