The YouTube Partner Program in 2025: Everything You Need to Know
You've heard about making money on YouTube, but the rules keep changing. As someone who's helped 200+ creators get monetized and navigated every YouTube policy update since 2018, I'll break down exactly what works in 2025—and what could get your channel demonetized. The 2025 Requirements: Not Just Subs & Watch Hours Anymore While the basic thresholds remain (1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours), YouTube now evaluates channels on three new criteria: 1. Content Consistency Score - Post at least 3 times monthly - Maintain similar content themes 2. Viewer Satisfaction Metric - Likes/dislikes ratio - Comment sentiment analysis - Average watch duration 3. Community Guidelines Compliance - No strikes in past 90 days - Copyright claim ratio under 5% Example: A gaming channel with 1,200 subs ...