YouTube

• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: MrBeast, Elon Musk, alien bugs
• YouTube’s Premium Lite tier arrives, providing cheaper access to ad-free viewing

  YouTube is offering viewers a discount on ad-free viewing with the new Premium Lite tier, which is now available.

  
• It’s YouTube’s turn to crack down on the gamba meta

  The platform announced this week that it's no longer allowing content creators to direct users to "unapproved" gambling websites, and it's also age-restricting all videos that depict and/or promote online gambling sites, so no one under the age of 18 will be able to watch them.

  
• Top 75 Most Subscribed U.S. YouTube Channels • February 2025

  YouTube Shorts may be a popular growth hack for creators, but programming long-form uploads are working for Jordan Matter and Druski.

  
• Top 100 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • February 2025
• Hey, can you turn down that ad?
• YouTube wants to use its dominance on TV screens to sell more premium subscriptions
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 03/02/2025
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 03/02/2025
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Netflix, TikTok, Google, and…Magnus Carlsen?
• YouTube’s podcasts now reach one billion users per month
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Druski finds love while Ryan Trahan goes time travelling