YPP check
Paste a public channel URL, handle, or ID to see whether it is likely monetized based on visible subscriber, upload, and audience signals. This is an observation-based 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.
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. YouTube has announced higher watch-hour and Shorts-view thresholds for new applicants beginning February 1, 2027.
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.
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