A 1960s pop song, a must-have soft toy and a global anime hit are among the leaders on YouTube's year-end trends list.

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YouTube is getting rid of its Trending page and Trending Now list and moving towards category-specific charts as the trends themselves become more niche. The change, which will happen over the next couple of weeks, comes as YouTube says it has seen visits ...

YouTube is sunsetting its Trending page a decade after its launch. The company has urged users to rely on personalized recommendations and YouTube Charts to discover trending content. The Trending page and Trending Now list will be removed across all ...

“The platform says the update better aligns with the way trending content is discovered today, noting that when the Trending page launched in 2015, it was a lot simpler to capture viral videos that everyone was talking about with a singular list.” —LO

YouTube is making a big shift in how it highlights popular content. On Thursday, the company announced it will remove its long-standing Trending page and the “Trending Now” list. In their place, YouTube will introduce more focused, category-specific ...

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