YouTube Shorts will change the way it counts ‘views’ to match industry standards starting March 31. This change will have no impact on monetization. Beginning on March 31, YouTube will change how it ...

YouTube will begin counting Shorts views without minimum watch time starting March 31. Earnings and YPP eligibility remain tied to the old way of counting views Both total views and "engaged views" ...

Nowadays, creators have a more straightforward path to monetization: one expanded route to the YouTube Partner Program requires 3 million valid public Shorts views within 90 days, alongside 500 ...