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YouTube Announces Changes to Partner Program, Including Raising Requirements for Earning Revenue

In many ways, YouTube is pretty much the big-all, end-all of content creation these days. It's so ingrained in our everyday lives we probably take it for granted more than we think, yet at every turn—there it is.

YouTube Announces Changes to Partner Program, Including Raising Requirements for Earning Revenue

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In many ways, YouTube is pretty much the big-all, end-all of content creation these days.

It's so ingrained in our everyday lives we probably take it for granted more than we think, yet at every turn—there it is.

While that split isn't changing just yet (although YouTube could certainly change that at a moment's notice), the requirements for new creators to be a part of this revenue-earning Partner Program are about...

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In many ways, YouTube is pretty much the big-all, end-all of content creation these days. It's so ingrained in our everyday lives we probably take it for granted more than we think, yet at every turn—there it is. While that split isn't changing just yet (although YouTube could certainly change that at a moment's notice), the requirements for new creators to be a part of this revenue-earning Partner Program are about to change.

How it works

  • YouTube Partner Program Changes Starting on February 1st, 2027, YouTube announced that creators will need 8,000 watch hours over 12 months or 20 million Short views in 90 days to be eligible for the Partner...
  • There are also some other changes coming which YouTube has outlined with these distinctions for what's going to be different, and what's going to remain the same:
  • More opportunity for subscription revenue through premium lite Rolling minimum performance requirement to earn monthly on Shorts Entry thresholds for new YPP channels for ads and premium revenue.

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For current or aspiring content creators, it's of endless importance and, to the company's credit (or Google's credit), it's still one of the top destinations for content creators to go to if they'd like to actually get a relatively fair split of the ad revenue their content brings in. Revenue share split across long-form and Shorts Eligibility for fan fun...

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