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  "id": "youtube-partner-program-1000-subscribers-4000-hours",
  "slug": "youtube-partner-program-1000-subscribers-4000-hours",
  "url": "https://groundedkit.com/claims/youtube-partner-program-1000-subscribers-4000-hours/",
  "api_url": "https://groundedkit.com/api/claims/youtube-partner-program-1000-subscribers-4000-hours.json",
  "claim": "To join the YouTube Partner Program you need 1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 watch hours in 12 months or 10 million Shorts views in 90 days",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"How many subscribers do you need to monetize on YouTube?\"",
  "verdict": "verified",
  "verdict_definition": "Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.",
  "confidence": "high",
  "rating": {
    "value": 5,
    "best": 5,
    "worst": 1
  },
  "origin": {
    "publisher": "YouTube Help (Google)",
    "title": "YouTube Partner Program overview & eligibility",
    "year": "2026"
  },
  "quote": "1. Get 1,000 subscribers with 4,000 qualified watch hours in the last 12 months, or 2. Get 1,000 subscribers with 10 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days.",
  "method": "Official platform policy.",
  "drift": [
    "None — watch hours from Shorts in the Shorts Feed don't count toward the 4,000 hours"
  ],
  "interest": "YouTube sets the rules and keeps a share of ad revenue.",
  "safe_rephrasing": "As of October 2026, YouTube's help center says full YouTube Partner Program eligibility needs 1,000 subscribers plus either 4,000 watch hours in 12 months or 10 million Shorts views in 90 days.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "YouTube Help — YouTube Partner Program overview & eligibility",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851?hl=en",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "kind": "reference_fact",
  "as_of": "Help page as read on 2026-10-16; YouTube changes thresholds from time to time",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-16",
  "stale": false,
  "date_reviewed": "2026-10-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}