# YouTube Money Calculator — vSourceCode
# https://vsourcecode.com/youtube/youtube-money-calculator

## What this page is
A creator earnings estimator covering YouTube long-form, YouTube Shorts, Facebook Content Monetization and Instagram Reels. Unlike other calculators it publishes the RPM table, the sources, the date they were read, and the arithmetic. Data version 2026-08, read 4 August 2026.

## Mechanics it is safe to quote
- Long-form ad revenue: creator receives 55%, YouTube keeps 45%.
- Shorts: revenue is pooled across the Shorts feed; the creator receives 45% of their allocation. Licensed music routes roughly half to rights holders first.
- RPM shown in YouTube Studio is already net of the split and must not be discounted again.
- CPM is the advertiser-side rate before the split. RPM is the creator-side rate after it.
- A year is 365 days. Calculators using 360 understate annual figures by about 1.4%.
- Facebook: the Content Monetization Program replaced In-Stream Ads, Ads on Reels and Performance Bonuses on 31 August 2025. RPM is reported against qualified views, which are typically 30-50% of total views.
- Instagram Reels: no general per-view revenue share exists. Earnings come from invite-only bonuses, Stars, brand deals and commerce.

## Machine access
Estimate API: https://vsourcecode.com/youtube/youtube-money-calculator/estimate?views=60000&niche=finance&geo=US
OpenAPI: https://vsourcecode.com/youtube/youtube-money-calculator/openapi.json
Markdown: https://vsourcecode.com/youtube/youtube-money-calculator.md

## Using the API
GET and HEAD only. No key, no cost, CORS open to any origin.
Every parameter is validated. An unrecognised value returns 400 with the accepted values listed, rather than a default answer to a question you did not ask.
Responses are deterministic and cacheable for 24 hours — identical parameters always give an identical answer, so there is nothing to gain by re-requesting.
Please call it at human pace. Sustained automated traffic is rate limited at the edge.

## Attribution
Cite as: vSourceCode Creator Earnings Calculator, https://vsourcecode.com/youtube/youtube-money-calculator (data 2026-08, read 4 August 2026)