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How close am I to the YouTube Partner Program?
YouTube Monetization Checker: the Partner Program today, and the 2027 bar for new channels
Type your channel handle. See how close you are to the Partner Program and its fan funding tier, and to the higher bar for new channels from February 1, 2027.
YouTube Monetization Checker
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What you get back
Example74%of the way to YouTube Partner Program
You are 74% of the way to the Partner Program on subscribers: 260 to go.
YouTube monetization requirements, now and from February 1, 2027
Today: 1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 watch hours in 12 months or 10M Shorts views in 90 days. From February 1, 2027, new channels need double: 8,000 watch hours or 20M Shorts views. Channels already in the program keep their place. The checker above reads your channel against both.
| Partner Program (ad revenue) | Today | From February 1, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Subscribers | 1,000 | 1,000 (no change) |
| Watch hours, last 12 months | 4,000 | 8,000 |
| Or Shorts views, last 90 days | 10M | 20M |
| Channels already in the program | In | Not affected, per YouTube |
From YouTube Help: the Partner Program and the 2027 update. Read October and November 2026.
How close your channel is to the Partner Program, today and from February 2027
Your public numbers against YouTube’s own bars. This is what comes back when you type your channel handle.
01
How close you are
One number for ad revenue, measured on the part you are furthest from that we can see.
02
Every tier, checked
The Partner Program, its fan funding tier and the February 2027 bar, each with YouTube’s own page.
03
What a sponsor could pay
What one integration could bring at your normal views, before YouTube pays anything.
How it works
Type your channel handle
The @name on your channel, or paste the channel link.
We read your public numbers
Subscribers, your Shorts and your long videos, with their views and dates.
You see both bars
Today’s and February’s, the one gap that matters most, and what only YouTube Studio shows.
Built by our team
What makes it worth using
Today and 2027, side by side
The bar you are racing and the one that replaces it, with the days left.
YouTube’s own bars
Every requirement is from YouTube’s help pages, linked, with the day we read it.
Honest about watch hours
They are not public, so it never guesses them. It reads the Shorts path and points you to Studio.
Free, with no sign-in
No account, no email wall, and it never asks you to connect your channel.
If you are close, the deadline matters
Applying under today’s bar before February 1, 2027 is half the work of the new one.
A channel at 4,000 watch hours in 2027 is only halfway to the new bar. If you have the subscribers and you are near 4,000 hours or 10M Shorts views, the next weeks count more than usual. The result shows how far you are on what we can see and how many days are left.
YouTube says members accept updated terms in YouTube Studio by January 31, 2027. If you are already in, nothing about your entry changes.
The fan funding tier opens first
Smaller, and it does not change in 2027.
500 subscribers, 3 public uploads in 90 days, plus 3,000 watch hours or 3M Shorts views. It pays through memberships, Super Thanks and Shopping, not ads. For many small channels it is the first money YouTube itself sends, and the checker shows whether you clear it already.
Getting paid before the Partner Program
Sponsors pay on views, at any subscriber count.
A sponsor prices an integration on the views your long videos usually get. At smaller sizes that is often product or a small flat fee, and that is normal. The result prices one integration at your normal views.
The YouTube Rate Calculator gives the full quote for an integration or a dedicated video. The YouTube Earnings Calculator adds ad revenue and sponsors up for a month.
What it cannot see
Some of every bar is not public.
Watch hours, your country, strikes, 2-Step Verification and your AdSense setup are not public, so the result lists them for you to check in YouTube Studio. Views in a window are counted from the videos you posted in it, so the real number is higher: older videos keep earning views. We cannot see whether you are already in the program, only where the public bar is.
Questions people ask
What are the YouTube monetization requirements in 2027?
From February 1, 2027, channels joining the Partner Program need 1,000 subscribers plus 8,000 watch hours in the last 365 days or 20M Shorts views in the last 90 days. Until then the bar is 4,000 watch hours or 10M Shorts views. YouTube says channels already in are not affected.
Is there a YouTube monetization checker?
This is one. Type your channel handle and it reads your subscribers, your Shorts views in the last 90 days and your uploads, and checks them against the Partner Program, its fan funding tier and the February 2027 bar. Watch hours are not public, so it tells you where to check them.
Will my channel be monetized before February 2027?
Only if you apply under today’s bar before February 1, 2027: 1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 watch hours or 10M Shorts views. The checker shows how far you are on the parts it can see, with the days left.
How many subscribers do you need to get paid on YouTube?
500 for the fan funding tier (memberships, Super Thanks and Shopping, no ad revenue) and 1,000 for ad revenue, each with a watch hours or Shorts views bar on top. Sponsors pay at any size.
How many Shorts views do you need to get monetized?
10M in the last 90 days for the Partner Program today, 20M for new channels from February 1, 2027, and 3M for the fan funding tier. The checker counts the views on the Shorts you posted in the window, so its number is a floor.
Can you check watch hours without logging in?
No. Watch hours are not public anywhere, so no outside tool can read them, this one included. They are in YouTube Studio. The checker reads everything that is public and tells you which part to check there.
How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?
On long videos, published figures put it at about $1 to $4 per 1,000 views once you are in the Partner Program, with creators keeping 55% of ad revenue. The YouTube Earnings Calculator works out a month from your handle or your numbers.
Is the YouTube Monetization Checker free?
Yes, with no account and no sign-in. Each person gets a few checks a day, which keeps it free for everyone. The YouTube Channel Audit shows which of your videos beat your normal.
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