Songs streamed on YouTube will no longer count towards the Billboard charts, the platform announced in a blog yesterday (December 17). The change will take effect on January 16, 2026, according to ...

The change, which YouTube says will take effect in January, will mean that YouTube withdraws its data from all of Billboard's U.S. and global charts. By Billboard Staff YouTube said in a blog post ...

Over the past month or so, many YouTubers have been reporting major drops to their video view counts. Theories have run wild, but there’s one explanation involving ad blockers that makes the most ...

Several prominent YouTube creators have posted concerns about drops in views over the past month, and Google has posted a response to the widespread reports. Here's what YouTube said in a blogpost ...

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Today, companies around the world face increasing economic and business uncertainty thanks to the volatile geopolitical environment and the rise of AI. In challenging contexts like this, it’s tempting ...

After the arrival of the YouTube Shorts "remix" feature last year, the video-streaming giant is making another major change to its view-counting policy. Starting March 31, a "view" will be counted ...

YouTube will count the number of times a video starts to play or replay — just like Instagram and TikTok. YouTube will count the number of times a video starts to play or replay — just like Instagram ...

YouTube is changing how it counts views on YouTube Shorts to give creators a deeper understanding of how their short-form content is performing, the company announced on Wednesday. Shorts views will ...