Full-time YouTuber here. This is unfortunately true. YouTube's official position is that the monetization status of a video is not a factor in search and disco

Full-time YouTuber here. This is unfortunately true. YouTube's official position is that the monetization status of a video is not a factor in search and discovery, and that is probably true. But according to YouTube, all of the factors that impact advertiser friendliness (read: monetization) are factors in search and discovery.