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X now requires 500,000 Home Timeline impressions from verified users every 90…

2026-08-08 · 05:23 UTC ·@heyshrutimishra ·1 min read

Brief

Author @heyshrutimishra warns X is ending Revenue Share on September 7, 2026 and replacing it with an Original Content Rewards Program that requires 500,000 Home Timeline impressions from verified users every 90 days, a manual review, and proof your content has intrinsic value without you. The change favors original, multi-platform authors over volume/aggregation strategies; applications open September 8, 2026.

Why it matters

X now requires 500,000 Home Timeline impressions from verified users every 90 days, plus a manual account review and a determination that your content would have value without you — the latter will disqualify most creators.

Key details

  • Revenue Share ends September 7, 2026; applications for the replacement Original Content Rewards Program open September 8, 2026, shifting payments from reach-based payouts to authorship-based rewards.
  • Creators who monetize via volume and aggregation likely won’t survive the transition; survivors are already running systems of consistent original publishing, multi-platform distribution, and steady output to hit 500K impressions per quarter without gaming metrics.
Cleaned source text

Revenue Share is gone.

This time the bar is higher than most people think.

You need 500K Home Timeline impressions from verified users every 90 days, your account gets manually reviewed, and X decides whether your content would have value without you in it. That last part is the one that will disqualify most people.

X is no longer paying for reach but for authorship.

most creators monetizing on volume and aggregation won't survive this transition & the ones who do are already running a system: consistent original publishing, multi-platform distribution, enough output to hold 500K impressions per quarter without gaming it.

Revenue Share ends September 7th. Applications for the new program open September 8th.

If you're trying to figure out what this means for your content operation, feel free to ask.

Creators (@XCreators)

Article

Original Content Rewards Program

Today, we're introducing the Original Content Rewards Program, a new way to reward creators who bring original ideas, expertise, reporting, creativity, and commentary to X.

The best content on X

— https://nitter.net/XCreators/status/2085835082166653393#m