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When will you be monetized on YouTube?
Four numbers from YouTube Studio. Watch hours and Shorts views are rolling windows, so a steady pace levels off; this projects them the way YouTube counts them, and applies the 1 February 2027 change for anyone arriving after it.
On pace for
Late December 2026
Under today's rules (1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours or 10M Shorts views), with 32 days to spare before YouTube raises the bar on 1 Feb 2027.
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