What they earn
Estimated revenue and RPM, plus monetized status.
YouTube monetization checker
Paste any channel and see if it is running ads right now. This is a live check of the channel's newest videos, not a guess from its subscriber count.
Try
Free. No sign-up. 10 a day.How the check works
- 01
Paste a channel
A channel link or an @handle. Nothing to install and no account needed.
- 02
We load its newest videos
The same way a viewer in the United States would, and look for ads on each one.
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You get a clear answer
Monetized, not monetized, or no answer this time. Never a percentage or a guess.
How to tell if a channel is monetized by hand
You can check without a tool, it just takes longer and is easy to get wrong. These are the signs people look for:
- Ads on its videos. Open a few recent videos signed out. One video without an ad proves nothing, since YouTube does not show an ad on every view.
- A Join button or Super Thanks. Channel memberships and Super Thanks only appear on channels in the YouTube Partner Program.
- The numbers. A channel needs 1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 public watch hours in 12 months, or 10 million public Shorts views in 90 days. Under 1,000 subscribers it cannot earn from ads.
YouTube also puts ads on some videos from channels that are not in the Partner Program, and those channels earn nothing from them. That is why a single ad is not proof either, and why this checker reads a specific signal on the page that only paid placements carry.
What you get inside Algrow
- The date a channel got monetized or lost monetization.
- A daily tracker of every channel that was monetized or demonetized, and the ones like yours.
- What each channel sells besides ads: digital products, affiliate links and sponsorships.
- Monetized as a filter on every channel search, long form and Shorts.
See how any channel makes its money
Inside Algrow, every channel shows what it earns, what it sells and who it works with.
What they sell
Digital products, affiliate links and sponsorships on each channel.
Networks
Which network a channel is under, and the channels doing well in it.
Algrow
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YouTube with Algrow built in, and an AI agent beside it. Free with an Algrow account.
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The agent uses the Claude plan you already pay for. We add no markup on top.
Questions
How do I check if a YouTube channel is monetized?
Paste the channel's link or @handle into the checker above. It loads the channel's newest long videos the way a viewer would and looks for ads. If ads are running, the channel is monetized.
Is this a live check?
Yes. Every check loads the channel's recent videos at that moment. It does not rely on subscriber counts or guesses.
Can a channel with over 1,000 subscribers be not monetized?
Yes. A channel also needs 4,000 public watch hours in the last 12 months or 10 million public Shorts views in the last 90 days, has to apply, and can lose monetization later for breaking YouTube's rules.
Why did I get no answer?
Either we do not track that channel's long videos yet, or YouTube did not give a clear result on that run. Try again in a minute. Algrow members can add any channel.
Does it work for Shorts-only channels?
The check reads long videos. A channel that only posts Shorts may come back with no answer.
Is it free?
Yes, with a daily limit. Algrow members can check any channel, see when it was monetized or demonetized, and see what else it sells.