YouTube Earnings Calculator
by Channel Name
No tool can look up a channel's exact income — YouTube keeps earnings private. Here's how to get an accurate estimate for any channel in 5 minutes, using our niche-adjusted calculator.
Important: YouTube does not publicly expose any creator's earnings. There is no tool — not Social Blade, not vidIQ, not any Chrome extension — that can tell you exactly how much a channel earns. What all these tools do (including ours) is estimate income based on view counts and niche CPM benchmarks. Our calculator uses real niche-specific benchmarks, making it significantly more accurate than flat-rate estimators.
How to Check Any YouTube Channel's Earnings
A 5-step process using publicly available data + our niche-accurate calculator.
Find the channel's subscriber count
Visit the YouTube channel page. The subscriber count is displayed under the channel name. Note it — you will need it for the calculator.
Tip: If the count shows "1.23M", that is 1,230,000 subscribers.
Estimate their average views per video
Look at their last 10 non-Shorts videos and calculate a rough average view count. Ignore any viral outliers that are 5× higher than the rest — use the median.
Tip: Brands use the median of the last 10–30 videos, not the all-time best.
Identify their niche
What type of content does the channel make? Finance, tech, gaming, beauty, education, entertainment? The niche determines the sponsorship CPM — finance is 5× higher than gaming.
Tip: When in doubt, use the content category shown on their channel page.
Check monthly views on Social Blade
Visit socialblade.com and search the channel name for their estimated monthly view count and upload frequency. This gives you the upload cadence data you need.
Tip: Social Blade data is usually 1–2 weeks delayed but accurate for monthly views.
Enter all stats in our Earnings Calculator
Use the free earnings calculator below. Enter the subscriber count, average views, estimated upload frequency, and select the niche. The calculator applies real CPM benchmarks by niche — not the generic $0.25–$4 range that Social Blade uses.
Tip: For geography: if the channel is US-focused, select "US-Heavy." For Indian channels, select "Primarily India."
Ready to estimate? Use our Earnings Calculator
Enter the channel stats you gathered above. Our calculator applies real niche CPM benchmarks — not the generic $0.25–$4 range Social Blade uses — for a far more accurate estimate.
Open the Free YouTube Earnings Calculator →Why YouTube Doesn't Show Channel Earnings Publicly
YouTube treats creator revenue as private financial data — similar to how a company's internal P&L is not publicly accessible. The YouTube API provides access to public metadata like view counts, subscriber counts, video titles, and upload dates — but explicitly excludes any revenue, CPM, RPM, or earnings data.
This means every "YouTube earnings checker" tool you see — Social Blade, NoxInfluencer, vidIQ's money calculator, or any Chrome extension — is doing exactly what our calculator does: multiplying estimated view counts by an assumed CPM rate. The difference is how sophisticated that CPM assumption is. Most tools use a flat $0.25–$4 range. Our calculator uses validated niche-specific CPMs derived from real creator deal data.
The core formula all tools use:
Estimated Income = (Monthly Views ÷ 1,000) × Estimated RPM
The quality of the estimate depends entirely on how accurate the RPM assumption is for that specific niche.
Earnings Estimator Comparison
| Tool | Accuracy | Sponsorship | Free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Earnings Calculator | High | Yes | Yes |
| Social Blade | Low | No | Yes |
| NoxInfluencer | Medium | No | Partial |
| VidIQ | Medium | No | Paid |
Accuracy ratings are relative assessments of CPM methodology sophistication, not verified claims about any third-party tool.
Sample Channel Income Estimates
Examples of how niche dramatically changes earnings for channels with identical view counts.
Finance channel — 100K subs, 50K views/video
AdSense
$4,000–$7,500/mo
Sponsorships
$10,000–$25,000/mo
Total est.
$14,000–$32,500/mo
Tech channel — 100K subs, 50K views/video
AdSense
$1,500–$3,500/mo
Sponsorships
$4,500–$11,000/mo
Total est.
$6,000–$14,500/mo
Gaming channel — 100K subs, 50K views/video
AdSense
$500–$2,000/mo
Sponsorships
$1,500–$5,000/mo
Total est.
$2,000–$7,000/mo
Entertainment — 100K subs, 50K views/video
AdSense
$300–$1,200/mo
Sponsorships
$1,000–$3,000/mo
Total est.
$1,300–$4,200/mo
India finance channel — 100K subs, 50K views
AdSense
$300–$800/mo
Sponsorships
$1,500–$4,500/mo
Total est.
$1,800–$5,300/mo
Estimates assume 4 videos/month, 2 brand deals/month, global audience mix. Adjust for your geography using the calculator.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you calculate YouTube earnings by channel name?
There is no tool that can look up exact earnings by YouTube channel name — YouTube does not publicly expose revenue data through its API. However, you can get a strong estimate by finding the channel's public stats (subscriber count, average views, niche) and entering them into a YouTube earnings calculator that uses niche-specific CPM benchmarks.
How do I check another YouTube channel's earnings?
Visit the channel and note their subscriber count and average views per video (check their last 10 videos). Then use Social Blade to get their monthly view estimate and upload frequency. Enter these stats into our YouTube Earnings Calculator at ytcalculators.com/youtube-earnings-calculator/ — select their niche and geography for the most accurate estimate.
Why can't you look up YouTube earnings by channel name?
YouTube does not expose creator revenue data through its public API. AdSense earnings, sponsorship income, channel memberships, and Super Chat revenue are all private. Only the channel owner can see actual revenue figures in YouTube Studio. Third-party tools producing "earnings by channel name" results are estimating income based on view counts and CPM benchmarks, not reading actual revenue data.
Is Social Blade accurate for checking YouTube channel earnings?
Social Blade provides estimated monthly income ranges based on a flat $0.25–$4 CPM assumption. This is a very wide and often inaccurate range — a finance channel earns $8–$15 RPM, not $0.25–$4. Our YouTube Earnings Calculator uses validated niche-specific benchmarks (Finance: $10–$15 RPM, Tech: $4–$7 RPM, Gaming: $2–$4 RPM) for significantly more accurate estimates.
Does YouTube show channel income publicly?
No. YouTube does not show any creator's income publicly. View counts, subscriber counts, and video upload dates are public — but all revenue data (AdSense RPM, total earnings, sponsorship fees) is completely private and only accessible to the channel owner through YouTube Studio.
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