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# Google makes it easier to log more YouTube Shorts views
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-to-get-more-youtube-shorts-views/
- Published: 2025-03-27T15:20:59.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-27T15:28:54.000Z
- Description: Google is changing how it counts YouTube Shorts views and for once its good news for creators.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

Google is changing how it counts YouTube Shorts views and for once its good news for creators.

Starting on March 31st, YouTube will display the number of times a Short starts to play or replay rather than counting only after someone watches for a specific length of time. That means even quick swipes now counts as a Shorts view.

The change puts YouTube Shorts in line with how TikTok and Instagram already count views.

![Shorts video platform logo with play button icon for short-form video content on YouTube Shorts.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/toutube-shorts.jpg)

“We hope that this deeper understanding of your Shorts performance will help you inform your content strategy, better represent your work to potential brand or agency partners, and give you a fuller picture of your overall reach if you’re posting on multiple platforms!” said YouTube.

**Impact on YouTube Analytics & performance metrics**

- “We’ll keep the original Shorts view metric, now called “engaged views,” in YouTube Analytics > Advanced Mode so you can see how many viewers choose to continue watching your Shorts”

**Impact on monetization**

- “This change will not directly impact your earnings or how you can become eligible for [the YouTube Partner Program](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851?hl=en&sjid=10059285362973737407-NA&ref=hypebot.com) – both will be based on engaged views”

Google offers more info on YouTube Shorts views and counts [here.](https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/333869549?hl=en&ref=hypebot.com)

***Bruce Houghton*** *is the Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/), a Senior Advisor at [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com), a [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com) professor and founder of the Skyline Artists Agency*