Channels

• Netflix just dropped its Warner Bros. bid. Investors are thrilled.
• YouTube partners with Rakuten to bring more shoppable videos to Japan

  Google and Rakuten Ichiba are using the YouTube Shopping affiliate program to bring more ecommerce to Japanese consumers.

  
• YouTube increases the value of its Premium Lite tier through Background Play and Downloads

  YouTube Premium Lite is already a better deal than the platform's primary paid tier. Now it's getting two hotly-requested features.

  
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/22/2026

  Nick DiGiovanni's trip to the Winter Olympics helped him become the most-subscribed creator of the week on YouTube.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/22/2026
• YouTube brings awareness to important issues, but can it compel viewers to take action?
• YouTube’s first video belongs in a museum. Now it’s in one.
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/15/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/15/2026
• Netflix is doing it live
• YouTube dominates TV screens, but are those viewers paying attention?
• Cowabunga! In YouTube’s ‘kidslop’ era, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ could be a perfect fit.