Reached watched hours. Lacking subs.

I already reached watched hours but the problem now is the sub count. Has anyone here already tried buying subs and get approved for monetization?

Buying subscribers is tricky; you might end up with 10,000 Thai accounts suddenly following you. This won’t help with monetization, as these aren’t real viewers who will actually watch your videos or engage with your content. A better approach is to boost your videos by building your own organic content system—essentially a network of about 500 accounts—to drive traffic.
Here’s how it works: when you post a video, the initial viewers are crucial. If no one interacts with or watches it, the algorithm will penalize you and bury your content. You can use your own accounts to generate initial views and interactions, which will quickly attract a wider audience. Just keep in mind that you need to rotate the accounts and make them look as authentic as possible—use profile pictures, ensure they appear verified, and go through a "warm-up" phase for each one.

limez said:

I already reached watched hours but the problem now is the sub count. Has anyone here already tried buying subs and get approved for monetization?

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If you have gone this far and get your watched hours completed. I'd suggest not to buy subscribers and ask your audience to subscribe make suspense for next videos. YouTube detects these things easily and can terminate the channel or rejects the monetization application.

limez said:

I already reached watched hours but the problem now is the sub count. Has anyone here already tried buying subs and get approved for monetization?

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Buying subscribers is a direct violation of YouTube’s policies and is a suicidal decision you will not receive monetization (income opportunities) as a result. YouTube’s algorithm is very good at detecting artificial or scripted subscribers. As a result, your application will be rejected during monetization review.

I wouldn't buy subs if I were you. You could hit the target number, but what's the point if those accounts never watch your videos? It's better to keep making videos people enjoy. The subscribers will come with time, even if it takes a bit longer.

don't buy subs, they will either get removed after some time or increase the risk of monetization rejection. Better upload shorts for a while, subscribers usually grow faster with shorts compared to long videos.

Surely no one would actually do this. Buying subscribers is essentially sabotaging your own channel.

Florathyz said:

If you have gone this far and get your watched hours completed. I'd suggest not to buy subscribers and ask your audience to subscribe make suspense for next videos. YouTube detects these things easily and can terminate the channel or rejects the monetization application.

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Yeah I agree 100% with you because if you buy subscribers you have a possibility to get your YouTube channel banned and loose all the progress you've made.

limez said:

I already reached watched hours but the problem now is the sub count. Has anyone here already tried buying subs and get approved for monetization?

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Buying subscribers can really hurt your monetization. Youtube literally check for genuine subscribers so I suggest you to focus more on Shorts, collaborations and strong calls to subscribe to grow naturally.

Buying subs violates YouTube policy and they'll be removed, so you need genuine subscribers; use YouTube Studio > Analytics > Subscribers to monitor organic growth and focus on consistent uploads to attract real viewers.