The change comes a year after YouTube applied the same approach to counting views on Shorts videos.

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The company says the change will bring the way it counts views on long-form videos in line with its method for YouTube Shorts. Since March 2025, YouTube has counted a Shorts view from the moment the ...

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YouTube counts views from the first frame starting Aug. 24, 2026, matching TikTok and Instagram. 'Engaged views' keeps the old standard for creators and marketers.

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YouTube has announced that it will change how views are counted, which should result in higher view count totals.