How each platform pays short videos, what it takes to qualify and which rules decide whether a faceless or AI video can earn. Every figure links to the platform's own page.
YouTube does not pay a fixed rate per view for Shorts. It pools the money, splits it by views and pays you a 45% share. Here is how the pool works, what counts as a view and how to estimate your own number.
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All three apps play vertical videos in an endless feed, but they pay, rank and reward length very differently. Here is a side by side comparison from each platform's own pages, and a simple way to choose where to start.
6 min read
There are two ways into the YouTube Partner Program, and only one of them pays ad revenue. Here are the exact thresholds from YouTube's help pages, what each level unlocks, and a realistic plan for a Shorts channel.
5 min read
YouTube does not ban AI videos from earning money. It bans a few specific kinds of videos, and many of them happen to be made with AI. Here is the current policy in plain words, quoted from YouTube's help pages.
6 min read
Instagram does not share ad revenue on Reels the way YouTube does with Shorts. It does have several ways to earn, some open, some invite only. Here is each one, from Instagram's own creator pages, and what works for a faceless account.
6 min read
If you searched for the TikTok Creativity Program, you are looking for what TikTok now calls the Creator Rewards Program. Here are its rules from TikTok's own pages, and what they mean for faceless videos.
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