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YouTube monetization checker
See how close your channel is to the YouTube Partner Program, and what's left.
Ads and full earnings
1,000 subscribers, plus 4,000 watch hours or 10M Shorts views.
or
Memberships, Super Thanks and shopping
500 subscribers and 3 uploads in 90 days, plus 3,000 watch hours or 3M Shorts views.
or
Thresholds as YouTube publishes them. The early tier isn't open in every country. Your exact numbers are in YouTube Studio, under Earn.
Questions
Monetization questions
How many subscribers do you need to get paid on YouTube?
1,000 subscribers for ad revenue, with 4,000 public watch hours in the last 12 months or 10 million Shorts views in the last 90 days. Some features open at 500 subscribers.
Do Shorts views count toward watch hours?
No. Shorts views count toward their own 10 million path, and watch hours only come from long videos.
Do private or deleted videos count?
No. Only public videos count. Hours from videos you made private or deleted drop off.
How long does approval take?
YouTube usually reviews a channel within about a month after you apply. It checks that the channel follows its policies.
How can I reach 4,000 hours faster?
Make longer videos on topics that already beat their channel's usual views. Cuetta finds those topics for channels your size.
Reach monetization with videos that work.
Cuetta shows what to make next, backed by real breakout videos.