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YouTube provides insight into how views for its new Shorts video format are counted, and explains whether it impacts channel metrics like average view time.
YouTube Shorts launched in September 2020 and currently remains in beta. The 60-second vertical format shares similarities with TikTok videos and other popular types of short-form content.
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