YouTube Shorts touts 1.5 billion users, taking on TikTok


YouTube Shorts went live less than two years ago, adding videos of no longer than 60 seconds to the mix of offerings on the platform. — Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO: YouTube on June 15 said that more than 1.5 billion people monthly tune into its Shorts video service, which competes with global sensation TikTok.

Alphabet-owned YouTube and Facebook-parent Meta both added short-form video sharing formats to their services after TikTok – which late last year said it topped a billion users – became the rage.

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