Exactly how much your YouTube channel earns (and could earn)

Accurate to within ±25% for most Indian education channels. We use ₹8,000 per 1M views as the India baseline, which reflects the post-45%-YouTube-cut RPM for Indian education content. Niche-specific adjustments (finance +50-100%, lifestyle -20-50%) apply. The calculator is designed to match real Razorpay deposits, not inflated marketing numbers.

Three differences: (1) it uses India-specific baselines, not US CPMs; (2) it includes channel membership + Super Thanks + Premium revenue in the per-subscriber formula, not just view-based ads; (3) it shows the ALTERNATIVE — what the same audience earns on your own academy — which is usually 30-100× bigger. Most calculators stop at the AdSense number and leave the bigger opportunity invisible.

For YouTube AdSense, yes — 1K subscribers + 4,000 valid public watch hours unlocks the YouTube Partner Program. But for courses, no — you can sell a course to any audience size including 100 subscribers. Igniter has ₹0 setup cost so creators of all sizes can launch without risk.

Indian education channels at 10K subs typically earn ₹8,000-15,000/month from AdSense (1-2M monthly views) + ₹1,000-3,000/month from channel membership and Super Thanks. Realistic combined range: ₹9,000-18,000/month. See the /youtube-earnings-with-10k-subscribers page for detailed math.

Indian education channels at 1M (Gold Play Button) typically earn ₹8-16 lakh/month from AdSense (100-200M monthly views) + ₹2-5 lakh/month membership/super thanks + ₹25-75 lakh/month from brand deals. All-in YouTube-native monthly revenue: ₹40 lakh to ₹1 crore+ depending on niche and activity.

India's blended CPM for education content in 2026 is roughly ₹110-200 per 1,000 impressions (after YouTube's 45% cut). We use ₹8 per 1,000 VIEWS (RPM) as the all-in baseline — this accounts for the fact that not every view shows an ad, mid-roll ad density, and seasonal variation.

Yes, for almost every subscriber count above 1,000. At 10K subs, AdSense earns ₹9-18K/month; a ₹1,000 course launched to the same audience earns ~₹14.5K/month in blended revenue (175 buyers × ₹1,000 × 95% / 12). At 100K subs, AdSense earns ₹1-2L/month; academy earns ~₹14.5L/month blended. The multiplier grows with subscriber count.

1.75% is a conservative industry baseline for creator-led course launches to warm audiences. Real conversion rates vary: test-series exam prep creators see 3-5%; lifestyle/entertainment creators see 0.3-0.8%; finance/career creators see 2-4%. 1.75% is the 50th percentile for Indian education creators.

₹0 setup, ₹0 monthly, 5% per sale. That's the entire pricing. No credit card needed to sign up, no feature-gated tiers, no 'starter/pro/enterprise' artificial limits. You keep 95% of every rupee your students pay, we take 5% only when a sale happens.