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Key Takeaways YouTube is doubling the number of watch hours and views it takes to become a monetized channel.
Effective February 1, 2027, monetized creators will need at least 8,000 watch hours over the past year or 20 million Shorts views over the past 90 days.
According to tech journalist and consultant Emil Protalinski, YouTube wants to make it more difficult for spam accounts to gain a following and monetize their videos.
YouTube is going to make it more difficult for new creators to earn money from ads and subscriptions by doubling its monetization thresholds.
According to an announcement earlier this week, creators who want to make money on YouTube will soon need to amass at least 8,000 watch hours over the past year or 20 million Shorts views over the past 90 days.
Meanwhile, creators currently need 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours over the past year or 1,000 subscribers and 10 million Shorts views over the past 90 days to make the cut.
The change will go into effect on February 1, 2027. YouTube said the move will not affect creators who already monetize their platforms.
Bad news and good news
Tech journalist and consultant Emil Protalinski wrote in a post on LinkedIn earlier this week that the change is “bad news for all YouTube creators who were close to getting into the program.”
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