How to Transfer Your YouTube Account to Another Person or Business

It’s a complicated process and impossible in some cases

Transferring your YouTube account to another person or business isn’t something you think about when creating a YouTube channel. However, it can happen that one day you’ll decide to change the owner of your YouTube channel.

While this seems like a very easy task, in reality, the process of transferring your account to another user could be complicated and even impossible for some channel owners. Let’s dive in and figure out how to transfer the ownership of your YouTube account to someone else.

Personal vs Brand YouTube Account

The process of transferring your YouTube account to another entity differs depending on youraccount type.

You can havepersonal or brand accountson YouTube. The personal account is connected to your Google account directly, can only have one owner and automatically displays the name that you have in your Google account. The brand account can be linked to several Google accounts simultaneously and can have multiple owners and managers of a brand YouTube account.

Surprisingly, changing the ownership of your personal YouTube account is more difficult than that of a brand account. This is because the only way you can do that is by changing the email address associated with your account, and that’s only possible for some users.

Follow the steps below to see if you can transfer your account, or if you’ll have todelete your old YouTube accountand start again from scratch with a new email.

Transferring your brand YouTube account to another person or business is an easy process that only requires you to follow the steps below.

Protect Your Copyrighted Content Before Transferring it to Someone Else

If you’re planning to transfer your YouTube channel’s ownership to another entity, check if you have any copyrighted content that you don’t want other people to use. Learn how toprotect your copyrighted content onlineif you want other people to know that you’re the original creator of that content.

Have you ever tried to transfer your YouTube account to another person or company? Please comment below and let us know which method worked for you.

Anya is a freelance technology writer. Originally from Russia, she is currently a full-time Remote Worker and Digital Nomad. With a background in Journalism, Language Studies, and Technical Translation, Anya couldn’t imagine her life and work without using modern technology on a daily basis. Always looking out for new ways to make her life and location-independent lifestyle easier, she hopes to share her experiences as a tech- and internet-addict through her writing.Read Anya’s Full Bio

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