YouTube Changes Shorts View Counts, No Change To Monetization via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Beginning March 31, YouTube volition alteration however it counts views connected Shorts videos to lucifer manufacture standards.

Under the existent system, YouTube lone registers a presumption aft a Short has been watched for a minimum fig of seconds.

The upcoming alteration volition number a presumption whenever a Short starts to play oregon replay, with nary minimum ticker clip requirement.

YouTube volition sphere its existent mode of counting views nether the caller sanction “engaged views.”

No Change To Monetization

Although this alteration whitethorn effect successful higher presumption counts, it volition not bring creators person to achieving monetization status.

YouTube confirms this alteration volition not impact YouTube Partner Program (YPP) eligibility oregon earnings, arsenic some volition beryllium based connected “engaged views.”

For creators seeking YPP membership, the requirements stay unchanged:

• 1,000 subscribers with 4,000 valid nationalist ticker hours successful the past 12 months, OR
• 1,000 subscribers with 10 cardinal valid nationalist Shorts views successful the past 90 days

Looking Ahead

After March 31:

• The caller Shorts views metric volition beryllium displayed wherever Shorts views are presently shown.
• The “engaged views” metric volition beryllium disposable successful YouTube Analytics’ Advanced Mode only.

For show comparison, YouTube advises utilizing engaged views erstwhile comparing contented published earlier March 31 for a accordant analysis.

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Matt G. Southern, Senior News Writer, has been with Search Engine Journal since 2013. With a bachelor’s grade successful communications, ...