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First, the two main figures you need to consider are the number of ad views and the Cost Per Mille (CPM) – the amount advertisers pay for a thousand ad views. Over the past year, my channel accumulated 125,000 views, which will serve as our foundation for estimation moving forward.
When monetized, the CPM I encountered was approximately $8.70. Given that YouTube and creators split the advertising revenue, I received 55% of this amount, which translates to about $480 for the few days I was able to monetize this year. Scaling this figure to reflect a full year of views, the math suggests that my earnings could have totaled around $600 had I been fully monetized for all 365 days.