KPOP Meaning
A view count is the number of times a video has been played. Since August 24, 2026, YouTube counts a view each time playback starts, for Shorts, long-form videos and live streams alike. Plays judged invalid, such as watching the same video on several devices or streaming it in several windows or tabs, may be removed. In the first hours after upload, numbers can take a while to update, and counting may pause for a time while YouTube checks accuracy. When an in-stream or Shorts ad plays, it counts toward the video's public views as soon as playback starts.
Usage
Used to report a video's reach: "the MV passed 100 million views." It refers to one YouTube video, not to streams on music services.
Examples
- How You Like That — Named by the YouTube Official Blog among music videos in the Billion Views Club (as of July 2022).
- PSY's "Gangnam Style" became the first music video to reach one billion views on YouTube, on December 21, 2012.
In context
Sources
- YouTube Help: How engagement metrics are counted
What we checked
YouTube Help: How engagement metrics are counted
- YouTube Official Blog: 10 years of the Billion Views Club
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YouTube Official Blog: 10 years of the Billion Views Club