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• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 06/23/2024
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 06/30/2024

  Dylan Anderson is trying to make people smile. It's getting him 100s of millions of views.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Shorts stack up

  This week goes to the Shorts, with short-form clips taking spots #1 and #2--and racking up some serious views along the way. Then we've got a gang of long-forms, with the goal-scoring Futcrunch, Linus Tech Tips exploring a Taipei tech mall, and our bonus, a fine art restorer whose deft hand returns a grinning lady to her full glory.

  
• Twitch is now rewarding streamers with its own version of YouTube’s Play Button

  "This program recognizes streamers who have dedicated their careers to building a community on Twitch, and in doing so, have hit viewership milestones most can only dream of," Twitch CEO Dan Clancy said in a company blog post.

  
• Millionaires: This four-stack Full Squad is getting the W on YouTube
• For the first time, more than half of Gen Z self-identifies as content creators
• YouTube has improved its misinformation policies, but fact-checkers say it’s not enough
• Jenny Nicholson’s four-hour ‘Star Wars’ hotel rant gets eight million views, Disney copyright claim
• Khaby Lame is ‘Coming to America’ in a Tubi star vehicle
• TikTok has a simple plan to get you to buy stuff from its Shop: Deals
• Props from Rhett and Link’s ‘Good Mythical Morning’ set are now part of the Smithsonian collection
• There are new test features for YouTube Premium subscribers (including a “jump ahead” button)
• Jukin Media co-founders reunite, raise $4 million for new travel media brand LOST iN
• Creators on the Rise: How one grumpy senior cat inspired Angela Rafuse to found a Canada-wide, cat-saving charity
• Kick star Ice Poseidon seeks creators for $100,000 ‘Hunger Games’ battle royale
• Dr Disrespect taking “extended vacation” after admitting he was banned from Twitch for DMing a minor
• TikTok upstart Hallie Batchelder has signed with Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network
• Unspeakable’s new app will bring popular YouTube content to FAST channels
• Google’s Gemini is developing custom AI chatbots, some of which may be inspired by YouTubers
• Patreon has a present for its users: Its subscriptions can now be gifted
• TikTok encourages advertisers to “connect with” viewers as agencies prepare for potential ban
• The “MrBeast Lab” toy line will arrive on shelves in the U.S. this July
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 06/23/2024
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: The next mobile game YouTube marketing blitz has arrived