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Hype YouTube — How Is 500,000 Subscribers Considered Small?
How is the 500,000 subscriber count considered small on YouTube? Data has shown that 96.6% of YouTube accounts have 10,000 or less subscribers.
That means just over 3% of channels are over the threshold for the new Hype YouTube Program. (It is not yet available in the United States but will be soon.)
My friend blogger Tim on X was talking about this earlier and I asked him again what the numbers were:
Imagine 90% have fewer than 1,000 subscribers. That’s why YouTube’s threshold of up to 500,000 subscribers seems high!
What Is The Hype?
The hype is a new thing where users on YouTube can “hype” videos they love on YouTube. Users are allowed to hype 3 videos per week. (It is similar to a like but called a hype.)
No more than 3 are allowed. So choose the videos to hype carefully.
What Are Benefits For Creators?
The benefit is creators earn points when other users hype their YouTube videos.
