

Estimated revenue: Revenue from all revenue types including channel memberships, YouTube Premium revenue, and Super Chat.If, for instance, there are more available non-skippable ads in the ad inventory, CPM might be higher. Shifts in distribution of available ad formats: Different ad types tend to have different CPMs.For instance, if you previously had views from a geography with higher CPMs, but are now getting more views from geographies with lower CPMs, you may see a decrease in your CPM.

If there’s a shift in where most of your views are coming from, you may see a shift in CPM. Different locations will have different levels of competition in the ad market, so CPMs will vary by geography.

We recommend you use all the different analytics YouTube gives to help you fully understand changes in your RPM. Or you may see your RPM go up with no significant change to views because viewers are signing up for Channel Memberships. RPM can’t tell you which revenue source is responsible for swings in your overall revenueīecause RPM combines several metrics, it can’t tell you which revenue source is responsible for swings in your revenue.įor example, you might see a decrease in RPM because your views may be up, but not all are ad-enabled views. Any other revenue generated indirectly through YouTube (services, speaking, consulting fees).Revenue made through brand deals and sponsorships (excluding YouTube BrandConnect).Revenue made from selling merchandise or using the merch shelf.RPM is a useful monetization metric for creators, but it can’t tell your whole revenue story.
