thumbnails

• YouTube adds “one of the most requested features” on Shorts: Custom thumbnails
• YouTube is expanding a feature that lets creators “test and compare” titles and thumbnails

  Two years after announcing in-platform A/B tests and thumbnails, YouTube is expanding the experimental group for that feature.

  
• TikTok just employed a whole bunch of thumbnail designers

  The platform is finally, for the first time in its existence, allowing creators to upload custom thumbnails.

  
• Introducing ViewStats: A data platform for YouTube creators co-founded by MrBeast (Exclusive)

  ViewStats is a new analytics and statistics platform for YouTube creators co-founded by Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast) and Chucky Appelby.

  
• YouTube Shorts isn’t just getting ads. New thumbnails and analytics are coming soon.
• Getting lost in longer TikTok videos? A new feature will help.
• YouTube Testing Mega-Sized Thumbnails On Desktop Homepage, Much To Some Users’ Chagrin
• YouTube Rolls Out Edge-To-Edge Thumbnails In Android App
• YouTube Experiments With Automated Thumbnails For A Small Percentage Of Viewers
• At VidCon Keynote, MatPat Discusses Behavioral Psychology Behind Winning Titles, Thumbnails
• Scrolling Over A YouTube Thumbnail On Desktop Now Plays A Three-Second GIF Preview
• YouTube Reportedly Piloting Thumbnails That Play Like GIFs On Desktop Site