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 ...

There’s been a lot of noise this week about YouTube Shorts “view count inflation.” But let’s be clear: this change is more about optics than impact. YouTube’s new policy, effective March ...

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.” ...

When India banned TikTok in 2020, YouTube responded by launching a short-form video feature ... when should we count it as a view? Should it just be immediately? No, we think we should basically ...

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.