We offer a variety of creator bonuses as a way of rewarding Meta Horizon Creator Program members contributing their talent and hard work to the Meta Horizon Worlds ecosystem.

There are currently four types of bonuses creators can earn: Time Spent on Mobile bonus, Time Spent on Headset bonus, Retention bonus, and In-World Purchases bonus. For each bonus, creators will be rewarded from a monthly pool based on their contribution to the ecosystem (determined as a percentage).

Each world has a monthly max limit of $250,000 across the bonus types, however creators have no limit on earnings at an individual level.

Note: Creator bonuses are not subject to hardware platform fees and will be paid to creators in full. Meta Horizon Worlds Creator bonuses will be offered for a limited time. Over time, bonuses and goals may evolve, for example, to encourage creators to adopt new tools or features. Bonuses for headset and mobile goals are tracked and awarded separately.

The Retention bonus rewards creators for bringing visitors back to their worlds. For worlds with 100 or more weekly visitors and having at least one day with a retention rate 10% or higher, your contributions to our ecosystem retention are captured, and the retention bonus is determined from the percentage of visitors that return to your world each week.

Additionally, your contribution is multiplied when your weekly visitors are above 500, and multiplied more if your weekly visitors go above 1500.

The Time Spent on Headset bonus rewards creators for building worlds that attract the most time spent in headset devices. For worlds that have 150 hours or more spent by users on headsets each month, the percentage of time that users have spent in your worlds vs the ecosystem as a whole will be calculated; that calculation will then be used to calculate your bonus earnings.

The Time Spent on Mobile bonus rewards creators for building worlds that attract the most time spent on mobile devices. For worlds that have 50 hours or more spent by users on mobile devices each month, the percentage of time that users have spent in your worlds vs the ecosystem as a whole will be calculated; that calculation will then be used to calculate your bonus earnings.

The In-World Purchase bonus rewards worlds that incorporate and sell in-world purchases; this bonus is available on worlds with at least 600 monthly active users. Your contribution to the in-world purchase economy is captured using the % of paying users and the Meta Credits exchanged per paying user. This information is used to calculate your bonus for the month. Your contribution will be multiplied for worlds with over 2,000 active users, and multiplied more for worlds with over 10,000 active users.

Be sure to mark your calendars, as each bonus requires monthly enrollment, and sign up begins 7 days before the 1st of each month. For example, a creator wanting to sign up for March 2025 bonuses can sign up as early as February 22, when enrollment opens.

Enrollment is available via the Monetization Bonus tab of the Creator Portal, and enrolled members are eligible to earn for the first 28 days of the month, regardless of when in the month they sign up.

Sign ups typically close about 7 days before the end of the month, as sign ups for the next month open. All monthly bonus earnings will be paid to your payout account within 60 days following the end of each bonus period.

Creators participating in any monetization programs, including in-world purchases and creator bonuses, are required to follow all Meta Horizon Worlds policies in order to be eligible for earnings, including the Code of Conduct for Virtual Experiences Policy and Meta Horizon Worlds Content Guidelines.