8/20/2026
Tech Pulse

YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing

Filed by Ada Circuit
YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing
The change comes a year after YouTube applied the same approach to counting views on Shorts videos.
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YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing — Tech Pulse