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Trending aims to surface videos that a wide range of viewers would find interesting. Some trends are predictable, like a new song from a popular artist or a new ... TrendingonYouTubeTrendinghelpsviewersseewhat’shappeningonYouTubeandintheworld.Trendingaimstosurfacevideosthatawiderangeofviewerswouldfindinteresting.Sometrendsarepredictable,likeanewsongfromapopularartistoranewmovietrailer.Othersaresurprising,likeaviralvideo. Trendingisn'tpersonalizedanddisplaysthesamelistoftrendingvideosineachcountrytoallusers,whichiswhyyoumayseevideosinTrendingthataren’tinthesamelanguageasyourbrowser.However,inIndia,Trendingdisplaysthesamelistoftrendingvideosforeachofthe9mostcommonIndiclanguages. Thelistoftrendingvideosisupdatedroughlyevery15minutes.Witheachupdate,videosmaymoveup,down,orstayinthesamepositioninthelist. WhatdeterminesifavideoisrankedonTrending? AmongstthemanygreatnewvideosonYouTubeonanygivenday,Trendingcanonlyshowalimitednumber.Trendingaimstosurfacevideosthat: Areappealingtoawiderangeofviewers Arenotmisleading,clickbaity orsensational Capturethebreadthofwhat’shappeningonYouTubeandintheworld Showcaseadiversityofcreators Ideally,aresurprisingornovel Trendingaimstobalancealloftheseconsiderations.Toachievethis,Trendingconsidersmanysignals,including(butnotlimitedto): Viewcount Howquicklythevideoisgeneratingviews(i.e.“temperature”) Whereviewsarecomingfrom,includingoutsideofYouTube Theageofthevideo Howthevideoperformscomparedtootherrecentuploadsfromthesamechannel Wecombinethesesignalstoproducealistofvideosthatshowcaseswhat’shappeningonYouTube,whilebeingrelevanttoourviewersandreflectiveofthecontentontheplatform.Thismeansthatthevideowiththehighestviewcountonagivendaymaynotbe#1onTrending,andvideoswithmoreviewsmaybeshownbelowvideoswithfewerviews. We'reverycarefulaboutthesafetyofwhatappearsonTrending,sowehavefilterstomakesurewedon’tshowvideosthatcontainexcessiveprofanity,maturecontent,orviolence,orvideosthatareotherwiseinappropriate,suchasdisparagingothersinthecommunity.IntheUSandotherlocales,wehavestaffinvolvedasafinalfiltertoensuresafetyandappropriateness. YouTubedoesn'tacceptpaymentforplacementonTrendinganddoesn't favorspecificcreators.Wedon'tincludeviewsfromYouTubeadsinselectingvideosforTrending.Inmostmajormarkets,wemakesurethatatleasthalfthevideosontrendingcomefromcreatorswhoareprimarilycreatingcontentforYouTube. Privacysettingsfortrendingvideos AvideocanonlyappearontheTrendingtabifitsprivacysettingispublic. Wasthishelpful?Howcanweimproveit?YesNoSubmittrueFindvideostowatchTrendingonYouTubeManageyourrecommendationsandsearchresultsSearchforvideoswithcaptionsAdvancedsearch(Filters)RemoverecommendedcontentfromHomeFindmusicfromartistsyoulikeOfficialCardsinSearchFindvideoswithvoicesearchExploreYouTubeFindvideosfasterFindvideosusinghashtagsWatchpaidvirtualeventsSearchClearsearchClosesearchGoogleappsMainmenuSearchHelpCentertrue59false