How to unlock youtube shopping and supers with 500 subs any country 2026

Hitting 500 subscribers unlocks YouTube's Early Access tier, opening up Shopping and the Supers suite (Super Chat, Super Thanks, Super Stickers) well before the full 1,000-subscriber ad revenue threshold. Qualifying requires 500 subscribers, 3 public uploads in the last 90 days, and either 3,000 public watch hours over the past year or 3 million Shorts views in the last 90 days. This expanded tier is live across a wide range of countries. Once your channel clears these numbers, head to the Earn tab in Studio, apply, and link an active AdSense account — from there you can start earning through fan funding and product tagging well ahead of qualifying for standard ad revenue.