YouTube

• Advertisers express disappointment after the firms measuring YouTube like TV are ordered to cease and desist
• YouTube has banned some slop channels. Can it stay ahead of “low quality AI content”?

  YouTube wants to address its rampant AI slop issue. How will that crackdown line up with its own AI-related products?

  
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 01/25/2026

  Brazil is booming on YouTube Shorts. The biggest winners are the country's content aggregators, including Ryan Samuel and Paradoxo Obscuro.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 01/25/2026

  Handmade by Naim is teaching kids to be crafty. Will those children grow up to become the farmers they see on YouTube Shorts?

  
• As YouTube refreshes its look, is it time to say goodbye to the play button?
• Neal Mohan’s 2026 letter to creators: A lot of AI, a TikTok Shop competitor, and “beautifully produced” TV to compete with Netflix
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 01/18/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 01/18/2026
• YouTube removes the guesswork by expanding monetization for controversial content
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 01/11/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 01/11/2026
• YouTube’s new search filters make clearer distinctions between long-form videos and Shorts