Channel membership

A channel membership is a feature provided by YouTube that allows creators to enable custom membership perks on their channel. It is primarily to provide extra financial support to both YouTube as a business, and the creator. It comes with a few highlighted features at a definite paid amount on different levels. However, there are also some minimum requirements for this feature to be enabled on a YouTube channel.
==Requirements==
A channel must have at least 500 subscribers to have this feature enabled. An exception has been declared for primary-gaming channels, where the minimum subscriber-limit is 3,000; however, this feature is planned to be made more broadly available to channels that may not meet the current subscriber limit. The channel should be a member of the "YouTube partner program"; it should have already fulfilled the pre-requirements for the program, which are:
#The channel should follow the monetization policies of YouTube.
#It should be operated from a valid nation.
#The channel should not be set as "made for kids".
==Perks==
Perks can be enabled at different levels which can be given custom names by the creator; however, the perks should start from an amount of 0.99 USD per month, and may end with a maximum price point of 499.99 USD per month (the currency changes according to the user's geographical position). Before membership features are published on a channel, they are manually reviewed by YouTube staff during which, any perk name which violates YouTube's policies will be removed.
Common perks include:
*Loyalty badges next to the usernames on live-streams
*Custom usable emojis uploaded by the creator
*Access to
**videos marked as member-only
**a member-only special live-stream chat
**member-only community posts
*Ability to view videos some time before public releases
== Gifted memberships ==
A channel membership is "gifted" when an user pays an 1-month membership on behalf of another user. Gifted Memberships are only available in Live streams. Gifted Memberships are distributed in sets of five, meaning that it starts from 5, rises to 10, and can go up to 20. Currently, users cannot gift their memberships to individuals. YouTube automatically chooses the membership tier which is the closest to and including $5.
Creators also have access to "Promotional Gift Memberships", which are distributed by them to their viewers at no additional cost. This type of gifted membership is available when the creator has a tier that is lower than $5. It also is distributed in sets of 5.
==References==
Category:History of YouTube