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Do YouTubers Get Paid If You Download Their Video?

Do YouTubers Get Paid If You Download Their Video?

There’s a common misconception that YouTubers are paid for the number of downloads a video gets. The reality is a bit more complicated.

YouTube’s monetization system is structured around views and advertisements, not downloads.

Let’s dive deeper into this topic and dispel any lingering confusion.

How Are YouTubers Paid?

At its core, YouTube’s payment model primarily relies on advertisements and views, not downloads. It’s also important to note that not all views are created equal.

  1. Ad Revenue: This is the primary source of income for most YouTubers. Advertisements that appear before, during, or after a video are what generate income. The YouTuber is paid a share of the advertising revenue from these ads. This payment is usually calculated based on Cost Per Mille (CPM), meaning the cost per thousand views. The average CPM varies between countries and genres, but as of 2021, it ranged from $0.25 to $4.00 in the United States.The niche in which a YouTube channel operates can significantly influence the CPM rates. The rates vary based on audience demographic, engagement, and demand from advertisers.Here’s a rough estimation of average CPM rates across various popular YouTube niches:
    YouTube Niche Average CPM Rates
    Tech $4.00 – $6.00
    Finance $8.00 – $12.00
    Gaming $2.00 – $4.00
    Beauty and Fashion $3.00 – $6.00
    DIY and Crafts $2.00 – $4.00
    Health and Wellness $5.00 – $7.00
    Food and Cooking $3.00 – $5.00
    Travel and Lifestyle $2.00 – $4.00
    Education $4.00 – $7.00
    Entertainment and Comedy $2.00 – $4.00

    It’s important to note that these are rough estimates and actual rates can vary significantly. Factors such as viewer location, viewer age, and seasonality also play a role in determining CPM rates. Moreover, these rates are subject to change as market dynamics evolve.

  2. YouTube Premium: This is a subscription service offered by YouTube. It allows users to watch ad-free videos, access YouTube Originals, and play videos in the background. When a YouTube Premium member watches a video, the creator is paid out of the subscription fee. This income depends on the total watch time by YouTube Premium members.YouTube Premium revenue is split between all the creators a subscriber watches in a given month, based on the watch time. So, it’s hard to give concrete figures for individual channels, but we can certainly share a rough understanding of how the funds are divided.Please note, the following percentages are approximate, and actual percentages may vary:
    YouTube Premium Revenue Breakdown Approximate Percentage
    YouTube’s Share 45%
    Creators’ Share 55%

    YouTube usually takes approximately 45% of the total revenue as their share, leaving around 55% to be distributed among creators. The portion a particular YouTuber receives is calculated based on the amount of watch time they generated among YouTube Premium viewers.

    For instance, if a user watches one YouTuber A for 20 hours and another YouTuber B for 10 hours in a month, YouTuber A will receive twice the share of YouTube Premium revenue compared to YouTuber B from this particular user’s subscription fee.

  3. Channel Memberships and Super Chat: These are features that allow fans to directly support their favourite YouTubers. Channel Memberships allow fans to pay a monthly fee for special perks, while Super Chat lets viewers pay to have their messages highlighted during a live chat.YouTube also enables creators to earn through features like Memberships and Super Chat. These features allow fans to directly support their favourite creators. Here’s a breakdown of how much creators earn from these revenue streams:
    Revenue Stream Fees and Splits
    YouTube Memberships 70% to Creator, 30% to YouTube
    Super Chat 70% to Creator, 30% to YouTube

    For YouTube Memberships, creators receive 70% of the membership fee after local sales tax is deducted. The rest goes to YouTube. As of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021, there were three default price points: $4.99, $9.99, and $24.99 per month, but these prices can be adjusted based on the creator’s preference and local currency.

    Super Chat, on the other hand, allows viewers to pay to have their messages highlighted during a live chat. The fee breakdown is the same as Memberships – creators receive 70% and YouTube takes 30%.

    Remember, these splits apply after any local sales tax and, in the case of iOS purchases, after the app store’s transaction fee is deducted. This can significantly affect the net revenue a creator receives. As a result, the actual earnings for a creator might vary significantly based on several factors, including their location and the platforms their viewers are using to purchase memberships or send Super Chats.

  4. Merchandise Shelf: This feature allows YouTubers to showcase their official merchandise right on YouTube.
  5. Brand Partnerships: Many YouTubers also earn money through sponsorships and partnerships with brands.

The following table illustrates the most common revenue streams and their average rates:

Revenue Stream Average Rates
Ad Revenue (CPM) $0.25 – $4.00
YouTube Premium Varies
Channel Memberships $4.99, $9.99, $24.99 per month
Super Chat Varies
Merchandise Shelf Varies
Brand Partnerships Varies

Please note these rates are just averages and actual rates may vary greatly depending on numerous factors such as the YouTuber’s audience size, engagement, location, and video content.

So, What Happens If You Download a Video?

When a user downloads a video, it doesn’t directly contribute to a YouTuber’s income. The YouTuber gets paid when a viewer watches the video on YouTube’s platform, not when it’s downloaded. Downloading a video often means viewing it offline, which bypasses YouTube’s ad-serving platform and therefore generates no ad revenue for the YouTuber.

It’s worth noting that downloading YouTube videos for offline viewing without explicit permission from the creator is against YouTube’s terms of service. YouTube does provide an option for offline viewing through YouTube Premium, but this doesn’t involve downloading the video in the conventional sense. These views do count towards the total views and generate revenue for the creator.

Conclusion

In summary, YouTubers are not directly paid for video downloads. Instead, they earn money through ad revenue, channel memberships, Super Chat, the Merchandise Shelf, brand partnerships, and YouTube Premium views.

Downloading a video without explicit permission could potentially harm a YouTuber’s income, as it bypasses the revenue they could earn from ads.

Supporting your favourite YouTubers by watching their videos on the platform is the best way to ensure they get paid for their hard work.

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Can YouTube Shorts Be Monetized?

Can YouTube Shorts Be Monetized? 1

YouTube has not been one to shy away from making changes in a bid to keep up with the competition in recent years. From giving YouTubers the option to provide paid memberships to their users as an alternative to services like Patreon, to adding live-streaming to compete with Twitch.

I recently dived deep into everything we know about YouTube shorts – One of their more recent additions is YouTube Shorts, which could be seen as a move to compete with the likes of Snapchat, Instagram, and even Facebook to a degree. Of course, in typical Google fashion, not everything they implement is clearly explained and easy to understand.

YouTube Shorts’ rollout left a lot of questions for users due to its almost unofficial system of placing a hashtag in the description. Things are more clear now, of course, but now that Shorts are a more integrated part of the YouTube platform, many users still have questions over the monetization aspect of it.

Yes, YouTube Shorts CAN be monetized! From 2023 YouTube will be adding adverts to YouTube shorts and revenue shared with creators 45/10/45 with the 10% being for music licensing.

What Are YouTube Shorts?

You might be reading this and wondering “what the hell is a YouTube Short?”, but don’t worry, we’re going to fill you in.

YouTube Shorts are essentially YouTube’s answer to Instagram and Facebook Stories. They are short videos—less than 60 seconds to be precise—that are intended for continuous consumption. In essence, YouTube wants viewers to sit and watch several Shorts one after the other, with the ultimate aim being to keep those viewers on the website for longer. Many of us will happily sit through a 10-15 minute video, and if YouTube can put the right Shorts in front of a viewer, that 10-15 minute window could see them viewing 15-30 Shorts (many Shorts are much less than 60 seconds). These videos are primarily made for mobile viewing, something that is evident when you look at the portrait aspect ratio. While regular YouTube is the kind of experience you can set up in front of your computer or laptop head off down the rabbit hole, YouTube Shorts is more of a “kill five minutes at the bus stop” kind of experience.

Where Is The Money?

If you think about this from a YouTube-centric point of view, you might notice a problem with YouTube Shorts when it comes to generating revenue. If the aim is to keep users watching these short videos, you can’t really go sticking advertisements in between because it will dramatically increase the chances of the viewer clicking away. YouTube knows this, of course, which is why they don’t run advertisements on YouTube Shorts.

With that in mind, where is the money coming from?

In short, the answer is nowhere. With no ad being run against YouTube Shorts, there is no money coming in for those views. It could be argued that there is some revenue coming from YouTube Premium users, but that money is coming in regardless. And, since there are no ads on YouTube Shorts, they are unlikely to bring in new YouTube Premium subscribers since the biggest attraction of that service is the removal of ads.

Why Have Shorts If There’s No Money In It?

Just a quick note; there’s no money for YouTube. YouTubers can still get paid, more on that below.

Ultimately, as much as we might like to believe that our favourite companies are acting in our best interests, all decisions ultimately come back to money. YouTube Shorts may not directly make YouTube money, but their inclusion has been judged good for YouTube’s bottom line in the long run.

The most obvious way this works is by exposing viewers to more content. As mentioned above, in the same amount of time you might take to watch one 15 minute video, you could watch 20 Shorts. The more content you watch, the better idea YouTube’s algorithm gets of what you like, and the more successful it can be at recommending content to you. That in turn increases the likelihood of you sticking around, which increases the opportunity to serve you ads. There is also an argument to be made that adding this alternative way of consuming media may attract users that wouldn’t typically spend that much time on YouTube, though we’re not sure TikTok will be quaking in their boots at the thought of YouTube Shorts.

YouTube Shorts Fund Explained

We’ve teased you enough. How do you make money from YouTube Shorts? Through the YouTube Shorts Fund. Since there is no revenue being directly generated from YouTube Shorts, YouTube has to create their own incentives for creatives, and they’ve done this in the form of the YouTube Shorts Fund.

This is a $100M fund set up to reward creators. Bonuses are awarded monthly to creators who have had success with their Shorts, with YouTube stating that they’ll reach out to “thousands” of creators each month to award between $100 and $10,000, which is paid directly into your AdSense account. There is no stated qualification criteria, such as a certain number of views, so the recipients of these bonuses would appear to be entirely at YouTube’s discretion at this stage.

There are some criteria you have to meet in order to be eligible for a YouTube Shorts Fund bonus, however;

  • Have uploaded at least one eligible Short in the last 180 days
  • Channel must abide by community guidelines
  • Channel must not be uploading unoriginal content or content with watermarks (like the TikTok logo)
  • Creator must be in an eligible region (see link above)
  • Creator must be 13 years (or the age of majority outside of United States)
  • Creators under 18 must have a parent or guardian accept terms and set up an AdSense account.

Channels do not need to be monetized in order to be eligible for the YouTube Shorts Fund, however, but you will still be eligible if you are part of the YouTube Partner Programme or an affiliate under a Multi-Channel Network.

Top 5 Tools To Get You Started on YouTube

Very quickly before you go here are 5 amazing tools I have used every day to grow my YouTube channel from 0 to 30K subscribers in the last 12 months that I could not live without.

1. VidIQ helps boost my views and get found in search

I almost exclusively switched to VidIQ from a rival in 2020.

Within 12 months I tripled the size of my channel and very quickly learnt the power of thumbnails, click through rate and proper search optimization. Best of all, they are FREE!

2. Adobe Creative Suite helps me craft amazing looking thumbnails and eye-catching videos

I have been making youtube videos on and off since 2013.

When I first started I threw things together in Window Movie Maker, cringed at how it looked but thought “that’s the best I can do so it’ll have to do”.

Big mistake!

I soon realized the move time you put into your editing and the more engaging your thumbnails are the more views you will get and the more people will trust you enough to subscribe.

That is why I took the plunge and invested in my editing and design process with Adobe Creative Suite. They offer a WIDE range of tools to help make amazing videos, simple to use tools for overlays, graphics, one click tools to fix your audio and the very powerful Photoshop graphics program to make eye-catching thumbnails.

Best of all you can get a free trial for 30 days on their website, a discount if you are a student and if you are a regular human being it starts from as little as £9 per month if you want to commit to a plan.

3. Rev.com helps people read my videos

You can’t always listen to a video.

Maybe you’re on a bus, a train or sat in a living room with a 5 year old singing baby shark on loop… for HOURS. Or, you are trying to make as little noise as possible while your new born is FINALLY sleeping.

This is where Rev can help you or your audience consume your content on the go, in silence or in a language not native to the video.

Rev.com can help you translate your videos, transcribe your videos, add subtitles and even convert those subtitles into other languages – all from just $1.50 per minute.

A GREAT way to find an audience and keep them hooked no matter where they are watching your content.

4. PlaceIT can help you STAND OUT on YouTube

I SUCK at making anything flashy or arty.

I have every intention in the world to make something that looks cool but im about as artistic as a dropped ice-cream cone on the web windy day.

That is why I could not live on YouTube without someone like PlaceIT. They offer custom YouTube Banners, Avatars, YouTube Video Intros and YouTube End Screen Templates that are easy to edit with simple click, upload wizard to help you make amazing professional graphics in minutes.

Best of all, some of their templates are FREE! or you can pay a small fee if you want to go for their slightly more premium designs (pst – I always used the free ones).

5. StoryBlocks helps me add amazing video b-roll cutaways

I mainly make tutorials and talking head videos.

And in this modern world this can be a little boring if you don’t see something funky every once in a while.

I try with overlays, jump cuts and being funny but my secret weapon is b-roll overlay content.

I can talk about skydiving, food, money, kids, cats – ANYTHING I WANT – with a quick search on the StoryBlocks website I can find a great looking clip to overlay on my videos, keeping them entertained and watching for longer.

They have a wide library of videos, graphics, images and even a video maker tool and it wont break the bank with plans starting from as little as £8.25 ($9) per month.

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Top 5 Ways to Monetise Your YouTube Channel in 2021

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“There are more ways than one to skin a cat.”

It’s a horrible old saying that dates to 1840, but there is another part to the saying that you don’t hear too often —

“so are there more ways than one of digging for money.”

This advice applies to YouTube monetisation too.

There are plenty of ways to make money from your YouTube channel apart from the obvious one of shared ad revenue from the YouTube Partner Program.

This post covers the latest rules for the YouTube Partner Program and offers a high-level overview of some alternative ways you can monetize a YouTube channel in 2021.

Here we go.

How Do I Make Money With the YouTube Partner Program?

The best way to approach making money on YouTube is to create a number of income streams. That way, if one bites the dust you still have others to fall back on.

But one method you should always aim to qualify for is the YouTube Partner Program itself. The YouTube Partner Program is where you earn a share of the advertising revenue YouTube makes from showing the short ads before, during, and at the end of videos.

There are five criteria to qualify, you must ―

  1. Have over 1000 channel subscribers.
  2. Have over 4000 hours of watch time in the last 12 months.
  3. Have registered for a Google AdSense account.
  4. Be in compliance with the content rules that YouTube sets.
  5. Be over 18 years of age (ideally).

Having 1000 channel subscribers is self-explanatory. It perhaps seems like a tough ask when you start, but once you begin to regularly put out good content, your sub-numbers can soon stack up.

4000 hours of watchtime relates to the videos that you’ve uploaded to your channel and had watched by others. Say you upload a 10-minute video and 100 people watch all of it, then you have 1000 minutes of watchtime. Don’t delete any of your videos when you start ― any video you remove also erases it’s watchtime from your account.

To register for a Google AdSense account you have to be at least 18 years old. Though if you are under 18 it may be technically possible to link the AdSense account of a parent to your YouTube channel.

Once you’ve met the criteria for the YouTube Partner Program, you still need to apply as It’s not something that happens automatically. Once you’ve applied you may need to wait as much as 30 days for a response as your account has to undergo a human review.

How much can you expect to earn?

According to Intuit, YouTubers, on average, earn $4 per 1000 video views. So to make $100 a day, you’d need to get around 25,000 video views a day.

YouTube doesn’t have to grant you monetisation, though, even if you meet all the criteria. It’s their platform and their rules. So if you do get rejected, or the YouTube Partner Program isn’t available in your country, there are still plenty of ways you can make money from the platform.

Let’s take a look at a few.

How Do I Make Money on YouTube With Endorsements?

Influencing is not a new thing. Businesses have paid prominent people money to promote their products for over a hundred years.

Once you’ve built up an audience for your channel in a niche that lends itself to promoting a product, you can register with an agency like Upfluence. Upfluence matches businesses with content creators to create influencing opportunities.

You don’t have to have a massive following to take advantage of influencing opportunities. But the amount you’re paid will depend on the size of your audience.

YouTube has launched an influencer hub too, called BrandConnect. Eligibility is restricted at the moment to creators located in the USA with over 25,000 channel subscribers.

It’s a fairly new venture for YouTube, so they may roll it out to new locations and relax entry conditions as time moves on.

Of course, you’re free to set up your own influencing opportunities by proactively approaching businesses yourself. Just make sure you have a large enough audience in a niche that plays well with your target company.

How much can you expect to earn?

Top earners can make thousands of dollars per video. But the cash you earn will depend on the size of your audience and the market niche you serve.

Starting with a small channel will likely mean that you only receive a free sample of the product you are endorsing, like a protein shake or an eyeliner for example.

How Do I Make Money on YouTube with Patreon?

You can make money with crowdfunding on YouTube, where you ask people to send you money directly. This is a method best left for those raising money for a good cause. And it could lead to a fraud claim if you aren’t transparent with what the requested money will be used for.

Much better, and a step away from crowdfunding, is using a service like Patreon.

Patreon allows you to create a page where you can distribute additional content not uploaded to your YouTube channel. You tap your fans for a small recurring monthly payment in exchange for access to exclusive content.

You can set several levels of subscription, and save you juiciest content for your top-level subscribers.

Patreon is like having your own pay-TV channel, and you have full control over the content and the schedule.

If you don’t want to commit to the extra workload that running a Patreon account brings on top of an already busy filming calendar for YouTube, consider using the Patreon pay per content model instead.

This lets you charge people to see bonus content as and when you make it.

How much can you expect to earn?

Patreon subscription prices charged by people are usually around the $4-$5 per month mark. This price is small enough for many people not to have to think too deeply about signing up.

And the recurring monthly payments are likely to continue, at least for a while, as many are too lazy to cancel them!

If you can get 1000 patrons paying you an average of $4 per month, then you have an income that most could live on.

Here’s an example from a small YouTuber with an associate Patreon account. Nate Maingard is a singer-songwriter with a little over 5K subscribers. Nate’s Patreon has three levels of subscription priced from around $5 up to about $100 for his biggest fans.

If you look at his Patreon page it says that he has 151 patrons, at the time of writing. You can’t see how that breaks down across the various levels, but he is making a minimum of $500 per month.

How Do I Make Money on YouTube with Merchandise?

You can sell products branded with your logo or channel identity and sell them on YouTube via a merch shelf.

YouTube says ‘The merch shelf allows eligible creators to showcase their official branded merchandise on YouTube. The shelf appears on the video page of eligible channels, but may not be shown on all video pages.’

To access the YouTube merch program, your channel needs 10,000 subscribers and not make content primarily aimed at kids. Your merch should also be visually appealing and desirable enough for your fans to want to buy it.

Some of the items that are best for branding and selling are everyday items that people are likely to make use of. Baseball caps, reusable water bottles, and mugs are all popular choices and cheap enough for an impulse buy.

Make sure that your designs are of good quality, so hire a designer from Fiverr or Upwork if need be.

You don’t need to buy and stock your merch products. You can sign up with a print-on-demand service that can sync with your YouTube merch shelf. When you get an order, it’s automatically sent to the print-on-demand provider who makes the product and ships it directly to the customer.

If you’re in the UK then Printful has a good service. For those elsewhere, YouTube has a page of recommended retailers.

How much can I expect to earn?

This is difficult to approximate. It all depends on your fans, the design, and how much you promote them in your videos. This Sellfy calculator tries to give you a rough idea. Sellfy reckons that 10,000 monthly video views could earn you between $340 and $1,740 from merch sales.

How Do I Make Money on YouTube with Affiliate Sales?

An excellent way to earn extra money from your YouTube channel is by seeking out affiliate sales.

This is where you act as a middle-man between a product seller and buyer. Basically, you are saying to your audience; ‘hey, I think [this product] is really good, you should go buy it’.

When someone buys a product that you recommended, and they followed a special link that identifies you as the referrer, then you earn a percentage commission on the deal.

The great thing about affiliate sales is that earnings are open-ended ― the sky’s the limit.

You can earn a few dollars when someone buys a cheap item on your recommendation. But you can earn hundreds of dollars per sale for more expensive things like premium training courses.

The easiest way to start making affiliate income on YouTube is by signing up with the Amazon Associate program.

You can pick a few products and highlight them in a video. Then, you link to the item using your affiliate link in the video details section underneath.

When a viewer follows the link and buys it you earn a commission. You also earn a commission if they buy something else too ―all sales are attributed to your referral link for that one shopping cart.

I include links to various products that I genuinely recommend in the video description for each one I upload.

How much can I expect to earn?

It’s impossible to say. How long is a piece of string? But you can easily make a living from affiliate sales only on YouTube, as long as you have enough video views.

Conclusion

Like the poor skinned cat I mentioned at the top of this post ― there are many ways to make money on YouTube.

But, your first focus should always be on growing your subscriber count and adding to your video stockpile. Like many things in life, there is a natural order to things on YouTube. One study from 2018 showed that 3% of YouTube channels had 90% of the total views.

To become a money-making powerhouse on YouTube, aim to be a 3-percenter. After that, you have as many ways as you want to earn money from YouTube in 2021 and beyond.

 

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Do you get paid for YouTube?

Do you get paid for YouTube? 2

Do you get paid for YouTube? Yes — but not just for uploading.

You get paid once you monetise: join the YouTube Partner Programme, then earn through ads and a whole stack of other features. This is the complete 2026 guide — the exact requirements, all ten ways to get paid, real earnings examples, and how YouTube’s pay stacks up against TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X.

Why trust this? I’m Alan Spicer — a YouTube Certified Expert with two decades on the platform, six Silver Play Buttons and 500+ creators coached. I’ve taken channels from zero to monetised and beyond, so this is the real map, not the hype.

Want a personal plan to get monetised faster? Book a free discovery call.

🔑 Key takeaways

  • YouTube pays you only once you monetise — uploading alone earns nothing.
  • Two entry points: 500 subscribers for fan funding, 1,000 subscribers + 4,000 watch hours for full ad revenue.
  • Creators keep 55% of long-form ad revenue, paid via AdSense at a $100 threshold.
  • There are 10 ways to get paid — and ads are usually the smallest.
  • Long-form YouTube pays far more per view than TikTok, Facebook, Instagram or X.
  • The creators who earn a living diversify and treat the channel as a business.

⚡ QUICK ANSWER: Do you get paid for YouTube?
Yes — but only once you monetise. YouTube doesn’t pay you for uploading; you have to join the YouTube Partner Programme, which you can enter for fan-funding features at 500 subscribers and for full ad revenue at 1,000 subscribers + 4,000 watch hours (or 10M Shorts views). Creators keep 55% of ad revenue, get paid through AdSense, and receive a payout each month once they pass the $100 threshold. Ads are just the start — the real money is in stacking several income streams.

Do You Get Paid for YouTube? The Honest Answer

YouTube is the kingpin of online video — billions of logged-in monthly users, most of them watching on mobile — so it’s no wonder everyone wants a slice. But here’s the truth a lot of beginners miss: you don’t get paid simply for having a channel or uploading videos. Payment only begins when you monetise, and monetising means qualifying for and joining the YouTube Partner Programme (YPP).

The good news? Anyone can do it. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a gamer, a fitness creator, a faceless channel, or even under 18 — if your content is original, follows the rules, and hits the thresholds, you can get paid. The rest of this guide shows you exactly how, how much, and how it compares to every other platform.

How Getting Paid on YouTube Actually Works

Once you’re in the Partner Programme, the mechanics are straightforward:

  • You earn through the platform. Ads run on your videos, viewers send Super Chats, members pay monthly — YouTube tracks it all.
  • You keep the majority of ad revenue. On long-form videos, creators receive 55% of the ad revenue their videos generate; YouTube keeps 45%.
  • You’re paid through Google AdSense. You link an AdSense account when you join YPP, and your earnings flow into it.
  • AdSense pays you monthly — once your balance passes the $100 (or local equivalent) payment threshold, you get paid the following month.

That’s the pipeline: earn on YouTube → tracked in YouTube → paid via AdSense → into your bank once you clear $100. Two concepts underpin how much lands in that pipeline — CPM (what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions) and RPM (what you actually keep per 1,000 views). Learn those two and the money side of YouTube stops being a mystery.

YouTube Partner Programme Requirements (2026)

There are now two tiers to the Partner Programme — and most beginners only know about the second one. The lower tier lets smaller channels start earning through fan funding before they qualify for full ad revenue.

Requirement Fan-funding tier Full ad-revenue tier
Subscribers 500 1,000
Public watch hours (12 months) 3,000 4,000
…OR Shorts views (90 days) 3 million 10 million
Recent public uploads 3 in last 90 days —
Unlocks Memberships, Super Chat, Super Thanks, Shopping All of that plus ad revenue

🔍 Every path also requires: no active community-guideline strikes, 2-step verification enabled, a linked AdSense account, living in a country where YPP is available, and full compliance with YouTube’s monetisation policies. Watch hours count only from public long-form videos — Shorts views are tracked separately. For the full breakdown see the 2026 YouTube monetisation requirements and how the Partner Programme really pays.

The 10 Ways to Get Paid on YouTube

Ad revenue is what everyone thinks of — but it’s only the beginning. Here are all ten ways creators actually earn, and the ones that make the real difference sit further down this list. (For the deep dive, see 9 revenue streams beyond AdSense.)

1. Ad Revenue (AdSense)

The classic. Ads run before, during and around your videos, and you keep 55% of what they generate. It scales with views and depends heavily on your niche’s CPM and RPM — a finance channel can out-earn a gaming channel many times over per view. Note that skipped ads generally don’t pay unless watched to the threshold.

2. YouTube Premium Revenue

When a Premium subscriber watches your content ad-free, you still earn — a share of their subscription fee based on how much of your content they watch. It’s passive and adds up. More in do YouTubers get paid for Premium.

3. Channel Memberships

Viewers pay a monthly fee for perks — badges, emoji, members-only content and community. It’s recurring, predictable income and one of the most underrated streams. See building recurring revenue with memberships.

4. Super Chat, Super Thanks & Super Stickers

Fans pay to highlight their messages during live streams (Super Chat/Stickers) or to tip on regular videos (Super Thanks). Brilliant for engaged, live-heavy channels — the tactics are in my Super Chat strategy guide.

5. YouTube Shopping & Merchandise

Sell your own products or a merch line directly from your channel via the Shopping features. Turns an audience into customers without leaving YouTube.

6. Shorts Monetisation

Shorts earn a share of ad revenue from a pooled, views-based system — and 10 million Shorts views in 90 days can even qualify you for full monetisation. See can YouTube Shorts be monetised.

7. Sponsorships & Brand Deals

Often the biggest earner of all. Brands pay you directly to feature their product — no ad thresholds required, and the rates dwarf ad revenue for many creators. You can land these under 10,000 subscribers; learn how to get brand deals and how to price them properly.

8. Affiliate Marketing

Recommend products you use, drop a tracked link in your description, and earn a commission on every sale. Low effort, scales with your audience, and works from day one — no monetisation required. Start with the YouTube affiliate marketing guide, and see how it stacks up in affiliate vs sponsorship.

9. Your Own Products & Services

Courses, coaching, digital downloads, consulting. This is where creators turn an audience into a real business, and the margins beat every platform payout. It’s exactly what a channel like this one is built around.

10. Fan Funding (Patreon & Beyond)

Off-platform memberships and tip jars like Patreon let your most dedicated fans support you directly, often with perks YouTube can’t offer. A great complement to on-platform income.

How Much Do YouTubers Actually Earn? (With Examples)

The honest answer: it varies wildly. Two channels with identical view counts can earn completely different amounts because of niche, audience location and income mix. A few anchors to set expectations:

Factor Reality
Ad revenue split Creators keep 55% of long-form ad revenue
Typical long-form RPM Roughly $2–$10 per 1,000 views (niche-dependent)
Highest-paying niches Finance, business, tech — often $15+ RPM
Biggest earners overall Usually sponsorships & own products, not ads

Worked examples: what the same views earn

Because RPM swings so hard by niche, identical view counts produce very different cheques. Rough ad-revenue examples:

  • 100,000 views, gaming niche (RPM ~$3) → roughly $300 in ad revenue.
  • 100,000 views, finance niche (RPM ~$15) → roughly $1,500 — same views, 5× the money.
  • 1,000,000 views, mid-range niche (RPM ~$6) → roughly $6,000 in ad revenue (see what 1M views really makes).
  • Add it up: a channel doing 200k views a month in a solid niche might make a few hundred in ads — but the same audience can add a sponsorship, affiliate income and a product to reach several thousand.

That’s why niche choice matters so much — see which niches pay the most per view and the full CPM examples breakdown. It’s also worth knowing how many views you need, how many subscribers, and the bigger reality of what percentage of YouTubers actually make money.

YouTube vs TikTok, Facebook, Instagram & X — Which Pays Creators Most?

This is the question every creator eventually asks: is YouTube actually the best place to get paid? For long-form video, YouTube wins comfortably — it pays far more per view and offers the deepest monetisation stack. Here’s how the native creator programmes compare in 2026:

Platform Rough native pay Entry requirements Verdict
YouTube (long-form) ~$2–$10+ RPM, 55% ad share 1,000 subs + 4,000 hrs (or 500 for fan funding) ✅ Highest per view + deepest stack
TikTok (Creator Rewards) ~$0.40–$1.00 per 1,000 qualified views 10k followers + 100k views/30 days, 60s+ videos ⚠️ Low RPM; real money in Shop/deals
Facebook (Content Monetisation) ~$0.02–$0.15 Reels RPM; higher for long in-stream (~55% share) 5k followers + 600k mins viewed/60 days ⚠️ Modest per view; good for older audiences
Instagram Mostly invite-only bonuses; no broad ad share Varies (bonuses invite-only; badges/subs) ❌ Little direct pay; brand deals rule
X (Ad Revenue Sharing) ~$8–$12 per million verified impressions X Premium + 500 verified followers + 5M impressions/3mo ❌ Pennies directly; audience → other channels

A few honest takeaways from those numbers:

  • YouTube long-form is in a different league per view — and it’s the only one of the five that reliably pays a living from platform revenue alone in the right niche.
  • Short-form pays little directly. TikTok’s Creator Rewards and Facebook/Instagram Reels are audience-building engines; the money comes from TikTok Shop, brand deals and driving people elsewhere. See can you get paid on TikTok.
  • X pays pennies for direct revenue sharing — a top-1% account might see tens of dollars a month. The value is the audience, not the payout.
  • On every platform, the real income is brand deals and your own products — but YouTube gives you the strongest base to build them on, plus you own your audience through search and suggested. For the multi-platform view, see how to make money on social media and blog vs YouTube earnings.

⚠️ Reality check: platform programmes change constantly — TikTok, Meta and X have all overhauled their creator payments in the last two years. Treat every figure here as a 2026 ballpark and confirm the current rules on each platform’s official pages before you build a strategy around them.

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When Will You Start Earning?

There are three gates between you and your first payout:

  1. Hit the thresholds. This is the slow part — building to 500 or 1,000 subscribers and your watch hours. It can take months or a year-plus depending on your niche and consistency (here’s how long it typically takes).
  2. Apply and get reviewed. Once you qualify, apply in YouTube Studio’s Earn section. Review usually takes 2–4 weeks.
  3. Clear the $100 payout threshold. You earn from approval, but AdSense only pays once your balance reaches $100 — then monthly thereafter.

So “when will I start earning?” has two answers: you start earning the moment you’re approved, but money reaches your bank only after you cross $100. For most new channels, the honest bottleneck is step one — getting to the threshold.

How to Get Paid Faster (and Earn More)

The creators who monetise quickly and earn well tend to do the same handful of things:

  • Pick a niche with intent. Higher-CPM topics and a clear audience earn more per view and attract sponsors.
  • Obsess over watch time and retention. It’s what gets you to 4,000 hours and what the algorithm rewards.
  • Diversify early. Add affiliate links and your own offers before you’re even monetised — neither needs YPP.
  • Be consistent. A reliable schedule compounds; sporadic uploads stall. Start by nailing your first 1,000 subscribers.
  • Use the right tools. Research and optimisation tools help you find winning topics and hit thresholds faster.
Tool How it helps you get paid faster Link
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And back it all with a real growth strategy. If you’re in the UK specifically, here’s making money on YouTube in the UK and how many views you need in the UK.

Getting Paid & Tax (UK)

One part beginners forget: YouTube income is taxable. The moment you’re earning, you’re running a small business in HMRC’s eyes. In the UK there’s a £1,000 trading allowance — earn under that in a tax year and you generally don’t need to declare it — but go over and you must register as self-employed and report your income through Self Assessment. Keep records of everything (income and expenses like gear, software and subscriptions) from day one. The full rules are in my HMRC side-hustle tax rules for 2026. Getting paid is the fun part; staying on the right side of the taxman keeps it fun.

Realistic Expectations

Time for some honesty. Most people who start a channel never make meaningful money from it — not because YouTube is rigged, but because they quit before the thresholds, pick a niche with no audience, or rely on ad revenue alone. The creators who do earn a living treat it as a business: they diversify across several of the ten streams above, they pick niches strategically, and they show up consistently for the long haul. YouTube can absolutely pay — even replace a salary — but it’s earned, not automatic. One modern shortcut worth knowing is using AI to make money on YouTube in 2026 to produce faster without cutting corners on quality. Set your expectations right and you’ll outlast the majority who give up.

Why Monetisation Applications Get Rejected

Hitting the numbers doesn’t guarantee approval. Your channel also has to pass a policy and originality review, and applications commonly get rejected for:

  • Reused or “inauthentic” content — YouTube has tightened its stance on mass-produced, low-effort or heavily-recycled content.
  • Not enough original value — compilations or reaction content with little added.
  • Active strikes — copyright or community-guideline strikes on the channel.
  • Not advertiser-friendly — content that breaks the monetisation policies.

If you’re rejected, you’ll get a general reason by email and can reapply after 30 days. Fix the underlying issue first — reapplying with the same problem just gets rejected again.

People Also Ask

Do you get paid for YouTube views?

Not directly for views themselves — you’re paid for the ads shown against those views, so a view with no ad (or a skipped one) may earn nothing while a view with a watched ad earns its share. That’s why RPM (earnings per 1,000 views) matters more than the raw view count.

Do small YouTubers get paid?

Yes — once you cross the thresholds. A small channel in a high-CPM niche with an engaged audience can out-earn a much bigger channel in a low-value niche, especially when it layers in sponsorships and affiliates. Size helps, but niche and income mix matter more.

How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?

For long-form, expect a creator RPM of roughly $2–$10 per 1,000 views in most niches, and $15+ in premium niches like finance. Shorts pay far less per view. Remember you keep 55% of the ad revenue your videos generate.

Can you get paid on YouTube without making videos?

Not through the Partner Programme, which requires your own original content. But affiliate links and selling your own products can earn from a channel regardless of size — and faceless formats mean you never have to appear on camera.

Getting Paid on YouTube: FAQ

Do you get paid for YouTube?

Yes, but not automatically. YouTube doesn’t pay you just for uploading — you have to monetise your channel by joining the YouTube Partner Programme and then earning through ads and other features. Once you’re monetised, YouTube pays you a share of ad revenue plus income from memberships, Super Chat, Shopping and more.

How many subscribers do you need to get paid on YouTube?

For fan-funding features you need 500 subscribers plus 3 recent uploads and 3,000 public watch hours (or 3 million Shorts views). For full ad revenue you need 1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 public watch hours in 12 months, or 10 million Shorts views in 90 days. All paths also require no strikes, 2-step verification and a linked AdSense account.

How much do YouTubers get paid?

It varies enormously by niche and audience. Creators keep 55% of ad revenue, and long-form RPM (earnings per 1,000 views) typically lands somewhere around $2–$10, though high-value niches like finance can be far higher. So 100,000 views might earn anywhere from roughly $200 to $1,500-plus in ad revenue alone, before sponsorships and other streams.

How does YouTube pay you?

Through Google AdSense. You link an AdSense account when you join the Partner Programme, and YouTube pays your earnings into it. AdSense then pays you monthly, once your balance passes the payment threshold — $100 or your local equivalent.

When will I start earning on YouTube?

You start earning once you’re accepted into the Partner Programme, which takes a review of usually 2–4 weeks after you apply. You then need your AdSense balance to reach $100 before your first payout, so the time to actual money in your account depends on how fast your channel earns.

Can you make a living from YouTube?

Some creators do, but most don’t live on YouTube alone. The ones who earn a full-time income almost always diversify — ad revenue plus sponsorships, memberships, affiliates and their own products or services. Treating the channel as a business with multiple income streams is what turns it into a living.

Do you get paid for YouTube Shorts?

Yes. Once you’re in the Partner Programme, Shorts earn a share of ad revenue from a pooled system based on views. Shorts are also a route into monetisation — 10 million Shorts views in 90 days can qualify you for full ad revenue in place of the 4,000 watch-hours requirement.

Does YouTube pay more than TikTok, Facebook, Instagram or X?

For long-form video, yes — by a wide margin. YouTube’s long-form RPM (roughly $2–$10 and up) dwarfs TikTok’s Creator Rewards (about $0.40–$1.00 per 1,000 qualified views), Facebook Reels (roughly $0.02–$0.15), Instagram (mostly invite-only bonuses, no broad ad share) and X (around $8–$12 per million verified impressions). YouTube also offers the deepest monetisation stack and lets you own your audience.

Do you pay tax on YouTube earnings in the UK?

Yes. YouTube income is taxable. In the UK there’s a £1,000 trading allowance, but earn more than that and you must register with HMRC as self-employed and declare it via Self Assessment. Keep records of your income and expenses from day one.

Why was my YouTube monetisation application rejected?

Common reasons include reused or inauthentic content, not enough original value, community-guideline or copyright strikes, or content that isn’t advertiser-friendly. Meeting the subscriber and watch-time numbers isn’t enough on its own — your channel also has to pass YouTube’s policy and originality review. You can reapply after 30 days.

Final Thoughts

So — do you get paid for YouTube? Yes, and in more ways than most people realise. But the money starts when you monetise, not when you upload, and the creators who really earn from it treat their channel like the business it is: they hit the Partner Programme thresholds, then stack ad revenue on top of memberships, sponsorships, affiliates and their own products. Compared with TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X, YouTube pays the most per view for long-form and gives you the strongest base to build everything else on. Get the foundations right — a strong niche, consistent uploads, growing watch time — and the payment side follows. The platform is ready to pay you. The rest is up to the work you put in.

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A note on this guide: Partner Programme thresholds, the revenue split and the payout threshold reflect YouTube’s monetisation rules current at the time of writing (July 2026); confirm the latest in YouTube’s Help Centre and the Creator resources. Cross-platform figures for TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X are 2026 creator-reported ballparks — see Meta’s newsroom and independent creator-economy analysis at Influencer Marketing Hub — and change frequently, so verify on each platform before relying on them. Some links here are affiliate links (rel=”sponsored”) and never change the price you pay.
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How To Be Advertiser Friendly on YouTube – Make Family Friendly Content 2019 // What is Advertiser Friendly Content? Ever since the “adpocalypse” of early 2018, if you wanted to make money from youtube ads you had to go advertiser safe. These means making advertiser friendly content suitable for most if not all ages aka Family Friendly Content.

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YouTube Face YouTube Partner Program Issues – Monetization Broken & #YouTubePartnerCulling // YouTube are reporting issues with its new YouTube Partnership Program roll out. Monetization broke, money trapped, features not working and people are not happy. Channel monetization reviews have been delays for weeks and in some cases people have been demonetized even when over the threshold.

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How To Make Money On YouTube Without Adsense – No YouTube Partner Program #YPP

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How To Apply For YouTube Monetization in 2018 – NEW YouTube Partnership Program Changes

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How To Apply For YouTube Monetization in 2018 — NEW YouTube Partnership Program Changes // Applying for YouTube Monetization? Apply for YouTube Partnership at 1K Subscribers and 4000 Hours Of Watch Time in 12 Months. Monetize your videos and make money on YouTube. Learn How to monetize your YouTube channel and what you need to do to Apply For YouTube Monetization in 2018.

Monetization on YouTube videos is a good way to make a Passive Income online. Monetizing your youtube videos after the recent adpocalypse has become a little harder than it used to be but all you have to do is make sure you follow the 4 main steps.

How To Apply For YouTube Monetization in 2018— Step 1 — Read and agree to the YouTube terms and conditions.

How To Apply For YouTube Monetization — Step 2 — Set up a Google Adsense account and link it to your YouTube Channel

How To Apply For YouTube Monetization in 2018 — Step 3 — Confirm your YouTube monetization settings.

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YouTube Changes Monetization Rules For Small YouTubers – YouTube Partnership Changes 2018

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YouTube To Demonetize All Small YouTubers – What Can You Do? – YouTube Partnership Changes // YouTube Monetization 2018 Update – YouTube has announced that they will be changing their YouTube Partnership Programme (youtube partnership requirements) to only allow monetization on channels with more than 1000 subscribers and over 4000 hours (240,000 minutes) of watch time over a 12 month period.

This has rightly or wrongly upset the small youtuber community and I wanted to pop onto a live stream to talk about this issue.

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Adpocalypse Demonetization YouTube Icons have arrived and its time we explained what the YouTube Monetization Icons mean, how to monetize YouTube Videos and why your YouTube videos have been demonetized. How to appeal a YouTube demonization and what affects a YouTube video being confirmed as Advertiser friendly or not.

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How To Apply For YouTube Monetization at 10K Views in 2017

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Applying for YouTube Monetization at 10K Views? Apply for YouTube Partnership at 10K Views in 2017 to Monetize your videos and make money on YouTube. Learn How to monetize your YouTube channel and what you need to do to Apply For YouTube Monetization in 2017.

Monetization on YouTube videos is a good way to make a Passive Income online. Monetizing your youtube videos after the recent adpocalypse has become a little harder than it used to be but all you have to do is make sure you follow the 4 main steps.

How To Apply For YouTube Monetization – Step 1 – Read and agree to the YouTube terms and conditions.

How To Apply For YouTube Monetization – Step 2 – Set up a Google Adsense account and link it to your YouTube Channel

How To Apply For YouTube Monetization – Step 3 – Confirm your YouTube monetization settings.

How To Apply For YouTube Monetization – Step 4 – Keep your channel inline with the YouTube Community Guidelines and Terms & Conditions while getting 10,000 PUBLIC YouTube Channel Views.

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Jimmy Kimmel and Casey Neistat both published videos about the Las Vegas Shooting. Jimmy Kimmel could monetize his video with advertisements while Casey Neistat’s video talking about the tragedy hoping to raise money for charity was demonetized as proven by Philip Defranco – Is the mainstream media given favourable treatment compared to Small YouTube creators?

Philip Defranco has also been attacked by mainstream media outlets claiming that his news is misleading and fake. However when making his case Philip Defranco has given and stated proof for his statements, even including video footage of advertising still being served against the Jimmy Kimmel Las Vegas shootings video.

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YouTube Monetization & Making Money On YouTube

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YouTube Monetization and How To Make Money On YouTube are 2 topics heavily discussed this year since the Apocalypse. Making money on YouTube via YouTube Monetization can be achieved via YouTube Adverts, YouTube Partnership, YouTube Sponsorships, Merchandise and Affiliate Links.

YouTube Monetization – YouTube Adverts – These are adverts that are sold next to your videos and relate to your topic or products/services the viewer may have visited recently.

YouTube Monetization – Affiliate Links – Products or services you use to gain a percentage of a sale, either directly linked or just connected like Amazon Affiliates

YouTube Monetization – Paid Youtube Sponsorships – Brands that pay you to promote a service or products. Payment maybe is free products or cash money.

YouTube Monetization – Merchandise – This can be any product directly connected to you or your brand eg T- Shirts, Books, Phone Applications etc

 

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