YouTube has announced new requirements for creators seeking to monetize their content on the platform. The changes, effective immediately, significantly increase the minimum watch time or Shorts views needed to qualify for participation in the YouTube Partner Program.
The updated criteria now require creators to accumulate at least 8,000 qualified watch hours over the past year to begin earning money through ads and other monetization features. Alternatively, creators can reach the threshold by achieving 20 million qualified Shorts views within the last 90 days. This represents a doubling of the previous watch hour requirement.
The platform did not state *why* these changes were implemented in the provided source material. The new rules are intended to ensure that those earning revenue on YouTube meet a certain level of engagement and viewership, presumably to maintain content quality and advertiser confidence. Creators who already meet the prior requirements will not be affected by this change.
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