YouTube to abolish trending videos page and introduce category-specific charts

YouTube has a menu called 'Explore' that compiles various videos, including a page called 'Trending' that automatically lists videos that have recently become a hot topic. YouTube has announced that it will abolish this 'Trending' page and change to a policy of compiling trending lists by category in YouTube Charts , because 'the way we find out about trends has changed.'

🚩Announcement: Trending page is being discontinued - YouTube Community
https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/356751870/

YouTube is getting rid of its Trending page and Trending Now list | TechCrunch
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Google said, 'When we first launched the Trending page in 2015, it was a way to quickly answer the question, 'What's trending?' by showing a list of popular videos that people were interested in. But today, trends are made up of a wide variety of videos from many fandoms, and there are more micro-trends than ever before that are enjoyed by diverse communities. Viewers discover trends in many different places on YouTube, from recommendations and search suggestions to short videos, comments, and communities.' They revealed that the number of visits to Trending has declined significantly over the past five years as the way people find out about trends has changed.

For these reasons, YouTube has announced that it will abolish the traditional 'trending' page and list and move to category-specific charts. Specifically, you will be able to check trending videos by category on the YouTube Charts page, which compiles YouTube charts, such as 'trending music videos,' 'weekly podcast rankings,' and 'trending movie trailers.'

YouTube music charts: United States Trending Music Videos
https://charts.youtube.com/charts/TrendingVideos/us/RightNow

YouTube podcast charts: United States Weekly Top Podcast Shows
https://charts.youtube.com/podcasts

YouTube music charts: Japan Trending Movie Trailers
https://charts.youtube.com/charts/TrendingTrailers/JP

However, gaming-related videos will continue to be grouped under a 'Gaming' category in YouTube Explore.

YouTube - Gaming
https://www.youtube.com/gaming

YouTube also stated that, 'In addition to highlighting popular content in charts, we will continue to surface videos we think you'll like through personalized recommendations,' suggesting that the 'Explore' feature itself will not be discontinued.

'YouTube remains committed to providing creators with the tools they need to understand what content is popular with their audiences,' the company said.