How much does The Weeknd make per 1,000 views?

An estimated $1.71 per 1,000 long-form views (its RPM), most likely between $0.46 and $6.68.

How much does The Weeknd make per video?

An average The Weeknd video gets about 87.4M views, which at $1.71 RPM is roughly $149,456 in ad earnings.

Is The Weeknd monetized?

The Weeknd is listed as music as of Nov 12, 2026; music channels are paid through their label or distributor.

How are The Weeknd's earnings estimated?

Nexlev multiplies the channel's recent long-form views by an RPM predicted from its audience: their countries, age and niche. The result is a range, because real RPMs vary with season, ad formats and how long viewers watch.

Do these earnings include sponsorships?

No. They are estimated YouTube ad earnings only, from a long-form RPM. Sponsorships, merchandise and memberships are not included, and channels that post mostly Shorts earn less than this.

The Weeknd

@TheWeeknd

40.3M subscribers
444 videos
38.8B views
Canada
Joined Feb 25, 2011

Official YouTube channel for The Weeknd. www.theweeknd.com

the
weeknd
xo
abel
tesfaye

How much does The Weeknd make?

Estimated YouTube ad earnings for The Weeknd, from its views and Nexlev's RPM model.

Nexlev estimates The Weeknd earned about $1.0M from YouTube ads between Oct 14, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026, at an RPM of $1.71. Its lifetime ad earnings are about $66.4M.

Data updated Nov 12, 2026

Channel Revenue

Last 30 days

Views

Last 30 days

RPM

Revenue / 1K views

Lifetime Revenue

All time

Earnings Calculator

Period30 days

RPM (USD per 1,000 views)Starts at this channel's estimated RPM. Change it to try your own.

Estimated earnings$1,044,610610.9M views at $1.71 RPM, at this channel's recent daily average

Based on views from Oct 14, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026. Estimated YouTube ad earnings only, from a long-form RPM. Channels that post mostly Shorts earn less than this.

Channel Analytics

See what The Weeknd earns from Shorts

This estimate counts long videos only. Channel Analytics adds Shorts earnings, RPM and views.

Shorts earnings
Shorts RPM
Videos vs Shorts views

View analytics

Sponsorship Analysis

How much does The Weeknd make from sponsors?

Ads are only part of the story. See which brands pay this channel and what those deals are worth.

Sponsorship earnings
Brands and promo codes
Sponsor trends
PDF report

See sponsorships

The Weeknd earnings FAQ

How much does The Weeknd make on YouTube?

Nexlev estimates The Weeknd earned about $1.0M from YouTube ads between Oct 14, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026, most likely between $272.8K and $3.9M.

How much does The Weeknd make a year?

At its current pace, about $12.1M a year from YouTube ads, most likely between $3.3M and $47.3M. This is last month's estimate times 12.

How much does The Weeknd make per day?

About $34,820 a day from YouTube ads, averaged over the 29 days between Oct 14, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026.

How much has The Weeknd made in total?

About $66.4M in YouTube ad revenue over the channel's lifetime, most likely between $17.9M and $259.2M, from 38.8B views.

Estimating The Weeknd's earnings

Adding up the channel's recent views…

This can take up to a minute.

Top Canada channels near The Weeknd

The Weeknd is #4 in Canada by subscribers, among the top YouTube channels Nexlev tracks.

#1Justin Bieber79.6M subscribers
#2Sierra & Rhia FAM54.7M subscribers
#3Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs47.2M subscribers
#4The WeekndThis channel40.3M subscribers
#5Diary of 427.4M subscribers
#6Nick Pro27.1M subscribers
#7WatchMojo.com25.8M subscribers

More free YouTube tools

Free to use, from Nexlev.

See all free tools

Get 40+ research tools on every YouTube page with the Nexlev Chrome Extension

Try for free now