Current KENP Rate: KDP Per-Page Payout
The current KENP rate Amazon pays per Kindle Unlimited page read, plus the full month-by-month history and how it is calculated. · Updated May 9, 2026
Current KENP rate · April 2026
$0.00482
This is what Amazon pays per Kindle Unlimited page read (KENPC) in April 2026, the most recent month on record. The rate is the monthly KDP Select Global Fund divided by all pages read, so it shifts each month.
At this rate, a 300-page book read in full earns the author about $1.45 ($0.00482 × 300 pages).
KENP rate monthly history
Source: Amazon KDP — Royalties in Kindle Unlimited (Global Fund input)
The per-page KENP rate is derived from Amazon's monthly Global Fund divided by total pages read. Amazon publishes the Global Fund directly but does not publish the resulting per-page rate as a headline number, so the values below are author-reported and trade-press tracked.
Recent monthly rates
| Month | Per-page rate | Per 300-page read | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | $0.00482 | ~$1.45 | — |
| March 2026 | $0.00469 | ~$1.41 | — |
| February 2026 | $0.00469 | ~$1.41 | — |
| January 2026 | $0.00420 | ~$1.26 | — |
| December 2025 | $0.00480 | ~$1.44 | — |
| November 2025 | $0.00475 | ~$1.42 | — |
| October 2025 | $0.00501 | ~$1.50 | 5-year high, holiday demand outpacing KU author growth |
| September 2025 | $0.00452 | ~$1.36 | — |
| August 2025 | $0.00428 | ~$1.28 | — |
| July 2025 | $0.00419 | ~$1.26 | — |
| June 2025 | $0.00430 | ~$1.29 | — |
| May 2025 | $0.00440 | ~$1.32 | — |
Annual KENP rate averages
The average per-page rate for each calendar year, with the within-year low and high. 2015 covers July to December; the current year may be partial.
| Year | Avg per-page rate | Range (low–high) | Per 300-page read |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (4 mo) | $0.00460 | $0.00420–$0.00482 | ~$1.38 |
| 2025 | $0.00444 | $0.00409–$0.00501 | ~$1.33 |
| 2024 | $0.00433 | $0.00409–$0.00462 | ~$1.30 |
| 2023 | $0.00422 | $0.00399–$0.00458 | ~$1.27 |
| 2022 | $0.00447 | $0.00426–$0.00471 | ~$1.34 |
| 2021 | $0.00447 | $0.00422–$0.00476 | ~$1.34 |
| 2020 | $0.00442 | $0.00420–$0.00464 | ~$1.33 |
| 2019 | $0.00462 | $0.00439–$0.00493 | ~$1.39 |
| 2018 | $0.00467 | $0.00448–$0.00520 | ~$1.40 |
| 2017 | $0.00453 | $0.00403–$0.00506 | ~$1.36 |
| 2016 | $0.00487 | $0.00411–$0.00538 | ~$1.46 |
| 2015 (6 mo) | $0.00505 | $0.00461–$0.00578 | ~$1.52 |
What is KENP and how the rate is set
KENP stands for Kindle Edition Normalized Pages, Amazon's standardized way of counting how much of a book a Kindle Unlimited or KOLL reader actually reads. Every enrolled title is assigned a KENPC page count, and authors are paid for normalized pages read rather than for borrows or sales.
The per-page rate is not a fixed price Amazon sets in advance. It is a residual: Amazon allocates a monthly KDP Select Global Fund, then splits it across every KENP page read that month across all enrolled titles. In formula terms:
KENP rate = Global Fund ÷ total KENP pages read
Because both the fund and total pages read move every month, the per-page rate floats.
Worked example: a 300-page book
Suppose a reader borrows a 300-KENP-page book and reads it cover to cover. At the current April 2026 rate of $0.00482 per page, the author earns:
$0.00482 × 300 pages = $1.45
If the reader stops at the halfway mark, the author earns only for the ~150 pages read, roughly $0.72. This is why both page count and reader retention matter under the KENP model: a longer book that readers finish earns more per borrow than a short one or one that gets abandoned early.
Current KENP Rate FAQ
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