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?

  • RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I regularly watch hour+ videos, and there’s quite a few 10+ hour videos I’ve enjoyed. Just gotta find the right people.

      • RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Super deep dive into games and their lore mostly, although the super long ones tend to be named like, ‘a quick retrospective of game’

          • RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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            6 months ago

            I watch a huge range, from 100 subs to 20m. I’ve spent years making a decent sub list to watch so I avoid most issues about trash content.

              • RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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                6 months ago

                Fair enough, I use mine as basically a replacement for any other streaming platform, so it’s more about entertainment than raw usefulness.

                My sub list is ever growing, at about 150 now. I don’t watch a lot of what’s put out by them but that’s where I start when I want to watch something. The main YouTube feed is… Unreliable at best