Thekabarnews.com—The platform’s official documentation does not support claims that YouTube will double the Partner Program eligibility thresholds in February 2027.

Posts circulating online allege that new YouTube Partner Program applicants will need 8,000 public watch hours or 20 million Shorts views. They claim this change will start on February 1, 2027.

They also claim that existing creators must maintain 10 million Shorts views every 90 days to continue earning Shorts revenue.

As of August 14, YouTube has announced none of these changes through its Help Center, official blog or creator channels.

YouTube’s current requirements for full advertising revenue remain:

1,000 subscribers and 4,000 valid public watch hours within the previous 12 months; or
1,000 subscribers and 10 million valid public Shorts views within the previous 90 days.

YouTube lists these thresholds on its official Partner Program eligibility page. Meeting a threshold does not guarantee acceptance because the company still reviews each applicant’s channel against its monetization policies.

An expanded YPP tier also gives eligible creators earlier access to fan funding and selected shopping features.

That tier requires 500 subscribers and three public uploads within 90 days. It also requires either 3,000 public watch hours in 12 months or three million Shorts views in 90 days.

It does not provide full advertising revenue at those lower thresholds.

YouTube has not announced an ongoing requirement for YPP members to record 10 million Shorts views every 90 days.

Under the current system, monetizing creators who accept the Shorts Monetization Module receive an allocation from the Shorts Creator Pool. This is based on their share of eligible engaged views. They keep 45 percent of the revenue allocated to them.

The official Shorts monetization policy does not say creators will lose Shorts revenue sharing whenever their 90-day views fall below 10 million.

The 10-million-view figure remains an application route for full YPP advertising access, not a recurring performance quota for existing partners.

YouTube does not support claims that creators will receive 30 percent of YouTube Premium subscription revenue and 60 percent of Premium Lite revenue. YouTube’s official pages do not publish such a two-pool revenue split.

Premium Lite is a lower-priced subscription that removes advertisements from most videos. Ads may still appear on music, Shorts, searches and browsing pages.

YouTube says the plan creates additional revenue opportunities for creators, but it has not announced the percentages circulating online.

Premium Lite is available in a growing list of markets, but not every country. Indonesia was not included in YouTube’s official Premium Lite availability list reviewed for this report. The latest country list appears on YouTube Help.

For confirmed updates, creators should refer to the Earn section in YouTube Studio and official Google or YouTube support pages.

Until YouTube officially announces the rumored February 2027 thresholds and revenue share percentages, creators should consider them to be unconfirmed misinformation.