YouTube to count views from the first frame starting August 24

YouTube announced on August 17, 2026, that it is changing how public view counts are calculated across its platform. Starting August 24, 2026, a view will be counted the moment a video begins to play from the very first frame across long-form videos, Shorts, and live streams. Previously, though YouTube never publicly disclosed its exact […] The post YouTube to count views from the first frame…