How to Earn Money from Watching YouTube Videos in 2025

Hello, ladies and gentlemen. In this article, I want to talk about how you can earn money by watching YouTube videos. In fact, let’s address the main question: can you actually make money from this? And here I have some unpleasant news. If you focus only on this activity, you will earn mere pennies. It might not even cover the cost of electricity and internet, so I wouldn’t say this is a promising way to make money.

Let me explain in more detail.

Earning from Watching YouTube Videos

Many people on YouTube aim to get a certain number of views and subscriptions. For example, to start monetization or to sell integrated advertising at a higher price.

YouTube can already recognize bots that inflate views, so real views from people are needed.

There is no need for people to watch the video on YouTube itself; watching a shared video also counts, for example, on social media or a video embedded on any website.

Now, let me tell you about the services that pay for watching YouTube videos. There are many, but I chose four options and watched videos on each service for one hour. I suffered for you! And in the table, I present the laughable earnings from the videos.

Now, I will tell you more about the platforms and how they work. However, the amounts I earned from this are laughable. They probably barely cover the cost of electricity and wear and tear on the equipment. So, I wouldn’t consider this as a potential source of income.

To earn at least a dollar from watching YouTube videos, you would need to watch these videos for 1-2 days. Even if you have a separate device that you don’t mind using, this does not seem like a worthwhile way to earn money.

Services That Pay for Watching YouTube Videos

I will provide a small instruction for each service so that you can register and start earning. If, of course, this can be called income.

Of course, this is a subjective opinion, and you might find your own advantages in each service, but I have ranked them in descending order based on convenience and earnings.

SEO-Fast

I have already provided a table with services where you can watch YouTube videos. Let’s see how to work on them. We’ll start with the most profitable one. Although, the difference in profit is not significant.

First, you need to go to the service and register there. If you are not comfortable with the Russian language, you can switch to any other language; there is a large selection. However, it seemed to me that the translation is machine-made.

After registration, you need to fill in your personal details: provide your phone number (with the international country code but without the “+” sign). You will then receive a call and be given a code in either Russian or English, depending on the option you selected. This might not be suitable for everyone.

After verifying your number, you need to add a wallet for withdrawing money.

For Russians or Belarusians, as well as other CIS residents, there are many options, including Yoomoney, phone numbers, Russian bank cards, and the Fast Payment System.

For international users, only Payeer and USDT TRC20 are suitable. However, I recommend Payeer, as its commission is lower, and you can later exchange rubles from this wallet for any cryptocurrency through exchanges or within the wallet itself.
After filling in this information, you can immediately start completing tasks. To do this, go to the YouTube section:

The highest income comes from long videos, so it’s better to go straight to them.

Click on any video from the list and start watching it.

Simply start the video and wait for the timer to end.

Then, when the message “View counted” appears, you can close the video and move on to the next one.

SEO-Fast is good because you can immediately start watching long videos without having to search through a bunch of other videos. Watching an 800-second video is more profitable and easier than switching through many 20-30 second videos. And this is very convenient.

Of course, macros are prohibited, but if you have enough skills, you can automate the video viewing.

Advantages:

1. Many withdrawal methods, including international bank cards, and withdrawals to cryptocurrencies are available.
2. You can watch only long videos without being distracted by short ones, although the feed with long videos can sometimes be empty.
3. There are other tasks available besides watching videos, such as liking on social networks, boosting reviews.
4. There is a referral program.
5. The interface supports multiple languages.

Disadvantages:

1. You need to verify your phone number to withdraw money.
2. The interface is outdated and not very user-friendly.
3. Accounts are deleted after long periods of inactivity (more than a few months).
4. Macros and other automation for YouTube views are prohibited, but you can still set them up manually.

Bux Money

If I didn’t particularly like the interface of the previous platform, this PTC (paid-to-click) site looks quite modern.

There are fewer registration requirements here; an email address is sufficient. A phone number, identity verification, and other details are not required.

When it comes to earning by watching YouTube videos, there are some nuances. For example, you can install a macro on your smartphone to watch videos automatically. However, you won’t see a huge difference. I’ll explain how to install a macro a bit later.

The platform supports only Russian and English languages. For other languages, there is Google Translate.

To watch videos, you need to go to the YouTube section and click the “Watch Video” button.

Then wait for the timer to finish counting down, or you can click the “Skip Video” button to go straight to the next video.

After the video ends, click the “Next Video” button.

The problem with this service is that you cannot choose the duration of the video yourself. You will either have to watch many 20-second YouTube videos until you randomly get a 600-second video, or skip many videos to find a 600-second video.

But this tactic doesn’t always work either, because the platform has a limit of watching 1,000 videos per day, and no more than 200 videos per hour. Skipped videos reduce the total number of videos you can watch.

Advantages:

1. Beautiful and concise interface.
2. A lot of videos in the YouTube section.
3. In addition to watching YouTube videos, you can also complete other tasks.
4. You don’t need to verify your phone number to withdraw money; an email address is enough.
5. There is a referral program.
6. You can use a macro for automatic viewing.
7. No withdrawal fees, instead you pay with your rating.

Disadvantages:

1. Few withdrawal methods and large minimum withdrawal amounts, which you can’t earn just by watching videos.
2. You can’t choose to watch long or short videos, only what the service offers.
3. There are captchas when watching videos, which you don’t always have time to complete (30 seconds are given for this).

Setting Up a Macro for Watching Videos on Bux Money (only for Android smartphones): Step-by-Step Instructions

The only thing that makes watching YouTube videos on this service easier is the ability to install a macro on your smartphone, which will automatically watch videos while you go about your business.

You will need to install a macro on your smartphone using MacroDroid. To do this, you first need to install the MacroDroid app: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=macrodroid&c=apps.

Then download the macro from the Bux Money website. You will find the link to it in the instructions on the YouTube video viewing page.

Then you need to run this macro using MacroDroid. To do this, launch the MacroDroid app, then go to the “Main” tab and navigate to the “Export/Import” section.

Next, in this section, select “Import” → “Storage”.

Upload the previously downloaded macro.

For now, the macro will not work; in the “Accessibility” section, you need to grant permissions. Scroll the macro down until you see a notification about the need for additional permissions.

Click on it; in the next notification, click “OK”, and you will be redirected to the “Accessibility” section.

In the next window, click on “Installed apps”.

In this window, you need to grant permissions to the MacroDroid app. First, simply enable MacroDroid. Select MacroDroid and open its settings.

Then click on the toggle switch next to “Off” and turn it on.

In the next window, click the “Allow” button.

Done, let’s move on to the next step.

Now grant MacroDroid permission to “Interact with the interface”.

Switch the toggle to the “On” position.

In the next window, click the “Allow” button.

Done, now simply press the “Back” button until you return to the macro settings.

Finally, just click on the “three dots” in the top right corner and enable the macro.

The macro will then automatically start watching videos; you can simply put your smartphone on charge while it watches the videos.

Should you trust this macro? I reviewed it and did not find any requests for exporting browser history or any other data. It seems like the macro doesn’t do anything harmful.

However, I cannot claim to be a “Pro” in this field, so I recommend being cautious.

When working with the macro, I earned only 30 kopecks (~0.003$) more than without it, but I didn’t have to manually start the views, which is very convenient. Captchas still appear during the views, which means some views might not be paid for.

Aviso

Aviso is a fairly well-known platform, and in terms of its interface, it is not much different from SEO-Fast, except for the color scheme.

Let’s take a closer look at the service. Starting with the main point: you can watch YouTube videos and get paid for it.

You can also perform other tasks on the platform. As you understand, you can’t live on YouTube alone.

First, register on the platform, and then go to the “Earn” → “YouTube” section on the main page.

On this page, you can go directly to the “Expensive” section, where the most expensive videos appear.

In this screenshot, I came across videos with a duration of 1499 seconds. Such videos are rare, usually, the feed contains videos that are about 60 seconds long. And for such a video, you get paid about 50 kopecks (~0.0056 USD). Agree, it’s hard to call that money. For 25 minutes of watching a video, you get peanuts.

You can, of course, run it in parallel, for example, on a smartphone while working on a computer, or on a computer while using a smartphone.

I wouldn’t say it’s a promising place for earning, but there are no captchas, although sometimes you need to restart the view for it to count.

On one hand, the income here is slightly higher (if you can call pennies an income), on the other hand, the use of automation tools for viewing is prohibited.

So, it’s up to you. But at least there are many ways to withdraw money here.

And you don’t need to confirm anything by phone number.

Unfortunately, withdrawing to foreign bank cards is not available, only through electronic wallets or Bitcoin; withdrawing to other cryptocurrencies is not available.

Advantages:

1. Lots of videos to watch.
2. Many withdrawal methods, but mainly for the Russian audience.
3. Low minimum withdrawal amounts.
4. Other tasks besides watching YouTube.
5. No phone number confirmation needed for withdrawal.
6. Referral program available.

Disadvantages:

1. Long videos for viewing are not always available.
2. Unpleasant interface (IMHO).
3. Maximum withdrawal amount depends on the rating.
4. Points are deducted for inactivity.

PayUpVideo

Outwardly, it is a complete copy of Bux Money, but there are a few differences which I will explain further.

Starting with the main point: this service is designed specifically for earning money by watching YouTube videos. There is nothing else you can do on this service.

And this is a significant drawback. Let’s look at the minimum withdrawal amounts.

And now some simple calculations. In an hour, I earned a “colossal” 0.03276 dollars. So, how many hours will it take to earn $1? It turns out to be about 30.5 hours.

And I don’t think anyone is interested in Promobox, and if you decide to withdraw at least Tron, it will take about 90 hours of watching videos.

The essence of working on the platform is extremely simple: go to the YouTube section, click the “Watch Video” button.

And watch the video.

Wait for the timer to finish, watch the next one. You can use a macro for automatic viewing, I will provide the setup instructions a little further.

Occasionally, a captcha pops up, which must be solved. And even with automatic viewing using a macro, captchas cannot be avoided.

I also noticed one unpleasant feature of the service: I did not come across long videos. The longest videos I encountered were 30 seconds. So, at the moment, the service does not look particularly promising.

Advantages:

1. Beautiful and user-friendly interface.
2. Supports both Russian and English.
3. Many videos to watch.
4. Possibility of automatic viewing.
5. Referral program available.

Disadvantages:

1. Few withdrawal methods.
2. High minimum payout amounts.
3. No long videos.
4. Occasionally, a captcha appears, with only 30 seconds to solve it.
5. No other activities besides watching YouTube videos.

Setting up a macro for watching videos on PayUpVideo (only for Android smartphones): step-by-step instructions

Here is the instruction for setting up automatic viewing on the PayUpVideo service.

First, you need to install the MacroDroid app from the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=macrodroid&c=apps.

Then download the macro from the “Macro” section on PayUpVideo. The screenshot highlights the link to it:

Now let’s proceed with setting up MacroDroid. Skip all the start screens, you can disable the sending of notifications. Now you need to import the previously downloaded macro. You can do this in the “Export/Import” section.

Next, you need to select “Import” → “Storage”.

Now choose the downloaded macro.

I looked through the content of the macro a bit; it seems there is nothing that could steal your confidential data. But I am not a professional in this field, so approach the macro with some caution, and do not grant extra permissions beyond those specified in the instructions.

Now let’s proceed with setting up the macro. After importing the macro, a list of its actions will open, scroll down a bit, and there will be a notification that certain permissions are needed for the macro to work. Click on this notification.

In the next window, click “OK”. You will enter the “Accessibility” section.

In this section, select “Installed apps”.

Open “Installed apps”, and first find MacroDroid.

Open the permission settings of this app.

Switch the toggle to the “On” position.

In the next window, click “Allow”.

Done, go back and proceed to “MacroDroid: Interaction with the interface”.

Also open it, switch the toggle to the “On” position.

In the pop-up window, click the “Allow” button.

Done, now press the “Back” button until you return to the macro settings window. In that window, click the three dots in the top right corner, and then the “Enable macro” button.

The macro will automatically start and begin watching videos.

Other ways to earn money by watching YouTube videos

Of course, you can look for individual tasks, but rarely does anyone specifically ask for video viewing. For example, there are quite a few such tasks on the site Socpublic.

But generally, these tasks are more complex. For example, you might need to watch a video and like it. Or find a video using a specific keyword, watch it, share it on social media, and leave a comment. In general, you will need not just to watch, but also to take some actions.

These tasks are a bit more complex but allow you to earn more money. At least, compared to the previous option, the income looks much higher.

You can find such tasks on the sites I mentioned above, but there are also other suitable platforms:

• UNU;
• Seosprint;
• QComment (only for users from Russia, not the best option for users from other countries).

Almost any earning site has similar tasks. And you can earn on this. But don’t expect significant amounts.

Otherwise, there aren’t many other ways to get paid for watching YouTube videos, except for starting your own channel and earning from video views, but these views won’t be from you.
On this note, I say goodbye, wish you success and decent earnings, all the best!