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YouTube Monetization Calculator

How far a channel is from 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours.

Input

From YouTube Analytics. Private and unlisted videos do not count.

Eligibility
Long-form eligibility
Short on both

360 more subscribers and 1,700 more watch hours needed.

Subscribers
64%

360 to go.

Watch hours, last 12 months
57%

1,700 to go.

From 1 February 2027 the watch-hours bar rises from 4,000 to 8,000 hours in a rolling 12 months. The 1,000-subscriber bar does not change. Apply before then if you are close now.

This is the long-form path. YouTube Shorts has a separate route to the Partner Program with its own thresholds. Use the Shorts Monetization Checker for that path.

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What this does

Enter subscribers and watch hours. We show the gap to 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 public watch hours, which is the YouTube Partner Program floor as of 17 August 2026.

We do not log into your channel. Shorts have a separate path that this page does not score.

Use cases
  1. 01See which of the two thresholds you still miss.
  2. 02Plan a month of uploads against the remaining hours.
  3. 03Explain the Partner Program bar to a new channel.
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is 4,000 hours still the rule?

For long-form Partner Program, yes as of 17 August 2026. YouTube can change it. Check Studio if this page is old.

Do I need an account?

No.

Is anything stored?

No.

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