What is the RPM for Comedy videos on YouTube?

Comedy videos earn approximately $2.00 per 1,000 views (creator net, after YouTube's 45% cut) based on 2026 industry reporting.

How much does a billion-view comedy video earn?

A billion-view comedy video earns roughly $2,000,000 in lifetime creator revenue at a $2.00 RPM. Actual earnings vary with audience geography, ad demand, and seasonality.

Comedy · YouTube earnings

How much do comedy videos make on YouTube?

Best-estimate creator earnings for the top comedy videos in the billion-view club, using a ~$2.00 per 1,000-view RPM (creator's net, after YouTube's 45% cut).

Data window: September 2026

Videos shown

Combined views (September 2026)

122.10M

Estimated earnings (September 2026)

$210,481

Top earning comedy videos · September 2026

#	Video	Views (month)	Estimated earnings
1	What it feels like cleaning up after a toddler. Daniel LaBelle	18.94M	$37,872
2	mummy mujhe jor se potty I hai kya aapke bhi bacche aapke sath Aisa karte Hain Roli ji Verma full masti	15.68M	$31,353
3	Waxing the SpongeBob leg Nathan Kessel	9.83M	$19,667
4	CHOTU KE GOLGAPPE \| छोटू के गोलगप्पे \| Khandesh Hindi Comedy \| Chotu Comedy Video KHANDESHI MOVIES	5.78M	$11,560
5	COLOR FOOD MUKBANG🔥 [Mint🤢 • Pink🍬 • BLACK💀] CuRe 구래	4.71M	$9,413
6	VIDEO SHORTS \| MAIN SUMPUTAN Billy karavdic	4.63M	$9,255
7	Is it plausible to be real 😂 عائلة ابو رعد Abo Raad family	3.95M	$7,897
8	COUPLE GOALS GONE TOO FAR... 😬 Alan's Universe	3.37M	$6,744
9	ZOMBIE FANFICS BE LIKE 🧟‍♂️❤️ Alan's Universe	3.18M	$6,361
10	Keyboard Cat! - THE ORIGINAL! Keyboard Cat!	1.88M	$3,757
11	Tell me when to stop 🧀 Adam W	1.76M	$3,520
12	Jimmy Fallon, The Roots & "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Cast Sing "Star Wars" Medley (A Cappella) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	1.75M	$3,492
13	Beta {HD} - Anil Kapoor \| Madhuri Dixit \| Anupam Kher \| Aruna Irani - Superthit Hindi Movie Shemaroo Comedy	1.67M	$3,334
14	The Duck Song forrestfire101	1.60M	$3,200
15	Stella Lefty - Boston Stella Lefty	1.59M	$3,189
16	Make Us Laugh, Win $1,000 (Ft. MrBeast) KSI	1.25M	$2,508
17	Twin baby girls fight over pacifier America's Funniest Home Videos	1.23M	$2,464
18	ARMCHAIR Bean \| Funny Clips \| Mr Bean Official Mr Bean	1.21M	$2,421
19	Talking Tom Shorts – Ultra Marathon (All Episodes) Talking Tom	1.20M	$2,406
20	When you lose control of your Waboba Moon Ball. @TheWabobaTeam #wabobapartner Daniel LaBelle	1.19M	$2,373
21	Jimmy Fallon, The Roots & The Super Mario Bros. Movie Cast Sing the Super Mario Bros. Theme Song The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	1.16M	$2,318
22	Stella Lefty - Boston (Lyric Video) Stella Lefty	1.09M	$2,188
23	ALL Talking Tom Shorts - Hyper Marathon Talking Tom	1.08M	$2,152
24	Bas Hamesha potty potty Karti Rehti Hai #funny #comedy #video Roli ji Verma full masti	996.29K	$1,993
25	How Asians Pack Lunch Steven He	923.50K	$1,847
26	Welcome to the Internet - Bo Burnham (from "Inside" -- ALBUM OUT NOW) boburnham	917.82K	$1,836
27	Math Professor Fixes Projector Screen (April Fools Prank) Matthew Weathers	912.42K	$1,825
28	How Asian Parents Flex Steven He	843.32K	$1,687
29	In the Jungle, the mighty jungle... xokas	787.06K	$1,574
30	Jack Black's Legendary Sax-A-Boom The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	725.77K	$1,452
31	Make Us Laugh, Win $1,000: India Edition KSI	614.77K	$1,230
32	Jimmy Fallon, Paul McCartney and "Sing" Cast Perform "Wonderful Christmastime" (A Cappella) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	613.06K	$1,226
33	Trying to keep a clean house with a toddler. Daniel LaBelle	611.44K	$1,223
34	UNOFFICIAL "Your Idol" Music Video \| KPop Demon Hunters Danny Phantom exe (Dannyphantom.exe)	556.90K	$1,114
35	HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA ProtoOfSnagem	555.47K	$1,111
36	patrick baby Maxi Taxi	534.12K	$1,068
37	Substitute Teacher - Key & Peele Comedy Central	488.25K	$977
38	Learning to Skateboard Buttered Side Down	485.36K	$971
39	Making a Gingerbread House Buttered Side Down	480.86K	$962
40	Life is Fun - Ft. Boyinaband (Official Music Video) TheOdd1sOut	441.64K	$883
41	Goodland \| Mango babies 😋 #goodland #shorts #doodles #doodlesart Goodland Short	17.29M	$864
42	If people did everything using toys. Daniel LaBelle	430.39K	$861
43	"SEAGULLS! (Stop It Now)" -- A Bad Lip Reading of The Empire Strikes Back Bad Lip Reading	426.79K	$854
44	Jack Sparrow (feat. Michael Bolton) thelonelyisland	420.81K	$842
45	Not The Momma! Chris Polson	411.64K	$823
46	JUDO Bean \| Funny Clips \| Mr Bean Official Mr Bean	398.68K	$797
47	SkyBlock - Animation vs. Minecraft Shorts Episode 11 Alan Becker	384.38K	$769
48	DOOR STUCK! DOOR STUCK! KinetiK001	383.62K	$767
49	If Squid Game Was ACTUALLY Asian Steven He	371.60K	$743
50	Cardboard Combat Buttered Side Down	370.62K	$741

About this estimate

We apply a $2.00 RPM (revenue per 1,000 views) for Comedy content - the 2026 creator net after YouTube's 45% share - to each video's actual monthly view gain. Numbers above are single best-estimates, not ranges.

Real revenue varies with audience geography, ad demand, advertiser bidding, Premium splits, and seasonality.

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