YouTube Partners: Start earning from your YouTube Shorts

Back in September 2022, YouTube announced there would be new monetization options in 2023. It's now 2023 and those new options are becoming available. Starting February 1, channels in the YouTube Partner Program can start earning from Shorts as well as longer videos.

Accept the new YouTube Partner Program Terms

If your YouTube channel is currently in the YouTube Partner Program, you need to agree to the new terms and conditions. Learn about the new YPP terms.

Sign in to YouTube Studio on desktop (studio.youtube.com) or in the YouTube Studio mobile app. You should see an “Action Required” banner prompting you to review the new terms. 

You can find the terms on your channel's Earn tab (either studio.youtube.com/channel/UC/monetization or in the YouTube Studio mobile app).

The new terms are now modular. There are base terms that everyone must accept and a separate set of “Watch Page terms” for monetizing your long form videos with ads and YouTube Premium, and a Commerce Product Addendum to enable fan funding features.

Note: if your YouTube channel was previously in the YouTube Partner Program or otherwise had AdSense connected, but is not currently monetizing, you may have received a notice about having to accept the new terms. When and if your channel is eligible for monetization again, you can accept the terms then. 

New: Shorts Ad Revenue Sharing

The big change is the new Shorts monetization option. 

Shorts monetization is relatively complicated, compared to running ads on your content. Ads run in the Shorts feed between videos, and ad revenue is pooled, minus money YouTube pays to its music partners. Money in that Creator Pool is then split between monetizing creators based on Shorts views in each country. 

YouTube has a detailed breakdown of how that works.

What do you need to do?

Shorts ad revenue sharing starts February 1, so if you are already monetizing your channel accept the new terms before then to start earning.

You must accept the new terms by July 10 to remain in the YouTube Partner Program.

If your channel is not yet in the YouTube Partner Program, you need to meet the eligibility requirements, either with long form video watch hours or Shorts views.

• 1000 subscribers
• 4000 valid public watch hours in the past year (for long-form videos on demand)
  OR 10 million valid public Shorts views in the past 90 days

Update June 2023: There is a new Fan Funding YouTube Partner Program tier. The requirements are: 

• 500 subscribers
• 3000 valid public watch hours in the past year
  OR 3 million valid public Shorts views in the past 90 days
  
• At least 3 public uploads in the past 90 days

Check your monetization settings in YouTube Studio (studio.youtube.com/channel/UC/monetization or the YouTube Studio mobile app) to see your channel’s eligibility.

Once your channel is in the YouTube Partner Program, you can monetize both longer videos and Shorts.

Note: Even if you do not accept the terms, this will not affect your AdSense account.