Make sure your channel follows our policies and guidelines. 

When you apply, you’ll go through a standard review process to check if your channel meets our policies and guidelines. Only channels that meet them will be accepted into the program. We also constantly check channels in the program to make sure they continue to meet our policies and guidelines.

Enable 2-Step Verification for your Google Account,

which means you’ll protect your account with both your password and an additional device. Not having 2-Step Verification may cause a delay in your application review, so we highly recommend doing this. Visit g.co/2sv to get started.

Have at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 valid public watch hours.

When we assess channels for YouTube Partner Program access, we need context. When you reach this threshold, it usually means that you have more content. The threshold helps us make a more informed decision about whether your channel meets our policies and guidelines. You can only apply for YPP once you reach this threshold.


Sign YPP terms.
You can ask to be notified when you reach the subscriber and public watch hour threshold. Once your channel meets the threshold, follow these instructions:

1. Sign in to YouTube.

2. In the top right, click your profile picture > YouTube Studio.

3. In the left menu, click Monetization.

4. If you’re under the threshold, click Notify me when I’m eligible to get an email when you’ve reached 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours over the past 12 months. If you meet the threshold, click Start on the “Review Partner Program terms” card.

5. Once you’ve signed the term, we’ll mark this step with a green “Done” sign on the “Review Partner Program terms” card.

Make sure you only have 1 AdSense account. As part of the application process, you’ll need to connect an AdSense account to get paid.

1. Click Start on the “Sign up for Google AdSense” card.

   • If you already have an AdSense account, use the one that's already approved. You can link as many of your channels as you want to a single AdSense account.

   • If you don't have an AdSense account, you can create one by following the on-screen instructions.

2. Once you’ve connected your AdSense, we’ll mark this step with a green “Done” sign on the “Sign up for Google AdSense” card.

Get reviewed. Once you sign the YouTube Partner Program terms and connect an AdSense account, your channel will automatically be put in a review queue. Our automated systems and human reviewers will then review your channel’s content to check if it follows all of our guidelines. You can check your application status anytime at  https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC/monetization.

1. If you’re accepted into YPP: Congratulations! You can now set up ad preferences and enable monetization on your uploads. Here’s a list of FAQs that we get from creators who have just joined YPP.

2. If you’re rejected from YPP: Our reviewers found that a significant portion of your channel doesn’t meet our policies and guidelines. You can re-apply 30 days after your rejection. Check out our FAQs for tips on how to strengthen your application.
   
   
   Review process
   
   When you hit the subscriber and watch time goals, agree to the YouTube Partner Program terms, and link an AdSense account, your application gets in line for review. Real people will look at your channel to make sure it follows the rules for making money on YouTube.

   We'll let you know our decision after we've looked at your channel (usually about a month after you meet the goals).

   Keep in mind: Sometimes it might take longer than a month. There are a few reasons for this, like lots of people applying at once, technical problems, or needing to move things around with our staff. We try to review applications fast, but sometimes there are delays because we only have so many people to do it.
   
   "Keep your channel busy to keep earning money. With the YouTube Partner Program getting bigger, it's crucial to have lots of channels staying active. We want to help creators who are involved with their viewers. So, if your channel hasn't put up a video or shared anything in the Community section for 6 months or longer, we might turn off your ability to make money from it."
   
   All applications go in the same line and get reviewed in the order they come in. Sometimes, if different reviewers don't agree about whether your channel should be in the Partner Program, we might need to review it more than once. So it could take longer to make a decision in those cases.