Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR YouTube is raising its requirements for creators joining its Partner Program. When you’re making videos for YouTube, the dream is to be accepted into the YouTube Partner Program, opening your account up to revenue sharing while getting you access to all of YouTube’s latest and greatest features. That means channels will need to show 8,000 view hours a year, or get 20M Shorts views over a span of 90 days. Existing Partner Program members will keep their status, although they may lose revenue sharing from Shorts if they fall under 10M views. Finally, Google shares word of an expansion to YouTube Premium Lite.