Updated for 2025 Policies

Monetize Your Apps
The Right Way.

A complete, step-by-step interactive guide to creating your personal AdMob account. Updated with the new Persona verification and app-ads.txt requirements.

Start Guide

Before You Begin

Google Account

Use a dedicated account separate from your personal email.

Phone Number

Required for immediate SMS verification during signup.

Bank Details

SWIFT/BIC code for receiving wire transfer payments.

Legal ID

Valid government ID for the new Persona verification step.

1

Create Account

Head over to the official portal to begin the registration process.

  1. Go to admob.google.com.
  2. Click "Sign Up".
  3. Sign in with your chosen Google Account.
2

Critical Configuration

Caution

You will be asked to set 3 fields. These cannot be changed later.

Country
Determines payment currency options
Time Zone
Affects your daily reporting cycle
Billing Currency
How you get paid (e.g., USD, EUR)
3

Enter Payment Details

Your account isn't active until you fill this out.

A

Account Type

Select Individual for personal accounts.

B

Name & Address

Must match your Government ID exactly. No nicknames.

4

New 2025 Verification

Google now partners with Persona for identity checks.

📸

Document Upload

Upload clear photo of ID (Front & Back).

🙂

Face Match

Perform a quick selfie scan using your phone.

5

app-ads.txt Setup

Mandatory for all new apps starting Jan 2025. Failure to add this will block ads.

google.com, pub-0000000000000000, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0

1. Replace pub-00... with your ID.
2. Save as app-ads.txt.
3. Upload to your developer website root (e.g. site.com/app-ads.txt).