10/08/2026
YouTube will now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money.
YouTube announced on Today (Monday) that new creators will have to meet higher thresholds to begin earning money from ads and subscriptions.
Creators who want to start earning on the platform will need at least 8,000 qualified watch hours over the past year or 20 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days.
Currently, creators need 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours over the past year or 1,000 subscribers and 10 million Shorts views over the past 90 days.
The change is going into effect starting February 1. The Google-owned company says the update won’t impact creators already in the YouTube Partner Program.
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