Soon YouTube channels with 500 subscribers will also be monetized; More details inside

Previously, it was necessary to complete 1000 subscribers and 4000 hours of watch time to monetize the YouTube channel.

YouTube channels to earn money from: Google’s popular video platform, YouTube, has changed its monetization policy under the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). Soon content creators will be able to monetize their YouTube channel upon completion of 500 subscribers and 3000 hours of watch time.

Previously, it was necessary to complete 1000 subscribers and 4000 hours of watch time to monetize the YouTube channel. At the same time, the criteria for short video views have been reduced from 10 million to 3 million. YouTube made this monetization policy change to support small content creators.

According to a report in The Verge, YouTube has also introduced some ways for small creators to earn money, including paid chat, tips, channel memberships, and shopping features.

According to media reports, YouTube has implemented the new monetization policy in the US, UK, Canada, Taiwan and South Korea. Soon it will be implemented in other countries including India.

YouTube is an American online video sharing and social media platform. It was launched on February 14, 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google and is the second most visited website after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who watch more than a billion hours of videos per day.

In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google’s ownership of YouTube expanded the site’s business model from generating revenue from ads alone to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching ad-free content. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google’s AdSense program, which aims to generate more revenue for both parties.