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  "articles": [
    {
      "id": "learn_r1848_youtube_nature_and_wildlife_channel_creator_platforms_youtube_payment_threshold",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "YouTube via AdSense: Money.payout",
      "summary": "AdSense payment threshold is $100 USD (or local equivalent in other currencies) per payments account",
      "body": "AdSense payment threshold is $100 USD (or local equivalent in other currencies) per payments account\n\nWhat Google actually says:\n\n“You'll be paid out when your outstanding earnings reach the payment threshold, as long as there are no holds on your account and you're in compliance with our Program policies. Payment threshold values: U.S. Dollar (USD) $100”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/1709871",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Google",
      "evidence_quote": "You'll be paid out when your outstanding earnings reach the payment threshold, as long as there are no holds on your account and you're in compliance with our Program policies. Payment threshold values: U.S. Dollar (USD) $100",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1848-youtube-nature-and-wildlife-channel-creator-platforms",
      "subject": "YouTube via AdSense",
      "topic": "Money.payout",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1848_youtube_nature_and_wildlife_channel_creator_platforms_youtube_payment_schedule",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "YouTube via AdSense: Money.payout",
      "summary": "AdSense payments are issued between the 21st and 26th of the month when the payment threshold is reached",
      "body": "AdSense payments are issued between the 21st and 26th of the month when the payment threshold is reached\n\nWhat Google actually says:\n\n“If your current balance reaches the payment threshold by the end of the month, and there are no other payment holds, you'll be issued a payment between the 21st and the 26th of the month”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/1709858",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Google",
      "evidence_quote": "If your current balance reaches the payment threshold by the end of the month, and there are no other payment holds, you'll be issued a payment between the 21st and the 26th of the month",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1848-youtube-nature-and-wildlife-channel-creator-platforms",
      "subject": "YouTube via AdSense",
      "topic": "Money.payout",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1848_youtube_nature_and_wildlife_channel_creator_platforms_youtube_tax_requirement",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "YouTube creators: Money.tax",
      "summary": "All monetizing creators on YouTube, regardless of location, are required to provide tax information to Google",
      "body": "All monetizing creators on YouTube, regardless of location, are required to provide tax information to Google\n\nWhat Google actually says:\n\n“Note: All monetizing creators on YouTube, regardless of their location in the world, are required to provide tax information”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10390801",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Google",
      "evidence_quote": "Note: All monetizing creators on YouTube, regardless of their location in the world, are required to provide tax information",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1848-youtube-nature-and-wildlife-channel-creator-platforms",
      "subject": "YouTube creators",
      "topic": "Money.tax",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
        "topic": [
          "money.tax"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1848_youtube_nature_and_wildlife_channel_creator_platforms_youtube_steps_to_payment",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "YouTube creators: Money.payout",
      "summary": "To get first AdSense payment, creators must earn minimum $10, complete identity verification, add bank details, and reach $100 payment threshold",
      "body": "To get first AdSense payment, creators must earn minimum $10, complete identity verification, add bank details, and reach $100 payment threshold\n\nWhat Google actually says:\n\n“1. Earning minimum: First, your ad earnings need to reach $10 (or local equivalent). 4. Payment minimum: If your current balance reaches the payment threshold by the end of the month... you'll be issued a payment between the 21st and the 26th of the month”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/1709858",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Google",
      "evidence_quote": "1. Earning minimum: First, your ad earnings need to reach $10 (or local equivalent). 4. Payment minimum: If your current balance reaches the payment threshold by the end of the month... you'll be issued a payment between the 21st and the 26th of the month",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1848-youtube-nature-and-wildlife-channel-creator-platforms",
      "subject": "YouTube creators",
      "topic": "Money.payout",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1848_youtube_nature_and_wildlife_channel_creator_platforms_youtube_ypp_eligibility",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "YouTube: Money.fees",
      "summary": "YouTube Partner Program requires 1,000 subscribers with either 4,000 qualified watch hours on long-form videos in the last 365 days or 10 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days",
      "body": "YouTube Partner Program requires 1,000 subscribers with either 4,000 qualified watch hours on long-form videos in the last 365 days or 10 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days\n\nWhat Google actually says:\n\n“1. Get 1,000 subscribers with 4,000 [qualified watch hours](#WHexplain) in the last 12 months, or 2. Get 1,000 subscribers with 10 million [qualified Shorts views](#WHexplain) in the last 90 days”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Google",
      "evidence_quote": "1. Get 1,000 subscribers with 4,000 [qualified watch hours](#WHexplain) in the last 12 months, or 2. Get 1,000 subscribers with 10 million [qualified Shorts views](#WHexplain) in the last 90 days",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1848-youtube-nature-and-wildlife-channel-creator-platforms",
      "subject": "YouTube",
      "topic": "Money.fees",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "youtube",
        "topic": [
          "money.fees"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    }
  ]
}