YouTube Monetization Checker

Is that channel making money from ads? Paste the URL and find out in under a second.

This tool checks whether a YouTube video or channel is accepted into the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) and actively earning ad revenue. It pulls data directly from YouTube's servers - so the result is accurate, not estimated.

No third-party guessing. No outdated cached data. Just the real monetization status of any public YouTube channel or video.

A YouTube monetization checker is different from a revenue calculator. The checker answers "is this channel monetized?" The calculator answers "how much could this channel earn?"

That difference matters. A channel can have strong views and still be outside YPP. It might not meet the requirements yet, it might have policy issues, or it might have lost monetization after approval. Running a quick monetization check gives you the status before you make assumptions about AdSense income.

Use this tool for terms like "yt monetization checker," "youtube monetized checker," and "monetization check" because the intent is the same: verify whether a public channel or video is actually eligible to earn ad revenue.

A lot of creators confuse "having ads on your video" with "being monetized."

Here's the difference.

YouTube can show ads on ANY video - including videos from channels not in the Partner Program. YouTube keeps 100% of that revenue. The creator gets nothing.

Being monetized means your channel is accepted into the YouTube Partner Program. You've met the eligibility requirements, YouTube reviewed and approved your channel, and now you get a share of the ad revenue generated on your videos.

That's the distinction this checker identifies. Not just "are there ads running?" but "is this channel actually earning from those ads?"

To qualify for YPP, a channel needs to meet YouTube's eligibility thresholds. The current requirements include:

• 1,000 subscribers minimum
• 4,000 watch hours in the past 12 months (long-form) OR 10 million Shorts views in the past 90 days
• A linked AdSense account in good standing
• No active Community Guidelines strikes
• Content that complies with YouTube's monetization policies

Meeting those numbers is the starting line, not the finish line. YouTube manually reviews channels before approving them. Channels that technically hit the numbers can still be rejected if their content doesn't meet advertiser-friendly guidelines.

The checker tells you whether a channel passed that review - the actual approved status.

More situations come up than most people expect.

Sponsorship research. If you're a brand or agency evaluating a creator for a paid collaboration, knowing whether they're in YPP tells you something about their channel health. A channel with 50,000 subscribers that isn't monetized may have had policy issues in the past.

Competitor analysis. Tracking which channels in your niche are monetized - and which ones aren't - gives you a clearer picture of the competitive landscape.

Checking your own channel status. Sometimes YouTube Studio's dashboard isn't immediately clear on approval status, especially right after an application decision. A direct check removes the ambiguity.

Verifying before buying or partnering. Some creators sell their channels or enter revenue-sharing arrangements. Confirming YPP status before any deal is basic due diligence.

Research and benchmarking. YouTube educators, journalists, and analysts use monetization status as one data point when studying the creator economy.

It's a one-step process.

Step 1: Copy the URL of the YouTube channel or video you want to check. Either format works - a video URL or a direct channel URL.

Step 2: Paste it into the input field and hit Check Monetization.

Step 3: The tool returns the monetization status instantly. You'll see whether the channel is in YPP and earning ad revenue or not.

The tool accepts both video links and channel links. If you paste a video URL, it identifies the channel behind the video and checks its YPP status.

The checker confirms whether a channel is accepted into the YouTube Partner Program.

What it shows:

• YPP enrollment status (approved or not)
• Whether the channel is eligible to earn from YouTube ads

What it doesn't show:

• Actual revenue earned (that's private data only the channel owner sees in YouTube Studio)
• RPM or CPM data
• Whether individual videos have been demonetized (a channel can be in YPP but have specific videos manually demonetized for content reasons)

For revenue estimates based on view count and RPM, the YouTube Ad Money Calculator on this site handles that separately.

Yes. This is one of the more confusing parts of YouTube's system.

A channel being in YPP doesn't mean every video on that channel earns revenue. YouTube can demonetize individual videos if they contain:

• Controversial topics (news events, sensitive subjects)
• Mature content not suitable for all advertisers
• Copyrighted music or footage
• Language or visuals that violate advertiser-friendly guidelines

This is why some creators see the yellow dollar sign icon in YouTube Studio instead of the green one. Yellow means limited ads (some advertisers opt out). No icon means no monetization on that specific video.

The monetization checker reflects the channel-level YPP status. Video-level demonetization is separate.