Gifts allow viewers to express themselves, show their appreciation and connect with their favourite creators in real time during vertical and horizontal live streams, all unlocked by purchasing Jewels. When a viewer sends a gift, creators can earn Rubies.
If you're eligible, learn how to turn on gifts and manage these features.
NEW! Earn with gifts on vertical live streams
Eligibility
Note: You can only earn Rubies as a creator if you're eligible to monetise with gifts.
To be eligible for gifts, make sure that you meet the minimum requirements for the Virtual Items programme policies.
Requirements for individual live streams
Gifts aren't available on the following types of videos:
- Age-restricted
- Unlisted
- Private
- Made for Kids
- With YouTube Giving fundraisers
Gifts are not available when the live chat or comments are turned off.
If you have access, gifts will surface in the Earn hub of YouTube Studio.
Availability
Creators in these countries and territories can enable gifts:
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Germany
- Greece
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
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- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Uganda
- The United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- US Virgin Islands
- Vietnam
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