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YouTube monetization requirements

YouTube Partner Program eligibility, payout setup, country availability, and common monetization blockers.

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Public requirements

  • Follow YouTube channel monetization policies.
  • Live in a country or region where the YouTube Partner Program is available.
  • Have no active Community Guidelines strikes.
  • Turn on 2-Step Verification for the Google Account.
  • Have advanced features access on YouTube.
  • Have or be ready to set up an AdSense for YouTube account through YouTube Studio.

Numeric thresholds

  • Standard ad revenue path: 1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 valid public watch hours in the last 12 months.
  • Shorts path: 1,000 subscribers plus 10 million valid public Shorts views in the last 90 days.

Common blockers

  • Active Community Guidelines strikes.
  • Private, unlisted, deleted, or ad-campaign views that do not count toward public watch or Shorts thresholds.
  • A channel that fails the review for monetization policies.

Official source

YouTube Partner Program overview and eligibility

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https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851?hl=en

Last checked: 2026-05-23

Country pages

Batch-generated long-tail pages for platform + country queries.

Support pages

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YouTube payout checklist

This page focuses on payout setup, account verification, supported countries, and the steps that often delay creator payments.