Monetisation & Revenue
Super Thanks
Also called: super thanks, applause, paid tip on video
Viewers who want to pay for a video they liked can buy Super Thanks on the watch page. It plays a brief animation and pins their comment in a colour matching the amount. It applies to uploaded videos and Shorts. Live chat has its own version, Super Chat.
Super Thanks unlocks at the first tier of the Partner Program, the 500-subscriber tier that opens fan funding without any share of ad revenue. That makes it one of the earliest ways a small channel gets paid directly by the people watching.