How to Link AdSense to Your YouTube Account

Intermediate 20 min 18 steps 13485 views Rating: 3.9/5 Published: 2026-02-10

Open YouTube in your internet browser.. Click your profile picture on the top-right.. Click the Your channel button on the menu.

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1

Open YouTube in your internet browser.

Step 1

Open YouTube in your internet browser.

2

Click your profile picture on the top-right.

Step 2

Click your profile picture on the top-right.

3

Click the Your channel button on the menu.

Step 3

Click the Your channel button on the menu.

4

Click the blue CREATOR STUDIO button on the top-right.

Step 4

Click the blue CREATOR STUDIO button on the top-right.

5

Click CHANNEL on the left-menu.

Step 5

Click CHANNEL on the left-menu.

6

Click the Enable button in the "Monetization" box.

Step 6

Click the Enable button in the "Monetization" box.

7

Click the blue START button.

Step 7

Click the blue START button.

8

Check the first three boxes under the program terms.

Step 8

Check the first three boxes under the program terms.

9

Click the blue I accept button.

Step 9

Click the blue I accept button.

10

Click the blue START button next to "Sign Up for AdSense.

Step 10

Click the blue START button next to "Sign Up for AdSense.

11

Click the Next button.

Step 11

Click the Next button.

12

Select the AdSense Google account you want to link.

Step 12

Select the AdSense Google account you want to link.

13

Click the blue LINK TO YOUTUBE button.

Step 13

Click the blue LINK TO YOUTUBE button.

14

Click the blue START button next to "Set monetization preferences.

Step 14

Click the blue START button next to "Set monetization preferences.

15

Make sure the "Monetize all existing and future videos" switch is On.

Step 15

Make sure the "Monetize all existing and future videos" switch is On.

16

Check the box next to each ad format you want to use.

Step 16

Check the box next to each ad format you want to use.

17

Click the blue SAVE button.

Step 17

Click the blue SAVE button.

18

Fulfill the watch hour and subscriber quota.

Step 18

Fulfill the watch hour and subscriber quota.

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