YouTube announced on Monday that it is doubling the watch-time and Shorts-view requirements new creators must clear to earn advertising and subscription revenue — and, for the first time in the ...

Now you’ll need twice as many watch hours on YouTube to start making money from ads and subscriptions. Now you’ll need twice as many watch hours on YouTube to start making money from ads and ...

Both figures are double YouTube's current requirements of 4,000 watch hours or 10 million Shorts views. The announcement did not mention a change to the existing requirement that creators have at ...

YouTube has doubled both routes into its Partner Program and called it new opportunities to earn. The three million creators already inside are untouched. Everyone still outside now needs twice as ...

Beginning next year, creators who want to monetize their YouTube channel through the Partner Program will need twice as many watch hours to qualify. On Monday, YouTube announced some major changes ...

YouTube is changing its Partner Program starting February 1, 2027. Channels already in the program face a new monthly minimum for Shorts earnings. Current partners must sign new terms in YouTube ...

YouTube announced on 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 ...

Starting February 2027, YouTube will raise its monetization criteria for budding creators, requiring them to accumulate more watch hours or views on Shorts to qualify for the program. Established ...

In partnership with VeeFly YouTube announced updates to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) on August 10, 2026, the first major ...