YouTube pays creators through its Partner Program, but you do not have to wait for ad revenue to start. Fan funding opens earlier, and a donation link works from your very first video. This guide explains the thresholds and what you keep.
To share ad revenue, YouTube requires 1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 public watch hours in 12 months, or 10 million valid Shorts views in 90 days. What you earn depends on your topic, your viewers' country and watch time.
The expanded Partner Program opens fan funding from 500 subscribers, plus three public uploads in 90 days and 3,000 watch hours in 12 months or 3 million Shorts views in 90 days. With Super Chat, YouTube pays you 70% after taxes and app store fees. Availability depends on the country: check under Earn in YouTube Studio.
A donation link works from your first video. Put it in your description and in a pinned message during your live stream. Viewers pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. DonoLink charges 3.5% per successful donation; Stripe charges its costs separately. Every donation can appear as an alert in OBS, next to Super Chats.
Sponsored integrations are often the main source for YouTubers; affiliate links and your own products add to it. Track gross and net for each source every month and set money aside for tax.
Fan funding opens from 500 subscribers in the expanded Partner Program, ad revenue from 1,000. Both also have watch-time requirements. A donation link has no threshold.
YouTube pays creators 70% of Super Chat revenue after taxes and any app store fees.
Yes. Many creators keep Super Chat on YouTube and add a donation link in their description and pinned chat message.