If you’re wondering how to check whether a YouTube channel is monetized or not, there’s a simple method you can follow using the Chrome browser. This process is quick and can be done without any special tools. Here’s how you can do it.

First, open the Chrome browser and go to the YouTube channel you want to check. Select any video from that channel, right-click on the video page, and click on “View Page Source.” This will open a new tab with the page’s source code. Once you’re in the page source, press “Control + F” to open the search bar and type “yt_ad.” If you see “yt_ad” with the value “1” in the code, it means the video is monetized, indicating that the channel is monetized.

We have tried this with a couple of YouTube channels, and channels that are not monetized do not have “yt_ad” in the code, while monetized videos will display “yt_ad.”

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