Linus Sebastian, the founder of the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel, has spoken out about its recent decline in viewership, describing it as a "very dramatic shift.

A lot of Youtube channels are reporting declining viewership lately.

EX1: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cpVnx4_yqTo
EX2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF0tmhEtVJE

Fun times. Looks like a lot of channels are seeing a decline not just Linus. Hes just the latest to talk about it.

Then I saw this article as well and thought I would share.

Anyone here youtube creators? Are you seeing the same thing, a general downturn in viewership?

  • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
    1·
    22 hours ago

    youtube is probably gearing the algorithim for other content than influencers that draws in more views or revenue.

    • TooManyGames@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      20 hours ago

      Not impossible. The best revenue for Google would be if they could ai generate all the content themselves.