X creator earnings just showed the first payout amount, $1,508.71, marking this milestone.

Started posting content in February 2023, and this is accumulated over three years. The first two years had basically no impressions, the past year was 16.7 M, with real growth in the most recent two to three months—the most recent pay period had around 3 million impressions, with estimated single-period earnings of $200-300.

Found something interesting after checking the backend: Article format has higher weight in the payout calculation. And looking at several creators, even very short content is being posted as Articles, not just long-form pieces.

Next steps I can try: post as Article whenever possible, and simultaneously release English versions. CPM for English audiences is noticeably higher than Chinese, so posting dual-language versions might significantly boost per-period earnings.

$1,500 isn't a lot, but that feeling of passive income going from zero to one is pretty good.