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.

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.

TikTok popularized short, vertical video content. After seeing its success, many platforms, including YouTube, have tried to leverage the app's popularity. Now, a wave of new features makes ...

YouTube is changing how it counts views on YouTube Shorts to give creators a deeper understanding of how their short-form content is performing, the company announced on Wednesday.

YouTube co-founder Steve Chen says he doesn’t want his kids glued to Shorts, or any short-form video platform for that matter ...