Verification badges on channels

When you see a or  verification cheque marker next to a YouTube aqueduct's proper noun, information technology ways that YouTube has verified that channel.

Employ for aqueduct verification

You can submit a request for a channel verification once you lot have 100,000 subscribers. It looks like your channel isn't eligible yet.

Brand sure you're signed in with the electronic mail accost for the eligible aqueduct. Click your profile picture in the top-right and choose that account.

To see if your channel is eligible to request verification, click Sign in at the pinnacle-right.

We won't verify channels that are trying to impersonate another creator or make. If we observe a channel is deliberately impersonating someone else, we may have more actions.

Nearly verified channels

If a channel is verified, it'south the official channel of a creator, creative person, company, or public figure. Verified channels help distinguish official channels from other channels with similar names on YouTube.

Keep in mind...

  • Verified channels don't get extra features on YouTube. They also don't represent awards, milestones, or endorsement from YouTube. For info on awards, larn more about YouTube's Creator Awards program.
  • If your channel is verified, it will stay verified unless you change your channel name. If you alter your channel name, the renamed aqueduct won't exist verified, and you lot'll need to reapply.
  • YouTube reserves the correct to revoke verification or stop channels that violate our Community Guidelines or the YouTube Terms of Service.
  • Verification has inverse over fourth dimension, so you may encounter many types of channels with verification on YouTube.

Verified channel eligibility

To be eligible to utilize for verification, your channel must reach 100,000 subscribers.

Afterwards yous apply, we'll review your channel. We verify channels that:

  • Are accurate: Your channel must represent the real creator, brand, or entity it claims to be. We'll cheque dissimilar factors to help verify your identity, such as the age of your channel. Nosotros may likewise ask for more info or documentation.
  • Are consummate: Your channel must be public and have a aqueduct banner, clarification, and contour picture. The channel as well needs to have content and be active on YouTube.

Sometimes, YouTube may also proactively verify channels with fewer than 100,000 subscribers that are well-known outside of YouTube.

Distinguish your channel without verification

If your channel isn't verified, hither are another ways to distinguish your aqueduct from similar channels:

  • Use a unique channel name that represents who you lot are and the type of content you publish.
  • Employ a high-quality prototype for your profile picture to brand your channel wait professional in search results.
  • Customize your channel layout and branding for a personalized look and feel on your channel homepage.

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