YouTube Live is a great way to engage with your audience in real time with a video feed, chat and more. To start live streaming from your computer Go to YouTube From the top right, click Create > Go live If you haven't already, follow the prompts to verify your channel Enabling your first live stream may take up to 24 hours. Once enabled, you can live stream instantly. Note that you'll need at least 1,000 subscribers to live stream from a phone or tablet.