Did anyone got their channels Monitized this month ( August 2026 )

Hey everyone,

​I recently hit the requirements and applied for the YPP, but my application has been sitting in Step 3 (the manual review) for a while now.

I know YouTube officially says it can take up to a month, but I've been seeing mixed reports lately about how fast the queue is moving.

​Has anyone here successfully gotten approved for monetization this month( August 2026 )? If you did, how long did Step 3 actually take for you from the day you applied?

​For context, my channels revolve around movie-related content. I know these specific niches can sometimes trigger a deeper manual review to check for things like "reused content" compliance, so I’m trying to figure out if that’s why my application is taking longer than some of the 24-hour approvals I see posted here.

​Did anyone in a similar niche get approved recently? I'd love to hear your timelines or if anyone else is currently stuck in the waiting room with me!