Creator earnings estimator
Estimates only where a credible published rate exists. Where none exists, we say so instead of guessing.
Rates used
- Shorts revenue (youtube): 0.01–0.3 USD per 1,000 engaged Shorts views (creator share); credibility third-party (creator-reported); YouTube publishes no rate; 2023 and 2025 creator reports. source source source
- Gifts (instagram): 0.01–0.01 USD per star; credibility official. source
- Creator Rewards (tiktok): 0.36–1.04 USD per 1,000 qualified views; credibility third-party aggregator (secondhand); TikTok publishes no rate. source source
No estimate available
- Content monetization (facebook): Meta publishes no rate (help 934876602764304 shows 'Earnings Rate' per account only). Only Reddit/forum anecdotes found ($0.004-0.10 per 1,000), so it's excluded.
- Ads revenue share (x): No credible published rate found.
- linkedin, pinterest, bluesky, twitch, kick: No credible published rate found.
- Monetization Program (Spotlight + Stories) (snapchat): Snap's Monetization Terms say payments use a proprietary formula; no rate published. Only a single Reddit anecdote and an SEO blog ($0.02-0.10) found, so it's excluded.
- Ad revenue (licensing) (rumble): Rumble publishes a 60% profit share (up to 90% for Partner Program/Video Management) but no RPM. The $2-10 RPM figures come only from SEO blogs without primary data, so it's excluded.
- Video monetization (dailymotion): Dailymotion Help says monetization unlocks at 1,000 cumulative views with no per-view rate; no credible RPM was found, so it's excluded.
Frequently asked questions
Why is there no TikTok estimate?
TikTok publishes no Creator Rewards rate, and the figures on third-party blogs lack primary data, so we don't show one.
How accurate is the estimate?
It's a range from the cited sources, some of them dated. Actual payouts depend on audience, region and the platform's own formula.