The change comes a year after YouTube applied the same approach to counting views on Shorts videos.

Same video, more views. A cool trick you can pull off when you're in charge of defining what a "view" is, like YouTube.

YouTube counts views from the first frame starting Aug. 24, 2026, matching TikTok and Instagram. 'Engaged views' keeps the old standard for creators and marketers.

YouTube announced a change to how it counts public views on videos. It will now count a view as soon as a video begins ...

YouTube has announced that it will change how views are counted, which should result in higher view count totals.

Super Mario 64 is now playable in-browser thanks to a YouTube video that combines the site’s 360°-view spherical video player ...

YouTube has updated its monetization policies to more clearly define the kinds of AI-generated and low-quality videos that can’t earn ad revenue.