{ "name": "Creator pay index", "url": "https://howinfluencersmakemoney.com/payouts/", "publisher": "How Influencers Make Money", "independence": "How Influencers Make Money is independent. No platform, brand, agency, or advertiser owns, sponsors, or pays for any part of it. Nothing on the site is sponsored, there are no ads or affiliate links, and no company paid for, reviewed, or approved any of the research.", "license": "CC BY 4.0", "updated": "2026-10-21", "programs": [ { "id": "apple-podcasts-subscriptions", "platform": "Apple Podcasts", "program": "Apple Podcasts Subscriptions", "stream": "subscriptions", "creatorShare": 70, "shareNote": "70% of the subscription price minus taxes for each billing cycle, rising to 85% after a subscriber's first year of paid service; creators also pay a $19.99 yearly Apple Podcasters Program fee in the US.", "eligibility": "Apple Podcasts Connect account, paid Apple Podcasters Program membership, a signed agreement with tax and banking details, and subscription review.", "payout": "One payment a month once proceeds pass Apple's minimum payment threshold, which is $0.02 for a US bank account paid in US dollars and $40 for banks and currencies not on Apple's list.", "sources": [ { "title": "Apple Podcasts for Creators: Apple Podcasters Program overview", "url": "https://podcasters.apple.com/support/apple-podcasters-program-overview", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Apple Podcasts for Creators: Availability of Apple Podcasts features", "url": "https://podcasters.apple.com/support/904-availability-of-apple-podcasts-features", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Apple Podcasts for Creators: Payments and financial reports", "url": "https://podcasters.apple.com/support/974-payments-and-financial-reports", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Apple Podcasts Connect Payments and Financial Reports Guide: Appendix D, minimum payment threshold", "url": "https://help.apple.com/itc/podcastspayments/#/itcea9a4ef4f", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "beehiiv-paid-subscriptions", "platform": "beehiiv", "program": "Paid newsletter subscriptions, Lite plan", "stream": "direct-sales", "creatorShare": 88.2, "shareNote": "beehiiv takes 0% but paid subscriptions need the Lite plan at $59 a month on monthly billing, so $1,000 a month in $10 US card payments leaves $882 after Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 and the plan price, with no Stripe Billing fee assumed because beehiiv does not mention one.", "eligibility": "Lite plan or higher; the Free plan, up to 2,500 subscribers, has no paid subscriptions.", "payout": "Through your own connected Stripe account on Stripe's payout schedule.", "sources": [ { "title": "beehiiv pricing", "url": "https://www.beehiiv.com/pricing", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "beehiiv: New plans and pricing, October 1, 2026", "url": "https://www.beehiiv.com/blog/beehiiv-pricing-2026", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "buymeacoffee-memberships", "platform": "Buy Me a Coffee", "program": "Memberships, one-time support and shop", "stream": "direct-sales", "creatorShare": 88.6, "shareNote": "A $10 US card membership payment loses the 5% platform fee, Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 and a 0.5% subscription surcharge, leaving $8.86; Stripe's 0.5% payout processing fee comes out later, and creators can make supporters cover the card fee instead.", "eligibility": "Free to join with no monthly fee; your first payout request triggers a one-time review by the moderation team.", "payout": "Request a payout once your balance reaches $10; funds move to your Stripe account and then your bank, and the first payout can take 7 to 14 days.", "sources": [ { "title": "Buy Me a Coffee: How to calculate charges on your payment", "url": "https://help.buymeacoffee.com/en/articles/8105744-how-to-calculate-charges-on-your-payment", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Buy Me a Coffee: Frequently asked questions", "url": "https://help.buymeacoffee.com/en/articles/4539170-frequently-asked-questions", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Buy Me a Coffee: How to eliminate the credit card fee from your earnings", "url": "https://help.buymeacoffee.com/en/articles/8105320-how-to-eliminate-the-credit-card-fee-from-your-earnings", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Buy Me a Coffee: When are payouts processed?", "url": "https://help.buymeacoffee.com/en/articles/6364717-when-are-payouts-processed", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "discord-server-subscriptions", "platform": "Discord", "program": "Server Subscriptions", "stream": "subscriptions", "creatorShare": 84.6, "shareNote": "A $10 desktop or browser purchase loses Discord's 6% payment processing fee and then its 10% platform fee on what remains, leaving $8.46; for mobile purchases Discord raises the price to cover the 15% to 30% app store fee.", "eligibility": "US only: server owner aged 18 or older with US banking and ID for Stripe, verified email and phone, two-factor authentication and an account in good standing.", "payout": "Monthly, within 45 days after the end of each calendar month, through Stripe; $100 minimum for the first payout and $25 after that.", "sources": [ { "title": "Discord: Monetization Terms", "url": "https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/5330075836311-Monetization-Terms", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Discord: Creator Revenue FAQ", "url": "https://creator-support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/10424143128343-Creator-Revenue-FAQ", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "facebook-creator-fast-track", "platform": "Facebook", "program": "Creator Fast Track", "stream": "creator-rewards", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Guaranteed $1,000 a month for three months to creators with 100,000 followers on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, or $3,000 a month with more than 1 million, for posting eligible Reels on Facebook.", "eligibility": "Established creators with at least 100,000 followers on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube who are new to or returning to Facebook. Full terms are on Meta's program page.", "payout": "Guaranteed monthly payments for three months, then ongoing Facebook Content Monetization earnings.", "sources": [ { "title": "Meta Newsroom: Creator Fast Track, March 18, 2026", "url": "https://about.fb.com/news/2026/03/creator-fast-track-grow-your-audience-earn-money-on-facebook/", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "facebook-content-monetization", "platform": "Facebook", "program": "Facebook Content Monetization", "stream": "creator-rewards", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Performance-based pay for public reels, photos, Stories and text posts, based on qualified views, watch time and other factors Meta determines. No rate is published. It replaced In-stream Ads, Ads on Reels and the Performance Bonus, which ended August 31, 2025.", "eligibility": "Invite-only. Creators without an invite can submit an interest form in the Professional Dashboard.", "payout": "Monthly around the 21st for the previous month, once a US balance reaches $5. Outside the US the minimum is $25, or $100 by wire.", "sources": [ { "title": "Meta Business Help: Get started with Facebook Content Monetization", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/business/help/1049081556813520", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Meta Business Help: About payouts on Facebook", "url": "https://business.facebook.com/business/help/324965061742889", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Meta Newsroom: Creator Fast Track, March 18, 2026", "url": "https://about.fb.com/news/2026/03/creator-fast-track-grow-your-audience-earn-money-on-facebook/", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "facebook-stars", "platform": "Facebook", "program": "Facebook Stars", "stream": "tips-gifts", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "$0.01 per Star a fan sends, minus deductions for fraud, refunds, chargebacks and processing fees. Meta does not publish what fans pay per Star.", "eligibility": "18 or older, 500 followers for at least 30 consecutive days, in an eligible country, and compliant with Meta's monetization policies.", "payout": "Monthly around the 21st for the previous month, once a US balance reaches $5. Outside the US the minimum is $25, or $100 by wire.", "sources": [ { "title": "Meta Business Help: Eligibility for Facebook Stars", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/business/help/300444652164185", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Meta: Stars Streamer Terms", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/legal/stars_streamer_terms", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Meta Business Help: About payouts on Facebook", "url": "https://business.facebook.com/business/help/324965061742889", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "facebook-subscriptions", "platform": "Facebook", "program": "Fan subscriptions", "stream": "subscriptions", "creatorShare": 70, "shareNote": "Meta keeps up to 30% and pays Apple or Google fees out of its own share, so the creator keeps at least 70%.", "eligibility": "Pages with 10,000 followers, or 250 return viewers plus 50,000 post engagements or 180,000 watch minutes in the last 60 days. Open in 37 countries including the US.", "payout": "Monthly around the 21st for the previous month, once a US balance reaches $5. Outside the US the minimum is $25, or $100 by wire.", "sources": [ { "title": "Facebook for Creators: Subscriptions", "url": "https://creators.facebook.com/tools/subscriptions/?locale=en_US", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Meta: Fan Subscription Creator Terms", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/legal/fan_funding_creator_terms", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Meta Business Help: About payouts on Facebook", "url": "https://business.facebook.com/business/help/324965061742889", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "ghost-paid-subscriptions", "platform": "Ghost", "program": "Paid memberships on Ghost hosting, Publisher plan", "stream": "direct-sales", "creatorShare": 90.6, "shareNote": "Ghost charges 0% transaction fees but paid subscriptions need the Publisher plan at $35 a month on monthly billing for up to 1,000 members, so $1,000 a month in $10 US card payments leaves $906 after Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 and the plan price, with no Stripe Billing fee assumed because Ghost does not mention one.", "eligibility": "Ghost hosted Publisher plan or higher; the Starter plan has no paid subscriptions. Self-hosted Ghost has no Ghost fee.", "payout": "Through your own connected Stripe account on Stripe's payout schedule.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ghost pricing", "url": "https://ghost.org/pricing/", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Ghost: Are there any transaction fees?", "url": "https://ghost.org/help/are-there-really-no-transaction-fees/", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "gumroad-direct-sales", "platform": "Gumroad", "program": "Digital product and membership sales through your own links", "stream": "direct-sales", "creatorShare": 79.1, "shareNote": "A $10 US card sale through your own link loses Gumroad's 10% + $0.50 and 2.9% + $0.30 card processing, leaving $7.91; sales found through Gumroad's Discover marketplace pay a flat 30% that includes processing, and once a calendar month's paid sales reach $20,000, new direct sales that month pay 5% + $0.50.", "eligibility": "Free to join with no monthly fee; Gumroad has been merchant of record since January 1, 2025 and handles sales tax.", "payout": "Daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly once the balance reaches $100; weekly, monthly and quarterly schedules hold each sale at least 7 days.", "sources": [ { "title": "Gumroad pricing", "url": "https://gumroad.com/pricing", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Gumroad: Gumroad's fees", "url": "https://gumroad.com/help/article/66-gumroads-fees", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Gumroad: Getting paid by Gumroad", "url": "https://gumroad.com/help/article/13-getting-paid", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "instagram-affiliate", "platform": "Instagram", "program": "Affiliate partnerships", "stream": "shopping", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "The affiliate partner sets and pays the commission. Meta does not process these payments.", "eligibility": "18 or older, public professional account with more than 1,000 followers, in a supported market. Rolling out gradually.", "payout": "Paid by the affiliate partner under its own terms.", "sources": [ { "title": "Instagram Help: About affiliate partnerships on Instagram", "url": "https://help.instagram.com/982341200806383", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "instagram-badges", "platform": "Instagram", "program": "Badges in Live", "stream": "tips-gifts", "creatorShare": 70, "shareNote": "Instagram's revenue share is currently 0%. Apple and Google take 30% of in-app purchases. Payments from one supporter in a single live are capped at $250.", "eligibility": "Professional account, 18 or older, and compliant with Meta's Partner Monetization Policies.", "payout": "Monthly around the 21st for the previous month, once a US balance reaches $5. Outside the US the minimum is $25, or $100 by wire.", "sources": [ { "title": "Instagram Help: About badges", "url": "https://help.instagram.com/1119102301790334", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Instagram Help: About payouts on Instagram", "url": "https://help.instagram.com/217939383051653", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "instagram-bonuses", "platform": "Instagram", "program": "Bonuses", "stream": "creator-rewards", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Set by each invite-only bonus test. Instagram publishes no standard rate and may end a bonus program.", "eligibility": "By invitation only, with an element of random selection. Professional account in a country where bonuses are being tested.", "payout": "Around the 7th and 21st of each month, each covering a two-week period from the month before. US minimum $5.", "sources": [ { "title": "Instagram Help: About bonuses on Instagram", "url": "https://help.instagram.com/331274061770840", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Instagram Help: About payouts on Instagram", "url": "https://help.instagram.com/217939383051653", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "instagram-gifts", "platform": "Instagram", "program": "Gifts on Reels", "stream": "tips-gifts", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "$0.01 per Star received. Instagram keeps a share of each Star pack that varies by pack size, and Apple or Google take an in-app fee Instagram says is typically 30%.", "eligibility": "Professional account, 18 or older, at least 500 followers, a payout account, and a home in an eligible country including the US.", "payout": "Monthly around the 21st for the previous month, once a US balance reaches $5. Outside the US the minimum is $25, or $100 by wire.", "sources": [ { "title": "Instagram Help: How to earn money on Instagram Gifts", "url": "https://help.instagram.com/738469380549477", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Instagram Help: About payouts on Instagram", "url": "https://help.instagram.com/217939383051653", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "instagram-subscriptions", "platform": "Instagram", "program": "Subscriptions", "stream": "subscriptions", "creatorShare": 70, "shareNote": "Instagram's revenue share is currently 0%. Apple and Google take 30% of in-app purchases, leaving the creator 70%.", "eligibility": "Professional account with at least 10,000 followers, 18 or older, in an eligible country including the US.", "payout": "Monthly around the 21st for the previous month, once a US balance reaches $5. Outside the US the minimum is $25, or $100 by wire.", "sources": [ { "title": "Instagram Help: Eligibility requirements for Instagram Subscriptions", "url": "https://help.instagram.com/478012211024479", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Instagram Help: About Instagram Subscriptions for creators", "url": "https://help.instagram.com/856296695055001", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Instagram Help: About payouts on Instagram", "url": "https://help.instagram.com/217939383051653", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "kajabi-courses", "platform": "Kajabi", "program": "Courses, coaching and memberships, Basic plan", "stream": "direct-sales", "creatorShare": 76.2, "shareNote": "Kajabi takes no revenue share but its Basic plan costs $179 a month on monthly billing, so $1,000 a month in $10 one-time US card sales leaves $762 after Kajabi Payments' 2.9% + $0.30 and the plan price; recurring payments add 0.7%.", "eligibility": "Paid plan required: Basic $179, Growth $249 or Pro $499 a month on monthly billing, about 20% less billed yearly.", "payout": "Kajabi Payments pays out to your bank on a daily or weekly schedule you choose, with Instant Payouts at 1.5% per request, $0.50 minimum.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kajabi pricing", "url": "https://kajabi.com/pricing", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Kajabi: Kajabi Payments fees, United States", "url": "https://help.kajabi.com/en/articles/17174624-kajabi-payments-fees-united-states", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Kajabi: Bank updates and payout schedule timing", "url": "https://help.kajabi.com/en/articles/17174599-bank-updates-and-payout-schedule-timing", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "kick-partner-program", "platform": "Kick", "program": "KICK Partner Program", "stream": "creator-rewards", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Pays per stream at rates based on average audience and content factors such as language and region. Kick does not publish the formula, and ads pay creators nothing extra.", "eligibility": "Verified channel with 250 followers and, over the past 30 days, 75 average concurrent viewers, 30 hours streamed, 25 active subs, 250 unique chatters and 3 VODs.", "payout": "Through Stripe, weekly or monthly for verified streamers and monthly for others. Kick's payout page states no minimum balance.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kick Help: How to join the KICK Partner Program", "url": "https://help.kick.com/en/articles/8894103-how-to-join-the-kick-partner-program", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Kick Help: How we calculate KPP rates", "url": "https://help.kick.com/en/articles/17225591-how-we-calculate-kpp-rates", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Kick Help: Kick payout schedule, thresholds and methods", "url": "https://help.kick.com/en/articles/15159725-kick-payout-schedule-thresholds-and-methods", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "kick-kicks-tips", "platform": "Kick", "program": "KICKs tips", "stream": "tips-gifts", "creatorShare": 95, "shareNote": "Streamers keep 95% of KICKs revenue and Kick takes 5% as a processing fee.", "eligibility": "Streamer status in Achievements and a completed Stripe Connect setup.", "payout": "Through Stripe, weekly or monthly for verified streamers and monthly for others. Kick's payout page states no minimum balance.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kick Help: Understanding Kick's revenue split", "url": "https://help.kick.com/en/articles/15159722-understanding-kick-s-revenue-split", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Kick Help: Guide to KICKs", "url": "https://help.kick.com/en/articles/12134119-guide-to-kicks", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Kick Help: Kick payout schedule, thresholds and methods", "url": "https://help.kick.com/en/articles/15159725-kick-payout-schedule-thresholds-and-methods", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "kick-subscriptions", "platform": "Kick", "program": "Subscriptions", "stream": "subscriptions", "creatorShare": 95, "shareNote": "Streamers keep 95% and Kick takes 5% as a processing fee. Subs cost a flat $5 a month in every supported country, so each pays $4.75.", "eligibility": "Stream for at least 5 total hours to turn on subscriptions.", "payout": "Through Stripe, weekly or monthly for verified streamers and monthly for others. Kick's payout page states no minimum balance.", "sources": [ { "title": "Kick Help: Understanding Kick's revenue split", "url": "https://help.kick.com/en/articles/15159722-understanding-kick-s-revenue-split", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Kick Help: How Kick subscriptions work for viewers", "url": "https://help.kick.com/en/articles/15159735-how-kick-subscriptions-work-for-viewers", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Kick Help: How to become a Kick partner and how Kick streaming works", "url": "https://help.kick.com/en/articles/12273402-how-to-become-a-kick-partner-and-how-kick-streaming-works", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Kick Help: Kick payout schedule, thresholds and methods", "url": "https://help.kick.com/en/articles/15159725-kick-payout-schedule-thresholds-and-methods", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "kofi-memberships", "platform": "Ko-fi", "program": "Memberships, shop and commissions, free plan", "stream": "direct-sales", "creatorShare": 89.1, "shareNote": "A $10 US card membership payment loses Ko-fi's 5% service fee and Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30, leaving $8.91, with no Stripe Billing fee assumed because Ko-fi does not mention one; one-time tips carry no Ko-fi fee on the Free setting, but new creators start in Standard mode, which charges 5% on tips too, and Ko-fi Gold at $12 a month removes the 5% on new sales.", "eligibility": "Free to join; you connect your own Stripe or PayPal account to take payments.", "payout": "Payments go straight into your own PayPal or Stripe account, so payout timing follows that processor.", "sources": [ { "title": "Ko-fi: Does Ko-fi take a fee?", "url": "https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002506494-Does-Ko-fi-take-a-fee", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Ko-fi: What is Ko-fi Gold?", "url": "https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005506873-What-is-Ko-fi-Gold", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Stripe pricing", "url": "https://stripe.com/pricing", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "linkedin-brandlink", "platform": "LinkedIn", "program": "BrandLink", "stream": "ad-revenue", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Advertisers buy pre-roll video ads that run before videos from what LinkedIn calls trusted publishers and creators. LinkedIn publishes no creator share.", "eligibility": "Beta. LinkedIn does not publish creator eligibility or countries.", "payout": "Not published.", "sources": [ { "title": "LinkedIn Marketing Solutions: BrandLink", "url": "https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/native-advertising/brandlink", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "patreon-memberships", "platform": "Patreon", "program": "Memberships and one-time sales, standard 10% plan", "stream": "direct-sales", "creatorShare": 84.1, "shareNote": "A $10 US card payment loses Patreon's 10% platform fee and 2.9% + $0.30 processing, leaving $8.41; pages published on or before August 4, 2025 and kept published keep legacy rates such as 8% on Pro, and purchases through Apple's in-app system pay Apple's 30% instead of processing, though US fans may be able to use mobile web checkout.", "eligibility": "Anyone can publish a creator page; pages published after August 4, 2025, or republished after being unpublished, go on the standard 10% plan.", "payout": "Withdraw any available balance once every 24 hours or turn on automatic payouts on the 5th of each month; US direct deposit costs $0.25 per payout and PayPal 1%, with a $10 PayPal minimum.", "sources": [ { "title": "Patreon: Creator fees overview", "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Patreon: A standard platform fee for new creators, effective after August 4, 2025", "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/36426991446797", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Patreon: How payouts work", "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/208656246-How-payouts-work", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "payhip-direct-sales", "platform": "Payhip", "program": "Digital products, courses and memberships, Free Forever plan", "stream": "direct-sales", "creatorShare": 89.1, "shareNote": "A $10 US card sale on the Free plan loses Payhip's 5% and Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30, leaving $8.91; the Plus plan at $29 a month cuts the fee to 2% and Pro at $99 a month to 0%.", "eligibility": "Free to join; you connect PayPal, Stripe or another supported processor.", "payout": "Sales land in your connected processor; Stripe pays out to your bank daily by default.", "sources": [ { "title": "Payhip pricing", "url": "https://payhip.com/pricing", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Payhip: Billing and upgrading", "url": "https://help.payhip.com/article/102-billing-and-upgrading", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Payhip: Connect your Stripe account", "url": "https://help.payhip.com/article/65-connecting-your-stripe-account", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "pinterest-amazon-affiliate", "platform": "Pinterest", "program": "Amazon Storefront affiliate links", "stream": "shopping", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Amazon sets and pays the commission through the Amazon Influencer Program. Pinterest publishes no share of its own.", "eligibility": "Pinterest business account, Amazon Influencer Program membership and an Amazon Storefront.", "payout": "Paid by Amazon under its Influencer Program terms.", "sources": [ { "title": "Pinterest Help: Connect Amazon and Pinterest", "url": "https://help.pinterest.com/en/business/article/connect-amazon-and-pinterest", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "skool-paid-communities", "platform": "Skool", "program": "Paid communities and courses, Hobby plan", "stream": "direct-sales", "creatorShare": 86.1, "shareNote": "The Hobby plan costs $9 a month and Skool, as merchant of record, charges 10% + $0.30 per transaction with no separate processing fee, so $1,000 a month in $10 payments leaves $861; the Pro plan at $99 a month charges 2.9% + $0.30 and leaves $842 at that volume, and members Skool's Discovery brings you cost an extra 30% while Growth Boost is on, as it is by default.", "eligibility": "Paid plan required: Hobby at $9 a month or Pro at $99 a month; members pay in USD and Skool acts as merchant of record for sales tax and VAT.", "payout": "The available balance goes to your bank every Wednesday; the first payout can take up to 14 days.", "sources": [ { "title": "Skool pricing", "url": "https://www.skool.com/pricing", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Skool: Skool Payments FAQs", "url": "https://help.skool.com/article/86-subscriptions-faq", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "snapchat-monetization-program", "platform": "Snapchat", "program": "Snapchat Monetization Program", "stream": "ad-revenue", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Snap shares revenue from ads placed between Snaps in Public Stories and Spotlight, based mainly on view time. It publishes no percentage.", "eligibility": "By invitation. 50,000 followers, 15,000 hours of view time in the last 28 days with 3,000 from Spotlight, 18 or older, Snap Star status, in an eligible country. Since May 7, 2026, maximum rewards need 100 hours of Spotlight view time in 28 days.", "payout": "Cash out in the app whenever rewards reach $100.", "sources": [ { "title": "Snapchat Support: About Snapchat's Monetization Program", "url": "https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/14669003687444-About-Snapchat-s-Monetization-Program", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "spotify-partner-program", "platform": "Spotify", "program": "Spotify Partner Program for video podcasts", "stream": "ad-revenue", "creatorShare": 50, "shareNote": "50% of the ad revenue Spotify recognizes from ads in your episodes, plus a share of Premium video revenue under a formula Spotify does not publish; an episode needs at least one ad break to earn.", "eligibility": "Legal address in an eligible market, show hosted on Spotify for Creators, at least 3 episodes, 2,000 consumption hours and 1,000 audience in the last 30 days; to stay in, publish an episode and earn $10 in any 6 months.", "payout": "Monthly, in the last two working weeks of the month, from a $10 minimum for local bank deposit or $100 for wire transfer.", "sources": [ { "title": "Spotify for Creators: Spotify Partner Program", "url": "https://support.spotify.com/us/creators/article/spotify-partner-program/", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Spotify for Creators: How and when you get paid with Spotify Payouts", "url": "https://support.spotify.com/us/creators/article/how-and-when-you-get-paid-with-spotify-payouts/", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "stan-store", "platform": "Stan", "program": "Stan Store link-in-bio storefront, Creator plan", "stream": "direct-sales", "creatorShare": 91.2, "shareNote": "Stan takes 0% of sales and charges a flat $29 a month on the Creator plan, so $1,000 a month in $10 one-time US card sales leaves $912 after Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 and the plan price; Stan's help center lists an extra 0.5% Stripe fee on recurring payments.", "eligibility": "Paid plan required: Creator at $29 a month or $300 a year, or Creator Pro at $99 a month or $948 a year; there is no free plan.", "payout": "Cash out the full available balance from a $10 minimum, usually arriving in 24 to 48 hours; Stripe takes 2 to 7 business days to clear each US payment first and charges 0.25% + $0.25 per payout, with a $1 minimum.", "sources": [ { "title": "Stan: Stan, Stripe, and PayPal transaction fees", "url": "https://help.stan.store/article/83-stan-stripes-transaction-fees", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Stan: Creator vs. Creator Pro", "url": "https://help.stan.store/article/31-creator-vs-creator-pro", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Stan: How to cash out inside Stan", "url": "https://help.stan.store/article/75-how-do-i-cash-out-inside-stan", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "substack-paid-subscriptions", "platform": "Substack", "program": "Paid newsletter subscriptions", "stream": "direct-sales", "creatorShare": 83.4, "shareNote": "A $10 US card subscription payment loses Substack's 10%, Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 and Stripe Billing's 0.7%, leaving $8.34; subscriptions bought through Substack's iOS app also lose Apple's fee unless you raise in-app prices.", "eligibility": "Free to publish; paid subscriptions need a connected Stripe account in a supported country.", "payout": "Web payments usually reach your bank within 48 hours through Stripe; iOS in-app revenue arrives up to 45 days after the end of each month.", "sources": [ { "title": "Substack: How much does Substack cost?", "url": "https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037607131-How-much-does-Substack-cost", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Substack: How do payouts work on Substack?", "url": "https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037833691-How-do-payouts-work-on-Substack", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Substack: Can my subscribers pay on the Substack iOS app?", "url": "https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/19718129670420-Can-my-subscribers-pay-on-the-Substack-iOS-app", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "teachable-courses", "platform": "Teachable", "program": "Online courses and memberships, Starter plan", "stream": "direct-sales", "creatorShare": 82.7, "shareNote": "The Starter plan costs $39 a month and adds a 7.5% transaction fee, so $1,000 a month in $10 one-time US card sales leaves $827 after Teachable Payments' 2.9% + $0.30 on the default Standard bundle, which adds 0.7% on recurring payments and 0.5% where tax is assessed; the Builder plan at $89 a month drops the 7.5% and leaves $852.", "eligibility": "Paid plan required: Starter $39, Builder $89 or Growth $189 a month on monthly billing; Teachable Payments is open to creators in 41 countries.", "payout": "Teachable Payments pays out daily, about 2 business days after each sale, with no reserve held.", "sources": [ { "title": "Teachable pricing", "url": "https://teachable.com/pricing", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Teachable: Understand your transaction fees and bundles", "url": "https://support.teachable.com/en/articles/15661316-understand-your-transaction-fees-and-bundles", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Teachable: Get paid with Teachable Payments", "url": "https://support.teachable.com/en/articles/15627175-get-paid-with-teachable-payments", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "tiktok-creator-rewards", "platform": "TikTok", "program": "Creator Rewards Program", "stream": "creator-rewards", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "TikTok pays at its discretion for qualified views and engagement on public videos at least 1 minute long, may cap rewards, and publishes no rate.", "eligibility": "18 or older and based in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, South Korea, France, Mexico or Brazil, with 10,000 authentic followers, 100,000 authentic video views in the last 30 days, and a personal account in good standing.", "payout": "Monthly on the 15th once the balance reaches $50, through PayPal and Hyperwallet. A balance that never reaches $50 may expire.", "sources": [ { "title": "TikTok Creator Rewards Program Terms, US", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/global/creator-rewards-program-us/en", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "TikTok Creator Academy: Creator Rewards Program, last updated September 11, 2026", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/creator-academy/en/article/creator-rewards-program", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "tiktok-live-gifts", "platform": "TikTok", "program": "LIVE Gifts and Diamonds", "stream": "tips-gifts", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Viewers spend Coins on Gifts, which TikTok counts as Diamonds. TikTok sets US LIVE reward payments from Diamonds, stream length, new followers, engagement, days live, ranking and content quality, with no published conversion rate.", "eligibility": "18 or older with 1,000 followers to go LIVE, a count TikTok says may vary by region, an account in good standing, and a location where LIVE Gifts are available. Government, politician and political party accounts cannot collect Diamonds.", "payout": "Minimum and maximum payment limits and transaction fees may apply, per TikTok's US Rewards Policy.", "sources": [ { "title": "TikTok US Rewards Policy", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/us/rewards-policy/en", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "TikTok US Virtual Items Policy", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/us/virtual-items/en", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "TikTok Support: What is TikTok LIVE?", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/support/faq_detail?id=7543604790438451768&category=web_account", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "TikTok Support: LIVE Gifts on TikTok", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/support/faq_detail?id=7543897462415579704&category=web_account", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "tiktok-series", "platform": "TikTok", "program": "Series paid video collections", "stream": "direct-sales", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "TikTok sets the price options and shows an estimated fee for each before you publish. It publishes no percentage.", "eligibility": "Age of majority, 10,000 followers, an account at least 30 days old, one public post in the last 30 days, and an account in good standing.", "payout": "Monthly on the 15th once the balance reaches $50.", "sources": [ { "title": "TikTok Series Creator Terms, US", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/us/tiktok-series-creator-terms/en", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "tiktok-subscriptions", "platform": "TikTok", "program": "Subscriptions", "stream": "subscriptions", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Creators get 70% of subscription revenue after fees, plus a 20% monthly bonus for those with 10,000 followers, 100,000 views and 3 subscriber-only videos in the last month, for up to 90%. TikTok does not say how much the fees take first.", "eligibility": "18 or older, in good standing, with 10,000 followers and 100,000 video views in the past calendar month, or meeting TikTok's LIVE subscription requirements.", "payout": "Not published on the pages checked.", "sources": [ { "title": "TikTok Newsroom: Subscription revenue share update, October 28, 2025", "url": "https://newsroom.tiktok.com/new-ai-powered-tools-to-make-it-easier-to-create-and-share-on-tiktok?lang=en", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "TikTok Newsroom: Subscription expansion, September 23, 2024", "url": "https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/empowering-creators-and-fostering-communities-with-the-expanded-subscription-feature", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "tiktok-shop-affiliate", "platform": "TikTok", "program": "TikTok Shop affiliate", "stream": "shopping", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Commission per order through your videos, LIVEs or affiliate links. Sellers set the rate, anywhere from 1% to 80%, and the estimated commission shows on each product page.", "eligibility": "18 or older, based in the US, 1,000 followers and identity verification. Creators under 5,000 followers start in a pilot program for at least 30 days with posting and product limits.", "payout": "Commission typically settles on the 15th day after delivery, or up to 31 days after if the seller's settlement, a dispute or a return holds it up. Creators earning only on local products can withdraw any time after identity verification.", "sources": [ { "title": "TikTok Shop Academy: Creator Eligibility Policy, US", "url": "https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=6939143037667118&lang=en", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "TikTok Shop Academy: What you need to know before becoming a TikTok Shop creator", "url": "https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=7608640301074219&lang=en", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "TikTok Shop Academy: Affiliate commission rates", "url": "https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=6837873164896001&lang=en", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "TikTok Shop Academy: Creator commission settlement", "url": "https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=2467877215749930&lang=en", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "twitch-ads", "platform": "Twitch", "program": "Ads revenue", "stream": "ad-revenue", "creatorShare": 55, "shareNote": "55% of net ad revenue for Affiliates and Partners who run at least 3 minutes of ads per hour through Ads Manager, with no minimum hours streamed.", "eligibility": "Affiliate or Partner status. Affiliate needs 25 followers, 4 hours streamed, 4 different stream days and an average of 3 viewers, all within 30 days.", "payout": "Net-15, about 15 days after the end of the month earned, once the balance reaches $50, or $100 by wire. Affiliates pay payout fees, such as $0.25 by US ACH. Twitch covers them for Partners.", "sources": [ { "title": "Twitch Help: Ads Manager", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/ads-manager", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Twitch Help: When am I getting paid", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/when-am-i-getting-paid", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "twitch-bits", "platform": "Twitch", "program": "Bits", "stream": "tips-gifts", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Twitch's Bits page says it typically rewards streamers 1 cent per Bit used to Cheer, and its Partner Program overview gives Partners the same rate; it lists no separate Affiliate rate and does not publish what viewers pay per Bit on the pages checked.", "eligibility": "Available once monetization setup is complete. Cash payouts need Affiliate or Partner status.", "payout": "Net-15, about 15 days after the end of the month earned, once the balance reaches $50, or $100 by wire. Affiliates pay payout fees, such as $0.25 by US ACH. Twitch covers them for Partners.", "sources": [ { "title": "Twitch Help: Partner Program overview", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/partner-program-overview", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Twitch Help: When am I getting paid", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/when-am-i-getting-paid", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Twitch: Purchase Bits", "url": "https://www.twitch.tv/bits", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "twitch-plus-level-1", "platform": "Twitch", "program": "Plus Program, Level 1", "stream": "subscriptions", "creatorShare": 60, "shareNote": "60% of net subscription revenue on recurring and gift subs for 12 months from the qualifying date. Prime subs stay at the standard rate.", "eligibility": "Affiliate or Partner with 100 or more Plus Points a month for 3 consecutive months, counting 1 per Tier 1, 2 per Tier 2 and 6 per Tier 3 recurring paid sub. Latin America needs 50 points.", "payout": "Net-15, about 15 days after the end of the month earned, once the balance reaches $50, or $100 by wire. Affiliates pay payout fees, such as $0.25 by US ACH. Twitch covers them for Partners.", "sources": [ { "title": "Twitch Help: Plus Program", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/plus-program", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Twitch Help: When am I getting paid", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/when-am-i-getting-paid", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Twitch Blog: Supporting streamers in Latin America, May 19, 2025", "url": "https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2025/05/19/supporting-streamers-in-latin-america/", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "twitch-plus-level-2", "platform": "Twitch", "program": "Plus Program, Level 2", "stream": "subscriptions", "creatorShare": 70, "shareNote": "70% of net subscription revenue on recurring and gift subs for 12 months from the qualifying date. Prime subs stay at the standard rate.", "eligibility": "Affiliate or Partner with 300 or more Plus Points a month for 3 consecutive months. Latin America needs 200 points.", "payout": "Net-15, about 15 days after the end of the month earned, once the balance reaches $50, or $100 by wire. Affiliates pay payout fees, such as $0.25 by US ACH. Twitch covers them for Partners.", "sources": [ { "title": "Twitch Help: Plus Program", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/plus-program", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Twitch Help: When am I getting paid", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/when-am-i-getting-paid", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Twitch Blog: Supporting streamers in Latin America, May 19, 2025", "url": "https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2025/05/19/supporting-streamers-in-latin-america/", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "twitch-subscriptions", "platform": "Twitch", "program": "Subscriptions, standard split", "stream": "subscriptions", "creatorShare": 50, "shareNote": "50% of subscription revenue after taxes, payment processing, bank and currency fees. A US Tier 1 web sub costs $5.99, and local prices are lower in some countries.", "eligibility": "Affiliate or Partner status. Affiliate needs 25 followers, 4 hours streamed, 4 different stream days and an average of 3 viewers, all within 30 days.", "payout": "Net-15, about 15 days after the end of the month earned, once the balance reaches $50, or $100 by wire. Affiliates pay payout fees, such as $0.25 by US ACH. Twitch covers them for Partners.", "sources": [ { "title": "Twitch Help: Revenue", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/revenue", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Twitch Help: Twitch Affiliate Program FAQ", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/twitch-affiliate-program-faq", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Twitch Help: Local subscription pricing", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/local-subscription-pricing", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Twitch Help: Joining the Affiliate Program", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/joining-the-affiliate-program", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Twitch Help: When am I getting paid", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/when-am-i-getting-paid", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Twitch Help: Payout details FAQ", "url": "https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/payout-details-faq", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "x-original-content-rewards", "platform": "X", "program": "Original Content Rewards", "stream": "creator-rewards", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Pays on qualified impressions, meaning unique Home Timeline impressions from Premium subscribers on your original posts, and X publishes no rate. It replaced Creator Revenue Sharing, which closed to new members on August 7, 2026 and stopped earning on September 7, 2026.", "eligibility": "18 or older in a supported country, with a Personal or Business account, an X Premium, Premium+ or Premium Business subscription or a Plus, Premium, Super or Ultra plan on The X Subscription, 500 verified followers, and 500,000 Home Timeline impressions from verified users in the last 90 days, not counting replies.", "payout": "Every two weeks once earnings reach $30, through X Money in the US or Stripe elsewhere, net of processing fees.", "sources": [ { "title": "X Help Center: Original Content Rewards", "url": "https://help.x.com/en/using-x/original-content-rewards", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "X: Original Content Rewards Program Terms, effective August 7, 2026", "url": "https://legal.x.com/en/original-content-rewards-terms.html", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "MediaPost: X replacing rev-share program, prioritizing original content, August 10, 2026", "url": "https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/417144/x-replacing-rev-share-program-prioritizing-origin.html", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "youtube-memberships", "platform": "YouTube", "program": "Channel memberships", "stream": "subscriptions", "creatorShare": 70, "shareNote": "70% of net membership revenue after taxes and fees. YouTube says it currently covers credit card and other transaction costs.", "eligibility": "500 subscribers, 3 public uploads in 90 days, and 3,000 watch hours in 12 months or 3 million Shorts views in 90 days.", "payout": "Monthly through AdSense for YouTube, between the 21st and 26th, once the US balance reaches $100.", "sources": [ { "title": "YouTube Help: YouTube partner earnings overview", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72902", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "YouTube Help: Analyze and manage your channel memberships program", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7491256", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "YouTube Help: Overview of the expanded YouTube Partner Program", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/13429240", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Google AdSense Help: Payment timelines for AdSense for YouTube", "url": "https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/7164703", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "youtube-longform-ads", "platform": "YouTube", "program": "Partner Program ad revenue, long-form videos", "stream": "ad-revenue", "creatorShare": 55, "shareNote": "55% of net revenue from ads shown on or alongside your public long-form videos.", "eligibility": "1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 public watch hours in 12 months, or 10 million Shorts views in 90 days. From February 1, 2027, new applicants need 8,000 watch hours in 365 days or 20 million Shorts views in 90 days.", "payout": "Monthly through AdSense for YouTube, between the 21st and 26th, once the US balance reaches $100.", "sources": [ { "title": "YouTube Help: YouTube partner earnings overview", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72902", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "YouTube Help: YouTube Partner Program overview and eligibility", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "YouTube Help: Changes to the YouTube Partner Program", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12843009", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Google AdSense Help: Payment thresholds", "url": "https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/1709871", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Google AdSense Help: Payment timelines for AdSense for YouTube", "url": "https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/7164703", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "youtube-shorts-ads", "platform": "YouTube", "program": "Partner Program ad revenue, Shorts", "stream": "ad-revenue", "creatorShare": 45, "shareNote": "45% of the Shorts Feed ad revenue allocated to you from the monthly Creator Pool by engaged views, after music licensing costs are taken out.", "eligibility": "1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 public watch hours in 12 months, or 10 million Shorts views in 90 days. From February 1, 2027, new applicants need 8,000 watch hours in 365 days or 20 million Shorts views in 90 days. From February 1, 2027, each month's Shorts pool earnings also need 10 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days.", "payout": "Monthly through AdSense for YouTube, between the 21st and 26th, once the US balance reaches $100.", "sources": [ { "title": "YouTube Help: YouTube Shorts monetization policies", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12504220", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "YouTube Help: YouTube partner earnings overview", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72902", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "YouTube Help: Changes to the YouTube Partner Program", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12843009", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Google AdSense Help: Payment thresholds", "url": "https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/1709871", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Google AdSense Help: Payment timelines for AdSense for YouTube", "url": "https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/7164703", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "youtube-supers", "platform": "YouTube", "program": "Super Chat, Super Stickers and Super Thanks", "stream": "tips-gifts", "creatorShare": 70, "shareNote": "70% of net revenue from Super Chat, Super Stickers and Super Thanks. YouTube's Super Chat page says the 70% is figured after local sales tax and, on iOS, App Store fees, and YouTube currently covers card fees.", "eligibility": "500 subscribers, 3 public uploads in 90 days, and 3,000 watch hours in 12 months or 3 million Shorts views in 90 days.", "payout": "Monthly through AdSense for YouTube, between the 21st and 26th, once the US balance reaches $100.", "sources": [ { "title": "YouTube Help: YouTube partner earnings overview", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72902", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "YouTube Help: Overview of the expanded YouTube Partner Program", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/13429240", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Google AdSense Help: Payment timelines for AdSense for YouTube", "url": "https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/7164703", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "YouTube Help: Super Chat and Super Stickers", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7288782", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "youtube-premium", "platform": "YouTube", "program": "YouTube Premium revenue", "stream": "ad-revenue", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Creators get 55% of the Premium revenue allocated to their long-form watch time and 45% of what is allocated to their Shorts views. Under the terms starting February 1, 2027, YouTube's August 2026 announcement puts the creator pool at 30% of net Premium and 60% of net Premium Lite subscription revenue.", "eligibility": "Full Partner Program membership. 1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 public watch hours in 12 months, or 10 million Shorts views in 90 days. From February 1, 2027, new applicants need 8,000 watch hours in 365 days or 20 million Shorts views in 90 days.", "payout": "Monthly through AdSense for YouTube, between the 21st and 26th, once the US balance reaches $100.", "sources": [ { "title": "YouTube Help: YouTube Shorts monetization policies", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12504220", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "YouTube Blog: New opportunities to earn and changes to the YouTube Partner Program", "url": "https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/youtube-partner-program-updates-2027-new-opportunities-earn/", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "YouTube Help: YouTube Partner Program overview and eligibility", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "Google AdSense Help: Payment timelines for AdSense for YouTube", "url": "https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/7164703", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "YouTube Help: Changes to the YouTube Partner Program", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12843009", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" }, { "id": "youtube-shopping-affiliate", "platform": "YouTube", "program": "YouTube Shopping affiliate program", "stream": "shopping", "creatorShare": null, "shareNote": "Brands set their own commission rates. A temporary incentive passes 100% of affiliate merchant commissions to creators, with at least 30 days' notice before it ends.", "eligibility": "By invitation. In the Partner Program with at least 500 subscribers, based in one of 14 countries including the US, and not a music, Official Artist or Made for Kids channel.", "payout": "Through AdSense for YouTube 60 to 120 days after the purchase. A return reverses the commission.", "sources": [ { "title": "YouTube Help: YouTube Shopping affiliate program overview and eligibility", "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/13376398", "accessed": "2026-10-21" }, { "title": "YouTube Blog: Expanding YouTube Shopping to creators with 500+ subscribers", "url": "https://blog.youtube/creator-and-artist-stories/youtube-shopping-expansion-500-subscribers/", "accessed": "2026-10-21" } ], "verified": "2026-10-21" } ] }