Question 1

How much does TikTok pay per 1,000 views?

Accepted Answer

Through the Creator Rewards Program, creators commonly report $0.40 to $1.00 per 1,000 qualified views. Only videos over one minute qualify, and views from the US, UK and other high ad-spend countries pay more. TikTok does not publish a rate, so treat this as a range, not a promise.

Question 2

How much does YouTube Shorts pay per 1,000 views?

Accepted Answer

Creators in the YouTube Partner Program get 45% of their share of the Shorts ad pool. Reported earnings land around $0.03 to $0.07 per 1,000 views, roughly a tenth of what TikTok's Creator Rewards pays, so most Shorts income comes from brand deals rather than ad revenue.

Question 3

How many followers do you need to get paid?

Accepted Answer

TikTok Creator Rewards needs 10,000 followers and 100,000 views in the last 30 days, and you must be 18 or older in a supported country. The YouTube Partner Program needs 1,000 subscribers plus 10 million Shorts views in 90 days (or 4,000 watch hours on long videos). The calculator checks followers only.

Question 4

How are brand deal earnings estimated?

Accepted Answer

We price one sponsored video at $5 to $20 per 1,000 average views on TikTok and $4 to $12 on YouTube Shorts, the range influencer-pricing guides quote for short-form. Niche, audience country, usage rights and exclusivity can move a real quote well outside it. Set brand deals per month to 0 to see platform payouts alone.

Question 5

Why is the estimate a range?

Accepted Answer

Neither platform publishes its payout rates, and real RPMs swing with audience country, niche, video length and season. A single number would look precise but be wrong for most creators, so we show a low and a high end and the rates behind them.

Question 6

Can I use the calculator without a handle?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Switch to manual mode and type average views per video, videos per month and brand deals per month. The estimate updates as you type, runs in your browser and does not count against your free daily lookups.

Question 7

Where do the views come from when I enter a handle?

Accepted Answer

We read the account's latest 30 public videos. For TikTok we average views over the ones posted in the last 90 days and count how often they post. YouTube's Shorts tab doesn't show upload dates, so we fill in average views and you set videos per month.

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