Related to its new milestone, YouTube also promoted Shorts’ ability to drive viewers to creators’ long-form video channels as a byproduct of its investments in Shorts.

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, the morning after the platform’s big ad pitch and party in New York City, had a new milestone to share: YouTube Shorts, its TikTok-style short-form video product, has ...

YouTube Shorts, Google’s answer to TikTok, has hit 1 lakh crore view mark in India. What Happened: The announcement was made by Neal Mohan, CEO of YouTube, at the YouTube Brandcast event held in ...

1.5 billion logged-in YouTube users watch short-form videos on the platform each month, the company says. YouTube recently started putting ads on short-form videos and is exploring permanent ...

So, as a Shorts maker is only possible if you are uploading long-form films and reaching milestones. Furthermore, there is no way to monetize short, vertical content via advertising.

More people are creating content on YouTube than ever before. We’re seeing momentum across the platform, including on Shorts. We’ve now hit 5 trillion all time views on Shorts!

As of March 31, 2025, YouTube will add a view to your YouTube Shorts view count at the moment your shortform video begins to play. There is no view time requirement anymore for a YouTube Shorts video.

On Tuesday, YouTube announced features that will help to optimize both the viewing and creating process for Shorts. Interestingly, most of these features are already found on TikTok and Instagram.