MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Today, Meta is expanding the availability of Facebook Reels for iOS and Android to more than 150 countries across the globe. They are also introducing better ways to help creators to earn money, new creation tools and more places to watch and create Facebook Reels.
Our Fastest Growing Content Format
Video now accounts for almost half of the time people spend on Facebook and Instagram, and Reels is the fastest growing content format by far. Facebook is focused on making Reels the best way for creators to get discovered, connect with their audience and earn money — also wanting to make it fun and easy for people to find and share relevant and entertaining content.
Since launching in the US, creators like Kurt Tocci (and his cat, Zeus) share original comedic skits, author and Bulletin writer Andrea Gibson offer a reading of their published poetry, Nigerian-American couple Ling and Lamb try new foods and dancer and creator Niana Guerrero do trending dances, like the #ZooChallenge.
More Ways to Earn Money from Facebook Reels
Meta is also creating a variety of opportunities for creators to earn money for their reels. Reels Play bonus program, part of $1 billion creator investment, pays eligible creators up to $35,000 a month based on the views of their qualifying reels. These bonuses have helped creators like Jason the Great and Tasha Caroline fund their reels creation and better understand what types of content works on Facebook. In the coming months, Meta will expand the bonus program to more countries, so more creators can get rewarded for creating reels that their communities love.
Building on the deep experience in helping creators earn meaningful income from monetization products like in-stream ads and Stars, Meta is also building direct monetization options for Facebook Reels through ad revenue share and fan support. They are expanding tests of Facebook Reels Overlay Ads to all creators in the US, Canada and Mexico, and to more countries in the coming weeks. Starting with two formats: banner ads that appear as a semi-transparent overlay at the bottom of a Facebook Reel, and sticker ads: a static image ad that can be placed by a creator anywhere within their reel. These non-interruptive ads enable creators to earn a portion of the ad revenue.
Any creator in the US, Canada and Mexico who is part of the in-stream ads program is automatically eligible to monetize their publicly-shared reels with ads. By mid-March, these tests will expand to creators in nearly all countries where in-stream ads are available. Creators can learn more about overlay ads on Meta for Creators blog. Stars on Facebook Reels will also begin in the coming weeks, so that people can buy and send Stars while watching reels to support creators. Both overlay ads and Stars are designed so that as more people view and engage with Reels on Facebook, creator payouts can grow.
Meta is also launching brand suitability controls, including Publisher Lists, Blocklists, Inventory Filters and Delivery Reports for Banner and Sticker Ads in Facebook Reels in every region they are available, giving advertisers more control over how their ads appear in places they don’t consider suitable for their brand or campaign. Additionally, they’ve been testing full-screen and immersive ads in between Facebook Reels since October of last year, and will roll them out to more places around the world over the coming months. Just like with organic content on Facebook, people can comment, like, view, save, share and skip them.
More Editing Features
In addition to the features announced last year, creators around the world will be able to access:
- Remix: Create reels alongside an existing, publicly-shared reel on Facebook. With Remix, one can create a reel that includes all or part of another creator’s reel.
- 60-second Reels: Make reels up to 60 seconds long.
- Drafts: One will be able to create a reel and choose to “Save As Draft” below the Save button.
- Video Clipping: In the coming months, roll out video clipping tools will make it easier for creators who publish live or long-form, recorded videos to test different formats.
Create and Discover Reels in New Places
Over the coming weeks, the following updates will roll out to make it easier to create and discover reels in new places:
- Reels in Stories: One can share public reels to Stories on Facebook, making it easy to share favorite reels with friends and giving creators more visibility and reach — also enabling to create reels from existing public stories.
- Reels in Watch: One will be able to watch reels directly within the Watch tab and developing tools are there to help create reels in the Watch tab as well.
- Top of Feed: Meta is adding a new Reels label at the top of Feed to easily create and watch reels in just a few clicks.
- Suggested Reels in Feed: In select countries, they are starting to suggest reels that one may like in the Feed from people they do not follow.
Meta is also exploring ways to make it easier for creators to share Reels to both their Facebook and Instagram audiences, such as crossposting.
One can find Facebook Reels in Feed, Groups and Watch. When viewing a reel, one can follow the creator directly from the video, like and comment on it or share it with friends.
