YouTube will start counting a view as soon as a video starts to play, from August 24, lining up with the system used by Instagram, TikTok, and its Shorts videos (Emma Roth/The Verge)

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https://www.theverge.com/streaming/981105/youtube-video-view-counting-update">YouTube will start counting a view as soon as a video starts to play, from August 24, lining up with the system used by Instagram, TikTok, and its Shorts videos  —  By tracking views from the instant a video starts to play, YouTube's new counter works more like TikTok, X, and Instagram.