YouTube’s updated Shorts view count now captures every play, but this change won't affect earnings or monetization eligibility. YouTube will begin counting Shorts views without minimum watch ...

Currently, YouTube only registers a view after a Short has been watched for a minimum number of seconds. But the upcoming change will count a view whenever a Short starts to play or replay ...

And because YouTube Shorts content loops, YouTube will count a new view each time that video replays from the beginning too. According to YouTube, it's making this change at creators' requests as ...

The new policy will take effect from March 31 and is expected to bring more fairness to content creators when comparing video ...

Shorts views will now count the number of times ... As a result of this change, view counts will be higher moving forward. YouTube says that it’s making the change because it heard that creators ...

So, beginning on 3/31/2025, Shorts views will count ... change aligns YouTube’s metrics more closely with those used by competitors like TikTok and Instagram Reels. “Historically on YouTube, a ...

YouTube Shorts views are added to a channel’s total watch time, but they don’t count toward meeting the ... how your audience reacts and then make changes accordingly.” ...

With a TikTok ban on the horizon, YouTube Shorts product lead Todd Sherman talks about getting the algorithm right and ...

The questions it answered ranged from how the algorithm for Shorts differs from long-form YouTube to what counts as a view as well as those that addressed other best practices for creators who ...

YouTube notes that it will still count view time and label that under “engaged views” in the advanced creator settings. This way, users can still see which Shorts are seeing further engagement.