Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Short Video Addiction (SVA) is a term used by researchers, and this is separate from excessive general internet use. A 2025 report ...

YouTube’s Shorts may sound like the latest techie wear for leg-baring apparel, rather than the new one-minute video format from the Google-owned platform. Even so, the company is still hoping its ...

YouTube is launching a new short-form video format that seems an awful lot like TikTok. YouTube “Shorts” are 15-second videos shot on mobile phones. You’ll be able to string multiple video clips ...

After months of testing its TikTok competitor in India and a limited beta rollout in the states, YouTube is finally launching YouTube Shorts for everyone in the U.S. and the UK. So now you might be ...

Starting March 31, YouTube will count views instantly when someone plays a YouTube Short video. The previous policy was that a view only counted if a viewer watched for a minimum span of time. YouTube ...

YouTube added short-form video to its platform in 2020 after seeing TikTok's success. Since then, YouTube has continued to think of new ways to compete for short-form video views. This week, YouTube ...

YouTube Shorts, the company's short-form video TikTok competitor, has proven to be a big success for the platform. But YouTube is still synonymous with its longer content and its well known long-form ...

YouTube Shorts, the video platform's answer to TikTok and Instagram Reels, is rolling out globally following a series of betas over the past nine months. The short-form video product was beta launched ...

With the acceleration of the internet speed, some popular platforms emerged that allow us either to look at various photos or to watch videos. But there is something in the middle of these two – short ...

Short-form videos are no longer a passing trend – they are here to stay. Short clips on platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts have taken over our feeds and continue to thrive on ...