About Fan Funding

Fan Funding is a new way to make voluntary payments to support the YouTube Creators you love. If a Creator has Fan Funding enabled, you'll see a Support button on their channel. You may also see a Support message in the corner of some videos.

To support a YouTube Creator with Fan Funding:

Click the Support button on the Creator's channel page.
Choose how much you'd like to pay.
To be recognized for your support, click Add a comment. When you include a comment, your message, name, and payment amount may be displayed publicly and to the creator. If you don't add a message, you won't be recognized and the creator won't know the payment came from you.

Click Next to continue.
Select the payment method you wish to use or add a new payment method.

Click Buy to complete the payment.
Enjoy the thank-you message from the channel and check your email for a receipt.

For help setting up Fan Funding on your own channel, visit the partner Help Center.

How much of my voluntary payment goes to the creator?

Most of your voluntary payment goes to the creator. YouTube takes a small fee to cover the cost of processing the transaction. That fee varies by country:

Country	Approximate fee per Transaction
Australia	AUD $0.23 + 5%
France, Spain	EUR €0.15 + 5%
Japan	JPY ¥22 + 5%
Mexico	MXN $2.70 + 5%
United Kingdom	GBP £0.12 + 5%
United States	USD $0.21 + 5%

For example, if you made a $10 Fan Funding voluntary payment in the US, YouTube’s fee would be $0.71, and the creator would receive $9.29:

Fan Funding Payment amount (USD)	Less Fee (USD)	Amount that goes to the creator (USD)
$10	= $0.21 + (5% x $10) = $0.71	$9.29

The service fee will be higher to account for VAT in the United Kingdom (120% of above fee), France (120% of above fee), and Spain (121% of above fee).

Which countries support voluntary Fan Funding payments?

You can make voluntary Fan Funding payments if you are located in the following countries:

Australia
France
Mexico
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
Japan

If you want to turn on Fan Funding for your own YouTube channel, see the eliglble locations and requirements. Locations where video creators can turn on Fan Funding may differ from where viewers can make voluntary Fan Funding payments.

Can I get a refund on a Fan Funding voluntary payment?

Fan Funding voluntary payments are non-refundable. If you're having trouble with a payment, you may contact our support team.

What platforms does Fan Funding work on?

Fan Funding is supported on your desktop browser and the Android app (version 5.7 or higher).

Support for other platforms is coming soon!