#Shorts

YouTube Public View Counts Set to Jump Across the Board — But Creator Payout Threshold Runs on a Different Algorithm

Starting August 24, YouTube will change how public view counts are calculated — a video will count as "viewed" the moment it starts playing. But creator earnings will still be calculated using the original Engaged Views standard, meaning the two sets of numbers will now clearly diverge.

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YouTube Just Doubled the Bar for Partner Program — After Years of Lowering It

Starting February 2027, new creators will need 8,000 watch hours or 20 million Shorts views just to qualify for monetization — while existing partners must maintain 10 million views every 90 days to keep the checks coming. The whole threshold logic just got flipped on its head.