How much did YouTube pay me in the first month?

Hi guys, this video is pretty different, but I thought you might be curious about how much money an artist can earn after becoming a monetized YouTube partner (Ad Revenue). The journey has been a lot more difficult than I expected!

Some regions such as the United States have an earlier monetization tier at 3000 public watch hours and 500 subscribers. This gives them access to memberships, super chat and shops but no AdSense and YouTube Premium Revenue until they reach the standard requirements.

00:00 - Intro
00:35 - How to get monetized
01:18 - Getting YouTube to pay for my boba tea
03:31 - What's CPM and RPM?
05:08 - My RPM and total earnings
06:49 - Top performing videos

Edited by @chashuu0

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[MythenAkte]

wow... you got the 4.000h watched extremely fast!

[ynei]

Idk what it is but your videos are very... cozy(?). The lack of constant transition effects and the effort you put in your videos make them actually enjoyable to watch. Along with watching your cute pixelart vtuber (its great) :3

[Zippkey]

Thanks for sharing. It was so nice to see. other creator be transparent about what they make on YouTube I will add on to your video with my own experience.

In my first year as a full-time YouTuber, I mostly focused on short animations. I could only produce 1 or 3 a month because animations take a lot of time. Overall, from January 2023 to December 2023, I made $14k from estimated revenue!

But I have Split audiences, so most of viewer are just watching my shorts and not my long from. and on agave I make about $1, 000-$2000 depending on how much I upload


This year, I am more focused on making longer content since I know it make a lot more in revue However, it feels like I am basically starting over since I am animating 8 minutes of a video and building up a new audiences =W= Every channel is different, and not all revenue is the same.

You inspired me to try out long-form content. Also, my grammar is really bad, so hopefully, I made sense."

[fosa]

Real ones follow the channel since the weird bird at 3AM short 😤

Jokes aside, thanks for the transparency! it's good to see some clear information on something usually so secretive

[learningtogetheredu]

For any small YouTuber who is watching here, dont give up keep pushing its evident from here that it will get better with consistency. Lets keep going there is light at the end of the tunnel.

[Matthimeo]

Thank you for the commerce and finance advice! In all seriousness thank you for your hard work and I hope that this quickly grows into something sustainable and successful

[KuposKupos]

It was especially cool of you being as transparent as you were!
I'm sure everyone looking to start up a youtube channel appreciate your honesty with the system.
I'll be cheering for you pikat! 💓

[judymyers]

That's honestly amazing achievement, and thanks for providing your insight. Getting that first paycheck from YouTube is one of my favorite memories. I still remember it, there was lots of emotions involved. If it wasn't for my consistency and hard work (and a little bit of Famester of course), I probably wouldn't have made anything.

[MrPsymind]

for a finance and commerce channel you have pretty dope art! Btw I found your channel through the "upgrade character design" video :)

[avirajsingh]

Pikat! The only Vtuber whose virtual avatar works for me! great vid!

[Navii_]

Your "how to upgrade character designs" video is what got me into your channel! It's cool to see you showing us your journey so far with how revenue works, opening up one of your videos is just a good way to sit back and relax while learning about something new! There's sure to be more progress made!

[CaptainLester]

You're one of my favorite art channels, mainly because your transparency, it's nice to know you can be critical of yourself and still showcase that urge of improvement, being this transparent with your viewers is sorta rare so I really appreciate the insight you provide. 10/10 content creator. :D

[Agni]

TYSM! No other videos have helped me more to understand about monetization like yours did thank you for the simple and easy explanation!

[dado]

Damn, seeing you opening this channel and actually seeing you grow is REALLY heartwarming. You totally deserve it!! You are one of my favorite artists, keep up the good work! (And the good money!? )

[vheart_png]

Wow this was very informative, thanks for being so transparent and sharing your experience ❤️

[omarmalik]

found you like yesterday and i’m loving this content very concise and enjoyable to watch

[ScutsFGC]

Been loving your content so far, really hope you can sustain off this, good luck!

[gabrielgondim]

omg i loved the dynamic and the editing of this video

[awesomyth]

This was BEYOND helpful. Seriously thank you. I'm always looking for someone to break down the finances for running an art chan gel but by that time they're already years in and successful. So thank you for being genuine and sharing your beginning experience. 🥰

[cowancrow]

You're currently a big inspiration for starting to do my own kind of stuff like this, although I'm very much an amateur. It's really helpful and cool to see the whole process of even getting started to make money on YouTube. Doing a great job! definitely my favorite youtuber atm