YouTube Monetization Checker

Is This Channel or Video Monetized? Check if a YouTube channel or video is monetized. This tool will find out if there is monetization on someone else's channel or video. Find out if Monetization is On or Off for any Youtube Channel or Video with this Monetization Checker.


What is the YouTube Monetization Checker?

The YouTube Monetization Checker is a handy tool to check if a YouTube channel or video is monetized. It also provides insight into the monetary performance of the channel or video by providing different estimates of the potential earnings from a channel and video.

The monetization checker shows the following statistics and information about channels or videos:

  • YouTube Channel Monetization Checker

  • Channel monetization status

  • Channel Authenticity Status

  • Channel Ad Status

  • Channel revenue and earnings calculation (YouTube Money Calculator)

  • Channel category check

  • Video ad check

  • Channel ad check

  • YouTube shadowban check

  • Channel Location - Country code, dial code and country's religion

  • Information about whether the channel has received a community strike

  • Region restriction checker for YouTube channel or video

  • YouTube Video Monetization Checker

  • Monetization Status of the Video

  • Video Authenticity Status

  • Advertising Status of the Video

  • Total number and types of ads in the video; True View (pre-roll, post-roll) or Mid-roll

  • Ad breaks inserted into the video by the video owner

  • Channel Statistics

  • Channel Creation date and total elapsed time

  • Tags/Keywords of the channel or video

  • Subscribers Count

  • Level of advantages and benefits depending on the number of channel subscribers

  • Channel Default language

  • Total number of videos on channel

  • Video Upload Frequency of Channel

  • Video Playlists categories:

    • Uploads playlist (Full list)
    • Short Playlist (Only short videos)
    • Members-only videos
    • Popular videos
    • Popular short videos
    • Live streams
    • Members-only contents
    • Members-only short videos
    • Members-only live streams
    • Popular live streams
  • Average loudness level of videos

  • Channel Audience Status

  • Information about children-oriented content

  • Google Analytics account linkage status

  • Channel Topic Details

  • Channel description extractor

  • Channel banners in 17 different sizes

  • Channel ID URL

  • Download video's animated thumbnail

  • Youtube thumbnail download

  • Earnings income calculation from video

How to check if a Youtube channel is monetized?

Method 1:

To find out if any YouTube channel is monetized, simply paste the YouTube Channel URL into the box on our monetization checker form above.

Method 2:

A channel is likely monetized if:

  • You see a join button on the channel
  • There are ads in many videos of the channel
  • There's a collaboration link with a Youtube MCN or CMS company on the channel's about page
  • The channel and video pass the authenticity test
  • The channel has more than 1000 subscribers and 4000+ hours (240,000 minutes) of watch time

How to check if a Youtube Video is monetized?

To check if a YouTube video is monetized:

  1. Visit the video's page
  2. Right click and open the source code
  3. Look for "yt_ad", "value": "1" string
Note: Sometimes non-monetized videos may have ads. The presence of "yt_ad" string alone isn't definitive proof of monetization.

How to check if a Youtube Shorts Video is monetized?

Method1 : Use our monetization checker above by pasting the video URL into the search box and searching.

Method2 : Checking shorts video monetization requires programming knowledge.

Note that:

  • A monetized channel doesn't guarantee monetized shorts
  • Shorts with copyrighted content won't be monetized

What is the Authenticity status of the channel and video?

Video Authenticity Status

Video Authenticity Status: This video is perceived as original.
Video Advertising Status: Ads are active.
Total Number of Ads: 5 (1 True View (pre-roll | post-roll), 4 Mid-roll)
User-added ad breaks: [Initial - 22:21 - 32:26 - 42:27 - 52:32】

Indicates whether the channel and video are original or not. YouTube does not consider a video with a negative Authenticity Status as original. It assumes that the video has been used before. (Reused content).

  • YouTube will not enable the monetization feature for a channel that has a video with a negative Originality Status by 90%.
  • If monetization is enabled on a channel, but the authenticity status is negative, it indicates that there is another non-original third-party matched video or music in that particular video.
  • If the Authenticity Status of the video or channel is positive, it means that the channel is eligible for monetization, or that the channel has been open for monetization before, or that there is a high probability that the channel monetization application will be approved.

How does the Monetization Checker tool work?

The monetization checker works using advanced and enriched YouTube APIs that have different clients. It analyzes the Tokens of the specified elements by algorithmically searching for specified ad items, ad formats, ad counts, ad insertion intervals for monetization within the functional data. By examining and verifying these values, it provides information on whether a channel or video is monetized and provides a variety of statistics.

What are the requirements to Enable Monetization on a YouTube Channel?

CriteriaOld Requirements (Since January 16, 2018)New Requirements (Effective June 13, 2023)
Subscribers1,000500
Watch Time4,000 hours in the past 12 months3,000 hours in the past 12 months
Shorts Views10 million views in the past 90 days3 million views in the past 90 days
UploadsNo specific requirementAt least 3 public uploads in the past 90 days
Monetization FeaturesAccess to all monetization features, including ad revenue, channel memberships, Super Chat, Super Stickers, Super Thanks, and YouTube ShoppingAccess to fan funding features such as channel memberships, Super Chat, Super Stickers, Super Thanks, and select YouTube Shopping features; ad revenue becomes available upon meeting the old requirements.