YouTube announced the doubling on August 10, 2026, and our explainer on the new 8,000 watch hour rule covers who it affects. This is the working plan for the channel that is close: the daily math from today's date,...

Paying to promote a YouTube video used to mean either learning Google Ads or trusting a stranger on a gig site who sells "views". In 2026 the line is clear. Google Ads defines to the second what a paid...

YouTube has added its third view metric in a single month. On August 24, 2026 public views started counting from the first frame, with the stricter number renamed engaged views. On August 31 a new private number appeared in...

Getting to 100 subscribers is the part of YouTube nobody makes a highlight reel about. There is no algorithmic shortcut at this stage and no reward waiting at the milestone. What works is a topic you can keep making...

Here is what changed, where to find the number that still matters, how much inflation to expect on a channel your size, and how to talk about views with sponsors now that there are two of them. What exactly...