YouTube will Allow Gift Paid Subscriptions, Similar to Twitch's Feature | Tech Times

Starting on Wednesday, YouTube will be allowing fans and creators of their platform to gift each other with paid channel subscriptions. Popular streamers announced the feature’s availability on Twitter today, who were excited about the new monetization tool.  (Photo : AFP via Getty Images) This picture taken in Moscow on March 19, 2022 shows logos of Youtube social media on a smartphone screen. Gifted subscriptions are a popular feature on Twitch, which happens to be Youtube Gaming’s main competition. Streamers benefit from the subs to monetize their content and build their own community. This has been long requested by Youtubers, and now it has been finally granted to them. Youtube Japan was the first one to test out this feature earlier this year for a select number of channels.  However, in the US and UK, gifted memberships are still in beta and will be available to all Youtube Gaming users in the coming months. Read Also: YouTube is Offering $50,000 to Creators and $300,000 to Podcast Networks as it Continues to Compete with Spotify  Excited to announce that starting May 11th, memberships Gifting Beta will be enabled for YouTube streams!Been streaming on YouTube for 2.5 years and just so happy…
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