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title: 'How to Get YouTube Monetization (in 5 Minutes)'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=TuiZTiQ9cyY'
video_id: 'TuiZTiQ9cyY'
date: 2026-06-21
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# How to Get YouTube Monetization (in 5 Minutes)

> Source: [How to Get YouTube Monetization (in 5 Minutes)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TuiZTiQ9cyY)

## Summary

This video provides a fast-paced, 5-minute guide to YouTube monetization, covering the essential requirements and steps to join the YouTube Partner Program.

### Key Points

- **Start in YouTube Studio** [0:00] — Access monetization via the 'Earn' tab in YouTube Studio. First, set your country of residence in settings.
- **Subscriber Requirement** [0:43] — Need 1,000 subscribers with no time limit.
- **Watch Hours Requirement** [0:56] — Need 4,000 public watch hours over 12 months (long-form videos only; Shorts views don't count).
- **Alternative Shorts Requirement** [1:32] — 10 million public Shorts views over 90 days (plus 1,000 subscribers).
- **Additional Policies** [2:49] — Enable two-step verification, avoid community guideline strikes, activate advanced features, and set up an AdSense account.
- **Application Process** [4:12] — After meeting requirements, agree to terms, set up AdSense, and wait for channel review (up to a month). Rejections have specific appeal timelines.

### Conclusion

YouTube monetization requires meeting subscriber and watch time/view thresholds, following policies, and completing a review process. Break down goals into daily averages to stay motivated.

## Transcript

So, you want to get monetized on
YouTube, but you got a 5minute attention
span. Well, time is money. So, let's get
on with it, shall we? First things
first, monetization lives inside the
YouTube studio, not your imagination.
So, jump in there and before you do
anything else, switch it all to dark
mode. It'll help you get monetized
faster because your eyes will still work
this time next year. On the lefth hand
menu bar, click earn. If you see this
message, you'll need to update your
country of residence in the settings,
which are down here under the channel
section. Country of residence is where
you actually live, not where you were
born. YouTube needs this for eligibility
requirements. And no, setting your
location to a luxury tax haven won't
magically upgrade your channel. Once
you've done that, the earn screen will
look a lot more useful as it will show
you your progress to monetization, which
basically looks like this. First up,
you'll need 1,000 subscribers. The good
news with this requirement is that there
is no time limit. Just keep creating and
over time, viewers will keep clicking
that button. Although, to be honest, I
preferred it when it looked like this.
The next requirement is more
challenging. You will need 4,000 public
watch hours over a 12-month period.
Public watch hours basically means the
videos must remain public, not unlisted,
not private, and certainly not deleted.
Also, any watch hours gained from
YouTube shorts will not count either,
which is damn annoying. As for 4,000
watch hours over a 12-month period, this
means that from today's date, whatever
date that is, go back 12 months, any
watch time earned will be counted, even
if the videos themselves were published
more than 12 months ago. I know, I know
you probably still have questions about
this, and I've tried to explain this
rule a million times before, but you
said you only had 5 minutes, so I'm
moving on. The alternative requirement
for 4,000 watch hours on long form
videos is 10 million public shorts views
over 90 days. Wow,
that's a lot of views. I can't think of
a joke for this bit. Uh, good luck.
Essentially, these same rules apply in
terms of shorts needing to remain
public. All shorts views over the last
90 days counting towards the
monetization requirements. But this
time, no long- form YouTube video views
will count towards this requirement,
which again is just damn annoying. The
requirements are set up in such a way
that you're either a long- form content
creator gunning for those 4,000 watch
hours or a shorts creator taking on 10
million views plus the 1,000 subscribers
every creator needs. I appreciate these
numbers sound pretty daunting,
especially on day one when you're
starting with a big fat zero. So, try to
break down these numbers into more
manageable chunks. For a long form
creator over one year, you would need to
average three subscribers and 11 hours
of watch time per day. For a shorts
creator over 90 days, that's 11
subscribers per day and 34,000 shorts
views per day to meet the requirements.
And YouTube is all about compounding
returns, stacking constantly on top of
each other. In your first week with one
video, you might not be hitting these
numbers, but give it time. 50 videos and
some viral moments, and you'll be
smashing these averages. Now, on top of
these channel performance requirements,
you'll also need to follow YouTube's
monetization policies. Yes, the boring
bit, but stay with me. You'll need to
turn on a two-step verification for your
channel as well, which you can do right
now, regardless of where you are in your
monetization journey. It is annoying,
but so is losing your channel to a
hacker called CryptoLord 6 and 7. Your
channel also needs to be free of
community guideline strikes. If you do
have one, you'll need to wait at least
90 days for that to expire before you
can apply for monetization. And finally,
you'll need to activate advanced
features on your channel. This starts by
verifying your account with a phone
number to unlock intermediate features.
Yes, another code. Yes, another text
message. After that, with a bit of
channel history and behaving yourself,
advanced features should automatically
unlock. Think of it like YouTube slowly
deciding it trusts you, but not that
much. Oh, and I almost forgot to
mention, you'll need to set up an
AdSense account attached to your YouTube
channel, which is how you'll get paid.
Now, I'll be honest with you, I haven't
got time to explain how all of this
works now because remember, I've only
got 5 minutes. But YouTube will help you
set all of this up when you're ready to
apply for the YouTube Partner Program.
In case you've not heard that phrase
before, the YouTube Partner Program is
the official term for channel
monetization. And if you wanted to, you
would only need to visit this page once,
turn on the notification for when you're
eligible, and just start creating
content. Now then, when you do meet all
of the monetization requirements, while
you are eligible for monetization,
you're not automatically enrolled and
accepted. First, you need to agree to
the monetization terms of service. Then,
set up the AdSense account we mentioned
earlier and wait for your channel to be
reviewed. The monetization review
process can take up to a month, but it's
often done a lot faster than that,
typically within a few days. If you're
rejected, you can appeal the decision
within 21 days or wait 30 days to make a
fresh monetization application. But if
you get rejected for a second time,
you'll need to wait 90 days before you
can apply again. So, it's really
important to swat up on the monetization
policies to make sure your content fits
YouTube's guidelines. All right,
congratulations on getting monetized.
Here's your first paycheck
in the mix. Stats on the rise. Views
climbing high. No surprise. Monetize.