Not really. The requirements for monetisation are 1000 subscribers and 4000 hours of watch time in the last year. They're not the easiest numbers in the world t

Not really. The requirements for monetisation are 1000 subscribers and 4000 hours of watch time in the last year. They're not the easiest numbers in the world to reach for new YouTubers, but they're also not beyond many amateur creators either. I know many people on the platform who reached/far surpassed that without much in the way of video production/editing knowledge and no budget whatsoever.