{"id":521859,"date":"2026-08-17T15:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/youtube-will-start-counting-its-views-from-the-first-second-of-playback\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:50:07","slug":"youtube-will-start-counting-its-views-from-the-first-second-of-playback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/technology\/youtube-will-start-counting-its-views-from-the-first-second-of-playback\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube will start counting its views from the first second of playback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New York.-<\/strong> YouTube announced this Monday that, starting next August 24, <strong>it will modify the way it counts video views<\/strong> to register a visit the moment the content begins to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This update seeks to standardize measurement across its entire platform, after the same measure was implemented last year for its short-form videos, known as Shorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this change, the YouTube counter will work similarly to that of other competing social networks, such as Instagram and TikTok, which also add a view from the very first frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You might be interested in: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/tecnologia\/instagram-cambia-el-logo\/https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/tecnologia\/instagram-cambia-el-logo\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/tecnologia\/instagram-cambia-el-logo\/https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/tecnologia\/instagram-cambia-el-logo\/\">Instagram changes its name logo after a decade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For its part, the X platform counts a view after two seconds of playback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YouTube points out today -in a statement- that &#8220;this change will not affect creator revenue or the access requirements for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP).&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Creator revenue will continue to be based on &#8216;Shorts views with engagement&#8217; and &#8216;Watch hours with engagement&#8217;,&#8221; the company notes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York.- YouTube announced this Monday that, starting next August 24, it will modify the way it counts video views to register a visit the moment the content begins to play. 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