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• YouTube replaces Trending tab with charts that show “micro-trends enjoyed by diverse communities”
• Here’s How Many Views YouTubers Need To Make It Onto The ‘Trending’ Tab (Study)

  Millions. Your average YouTube creator needs millions -- perhaps even tens of millions -- of views to hit the platform’s ‘Trending’ tab. If that doesn’t sound surprising, here’s another tidbit: traditional media outlets like late-night shows, ESPN, and CNN only need hundreds of thousands -- or sometimes only tens of thousands -- of views to make it there.

  
• YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Agrees To “Tea Session” With Shane Dawson Over ‘Trending’ Tab Concerns

  Despite his overwhelming dominance of the YouTube landscape with a slew of hit docuseries that have shattered the digital zeitgeist and garnered hundreds of millions of views, Shane Dawson has some concerns about the platform -- and he’s taking them straight to the top.

  
• YouTube Gives Creators With At Least One Million Subscribers A Space On The Trending Tab

  YouTube's trending tab currently displays a "bucket" that showcases "featured creators" who have more than one million subscribers.

  
• YouTube Launches ‘On The Rise’ Initiative To Spotlight Nascent Channels Weekly
• YouTube To Discontinue Its Trends Map, Share Top Videos Elsewhere
• YouTube Announces 2015’s Top Trending Videos, Led By A Dancing Teenager