YouTube is making significant changes to how users discover content. Starting July 21, 2025, the platform will permanently remove its “Trending” and “Trending Now” sections — features that have been part of the platform since 2015.
The decision comes after a noticeable decline in user visits to the Trending page over the past five years. Users now rely more on Shorts, search suggestions, comments, and community posts to find popular content.
To replace Trending, YouTube will introduce new category-specific charts that highlight the most popular content across various segments. Currently available on YouTube Music, these charts showcase trending music videos, podcasts, and movie trailers, with more categories to be added soon. Gaming enthusiasts can still find trending content on the YouTube Gaming Explore page.
Content creators, who previously relied on the Trending section to gauge video performance, will now have access to personalized insights via the “Inspiration” tab in YouTube Studio.
