YouTube Affiliate Program Launches in India: New Earning Opportunities for Creators

Affiliate Feature: Creators can tag products in videos, Shorts, and livestreams for referrals E-Commerce Partners: Flipkart and Myntra catalogs accessible for tagging Eligibility: – Must be in the YouTube Partner Program – Minimum of 10,000 subscribers

U.S. Features: – 2022: Affiliate links testing in Shorts – 2023: Bulk product tagging across video libraries Shopify Partnership: Added access to thousands of products Affiliate Hubs: Shopping collections and affiliate hub for creators

India as a Key Market User Base: Largest for YouTube, with 400+ million users Channel Growth: Over 110,000 channels with 100,000+ subscribers Shorts Success: Trillions of views since 2020 launch in India