Google announced on February 1 that it will begin sharing ad revenue with creators on YouTube Shorts. All creators in the YouTube Partner Program must accept the new terms by July 10 to remain in the program. So, what are the terms of monetization from YouTube Shorts?Content producers will now be able to monetize ads appearing in Shorts videos. The company says that the new revenue sharing model, which will replace the YouTube Shorts Fund, will earn more.
YouTube Shorts monetization terms 💲
As previously announced, creators must have at least 1,000 subscribers and reach 10 million views within 90 days to monetize their Shorts videos. They also need to accept certain monetization modules.- At least 1000 subscribers
- At least 10 million views in 90 days
- Accepting certain monetization modules
The watch page monetization module allows creators to monetize their long-form videos and ads served on YouTube Premium. The Shorts monetization module allows creators to monetize ads playing between videos in Shorts stream and YouTube Premium. For features such as commercial add-on module, channel subscriptions, and supers.
How will shorts revenue share be?
So, how will Shorts revenue sharing work? Every month, revenue from advertisements between Shorts videos will be collected and some will be given to Shorts content producers, and some will be used to cover music licensing costs.
A portion of the total revenue will be transferred to the producer pool based on the viewing of the short videos watched and the music usage. If there is no music in the Shorts video, all revenue associated with the view will go to the producer pool. If there is music, it will be shared between the creator and music partners based on the number of tracks used. Creators who earn money from Shorts will be allocated revenue based on their share of total video views in the producer pool.
Only original videos will be accepted ✅
There’s no place on Shorts for people trying to monetize other people’s videos on YouTube. Non-original shorts videos, snapshots from a movie or TV show, videos from other creators on YouTube or any other platform are not eligible for Shorts revenue sharing. In addition, tricks to increase the number of views, such as automatic clicks and bots that advance the video, are also prohibited.
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