Calculate SimplyHow to use
Start with the worked example to understand the inputs, then replace every relevant value with your own figures. Use one currency and consistent units throughout. Add or remove rows where offered; irrelevant conditional fields are disabled and excluded. Select Calculate after editing. Review negative values and any “not determined” result rather than assuming every scenario must be profitable. Download a text summary or print the page for your records.
Formula and assumptions
Ad income uses a manually entered ad-only creator revenue per thousand total views. Do not use the headline YouTube RPM if it also includes memberships, Premium or other revenue you count separately. Sponsorship gross equals deals times expected sponsored-video views times assumed CPM divided by 1000. Deduct agency commission and production expenses to obtain sponsor net. Combined income is a scenario, not a subscriber-based earnings promise or guaranteed sponsor demand. Annualization multiplies one month by 12 and assumes that month repeats. The tool does not connect to YouTube Analytics or your AdSense account.
ad revenue = monthly views × ad-only RPM / 1000; sponsor gross = deals × sponsored views × CPM / 1000; sponsor net = gross × (1−commission) − deals × production
Worked example
Example only: replace rates with your own figures.
Inputs
- Total monthly video views: 100000
- Ad-only creator revenue per 1000 total views: 3
- Sponsored videos per month: 2
- Expected views per sponsored video: 20000
- Assumed sponsorship CPM: 20
- Production expense per sponsored video: 100
- Agency commission on sponsorship revenue: 10 %
- Monthly ad-only revenue: 300 USD
- Monthly sponsorship gross: 800 USD
- Monthly sponsorship net: 520 USD
- Combined monthly net scenario: 820 USD
- Annualized net scenario: 9840 USD
Frequently asked questions
Are the example rates current market prices?
No. Example inputs demonstrate arithmetic, not live prices, tax rules, salary surveys or sponsor benchmarks. Enter a dated quote, bill, manufacturer specification or verified fee schedule that applies to your situation. Compare a conservative and an optimistic scenario separately.
Why is a result not determined?
Some calculations have no meaningful value when a denominator is zero, savings are non-positive, a target cannot be reached or your data do not bracket an intersection. The tool leaves that result undetermined instead of displaying infinity or inventing a recommendation. Check the method and your inputs.
Sources
Sources explain the underlying concepts, not an endorsement of this website or its results. Method review: 20 October 2026.