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title: 'When and How Many Views for YouTube First Payment?'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=5EPpIZ7YYqw'
video_id: '5EPpIZ7YYqw'
date: 2026-07-18
duration_sec: 757
channel: 'Youtube Wale Baba'
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# When and How Many Views for YouTube First Payment?

> Source: [When and How Many Views for YouTube First Payment?](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5EPpIZ7YYqw)

## Summary

The video explains when and how YouTube makes its first payment to creators, focusing on the minimum threshold of $100 and the factors that determine payment timing. The creator shares personal experience, including earning the first payment within two months of starting the channel, and clarifies that views, not subscribers or likes, drive earnings.

### Key Points

- **First Payment Timeline** [02:02] — The channel started in October 2021 and received the first payment in December 2021, a gap of about two months.
- **Minimum Threshold** [03:30] — YouTube holds payments until earnings reach $100. In November, earnings were ₹5,700 (below $100), so no payment was made.
- **First Payment Amount** [04:14] — The first payment was around ₹15,000–18,000, achieved after earnings exceeded $100.
- **Payment Cycle** [05:11] — Payments are processed monthly, with a 21-day hold. For example, February earnings are paid on March 21.
- **Views Required for Long Videos** [06:56] — For long videos, approximately 5 lakh (500,000) views are needed to reach $100 and trigger the first payment.
- **Views Required for Shorts** [08:31] — For Shorts, RPM is lower (₹0.50–₹0.60 per 1,000 views), so 18–20 million views are needed to reach $100.
- **No Fixed Timeframe** [09:45] — The time to first payment varies; some creators get it in 2 months, others take 6 months to 2 years, depending on views and niche.
- **Views Are Key** [10:39] — Earnings depend solely on views, not subscribers, likes, or comments. The niche affects RPM, but views drive revenue.

### Conclusion

The first YouTube payment requires reaching the $100 threshold, which depends on views and niche. For long videos, around 500,000 views are needed; for Shorts, 18–20 million. There is no fixed timeframe—it can take 2 months to 2 years based on effort and content strategy.

## Transcript

friends, first of all we will talk a little bit about how it all
you can see here that it gives question came to everyone's mind that we don't get it from subscribers or from likes or comments, so like, share, follow, then
how will we get money, no, you have to understand this thing, this is to clear the doubt, after all, now let's come here, now here it will tell you when will it come here, now here it will tell you when will it give us the first payment and
when did we get it, let's talk about it, let's show you a little graph here friends, see this, we come here, first we go here, go to lifetime earning and show you,
complete data comes in front of you, we will discuss it here because if we will discuss it here because if we start
let's not talk here right now, let's come here and see here, see this is lifetime earning now  Look what is there right now, we are talking about it, look carefully here, look here, when did we start the channel, look here, in October 2021,
look here, in October 2021, and look, our first earning was in December 2021, 1349 2, there was a
gap of about two months, that is, we got the payment in two months, now let's show one more thing here, let's come down, now see here, we will show you the complete data, from where did the earning start, okay, look, it has come completely below, first of all, look here, the
month of November is written here, see how much payment we got here in the month of November, first of all, you will look carefully from here, sorry, from here I will crop it and mark it, look, first of all, we got the money in the month of November,
5700 5700, so we did not get the payment 5700, so we did not get the payment because until 5700 is not there, it does not give you money from your channel, so we started in October, our channel was launched in November
and this much earning was done, after this here  But let's talk about it, in the month of December, we here  But let's talk about it, in the month of December, we saw how much it was
above 10, then we got this money, how much, around 15 18 18000, the first payment that around 15 18 18000, the first payment that we got was of 000, it took us
we got was of 000, it took us two months for that time, now here many people will have doubts that Baba ji tell me on how many views will tell me on how many views will we get money, how many views? Now if we talk about the
we get money, how many views? Now if we talk about the views on this channel, which category of yours matters a lot, what is the category of your channel, what type of content are you working on because money is made from views, views
and the channel will be monetized, when views come then there will be earning, now on what type of topic are you making videos, are you making funny, are you making entertainment, are you making news, are you making technical videos, according to that there is no single criteria of views that
you will earn so much money on so many views, if we talk broadly friends, if we first  You want to get payment for 2 months of YouTube, two to two and a half months. Now
look at the payment of many people, it will take that much time. It takes one to one and a half months. Why? Because your channel is monetized, then 100 PINs will come, there will be address verification, then you will upload the PAN card details, there will be identity verification, it takes time, so
verification, it takes time, so you know approximately, the money is held for 21 days in a month, the you know approximately, the money is held for 21 days in a month, the payment comes, I mean, you understand, it comes out on the date of every month, that is,
come on the 21st of March, the payment for the entire month of February. Understand one thing here, one thing, many people remain very confused, like suppose we go here, now suppose we get 2000 rupees in the month of February, in the month of
now suppose we get 2000 rupees in the month of February, in the month of February, 195000 95000, see, okay, see, it is less than next month because there was a lot of problem on our channel.
Now when will I get 1 lakh 95000, will this come out?  On 21st March, the payment will be held for one month and 21 days. Here, so now many people will have
questions that how many views will you have to get on
and from the day your channel has been monetized, what did you do here brother, you will also upload long videos, there will be long videos and there will be short videos here, understand the point, understand my point, what did you do here, you will upload long videos, you will upload short videos, there are two
video categories, now if we talk about long videos, if we talk about average views since your channel has been monetized, then comfortably, I will talk about the minimum, I will not talk about the maximum because here many people will say that I am getting
70, I am getting 90 rupees, 000 rupees, I am getting 50, see, an average if we take it as 000 rupees, I am getting 50, see, an average if we take it as initial because on
in a day, then for that too, let's say I am getting around ₹, I am I am getting around ₹, I am talking about average ₹, okay  It is 0 now talking about average ₹, okay  It is 0 now if you get 1 lakh views here
then you will get 000 I am talking about the initial, I will not get less than this, you will get more than this I am talking about the minimum if we want to get the first payment in a long video then we will have to get around 9 lakh views here because it should be $ so in a month
because it should be $ so in a month we will have to get around 9 lakh views here only then you will get your first payment I am talking about long video, now if we talk about short videos then it is simple brother sometimes you get 50 paise
is simple brother sometimes you get 50 paise sometimes you get 50 paise for sometimes you get 50 paise for 1000 views, I understand sometimes someone gets 60 paise someone gets ₹ so if you get 1 million views in a short video then you will
if you get 1 million views in a short video then you will get around 500 600 000 if we talk minimum then 00 for 1 million views so now understand that if you want to get payment from a short video then approximately how much money, how many views will you have to get, at least you will get 20-18 million  You will have to
least you will get 20-18 million  You will have to 18 to 20 billion views will come on your short video, only then will your first
on your short video, only then will your first payment be made, that too how much $ $ payment be made, that too how much $ $ $ the minimum should be this much, until it does not reach this much, if $ the minimum should be this much, until it does not reach this much, if
your video goes viral on YouTube in 1 month then you can take the first payment of 1 lakh, 2 lakh or 3 lakh, the more views, the more money, so what conclusion did we come to here that there is no such criteria that
youtube will pay us after 2 months, 3 months, 4 months 4 months brother, when your $100 is complete, only in how many days will it take, only then will you get the payment, now how are you working, from where are the
views coming on your channel, how much hard work are you doing, how much dedication do you have, it takes two to two years for people to get their first payment, Baba ji got it in two months, it takes six to two years for people to get their first payment, so there is no
fixed time period for this, we do not fix the time period  First point is okay, now on how many views if it is a good channel, if it is a technical channel, then who knows it may reach
lakh views, if it is a blog channel, if it is funny, if it is a news site, then will you have to get a million views for that, only then will you get the first payment, so it depends on whether you get the payment here, sorry I forgot one thing here, sorry I made a mistake here, here
you will have to get not 9 lakh but around 5 lakh views, you will have to get 5 lakh views, you will get 5 lakh views, only then your lakh views, only then your first payment will come from the long video, I hope you must have understood
that the whole game here is about views, brother, it is about views, how many views are you getting, brother, it is about views, how many views are you getting, how are they coming, so the whole game is about views, you do not get money from likes and comments from subscribers, so I hope
hope you must have understood that when payment will come and many people monetize their channel with money thinking that they will
if you monetize with money  You did not work hard on the channel, you do not know not work hard on the channel, you do not know that you will get
your first payment come, if you complete this much then your first payment complete this much then your first payment comes, the rest here is not how much you will get, it can be any amount, minimum $100 minimum $1
$100 minimum $1 84 to 8500 88500, maximum you video will go viral more, you got 10 lakh payment, we have taken 26 lakh payments, the payment, we have taken 26 lakh payments, the first payment of 26 lakhs, you understand, this is
not fixed, yes views, I have told you, you will have to get so many views, there is no fixed time, it can take a lot of time, so now how do you have to work, I hope that you must have understood brother, what will you have to do to get the first payment and
how the first payment comes, you understood and when does it come and how does it come, I hope that if you liked the video, like and share the video and subscribe to the channel