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How to Get Money on YouTube Through the Partner Program

YouTube allows creators to generate income once they are accepted into the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). Only channels that comply with YouTube’s monetization rules and broader platform guidelines are eligible to apply.

Before approval, every channel undergoes a review process to confirm compliance. YouTube also conducts regular evaluations to ensure creators consistently meet policy standards. Creators admitted to the YPP are held to higher expectations, reflecting the platform’s responsibility to its audience, advertisers, and wider community.

How to make money in the YouTube Partner Program

Participation in YPP opens several revenue opportunities:

• Advertising revenue from ads on video pages and the Shorts feed.
• Shopping features for selling your own merchandise or tagged products from brand partners.
• YouTube Premium revenue, shared when Premium subscribers view your content.
• Channel memberships, where subscribers pay monthly for exclusive perks.
• Super Chat & Super Stickers, where viewers pay to highlight their messages during live streams.
• Super Thanks, a feature that lets fans purchase highlighted comments with animations.

Channel Thresholds	Minimum Requirements
Channel Memberships	At least 500 subscribers Minimum 3 public uploads in the last 90 days Either: 3,000 public watch hours on long-form videos within 365 days, or 3 million Shorts views in the past 90 days Creator must be 18 years or older Available in eligible countries Commerce Product Module accepted Channel not set as “Made for Kids” Not a music channel under SRAV
Shopping (Own Products)	Meet subscriber threshold or be an Official Artist Channel Channel not set as “Made for Kids” No significant policy violations No Hate Speech Community Guideline strikes
Super Chat & Super Stickers	Creator must be 18 years or older Feature available in the creator’s country/region Commerce Product Module accepted
Super Thanks	Creator must be 18 years or older Feature available in the creator’s country/region Commerce Product Module accepted Channel not classified as a music channel under SRAV
Ad Revenue	At least 1,000 subscribers Either: 4,000 public watch hours on long-form content in the last 365 days, or 10 million Shorts views in the past 90 days Creator must be 18+, or have a legal guardian managing payments via AdSense Feature available in the creator’s country/region Must accept relevant contract modules Content must comply with advertiser-friendly guidelines
YouTube Premium Revenue	Accept the relevant contract modules Revenue earned when Premium subscribers watch the creator’s content
Shopping (Products from Other Brands)	At least 10,000 subscribers Either: 4,000 public watch hours on long-form videos in the last 365 days, or 10 million Shorts views in the past 90 days Feature available in the US, Indonesia, or South Korea Not a music channel, Official Artist Channel, or linked to music labels, distributors, publishers, or VEVO Channel not set as “Made for Kids”

Your YouTube earnings and tax liability

Each option carries its own eligibility requirements, in addition to subscriber and viewing thresholds. These rules exist both for legal compliance and to ensure YouTube can properly assess the quality and reliability of a creator’s channel.