{"id":14069,"date":"2023-06-28T12:31:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T18:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/?p=14069"},"modified":"2026-05-25T02:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:00:30","slug":"youtube-monetization-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/youtube-monetization-requirements","title":{"rendered":"Latest YouTube Monetization Requirements in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube has long provided creators on its platform ways to make money by joining the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). But before you can join the YPP, you must become eligible by meeting some strict requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until recently, there were only two ways for YouTubers to become eligible for the YPP. But in June 2023, YouTube rolled out new requirements that open up monetization to more creators. These requirements are easier to meet, but it\u2019s important to note that they only give you access to some of the monetization methods in the YPP, not all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case you\u2019re unfamiliar with the YouTube monetization requirements, we\u2019re going to cover all of them in this article, including the newest ones that were launched in June 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What Are YouTube\u2019s Monetization Requirements in 2025?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s start with the easiest (and newest) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/13429240?sjid=6389513073057292381-NA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube monetization requirements<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to meet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are the channel thresholds that creators must meet to get access to monetization via the YouTube Partner Program. It allows you to earn money directly from your viewers or subscribers.<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#4D2BEE\"><\/i> You must have 500 subscribers<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#4D2BEE\"><\/i> You must have 3 public uploads to your channel in the last 90 days<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#4D2BEE\"><\/i> You must have 3000 public watch hours on long-form videos accumulated in the last 365 days OR 3 million public Shorts views accumulated in the last 90 days<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s compare the above to the original monetization requirements, which are still in effect. If you meet these channel thresholds, you\u2019ll get access to the full YPP, which includes monetization streams like ad revenue and YouTube Premium.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16052 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YouTube-Monetization-Requirements-600x286.png\" alt=\"YouTube\u2019s Monetization Requirements\" width=\"600\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YouTube-Monetization-Requirements-600x286.png 600w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YouTube-Monetization-Requirements-900x429.png 900w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YouTube-Monetization-Requirements-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YouTube-Monetization-Requirements.png 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#4D2BEE\"><\/i> You must have 1000 subscribers<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#4D2BEE\"><\/i> You must have 4000 public watch hours on long-form videos accumulated in the last 365 days OR 10 million public Shorts views accumulated in the last 90 days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>As you can tell, the new requirements are easier to meet than the old ones. However, it can be a challenge to generate even 500 subscribers, much less 3000 public watch hours or 3 million public Shorts views. It\u2019s still a huge accomplishment if you can do it!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What Ways Can You Monetize Your YouTube Content?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To understand the differences in outcome between the two tiers of YPP eligibility, we need to look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/how-to-make-money-on-youtube\">ways that you can monetize your YouTube content<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Fan Funding<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#4D2BEE\"><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Channel Memberships:<\/strong> Memberships that viewers pay for to get access to exclusive content from your channel, such as emoji and badges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#4D2BEE\"><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Super Chat and Super Stickers:<\/strong> Features that viewers can purchase during live streams on your channel to highlight their messages in the live chat or upload special animations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#4D2BEE\"><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Super Thanks:<\/strong> A way for viewers to express their thanks to you for your amazing content by sending you money.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#4D2BEE\"><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Shopping:<\/strong> A way for you to display a link to your merchandise directly on your YouTube video. You can also promote products from other brands, providing your channel has at least 20,000 subscribers.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2467968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ad Revenue<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#4D2BEE\"><\/i> <strong>Watch Page Ads:<\/strong> Ads that appear on the same page as the video you\u2019re watching.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#4D2BEE\"><\/i> <strong>Shorts Feed Ads:<\/strong> Ads that appear in the Shorts feed.<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>YouTube Premium<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A subscription service that gives YouTube users access to special features on the platform. When a YouTube Premium user who is also one of your subscribers watches your videos, you will receive a small percentage of their subscription fee.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we mentioned earlier in the article, meeting the lowest channel thresholds only gets you access to YouTube Partner Program. You still have to meet the original monetization requirements to access ad revenue and YouTube Premium streams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pros and Cons of Meeting Lowest YouTube Monetization Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In light of YouTube\u2019s new low monetization requirements, is it worth it to only strive to meet these and not try to become eligible for the full YouTube Partner Program?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s find out with a pros and cons list for meeting the lowest YouTube monetization requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#d9dbd3;border-radius:14px;-moz-border-radius:14px;-webkit-border-radius:14px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#F3F5ED;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:14px;-moz-border-radius:14px;-webkit-border-radius:14px;\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#000000\"><div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#1eb11c;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-check\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#1eb11c\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#000000\">Enables creators with a smaller following and fewer watch hours than the old requirements allow to start earning money on YouTube.<\/div><div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#000000\"><div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#1eb11c;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-check\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#1eb11c\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#000000\">Gives qualifying creators access to four different ways to earn money: channel memberships, Super Chat and Super Stickers, Super Thanks, and Shopping.<\/div><div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#000000\"><div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#1eb11c;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-check\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#1eb11c\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#000000\">Having access to YouTube Partner Program can help you grow your subscribers and engagement metrics faster, so you can meet the requirements to earn money from ad revenue and YouTube Premium.<\/div><div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e1d9da;border-radius:14px;-moz-border-radius:14px;-webkit-border-radius:14px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FBF3F4;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:14px;-moz-border-radius:14px;-webkit-border-radius:14px;\">\n<h3><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"sue-icon-text\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"min-height:34px;padding-left:36px;color:#000000\"><div class=\"sue-icon-text-icon\" style=\"color:#c92b1e;font-size:24px;width:24px;height:24px\"><i class=\"sui sui-close\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:#c92b1e\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"sue-icon-text-content su-u-trim\" style=\"color:#000000\">Only gives you access to YouTube Partner Program as a monetization method.<\/div><div style=\"clear:both;height:0\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Clearly, meeting the lowest requirements for YouTube channel monetization comes with a lot of benefits. But don\u2019t let them be the limits of your ambition. Meeting the higher requirements will enable you to make more money from your content and grow your channel more effectively.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"rank-math-rich-snippet-wrapper\" class=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting monetized on YouTube is easier than ever in 2023, thanks to YouTube\u2019s lower YouTube Partner Program eligibility requirements. Just be aware that meeting their new criteria will only allow you to make money on the platform from YouTube Partner Program. You\u2019ll need to meet their original, higher requirements to achieve full monetization for your channel.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The YouTube monetization requirements have recently changed. 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