How do you verify your YouTube channel ?

[Starfox]

How exactly do you get your channel verified? According to YouTubes rules its this

''YouTube doesn't accept general requests to receive name verification. If your channel meets the qualifications for verification, you may receive the verification badge. If your channel has fewer than 100,000 subscribers, it's usually not eligible for a verification badge.''

But judging by these channels you don't need 100k subs? so hmm...

channels in question
suaramusicfan
Techno Station

 

[KingRay111]

i heard that you need at least 1000 followers on google+ and your channel needs to be in good standing, im pretty sure there are some other requirements, but i cant remember them

 

[LeGenDaryPuLse]

You got to contact your network and ask them to get your channel verified.

 

[PositivelyBrainwashed]

What do you mean by get get your channel verified? You mean like connect it to your personal website? I remember that was a long and annoying process for me.

 

[ChronosCast]

What do you mean by get get your channel verified? You mean like connect it to your personal website? I remember that was a long and annoying process for me.

no he means that he wants to get the check mark next to his name on youtube

 

[Rails2Revolution]

It used to be only getting 1000 google+ followers, and good standing. You also used to be able to get your network to do it, no matter your channel size.

Now however, you need 100,000 subs (as well as good standing and all the rest), at which point in time you become eligible and usually youtube does this automatically but often just forgets about channels completely, in which case manually contact them. Even then I've seen cases where the particular staff didn't read the support ticket properly and just thought it was another person asking for a verified channel tick and replied with "We can provide this when your channel reaches 100,000 subs", so yeah not totally reliable, but you'll get there eventually.

Now, regarding channels under 100,000 subs, you get cases where they got it before the 100,000 flat rule was made, and you also get channels where there networks offer managed partnerships, which I believe allow the network to do more and actually give your channel that verified tick, unlike affiliated partnerships like most small channels stumble into. I'm not 100% sure about this part though.