See where your channel stands with YouTube's Shorts bonus and the Feb 1 minimum for Shorts pay. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
See where your channel stands with YouTube's Shorts bonus and the Feb 1 minimum for Shorts pay.
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SHORTS PAY
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YouTube Is Changing Who It Pays For Shorts
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YouTube is inviting some Shorts creators to a bonus that pays them for posting. And from Feb 1, Shorts pay has a view minimum.
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Where You Stand
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NOT MONETIZED YET
Today's bar holds through Jan 31, so apply as soon as Studio lets you. After that, joining takes 1,000 subscribers plus 8,000 qualified watch hours in a year or 20M qualified Shorts views in 90 days.
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MONETIZED WITH SHORTS
From Feb 1, Shorts pay needs 10M qualified Shorts views over the last 90 days. February's 90 days run Oct 18 to Jan 15, so the count has already started. Also accept YouTube's updated terms in Studio by Jan 31.
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INVITED TO THE BONUS
Look for an Active bonuses card in YouTube Studio, under Earn. If it's there, accept by the 15th for that month to count, then post the number of Shorts your invite asks for.
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From YouTube Help. Missing the Shorts minimum doesn't remove you from the Partner Program or touch your long-form earnings.
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OCTOBER OFFER
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40% Off MAX For 6 Months
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Mulai, if you're posting more Shorts, you get 40x Free's AI credits on MAX, 6,000 a month for titles, thumbnails and clips.
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VIDIQ CREATOR POLL
Who Is Your Next Video Made For?
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People who already subscribe🔔 |
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People who haven't found me yet🔠|
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I haven't thought about it🤔 |
More than 1,200 creators have answered Tuesday's poll. Pick yours and see where everyone else landed.
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More From This Week
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His Video Sold $40,000 Of Equipment Before It Earned A Cent
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Galen of Minnesota Implement sends buyers a video before anything else. When one of his videos about the shop passed 600,000 views, it brought 22 sales in three days. Its first 650,000 views earned nothing from ads.
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Find The Shorts In Your Long Videos
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vidIQ's Clipping turns the best moments in your videos into Shorts, with no video editing required.
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In Case You Missed It
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Last Thursday's lead story
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Make Your Videos Easier To Watch On TV
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TV has become a major place to watch YouTube. The video shows how to check yours from the couch.
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VIDIQ EXCLUSIVE CREATOR INSIGHT
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1 in 50
of channels that posted a Short
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1 in 3
of 1M+ subscriber channels posting Shorts
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That's how many reached 10M+ Shorts views in 90 days.
Even at 1M+ subscribers, it's about 1 in 3. We counted views on Shorts posted July 27 to October 24 across more than 10 million channels. YouTube's Feb 1 minimum counts only qualified views, so treat this as a rough guide. vidIQ data, October 2026.
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COMPLETELY REBUILT
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The New vidIQ Mobile App Is Here
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We rebuilt the vidIQ app from scratch. Faster performance, cleaner interface, and real-time analytics that load when you need them.
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VIDIQ PRO TIP
Use keyword research to compare search trends and find topics to explore for your next video.
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That's the week. See you soon,
Rob from vidIQ
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