YouTube is shutting down its "Trending" sections, saying that there are better ways for users to find viral videos on the platform.

Citing user habit changes and a shift in strategy towards its Charts feature, YouTube has announced its intent to sunset the Trending tab altogether.

YouTube is retiring its Trending page after 10 years, shifting discover to recommendations and YouTube Charts.

YouTube will get rid of its general trending list in favor of category-specific charts as viewing habits shift.

YouTube has implemented a significant change to its content discovery system, officially retiring the Trending and Trending Now tabs in favor of AI-powered category charts and personalized Explore ...

YouTube is shutting down its iconic Trending page after 10 years of helping users discover new content. More details here.

YouTube has confirmed it’s sunsetting its original Trending and Trending Now pages from July 21. It's instead moving to charts for specific types of video.