What is the RPM for Music videos on YouTube?

Music videos earn approximately $0.80 per 1,000 views (creator net, after YouTube's 45% cut) based on 2026 industry reporting.

How much does a billion-view music video earn?

A billion-view music video earns roughly $800,000 in lifetime creator revenue at a $0.80 RPM. Actual earnings vary with audience geography, ad demand, and seasonality.

Music · YouTube earnings

How much do music videos make on YouTube?

Best-estimate creator earnings for the top music videos in the billion-view club, using a ~$0.80 per 1,000-view RPM (creator's net, after YouTube's 45% cut).

Data window: September 2026

Videos shown

Combined views (September 2026)

2.73B

Estimated earnings (September 2026)

$2,186,094

Top earning music videos · September 2026

#	Video	Views (month)	Estimated earnings
1	Shakira, Burna Boy - Dai Dai (Official Video) shakiraVEVO	206.08M	$164,865
2	One Two Three \| Learn Number \| With Slide \| Youtube Kids \| NuNu Tv Nursery Rhymes #kindergartensong NuNu Tv Nursery Rhymes	172.22M	$137,773
3	LISA - SaWaDiKa (Official Music Video) LISAOfficialVEVO	152.71M	$122,170
4	Xamdam Sobirov - Peshta / Хамдам Собиров - Пешта / Video Klip Xamdam Sobirov	97.84M	$78,269
5	श्री हनुमान चालीसा 🌺🙏\| Shree Hanuman Chalisa Original Video \|🙏🌺\| GULSHAN KUMAR \| HARIHARAN \| 8K T-Series Bhakti Sagar	95.78M	$76,625
6	Yeshanagula \| The Paradise \| Nani \| Keerthy Suresh \| Anirudh Ravichander \| Srikanth Odela Saregama Telugu	81.60M	$65,282
7	Parvati - Full Song \| Hanuman Ansh \| Sadhu Tiwari \| Shobhinaw Satyaa \| In Cinemas Now Times Music Spiritual	73.94M	$59,148
8	BASINGA BALAALU FULL SONG \| KALYAN KEYS \| SHEKAR VIRUS \| ESHWAR SAI \| VAISHNAVI SONY \| VEDHAS MUSIC VEDHAS MUSIC	60.38M	$48,308
9	Crazy Frog - Axel F (Official Video) Crazy Frog	59.93M	$47,948
10	Dua Lipa - Training Season (Live from the Royal Albert Hall) [Official Performance Video] Dua Lipa	57.51M	$46,010
11	Abejita Chiquitita 🐝 Canciones Infantiles \| Plim Plim El Payaso Plim Plim	57.19M	$45,755
12	Ten Little Buses \| Nursery Rhymes & Toddler Song \| NuNu Tv #childrensongs #singalong #babysong NuNu Tv Nursery Rhymes	54.21M	$43,371
13	Wheels On The Bus Go To Town \| Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs - Baby Car Songs TV Baby Car Songs TV	53.43M	$42,746
14	KAROL G, Judeline, rusowsky - BbY WOW (Visualizer) KarolGVEVO	53.29M	$42,633
15	Barsaat - Banjaare (Official Video) Banjaare	53.09M	$42,474
16	Shararat \| Dhurandhar \| Ranveer, Aditya Dhar, Shashwat, Jasmine, Madhubanti, Ayesha, Krystle Saregama Music	51.56M	$41,248
17	Post Malone, Swae Lee - Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) PostMaloneVEVO	49.68M	$39,742
18	KATSEYE (캣츠아이) 'Hootie Frutti' Official MV HYBE LABELS	49.30M	$39,440
19	¿Qué Le Pasa al Cerdito Enojón? 🐽🥦 Canciones Infantiles \| Plim Plim El Payaso Plim Plim	49.08M	$39,266
20	@SaiAbhyankkar - Radhimaa (Music Video) \| Bhagyashri Borse \| Vivek \| Thejo Bharathwaj \| Think Indie Think Music India	47.70M	$38,159
21	#Video \| बर्बादी होई \| #शिल्पी राज का सुपरहिट वायरल भोजपुरी गाना \| Barbaadi Hoi \| Bhojpuri Song 2026 Shilpi Raj Hits	45.78M	$36,621
22	ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. (Official Music Video) ROSÉ	45.59M	$36,473
23	JISOO - CLICK (Official MV) JISOO	45.57M	$36,454
24	أغنية هالصيصان شو حلوين 2018 Katakit Baby TV	44.99M	$35,993
25	Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile (Official Music Video) LadyGagaVEVO	44.00M	$35,198
26	Todo Lo Fue - (Video Oficial) - Lenin Ramirez - DEL Records 2026 DEL Records	43.99M	$35,189
27	TUL8TE - Garee2a Awy \| A COLORS SHOW COLORS	43.63M	$34,905
28	El Chombo, Dancing Green Alien - Dame Tu Cosita feat. Cutty Ranks (Official Video) Ultra Records	41.62M	$33,295
29	Tera Mera Rishta - New Version \| Awarapan 2 \| Emraan, Disha \| Mithoon, Saaj, Sayeed, Mustafa Sony Music India	41.30M	$33,039
30	J.Geco - Chicken Song J. Geco	41.29M	$33,029
31	KATSEYE (캣츠아이) "Animal" Official MV HYBE LABELS	41.27M	$33,019
32	ROSÉ - new trick (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) ROSÉ	40.88M	$32,700
33	KAROL G - Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido \| Coke Studio KarolGVEVO	40.04M	$32,035
34	Oliver Tree - Life Goes On [Music Video] Oliver Tree	39.19M	$31,349
35	Anuel AA - Las Mas Bonitas Son P*tas (Video Oficial) Anuel AA	38.76M	$31,008
36	Soy una Serpiente - Las Canciones del Zoo 4 \| El Reino Infantil El Reino Infantil	38.49M	$30,795
37	BLOK3 - SEBEBİ YAR (Official Music Video) Blok3	38.47M	$30,774
38	BLOK3 x POİZİ - ÇOK GÜZEL GÜLÜYORSUN (Official Music Video) Blok3	38.08M	$30,463
39	Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song) shakiraVEVO	37.73M	$30,184
40	BLOK3 - KAYIP KALP (Official Music Video) Blok3	36.51M	$29,212
41	Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Official Video) michaeljacksonVEVO	36.42M	$29,136
42	Música Cinco Macaquinhos 3 \| Chanson Cinq petits singes \| Comptines Et Chansons \| À Bébé Chanson Brincando com o Rafael	34.89M	$27,913
43	MALLEPOOLA PALLAKI (Song) \| Ravi Teja \| GV Prakash \| Dappu Srinu \| Shiva Nirvana \| Irumudi T-Series Telugu	34.28M	$27,421
44	TULUS - Teh Hijau (Official Lyric Video) Tulus	33.43M	$26,745
45	TUL8TE, Saint Levant - Nano I تووليت، ساينت ليفانت - نانو (Official Music Video) TUL8TE	32.74M	$26,193
46	BLOK3 - KIRGINIM (Official Music Video) Blok3	32.30M	$25,838
47	Bairan – Animated Love Story \| Banjaare (Official Video) Banjaare	32.09M	$25,674
48	DJ Snake - Let Me Love You (Official Music Video) ft. Justin Bieber DJSnakeVEVO	31.13M	$24,906
49	Boom Shaka (Official Music Video) \| KR$NA \| Dhanda Nyoliwala KRSNA	30.86M	$24,688
50	PSY - GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/V officialpsy	30.77M	$24,613

About this estimate

We apply a $0.80 RPM (revenue per 1,000 views) for Music 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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