A YouTube membership revenue calculator adds members x monthly price for each level, then applies your revenue share. YouTube Help states that creators get 70% of membership revenue after applicable taxes and fees are deducted. Enter your own member counts, prices, joins and cancellations to see monthly income and a member projection.
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How to Use the YouTube Membership Revenue Calculator
- Open Earn, then Memberships, in YouTube Studio. Enter the active members and the monthly price for each level.
- Check the revenue share. It is pre-filled with the 70% that YouTube Help states. Add any taxes and fees deducted first, or a network share.
- Add last period's sign-ups and cancellations to see your cancellation rate and a month-by-month member projection.
What each result tells you:
| Result | What it means |
|---|---|
| Your membership revenue per month | Member payments, less deductions, x your revenue share, less any network share. |
| Member payments | Members x price, added across levels, before any share is taken. |
| Not paid to you | The platform share, deductions and network share together. |
| Average per member | Average price paid and average amount that reaches you. |
| 12-month figure | This month x 12, with a flat member count. |
| Monthly cancellation rate | Cancellations / active members. |
| Net member change | Sign-ups minus cancellations. |
| Projected members and revenue | A projection from your own two counts, not a prediction. |
What Is YouTube Membership Revenue?
YouTube membership revenue is the money a creator receives from viewers who join the channel through recurring monthly payments. In return, members get perks such as badges, custom emoji and members-only videos. YouTube Help calls channel memberships a fan funding feature, alongside Super Chat, Super Stickers and Super Thanks.
Facts read on YouTube Help on 2026-10-03:
| Item | What YouTube Help states |
|---|---|
| Revenue share | Creators get 70% of membership revenue after applicable taxes and fees are deducted. |
| Transaction costs | All transaction costs, including credit card fees, are currently covered by YouTube. |
| Levels | Up to 6 membership levels at different prices, each with 1 to 5 perks. |
| Billing period | 28, 30 or 31 days, depending on the calendar month. |
| Minimum requirements | Channel in the YouTube Partner Program, creator at least 18, and an available country or region. |
| Other criteria | Channel not set as made for kids, and no significant number of ineligible videos. |
| Refunds | Refunded money is deducted from the channel share of revenue. |
YouTube Help does not list which fees count as applicable fees. Your Transactions revenue report shows what was actually deducted, so the calculator leaves that rate for you to enter.
How Does the Membership Revenue Formula Work?
The formula adds the payments from each level and then applies the shares in order.
Your revenue = Sum of (Members x Price) x (1 - Deductions) x Revenue share x (1 - Network share)- Member payments = level 1 members x price + level 2 members x price + level 3 members x price.
- Share base = member payments x (1 - taxes and fees deducted first).
- Your revenue = share base x revenue share. A network share, when one applies, comes off after that.
- Cancellation rate = cancellations / active members.
- Projection: next month members = members x (1 - cancellation rate) + new members. The count levels off near new members / cancellation rate.
Projected revenue multiplies the projected member count by today's average amount per member.
YouTube Membership Revenue Example
Example values only, not benchmarks. A channel has 120 members at 4.99, 30 at 9.99 and 5 at 24.99. Last period it gained 14 members and lost 9.
| Step | Result |
|---|---|
| Member payments (120 x 4.99 + 30 x 9.99 + 5 x 24.99) | 1,023.45 |
| Your revenue at 70% | 716.41 |
| Not paid to you | 307.04 |
| Average paid per member (1,023.45 / 155) | 6.60 |
| Average to you per member | 4.62 |
| Cancellation rate (9 / 155) | 5.81% |
| Net change (14 - 9) | +5 members per month |
| Members after 12 months | 199, levelling off near 241 |
| Revenue at month 12 | 920.27 |
Meaning: the channel keeps 4.62 of every 6.60 paid. At the same joins and cancellation rate, the count rises by about 44 members in a year, and growth slows as it nears 241.
Factors That Change Your Membership Revenue
Member count and level mix set the total, and three smaller factors shift it from month to month.
Level Mix
One member at a high level can equal several at the entry level. Moving members up a level raises revenue without any new sign-ups.
Regional Prices
YouTube Help notes that members in other countries or regions pay a local price based on the price you set. Your average price per member can sit below your listed price.
Taxes and Fees
The 70% share applies after applicable taxes and fees. YouTube Help adds that transaction taxes such as sales tax, VAT and GST are not part of the revenue share calculation.
Cancellations and Refunds
A member who cancels keeps perks until the billing period ends. Refunds granted to members come out of your share.
Trials and Gifts
Membership trials let a viewer join free for one month, so a new member does not always mean a new payment in that period.
Channel Memberships vs Other Fan Funding
Memberships are the recurring fan funding feature, and the Supers are one-time payments. YouTube Help states the same 70% of net revenues for all of them.
| Feature | How viewers pay | Creator share stated in YouTube Help |
|---|---|---|
| Channel memberships | Recurring monthly payment for perks | 70% |
| Super Chat and Super Stickers | One payment to highlight a message in live chat | 70% |
| Super Thanks | One payment for an animation and a highlighted comment | 70% |
| Watch page ads | Advertisers pay; viewers do not | 55% |
| Shorts feed ads | Advertisers pay into a creator pool | 45% of the allocated amount |
Income from outside the platform follows other rules. Use the affiliate earnings calculator for commission and the merch profit calculator for product sales.
When to Use a Membership Revenue Calculator
Pricing a New Level
Enter the members you expect to move up and the new price to see the change in monthly revenue before you publish the level.
Checking a Payout
Compare the result with the memberships line in the Revenue tab. A gap usually points to taxes, fees, refunds or regional prices.
Watching Cancellations
Track the cancellation rate each billing period. The percentage increase calculator shows the change between two periods.
Common Membership Revenue Mistakes
1. Counting Total Members
Total members include people who cancelled but still have perks. Active members are the ones who will pay again.
2. Treating 70% as Take-Home Pay
The share comes before your own income tax, and after applicable taxes and fees on the payment.
3. Applying a Cancellation Rate to Revenue Only
Cancellations change the member count, and the count then sets revenue. This tool projects members first.
4. Projecting Growth as a Percentage
Sign-ups depend on your videos, not on your current member count. The projection uses a fixed number of joins per month.
5. Ignoring Paused Mode
YouTube Help says payments pause when a channel enters paused mode, for example after a monetization policy violation.
6. Forgetting the Network Share
YouTube Help warns that some multi-channel networks take extra revenue share, so a member channel may receive less than 70%.
Accuracy and Limitations
The arithmetic is exact for the counts and prices you enter, and the projection holds only while joins and the cancellation rate stay the same.
What it calculates accurately
- Member payments across up to three levels
- Your revenue at the share you enter
- Cancellation rate and net member change
- A member projection from your own joins and cancellations
What it does not account for
- Regional prices, currency conversion and local taxes
- Which fees YouTube deducts, which YouTube Help does not itemise
- Free trials, gifted memberships and refunds
- Future changes in sign-ups, pricing or platform terms
How We Calculate Membership Revenue
Frequently Asked Questions About YouTube Membership Revenue
How much of a channel membership does YouTube keep?
YouTube Help states that creators get 70% of membership revenue after applicable taxes and fees are deducted, so the platform keeps the other 30% of that amount. Your agreement in YouTube Studio shows your own rate.
Does YouTube take payment processing fees from my share?
No, not at present. YouTube Help states that all transaction costs, including credit card fees, are currently covered by YouTube.
Are app store fees deducted from membership revenue?
YouTube Help does not itemise them. It says only that the 70% applies after applicable taxes and fees. Check your Transactions revenue report, then enter the deduction you see in the optional field.
How many subscribers do I need for channel memberships?
Memberships require a channel in the YouTube Partner Program. YouTube Help lists 1,000 subscribers with 4,000 qualified watch hours in 12 months, or 1,000 subscribers with 10 million qualified Shorts views in 90 days.
How many membership levels can I create?
You can create up to 6 levels at different prices, according to YouTube Help. Each level must have between 1 and 5 perks, and higher levels include the perks of lower ones.
What is a monthly cancellation rate?
It is cancellations divided by active members for one billing period. In the example, 9 cancellations among 155 members give 5.81%.
Why does the projected member count level off?
A fixed number of joins meets a growing number of cancellations as the count rises. The two balance where joins equal members x cancellation rate, which is joins / cancellation rate.
Can members get a refund?
Sometimes. YouTube decides whether a refund claim is valid, and granted refunds are deducted from the creator share. Ending a membership program refunds each active member their last payment.
Is membership revenue included in RPM?
Yes. YouTube Help lists channel memberships among the revenue sources behind RPM, together with ads, YouTube Premium, Super Chat and Super Stickers.
Is my information saved?
No. The calculation runs in your browser and nothing is sent to our servers. Anything you choose to Save stays in this browser only.
Sources
- Analyze and manage your channel memberships program: 70% revenue share, billing periods, refunds (YouTube Help).
- Get started with channel memberships: eligibility and paused mode (YouTube Help).
- Create or manage membership levels and perks: up to 6 levels (YouTube Help).
- YouTube partner earnings overview: revenue share rates (YouTube Help).
- YouTube Partner Program overview and eligibility (YouTube Help).
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