In order to earn on YouTube, it is necessary to satisfy "the total replay time in the past 12 months is 4000 hours or more", "the number of subscribers of channels is 1000 or more", and partner program change

byRego Korosi

Advertisements that creators posting videos on YouTube can see by monetizing videos and programs that will be able to receive revenue from viewing by YouTube Red users are "YouTube Partner Program"is. Although YouTuber and others are making money using this YouTube partner program, the criteria for participating in the program will be newly changed from February 20, 2018, "If the total replay time in the past 12 months is 4000 hours or more "and" the number of channel subscribers is 1000 or more "is required.

YouTube Creator Blog: Additional Changes to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) to Better Protect Creators
https://youtube-creators.googleblog.com/2018/01/additional-changes-to-youtube-partner.html

YouTubeOfficial blogAnnounced that the standards for joining the YouTube Partner Program will be renewed. It is obvious that this is caused by multiple disturbances that occurred in the YouTube community in 2017, and YouTube also acknowledges this fact. The most recent thing as "a riot in the YouTube community" is the riot of Mr. Logan Paul, and details can be found by reading the following article.

What did YouTuber Logan Paul in the great flames all over the world do in Japan? - GIGAZINE


The movie posted by Mr. Logan Paul was taken up as a big problem all over the world, and YouTube was also criticized a lot. However, the YouTube community itself is growing steadily, and the number of registered channels seems to have increased by over 40% over the previous year. YouTube with so many users, to protect most healthy users securelyReview contents of popular movies on YouTubeIt has also been reported that he is planning an effort not to create Mr. Logan Paul as the second.

And apart from the scrutiny of existing movies, we changed the criteria for participation in the YouTube partner program to better inspect the users who are newly joining the YouTube community more than ever. YouTube has made changes to the YouTube Partner Program so far, and in April 2017 we decided not to display advertisements on channels with less than 10,000 total views. However, due to the ups and downs that occurred in recent months, YouTube decided that more stringent standards are necessary, and reveals that we have made the change this time.

Changed to specifications that make YouTube impossible to produce money on channels with less than 10,000 total views - GIGAZINE


The criteria for participating in the new YouTube Partner Program are "2 million total playback time of the video on the YouTube channel in the past 12 months is over 4000 hours" and "the number of subscribers is 1000 or more" It becomes a point. "YouTube wrote," It improves the ability to identify creators who are actively contributing to the community and helps to increase advertising revenue for those partners, "he says.

This new standard will be implemented from 20th February 2018, and channels that do not meet the criteria will not be able to earn money from YouTube. Although the new standard will affect many channels, 99% of affected channels are less than 100 dollars (about 11,000 yen) in the previous year and 90% by 2.5 dollars last month (about 276 yen ) It is a channel that has only the following revenue. Please note that you will be paid earnings earned on channels that do not meet the criteria based on AdSense policy.

in addition,YouTube terms of service,YouTube's policy,Guidelines for content suitable for advertising,Partner program policy,Conditions for which you can target videos for monetizationYouTube wrote that there is a possibility that it will be excluded from the YouTube partner program if it violates.