YouTube Tests Lowering Creator Cash-Out Threshold From $100 to $20
TLDR
YouTube is testing a cash-out option at $20, down from the current $100 threshold, which could bring more video creators into its payout program.
What this means for your accounts
- Status
- Test
- Platform
- YouTube
- Affects
- cash-out threshold
- Who
- video creators
- Effective
- Not specified in the source
- Action needed
- Not specified in the source
YouTube is experimenting with a cash-out option set at $20 instead of the current $100 threshold, a change that could open the door to more video producers, as Social Media Today reports. The article does not give further details on the test's scope or timing.
How we got here
- Oct 23YouTube lifts custom feed limit to 3, or 8 for Premium members
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- Oct 19YouTube Experiments With Incentive Bonuses for Shorts Creators
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- Oct 19LinkedIn begins paying select US creators when pre-roll ads run on their videos
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- Aug 23YouTube Expands Channels Experiment to Musicians, Podcasters, and Media Creators
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