Yes, Youtube does seem to always play fair with the CPM and RPM but I've heard from a few Creators over there it's about how much the advertisers pay.
Channels about Finance make as high as $45.00 CPM--that's an RPM of about $24.75 (for the creator) and 20.25 for Youtube.
Planner Girls who do budget planning have earned RPM up to 12.00.
It depends on what advertiser pay for specific audiences or niches. Crazy.
I don't know if I read it or maybe I missed it. Do you use an AI Voice on your videos? If so, sometimes Youtube can detect it. One creator said she wasn't monetized at all because she use an AI voice.
I'm just curious to know. Thanks for another interesting article Burk.