(Web Desk) — If you’ve ever browsed YouTube, chances are you’ve encountered YouTube Shorts—brief, vertical videos lasting up to 60 seconds. Launched in 2020, this feature is YouTube’s response to the rising popularity of short-form, vertical videos popularized by TikTok.
Creating Shorts is straightforward within the YouTube app, similar to TikTok. Alternatively, you can use your own editing tools on any device and upload them to YouTube. YouTube Studio offers tutorials on editing videos for Shorts.
Recently, YouTube revealed that over 25 percent of channels in the YouTube Partner Program are now earning revenue from Shorts, just a year after introducing revenue-sharing for the feature.
With Shorts now garnering over 70 billion daily views, it’s evident that YouTube’s diverse strategies are significantly benefiting content creators.
Eligibility
Before exploring how to monetize YouTube Shorts, it’s crucial to understand the eligibility criteria for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). There are two pathways to qualify for the YPP:
For access to fan-funding:
- Achieve 500 subscribers.
- Upload 3 public videos within the last 90 days.
- Accumulate 3,000 public watch hours within the last 365 days or garner 3 million public Shorts views within the last 90 days.
For access to both ad revenue and fan-funding:
- Attain 1,000 subscribers.
- Get 4,000 hours of public viewing time from long-form videos in the last 365 days or 10 million views of public Shorts in the last 90 days.
Understanding these eligibility requirements is essential before diving into the various ways to monetize YouTube Shorts.
