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Shorts revenue: creators must accept the Shorts Monetization Module (only views after acceptance count); Shorts Feed ad revenue is pooled monthly, part pays music licensing (a Short with one music track sends half its view-associated revenue to music partners; no music = all to the Creator Pool), the Creator Pool is allocated by each creator's share of eligible engaged views per country, and creators keep 45% of their allocation. Ineligible views include non-original Shorts (unedited clips of films/TV, reuploads, compilations without original content), bot views, and non-advertiser-friendly content; Shorts over one minute containing claimed content are blocked. New: starting February 1, 2027, earning a monthly Creator Pool share will require at least 10 million qualified Shorts views in the trailing 90 days (measured to the 15th of the preceding month) - a materially higher bar for small Shorts creators. 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