Think you're ready to make money on YouTube? Take this quiz!

That's right! Last year, we lowered the requirements to join YPP so eligible creators can apply to join at just 500 subscribers and unlock access to fan funding features. These creators need to meet a threshold of 500 subscribers, 3 public uploads in the last 90 days, and either 3,000 watch hours in the past year or 3 million Shorts views in the last 90 days. To see if it’s available in your country or region, go here.

The correct answer is 500! Last year, we lowered the requirements to join YPP so eligible creators can apply to join even earlier and unlock access to fan funding features. These creators need to meet a threshold of 500 subscribers, 3 public uploads in the last 90 days, and either 3,000 watch hours in the past year or 3 million Shorts views in the last 90 days. To see if it’s available in your country or region, go here.

You're right! Once a creator has joined YPP, there are multiple ways to start earning money on YouTube, from ads revenue sharing on your longer videos or Shorts, to fan funding products like channel memberships, Super Chat, Super Stickers, and more! These fan funding products are a great way to connect more deeply with your community, whether you have 500 subscribers or 500 million!

Ads revenue is just one of many ways to start earning money on YouTube — from ads revenue sharing on your longer videos or Shorts, to fan funding products like channel memberships, Super Chat, Super Stickers, and more! These fan funding products are a great way to connect more deeply with your community, whether you have 500 subscribers or 500 million!

Yup! Creators who are part of the YouTube Partner Program are held to a higher standard. Once you apply, YouTube reviews your channel to confirm it follows YouTube’s channel monetization policies. To learn more about the requirements to join YPP, see here.

You need to be able to meet all of these criteria. Creators who are part of the YouTube Partner Program are held to a higher standard. Once you apply, YouTube reviews your channel to confirm it follows YouTube’s channel monetization policies. To learn more about the requirements to join YPP, see here.

That's right — we see lots of different types of creators succeeding on YouTube, whether they’re making studio-quality longer videos, or sharing personal, off-the-cuff clips right from their phones. And they’re using all of the different ways to make money on the platform, too – like giving channel members a behind-the-scenes look at their channel with members-only content, or joining in on Shorts to take advantage of ads revenue sharing.

Not quite — we see lots of different types of creators succeeding on YouTube, whether they’re making studio-quality longer videos, or sharing personal, off-the-cuff clips right from their phones. And they’re using all of the different ways to make money on the platform, too – like giving channel members a behind-the-scenes look at their channel with members-only content, or joining in on Shorts to take advantage of ads revenue sharing.

That's right! And you could be a part of that share!

We're proud to say we've paid over $70 billion to creators, artists, and media companies over the last three years.

It’s common to think that you need millions of watch hours to start earning on YouTube, but this isn’t true! There are multiple ways to become eligible to apply for YPP across your Shorts and longer videos - you may need as little as 3,000 watch hours in the past year and 500 subscribers. Learn more here.

It actually depends! It’s common to think that you need millions of watch hours to start earning on YouTube, but this isn’t true! There are multiple ways to become eligible to apply for YPP across your Shorts and longer videos - you may need as little as 3,000 watch hours in the past year and 500 subscribers. Learn more here.

When you’re thinking about starting your own YouTube channel, really think about what special interests you have and you’ll have an easier time finding an audience. What’s a topic you can’t stop talking about to the point it drives your friends & family crazy? There’s probably an audience for that.

Not necessarily. When you’re thinking about starting your own YouTube channel, really think about what special interests you have and you’ll have an easier time finding an audience. What’s a topic you can’t stop talking about to the point it drives your friends & family crazy? There’s probably an audience for that.

Yep — and there are multiple ways for creators to earn money on YouTube!

Today more than 3 million channels are in the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), which unlocks multiple ways for creators to earn money on YouTube.

We see creators of all sizes find success with fan funding features on YouTube, as a way to connect with their community and start building their business. Think about enabling Super Chat on live streams, or offering channel memberships with low-lift perks, like giving channel members early access to your videos or even membership gifting .

No, not exactly. We see creators of all sizes find success with fan funding features on YouTube, as a way to connect with their community and start building their business. Think about enabling Super Chat on live streams, or offering channel memberships with low-lift perks, like giving channel members early access to your videos or even membership gifting .

You sure know your stuff! While there are different eligibility thresholds for creators applying for YPP with either their Shorts or their longer videos, once you’ve unlocked ads revenue sharing on YouTube, videos across your channel - Shorts or otherwise - will be eligible to monetize!

That's not quite true! While there are different eligibility thresholds for creators applying for YPP with either their Shorts or their longer videos, once you’ve unlocked ads revenue sharing on YouTube, videos across your channel - Shorts or otherwise - will be eligible to monetize!