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YouTube raises monetisation thresholds, making it harder for creators to earn from Ads
For creators mostly posting shorter-form content, they can qualify for YouTube's Shorts revenue-share program if they have 20 million "qualified Shorts views" within the last 90 days, also doubling the requirement (which was previously 10 million views).
Long-form creators will now need 8,000 qualified watch hours in 12 months, up from 4,000, alongside at least 1,000 subscribers to qualify for ad revenue sharing.
Creators who post long-form videos (aka not TikTok-style Shorts) now need 8,000 "qualified watch hours" in the last 12 months when applying to YouTube's ad revenue share program.
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