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 ...

I’ve been losing a lot of time to YouTube lately. I don’t even know why. In a down moment, I just find myself heading to the homepage and watching whatever comes up (usually weird Tears of the Kingdom ...

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YouTube’s 2026 landscape is being reshaped by major algorithm updates, monetization reforms, and new discovery tools like the Hype button. Creators are shifting strategies to focus on viewer ...

Over the years, the YouTube suggestion algorithm has become pretty complex. I’ve noticed that it can extrapolate my tastes very well based on my watch history, continuously tempting me to consume more ...

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’s 2026 landscape is being reshaped by stricter enforcement of repeat-offender rules, a pivot toward viewer satisfaction over raw watch time, and major algorithm updates that reward consistent, ...

"If you randomly follow the algorithm, you probably would consume less radical content using YouTube as you typically do!" So says Manoel Ribeiro, co-author of a new paper on YouTube's recommendation ...

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.

TubeBuddy, a YouTube growth tool focused on data-driven insights and automation, is helping video creators do exactly that ...