YouTube watch hours calculator

Watch hours are your views multiplied by the average view duration, divided by 60. For example, 10,000 views at an average of 4 minutes is about 667 watch hours. The YouTube Partner Program has asked long-form channels for 4,000 public watch hours in the last 12 months together with 1,000 subscribers. Enter your numbers to see where you stand. You can change the target if YouTube shows you a different one.

Views in the last 12 months

Public long-form videos only

Average view duration (minutes)

Target watch hours

Your watch hours

Hours still needed

Views still needed

Results are estimates for planning. They are not a guarantee of earnings or approval.

How this is calculated

Watch hours = views × average view duration in minutes ÷ 60. Hours still needed = target − current hours. Views still needed = hours needed × 60 ÷ average view duration. Only public long-form videos count toward the Partner Program total. Shorts feed views do not.

Questions

How are YouTube watch hours calculated?

YouTube adds up the time people spent watching your public videos. You can estimate it as views multiplied by average view duration in minutes, divided by 60.

Do Shorts count toward 4,000 watch hours?

Views in the Shorts feed do not count toward the long-form watch hour total. Shorts have their own views requirement.

Do watch hours expire?

The requirement looks at the last 12 months, so hours older than that drop out of the total.

Where can I see my real watch hours?

In YouTube Studio, open Earn to see your progress, or open Analytics and look at Watch time for the last 365 days.

What to do with the result

Check the current Partner Program requirements in YouTube Studio under Earn before you plan, because YouTube changes them from time to time.

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