Calculator
Monetization Calculator
The Monetization Calculator checks how close a channel is to YouTube Partner Program eligibility. It tracks all three thresholds at once: 1,000 subscribers, plus either 4,000 public watch hours in 12 months or 10 million public Shorts views in 90 days. Enter your current figures to see exactly what is left.
How it works
How to use the Monetization Calculator
Three steps, no account and nothing to install.
The two qualifying paths
Every channel needs 1,000 subscribers. From there you can qualify through long-form watch time (4,000 valid public watch hours in the previous 12 months) or through Shorts (10 million valid public Shorts views in the previous 90 days). You only need one of the two. Channels that post both formats often reach the watch-hours path first, since 10 million Shorts views is a high bar.
Requirements beyond the numbers
Hitting the thresholds makes you eligible to apply, not automatically monetized. You also need to live in a country where the Partner Program is available, have no active Community Guidelines strikes, have 2-Step Verification enabled on your Google Account, and have an active AdSense account. Applications are reviewed manually and typically take up to a month.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
1,000 subscribers plus either 4,000 valid public watch hours in the last 12 months, or 10 million valid public Shorts views in the last 90 days. You also need to be in an eligible country with no active strikes.
YouTube reviews applications manually, usually within about a month of you crossing the thresholds and applying.
No. The requirements apply to joining the program. Once accepted you keep monetization as long as you stay policy-compliant and the channel remains active.
No. You must fully meet one path or the other. Partial progress on both does not add together.
No. Only public videos generate qualifying watch hours or Shorts views.
Keep going
Related free tools
Same deal on all of them: free, no signup, no email.
Ready to grow the channel, not just measure it?
Promote your video across Google, Meta, Telegram, X and OpenAI Ads. Campaigns start at $0.10 per 1,000 views, and a quick order needs only an email.