The popular video platform YouTube is currently used by millions of people. Most people use it only for watching videos or for entertainment. However, there are some select users who are earning a good amount of money every month from this platform. Here we are going to tell you how YouTube starts paying money after getting so many subscribers and what is its criteria.

What is YouTube monetization?
Before knowing about the earning criteria on YouTube, it is important to know about the monetization policy. Actually, some rules have been made by the platform for the creators and some criteria have also been mentioned. If followed by the creator, he can earn a good amount of money.

Under the monetization policy, YouTube gives payment according to views.

The revenue of creators is also decided according to the category.

If you are an Indian creator, YouTube pays in dollars.

It is technically counted in RPM (Revenue Per Mille) and CPM (Cost per 1,000 impressions).

There are many ways to earn from YouTube, among which are Ads, Channel memberships,
YouTube Premium Revenue, Super Chat and Super Stickers are the main ones.

Criteria for earning
To earn from YouTube, some criteria have to be fulfilled.

The creator must have at least 1000 subscribers to receive the first payment from YouTube.

4,000 thousand hours of watch time must have been completed in the last 12 months.

Shorts uploaded on the channel should have 10 million views in the last 3 months.
How to apply for monetization

If you fulfill this criteria, then you will have to apply to join YouTube's monetization program.

How to apply for Adsense
Step-1- Sign in to YouTube.

Step 2- Click on your YouTube profile and go to YouTube Studio.

Step 3- Click on Earn on the left side.

Step-4- Here the option to apply will appear.

Step-5- Click on Start and Accept.

Step-6- In this step, you have to apply for Adsense.

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