YouTube New Monetisation Rules 2025: Big Changes for Creators from July 15
YouTube is bringing major updates to its monetisation policies starting 15 July 2025, and many creators need to be ready for the changes. If you are a YouTuber or planning to become one, you must now meet more than just the usual subscriber and watch-time goals—you also have to prove that your content is original and not mass-produced or repetitive. According to YouTube, this change is not meant to ban reaction videos or clip compilations but to stop low-quality and inauthentic content, especially those created using AI without much effort or creativity. The platform is now targeting content that is repetitive or lacks value, such as videos made using AI voices with stock footage or endless listicle-type slideshows that repeat the same content with only minor differences. YouTube will still require creators to have 1,000 subscribers and either 4,000 public watch hours in the past 12 months or 10 million Shorts views in the last 90 days. These numbers remain unchanged. However, meeti...
