CPM Calculator

Calculate Cost per Mille (Cost per 1,000 impressions)

Formula:

CPM = (Total Cost ÷ Total Impressions) × 1,000

Calculate Your CPM

What is CPM?

CPM (Cost per Mille) is a digital advertising metric that represents the cost of 1,000 ad impressions. "Mille" is Latin for thousand, making CPM literally "cost per thousand." This metric helps advertisers understand how much they're paying to reach 1,000 people with their ads.

How to Calculate CPM?

The CPM formula is straightforward: divide your total advertising cost by the total number of impressions, then multiply by 1,000. For example, if you spent $500 on an ad campaign that generated 100,000 impressions, your CPM would be ($500 ÷ 100,000) × 1,000 = $5.00.

Platform Benchmarks

google CPM

$2.80

Default Data

youtube CPM

$9.68

Default Data

facebook CPM

$7.19

Default Data

tiktok CPM

$10.00

Default Data

CPM Optimization Tips

Lower Your CPM:

  • • Improve ad relevance and quality score
  • • Target less competitive keywords
  • • Use automatic bidding strategies
  • • Optimize for mobile devices
  • • Test different ad formats

When CPM is Important:

  • • Brand awareness campaigns
  • • Reaching maximum audience
  • • Video advertising campaigns
  • • Display advertising
  • • Social media advertising

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