🔍 FAQ: Why can’t I sign up for monetization (YouTube Partner Program)?
To apply for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) and monetize on YouTube, your channel needs 4,000 valid public watch hours in the past 12 months and 1,000 subscribers. You can monitor your progress towards these goals in the "Monetization" tab on the left-hand side of Studio.
- Reminder: At this time, when a viewer watches your Shorts from the “Shorts” shelf on the Home page, those watch hours gained don't count toward YPP eligibility. We are still evaluating how Shorts can contribute to YPP in the future. Subs gained from Shorts still count towards your 1,000 subscriber goal though!
This program threshold allows us to significantly improve our ability to identify and prevent bad actors from harming the inspiring and original creators around the world who make their living on YouTube.
If you don't have enough views and watch hours for a review yet: keep making original content and growing your audience.
What are valid public watch hours and how do you count them?
Not all watch hours count toward the YouTube Partner Program threshold. Only watch hours gained from videos you’ve set public count towards YPP eligibility.
Watch hours gained through the following types of video do not count towards the YPP threshold:
- Private videos
- Unlisted videos
- Deleted videos
- Ad campaigns
- Videos played from the 'Shorts' shelf
- Livestreams that are unlisted, deleted, or not converted to VOD (video on demand)
You should be checking your valid public watch hours in the Monetization page in Studio. Watch hour numbers in other places in Studio may not account for "valid public watch hours" in the last 12 months that you need for YPP.
I meet all these requirements, now what?
When you meet these requirements you’ll need to complete a few more steps before you can start using our monetization features:
- Sign the YouTube Partner Program terms
- Link or create an AdSense account
- Wait to be reviewed!
Full steps in this Help Center here.
What happens once I apply?
Once your channel reaches the program threshold, your channel activity is reviewed to make sure your content adheres to the YouTube requirements of the program.
We have teams carefully reviewing each application so this process may take up to 30 days. We are working to review applications as fast as humanly possible! Find out more in this article.
If you have questions about reviews, take a look at our recent post in Help Community.
Do you have more questions about YPP? Check out the following articles:
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Last edited by Jensen - TeamYouTube Aug 26, 2022