Enter your video length, views, and average retention to calculate total watch hours toward the 4,000-hour monetization threshold.
Calculate total watch time and track progress toward the 4,000-hour YouTube Partner Program threshold. Pure math, done in your browser.
Watch time is built through a combination of publishing consistency, viewer satisfaction, and videos people choose to keep watching. Use a calculator to turn a large target into practical weekly milestones.
It calculates watch-time scenarios from views and average viewing time. Watch time is useful for setting goals, but only your YouTube Analytics can confirm the final channel data.
Start with your real average view duration and weekly views. Then test how better retention or more views would change the total, and set a manageable publishing goal around that estimate.
Start with views and average view duration, then compare different retention scenarios. These numbers help turn a watch-time goal into a practical weekly target.
It's a calculation based on the numbers you enter, done entirely in your browser. For your exact watch time, check YouTube Studio Analytics directly.
One of the two core requirements (alongside 1,000 subscribers) to join the YouTube Partner Program and start earning ad revenue.
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