YouTube

• YouTube is starting to test a “Top Fans” distribution option limited to the uppermost 1% of viewers
• YouTube’s new AI tool can add your likeness to Shorts posted by other creators

  New AI-powered YouTube features announced at Google I/O include a Gemini Omni integration and an Ask YouTube chatbot.

  
• YouTube’s war on deepfakes goes global: Likeness detection is now open to all.

  YouTube's likeness detection tool has entered the widest phase of its rollout, with all users over 18 getting access to it.

  
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/17/2026

  Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and Lionel Messi's Argentina could meet at the World Cup. It would be madness if they do.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/17/2026
• YouTube, BBC kick off creator economy training program in the U.K.
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/10/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/10/2026
• YouTube is testing a tool that lets creators generate royalty-free music for their videos
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/03/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/03/2026
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 04/26/2026