Youtube Content creators feel happy for the newly introduced monetization policy. Are you struggling to gain more subscribers? Well, now the Google-owned video company has decreased the minimum subscriber count from 1000 to 500. Now YouTube is make changes to monetization policies to give more opportunities to smaller creators on the platform.
The company has announced that it is reducing the eligibility requirements for the YouTube Partner Program and expanding the range of monetization methods available to creators with smaller followings.
Previously, creators had to meet certain criterias to join the YouTube Partner Program and monetize their content. However, under the new policy, creators will only need to have 500 subscribers to be eligible, which is half the previous requirement.
Along with thatthe watch hour criteria has been lowered from 4,000 to 3,000, and the requirement for Shorts views has been reduced from 10 million to 3 million. These updated requirements will initially be implemented in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Taiwan, and South Korea.
YouTube has been continuously encouraging creators to generate revenue through its ad revenue sharing program, particularly with the introduction of an ad revenue sharing program for Shorts, the platform’s short-form content.