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To qualify for monetization, one must achieve 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in a moving 365-day window. This means that every day, those watch hours are subject to a rolling period; if I fail to reach that threshold, I will lose hours from my total count. It creates a constant need for growth—if people only watch a few minutes of my 10-minute videos, I have to capture their attention and keep it longer to meet my goals.