What Is the YouTube Partner Program (YPP)?

The YouTube Partner Program is YouTube's monetization framework: membership unlocks ad revenue sharing, fan funding, and shopping features. Qualification requires 1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 valid public watch hours in the past 12 months, or 10M valid public Shorts views in 90 days; a lower tier at 500 subscribers unlocks fan funding features earlier. Acceptance also requires passing a channel review against monetization policies (including the "inauthentic content" rule), and there are widely reported, not yet officially documented, plans to double the main thresholds in February 2027.

Why it matters for faceless channels

Everything a new faceless channel does should move it toward YPP. Current requirements and the 2027 change are tracked in our thresholds post.