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Facebook earnings

Facebook Money Calculator

Estimate what a Facebook account your size earns per month from Facebook Content Monetization, brand deals, and affiliate links.

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views

Total views across all your posts in a typical month.

followers

Your current audience size on this platform.

%

Likes + comments + shares divided by followers. Leave at 3% if unsure.

posts

How many paid brand deals you realistically take on.

Advertiser demand in your niche is the single biggest driver of ad rates.

A spread across every region

Estimated monthly earnings

$888$11,020

Most likely around $2,977 per month, or $35,723 per year.

  • Platform ad revenue

    600,000 views at an effective RPM of $0.26–$3.40

    $561

    $153$2,040

  • Brand deals

    1 sponsored post per month at $195–$880 each

    $391

    $195$880

  • Affiliate income

    Estimated from click-through and conversion on your monthly views at a $15 average commission

    $2,025

    $540$8,100

Per year
$35,723
Per day
$97.93
Per 1,000 views
$4.96
How Facebook pays creators

Facebook merged in-stream ads, Reels bonuses, and performance bonuses into a single Content Monetization program that pays on qualifying views across Reels, longer video, and text posts.

  • Facebook RPM varies more wildly than any other platform — the same page can swing 5x month to month.
  • Videos over 60 seconds with real watch time earn far more than short viral Reels.
  • A large share of Facebook video views come from Tier 3 and Tier 4 countries, which pulls average RPM down hard.

These are estimates, not guarantees. Creator payouts vary widely with watch time, seasonality, advertiser demand, and platform policy changes. Figures are modelled from publicly reported creator RPMs and published rate cards — see our methodology for how each band was derived. Nothing here is financial advice.

About the Facebook Money Calculator

Facebook merged its separate creator payment schemes — in-stream ads, Reels bonuses, and performance bonuses — into a single Content Monetization program that pays on qualifying views across Reels, longer video, and even text posts. Payouts are more volatile than on any other major platform: the same page can see its RPM swing five times between months with no obvious change in content. Typical rates land between $0.30 and $4.00 per 1,000 views, with the low end reflecting the very large share of Facebook video views that come from Tier 3 and Tier 4 countries. Longer videos with genuine watch time earn far more than short viral clips, which is the inverse of what most creators assume when they arrive from TikTok. This calculator models the Content Monetization payout alongside brand deals priced off your follower count and affiliate income from your monthly reach.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Facebook pay per 1,000 views?
Typically $0.30 to $4.00 per 1,000 views through Content Monetization, though the range is wider than on any other platform. Pages with mostly US and Western European viewers land at the top of that band; pages with largely Tier 3 or Tier 4 audiences often sit below $0.50.
What are the requirements for Facebook Content Monetization?
You generally need a professional account or Page in an eligible country, compliance with Facebook's Partner Monetisation Policies and Content Monetisation Policies, and a minimum threshold of followers and recent views. Facebook has been moving eligible creators over by invitation, so requirements shift.
Do Facebook Reels pay more than Instagram Reels?
Usually yes, because Facebook pays a view-based share through Content Monetization while Instagram has no general revenue share at all. The same Reel cross-posted to both often earns a small payout on Facebook and nothing on Instagram.
Why is my Facebook RPM so low?
The most common cause is audience geography — Facebook video reaches heavily into markets where advertisers pay very little per impression. Short clips with low watch time are the second cause, since fewer ads can be served against them.
How many Facebook views do I need to make $1,000 a month?
At a typical $1.10 RPM, roughly 900,000 monthly views. At a strong $3.00 RPM with a US-heavy audience, around 330,000. Because Facebook rates move so much, plan against the low end of your own historical range rather than an average.
Can you still get paid for in-stream ads on Facebook?
In-stream ads now sit inside the unified Content Monetization program rather than operating as a separate scheme. Longer videos that can carry mid-roll placements still earn considerably more per view than short-form content.