# Ever wonder how much your favorite YouTube characters make?

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**Created:** [October 3, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ever-wonder-how-much-your-favorite-youtube-characters-make/265124 "2012-10-03T13:07:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ever-wonder-how-much-your-favorite-youtube-characters-make/265124/4 "2012-10-03T13:25:01Z")

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> [@Running dual monitors, some questions and video card suggestions...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-dual-monitors-some-questions-and-video-card-suggestions/50811/5):
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> I doubt they are over inflated.
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> YouTube has a very strict non disclosure agreement but people talk and are always curious so the estimate I’ve seen is that every million views pays ~$3000.
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> It’s not just the ads you watch that generate revenue but they help. YouTube actually pays per views, even if you arent a partner. If you had a video with a few hundred thousand views right now on YouTube they would likely show a balance of a few hundred bucks. I have friends that got paid for their videos without being partners.
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> RayWilliamJohnson was one I believe the first YouTube made millionaire, a lot of stats can be based off his views as well.

They are basing an average “pay per click” “pay per advertisement” number that may not be entirely accurate in every case. Also as I said, as far as pay per click, from what I understand its not much compared to what you get from running advertisements, but as i said, advertisements AFAIK do not pay out everytime someone clicks on your video and doesnt let the advert play through.

Like I said, no doubt in my mind they make a great chunk of money, but I don’t think that site is accurate at all, I would imagine actual earnings are on the lowerisde of their estimates, the fact that the range of earning it shows is so far apart from low to high should show you that they have no idea and it’s probably a bit inflated.

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