Here’s how you can connect your gaming accounts to YouTube to start earning some in-game rewards just for watching videos.

Because YouTube has partnered with several gaming companies, you can connect your accounts to earn rewards. There’s an extensive list of apps, but they are constantly changing as YouTube navigates different business deals.

Some of the bigger names you’ll recognize that you can connect with YouTube are:

Epic Games Activision Riot Games Ubisoft

As long as you have an account with these gaming platforms, you’re able to sync them to YouTube to earn rewards based on the content you watch. If you don’t have an account with them, don’t fear; they’re free to create, so you begin earning rewards instantly.

Supervised experiences for children under the age of 13 may not qualify to earn rewards.

What Are the Benefits of Connecting Your Gaming Accounts to YouTube?

Each gaming platform is going to have its own specific rewards and requirements for what you need to do in order to win the rewards.

Epic Games, for example, promoted its Fortnite game so that when you watched affiliated content for the World Cup broadcasts, you could win some aesthetic rewards for your character. Similarly, Activision promoted Call of Duty and offered rewards for watching its Championship games live streamed on YouTube. You got rewards like double XP or weapon stickers for watching.

All of these rewards can be used whether you’re watching on your desktop, on the mobile app, or through the mobile website. You’ll receive an email notification as confirmation that you’ve won a reward, or a notification within the associated gaming app.

How to Connect Your Gaming Account to YouTube

It doesn’t matter if you are using your Android device, iPhone, or if you’re on desktop, the process is essentially the same for each device. Here’s how to connect your gaming account to YouTube:

Sign in to your YouTube account. Select your profile picture. Select Settings. Tap Connected Apps. Select the app you want to connect. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.

Once you sign in to your gaming account and confirm, the account will automatically be connected to your YouTube channel and you can start watching to earn rewards.

You can follow the same process to disconnect an account whenever you need. If you don’t have an account for the gaming platform you’re trying to connect, you can easily follow the on-screen instructions to create one.

You will know that the video you’re watching offers rewards because there will be a special icon beneath the video. It will tell you what the rewards are and how to connect your account, if applicable.

You Can Earn Money While Playing Games Too

Instead of just watching YouTube live streams of your favorite games, you might as well get something in return for it. Connect your eligible gaming accounts to YouTube and you can start earning rewards based on the specific content you watch.

Want to take this to the next level? You can not only earn rewards from watching video games, but also playing them too. There are plenty of ways that you can make money from playing games, including live streaming yourself.