YPP check
This YouTube monetization checker estimates whether a public channel is likely monetized from visible subscriber, upload, and audience signals. Paste a channel URL, handle, or ID — the result is an estimate, not official YouTube confirmation.
How the check works
Public subscriber count, channel activity, upload count, lifetime views, and public country data when available.
Qualified watch hours, Shorts eligibility views, strikes, policy reviews, AdSense status, and active monetization modules.
Through January 31, 2027: 1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 qualified public watch hours in 12 months or 10 million qualified Shorts views in 90 days. For first-time applicants from February 1, 2027, the targets rise to 8,000 hours or 20M Shorts views.
Channel owners should open the Earn section in YouTube Studio. Public tools cannot replace YouTube’s account-level status.
Clear answers
You can estimate whether a public channel is likely monetized from visible signals such as subscribers, uploads, and audience size. YouTube does not publish every channel’s confirmed Partner Program status, so only the channel owner can verify it in YouTube Studio.
It means the channel shows several public signals commonly associated with established YouTube Partner Program channels. It is an observation-based estimate, not a guarantee that the channel is currently earning ad revenue.
No. YouTube may show ads on content even when the creator is not eligible to receive a share of that revenue, so seeing an advertisement is not reliable proof of channel monetization.
For advertising revenue through January 31, 2027, YouTube lists 1,000 subscribers plus either 4,000 qualified public watch hours in the previous 12 months or 10 million qualified public Shorts views in the previous 90 days. For channels applying from February 1, 2027, the bar doubles: 1,000 subscribers plus 8,000 watch hours over the past 365 days, or 20M Shorts views over the past 90 days. Partners who joined earlier keep their status.
Important eligibility details are private, including qualified watch hours, qualified Shorts views, active strikes, policy review, AdSense status, and the creator’s accepted program modules. A public checker cannot access those account-only details.
Sign in to YouTube Studio and open the Earn section. That is the authoritative place to see eligibility progress, application status, and active monetization features for the channel.
Monetization guide
Whether you are sizing up another channel or tracking your own progress, the rules behind YouTube monetization decide what any public checker can and cannot tell you. This guide covers the visible signs that prove a channel is in the YouTube Partner Program, the current requirements, the changes starting on February 1, 2027, how reviews work, and exactly how Cutlark’s checker reaches its answer.
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Only the channel owner can see confirmed status, but some public features can only appear on channels inside the YouTube Partner Program. Look for these signs on the channel, strongest first.
| Sign | Where to look | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
| Join button | Beside Subscribe on the channel page or under videos | Channel memberships are on, which requires the Partner Program |
| Super Thanks | The Thanks button under a video | Fan funding is on, which requires the Partner Program |
| Super Chat or Super Stickers | Paid messages in a live chat | Fan funding is on, which requires the Partner Program |
| Shopping products | Product shelves, tagged products, or a Store tab | YouTube Shopping is on, which usually means the Partner Program |
| Ads on videos | Before or during playback | Nothing on its own; YouTube can run ads on any channel |
| 1,000+ subscribers | Under the channel name | One threshold is met; watch hours and review status stay private |
A channel can qualify through long-form videos or through Shorts. These thresholds apply to applications made up to January 31, 2027, and only qualified views and hours from eligible public content count toward them.
| Tier | Subscribers | Plus one of these |
|---|---|---|
| Fan funding & Shopping | 500 | 3,000 watch hours over the past year, or 3M Shorts views over 90 days |
| Ad revenue, long-form route | 1,000 | 4,000 public watch hours over the past 12 months |
| Ad revenue, Shorts route | 1,000 | 10M Shorts views over the past 90 days |
Hitting a threshold only opens the door. Every applicant also needs:
YouTube has announced Partner Program updates that take effect on February 1, 2027. The headline change doubles the entry targets for new creators — a 100% increase in both the watch-hour and the Shorts-view requirement.
| Rule | Until January 31, 2027 | From February 1, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Ad revenue entry, watch hours | 1,000 subscribers + 4,000 hours in 12 months | 1,000 subscribers + 8,000 hours in 365 days |
| Ad revenue entry, Shorts | 1,000 subscribers + 10M Shorts views per 90 days | 1,000 subscribers + 20M Shorts views per 90 days |
| Fan funding & Shopping entry | 500 subscribers + 3,000 hours or 3M Shorts views | Unchanged |
| Earning from the Shorts pool | Open to channels in the program | Needs 10M qualified Shorts views over the last 90 days, checked monthly |
| Staying active | Monetization may be switched off after 6 months with no uploads or posts | 1,000 watch hours a year, 1M Shorts views per quarter, or 2 long-form uploads or 5 Shorts in each 90-day period |
Only watch time on public long-form videos counts toward the watch-hour target. These do not count:
For a sense of scale, 4,000 hours is 240,000 minutes of viewing: at a five-minute average view duration, that takes about 48,000 views of public long-form videos. Deleting or hiding old videos removes their hours from the total, so a pre-application clean-out can set a channel back.
Work out your watch-hour paceOnce you accept the terms and link AdSense, the channel joins a review queue. Automated checks and human reviewers assess the entire channel, and YouTube says a decision typically arrives in about 1 month — longer when application volumes are high or reviewers disagree.
The checker reads three public numbers and compares each with a threshold. It marks a channel as likely monetized only when all three are met.
| Signal | Threshold | Why it is used |
|---|---|---|
| Subscribers | 1,000 or more | Matches the subscriber requirement for ad revenue sharing |
| Public videos | 5 or more | A channel needs a body of public work to earn watch hours and pass review |
| Lifetime views | 50,000 or more | A rough floor for the audience needed to reach 4,000 watch hours |
Watch hours, Shorts views, strikes, and review decisions are private, so the result is an estimate. A channel can pass all three checks and still be outside the program, and a Shorts-first channel can be monetized with lifetime numbers that look small for its subscriber count. The Join or Super Thanks check above settles most cases in seconds.
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