YouTube Monetization Checker
Check how close your channel is to the YouTube Partner Program — the full ad-revenue tier and the 500-subscriber fan-funding tier — with exact gaps for each requirement.
Your channel
Subscribers toward 1,000
320 / 1,000Watch hours toward 4,000
900 / 4,000Shorts views toward 10M (alternative path)
150,000 / 10,000,000Fan funding tier (500 subs)
Needs 500 subs + 3,000 watch hours or 3M Shorts views.
Full Partner Program (ad revenue)
Needs 1,000 subs + 4,000 watch hours or 10M Shorts views.
The head start option
Start from 200+ real subscribers instead of zero.
An aged channel with algorithm trust closes the gap faster — your uploads get recommended from day one, and every requirement starts partly filled.
Aged 1+ year · 200+ real subscribers · clean history · delivered in 24 hours
Requirements as published by YouTube, checked July 2026. Disclosure: MonetizedNow sells aged YouTube channels — the checker's results are the same whether or not you buy one.
