How Much Does YouTube Pay Per View?

YouTube is a potential source of income for those that want to monetize their passions, but how much will your channel make per view?

There are numerous ways to make money from the Internet. Becoming a YouTuber is an avenue that seems easy at first glance, but only a small percentage of those who take this path succeed.

Creating a successful YouTube channel is a challenging task, and you'll typically need to commit to consistently uploading videos for an extended period. However, if your channel takes off, you can be rewarded with an additional income stream. In this article, we'll discuss how much YouTube pays for views.

How Much Does YouTube Pay Per View?

To get paid by YouTube, you first need to become eligible for monetization; this requires at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours.

There is no fixed salary for YouTubers. Each channel makes a different amount of money, depending on how big it is and how many viewers they have. Let's see what factors influence how much YouTube pays YouTubers, before discussing how much the platform pays per view.

The Factors

A viewer needs to watch the ad for at least 30 seconds to count as a view. This is an important factor because it means that you don't get paid for every view that your video gets.

Viewers have to stick around and watch the ad for at least 30 seconds (or half the ad if the ad is short) for your channel to get paid for it. There isn't much you can do in this aspect, except for hoping that YouTube shows entertaining ads to your audience so that they watch a good portion of it.

The second factor is that YouTube has different CPM for different audiences. CPM stands for cost per mille and represents the amount that an advertiser pays for every 1,000 views on an ad. This CPM difference is region-based, and ad views from different countries pay out different amounts; countries with a high CPM include Norway and the UK.

Lastly, the more views you get, the likelier that more people have watched the ads on your videos, and thus the more money you're going to get from YouTube.

With these in mind, let's calculate how much YouTube pays per view on average.

The Simplified Math

YouTube charges contractors $0.18 per view on average. YouTube pays 68% of this rate to YouTubers through AdSense. This is a very good rate, as it means that you would get $0.12 for every view—and so $122 for every 1,000 views!

On more of a granular level, the numbers aren't always so simple. Some people use ad blockers, and a good portion of those who see the ads skip in the first seconds. Due to these reasons, among others, the actual pay per video view of YouTube is $0.003 to $0.005. This means a YouTuber makes $3 to $5 per every 1,000 views their videos get.

You can use the AdSense revenue calculator to get a rough estimate of how much you can make each year from YouTube. The estimate from Google's calculator can be quite tempting, so make sure to consider the pros and cons of becoming a YouTuber before you decide for certain. It can be a rough ride, and failure isn't entirely impossible.

More Views, More Money (Most of the Time)

YouTube pays a fixed amount of money per view, but despite this, YouTubers don't make the same amount themselves. This is because the total amount a YouTuber gets paid through YouTube depends on how many views they get and where their viewers are from.

The exact amount of pay per view can't be calculated, as the viewers are from different countries and regions. However, an average estimate is that YouTube pays $0.003 to $0.005 per view.