Starting February 1, 2027, new YouTube Partner Program applicants will need twice as many watch hours — or twice as many Shorts views — to share in ad revenue.

YouTube is making a significant change to the barriers of entry for its YouTube Partner Program (YPP). In several important criteria, the threshold for acceptance into the program has been raised by ...

YouTube is planning a big requirement change to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) that will make it harder for new creators to start monetizing from ads on the site. Effective February 1, 2027, the ...

YouTube is doubling the eligibility requirements for new creators to join its Partner Program, requiring 8,000 watch hours or 20 million Shorts views starting February 1, 2027. Existing partners are ...

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 ...