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• MrBeast finds out creators aren’t ready for AI thumbnails
• TikTok and Meta want a piece of YouTube’s TV success

  TikTok and Instagram owners ByteDance and Meta are planning to chase YouTube's success by introducing TV apps of their own. Both apps will frontload short-form content, which will make it difficult for them to come anywhere close to YouTube's TV watch time.

  
• AI overviews changed Google Search. Now they’re coming to YouTube.

  YouTube is integrating AI into its search results through two new features, including a video version of Google Search's AI Overviews.

  
• 20 years of YouTube: In 2013, PewDiePie’s Brofist shook up the creator world

  PewDiePie reached the peak of his powers on YouTube in 2013. Here's how his channel's introductory video sums up his success.

  
• In influencer marketing, “the days of unchecked spending are over” — and measurement is key
• FunnyMike’s Streamer Prom reaches new heights with 4.5 million hours of live Twitch watch time
• YouTube’s exclusion from Australia’s teen social media ban is up for debate
• Gushcloud acquires Wizdeo’s MCN, kicking off a spate of buys to make it a $1 billion creator business
• The new summer camp is on TikTok
• A Wall Street analyst wants Netflix to challenge YouTube in the realm of short-form content
• With ‘GTA VI’ looming, Roblox’s new Creator Rewards encourage engagement and retention
• Pinkfong, Shein look to make summertime splash with Baby Shark apparel
• Twitch makes most of its revenue directly from viewers’ pockets–not from ads
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels • Week Of 06/22/2025
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: LEGO, Disney, Tide, oh my
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 06/22/2025
• Mark Rober, Toys and Colors prepare for summer of fun with kid-friendly YouTube collab
• Have you heard? Amouranth makes $38 million on Kick while Doctor Mike takes on RFK Jr.
• #BookTok is still booming. So why is TikTok getting out of publishing?
• Speedrunner Summoning Salt goes old-school with a VHS collection of his top YouTube videos
• Patreon has expanded its options for creators, so it’s taking a larger cut of new users’ earnings
• YouTube brings monetization into the classroom by updating its Player for Education
• Pinterest pins Emma Chamberlain’s coffee company as its first ever co-branded product partner
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Old Spice, Red Bull, Nintendo Switch, K-beauty