YouTube

• YouTube increases the value of its Premium Lite tier through Background Play and Downloads
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Super Bowlympics + 5-hour Energy

  With the Super Bowl just wrapped and the Winter Olympics in full swing, it's a season of sports--and if there's anything YouTube likes, it's sports. Don't worry, there's also something for the non-sports lovers. This week brings Salish Matter for the lifestylers and HAUS PLANS for people who want to live vicariously through others' jobs.

  
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/22/2026

  Nick DiGiovanni's trip to the Winter Olympics helped him become the most-subscribed creator of the week on YouTube.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/22/2026

  Food content has become so wacky that creators are now making chaos in the kitchen just to get YouTube Shorts views.

  
• YouTube brings awareness to important issues, but can it compel viewers to take action?
• YouTube’s first video belongs in a museum. Now it’s in one.
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/15/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/15/2026
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Blueberries, superjets, and Polymarket
• Cowabunga! In YouTube’s ‘kidslop’ era, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ could be a perfect fit.
• YouTube reveals its answer to the Spotify Daylist with AI-generated playlists for Premium users
• Are live sports worth $65 per month? YouTube TV is about to find out.