Do Bought YouTube Subscribers Help You Get Monetized?

Bought subscribers count toward the subscriber number YouTube shows, but they do not make a channel eligible for monetization on their own. The YouTube Partner Program also requires public watch hours or Shorts views from real viewers, and YouTube reviews channels before approving them.

What does the YouTube Partner Program require?

YouTube publishes the thresholds on its help pages: a minimum number of subscribers plus either a number of public watch hours in the last 12 months or a number of valid Shorts views in the last 90 days. The current figures are summarised in our YouTube Partner Program guide and the how many followers to get paid guide.

Why don't bought subscribers solve monetization?

Subscribers delivered to your channel do not watch your videos. Watch hours and Shorts views come from real viewing, and YouTube also checks that the channel follows its policies before approval.

So when do subscribers make sense?

• When a new channel looks empty to the first visitors.
• When you pitch sponsors or guests who check the channel first.
• When your subscriber count lags far behind the size of your other networks.

See YouTube subscribers and subscribers for podcasters.

What actually gets you to monetization?

• Videos on one topic that people watch to the end.
• Shorts that send viewers to longer videos.
• A regular upload schedule.
• Promoting uploads where your audience already is.

Could bought subscribers hurt the review?

YouTube reviews channels for originality and policy compliance. Keep growth gradual and in proportion with your content, and focus the review on videos that clearly belong to you.