If Nielsen stats are to be believed, we collectively spend more time in front of YouTube than any other streaming service—including Disney+ and Netflix. That's a lot of watch hours, especially for an ...

YouTube's recommendation algorithm focuses on individual videos, not channel averages. YouTube aims to show videos that align with your interests and preferences. The algorithm doesn't punish channels ...

YouTube this week put out a new video meant to address creators' questions over its short-form video platform, YouTube Shorts. The questions it answered ranged from how the algorithm for Shorts ...

YouTube’s algorithm rewards behavior-driven engagement over keyword matching. Creators who optimize for clicks, watch time, and retention can boost recommendations and build loyal audiences. Treating ...

Retention analysts say Shorts older than 28-30 days are being deprioritized in recommendations. The reported shift affects channels ranging from 100 million to one billion monthly views. Creators warn ...

The algorithm’s new north star YouTube’s 2026 shift to a “satisfaction model” places greater weight on post-watch survey responses, shares, saves, and playlist adds, alongside watch time and CTR. This ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2022, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

YouTube Shorts, the shortform platform from Google-owned video giant YouTube, has seen massive success since its launch in September 2020. Today, an estimated 1% of all waking human hours are spent ...

YouTube has frustrated digital video creators for not always displaying their videos to the people who subscribe to their channels and for sometimes pulling ads from their videos that people do see.