YouTube Shorts. What is that?

YouTube Shorts? How many people actually use this?

YouTube Shorts is a way for anyone to connect with a new audience using just a smartphone and the Shorts camera in the YouTube app. YouTube's Shorts creation tools makes it easy to create short-form videos that are up to 60 seconds long with our multi-segment camera.

Chris Jaffe, the VP of Product Management, said, “Shorts is a short-form video experience for anyone who wants to create short, catchy videos using nothing but their mobile phones.” He added, “Shorts is a new way to express yourself in 15 seconds or less.”


YouTube’s Shorts creation tools make it easy to create short-form videos that are up to 60 seconds long with our multi-segment camera. 


As Jaffe has explained, “Creation is at the core of short-form video, and we want to make it easy and fun to create Shorts. We’re starting to test just a few new tools for creators and artists with our early beta in India:


“A multi-segment camera to string multiple video clips together. The option to record with music from a large library of songs that will continue to grow. Speed controls that give you the flexibility to be creative in your performance. And a timer and countdown to easily record, hands-free.”


YouTub Shorts

YouTube Shorts Statistics for 2022

  • 2 billion people use YouTube every month.
  • YouTube Shorts receives 15 billion views daily.
  • More than 70% of YouTube watch time is through mobile.
  • More than 70% of YouTube Shorts are longer than 15 seconds.
  • YouTube has a $100 million YouTube Shorts creator’s fund.
  • 74% of Adults in America Use YouTube
  • 77% of People Aged Between 15 and 35 Years Old in America Use YouTube
  • According to YouTube shorts statistics, 56% are male, while 44% are female.
  • YouTube Is the Second-Most Visited Website in The World


Today, viewers may find your Shorts by tapping Shorts at the bottom of the YouTube app.

They may also find Shorts:

  • On the YouTube homepage.
  • In their notifications.
  • By checking their Subscriptions.
  • Featured on your channel page.


Once they tap into a Short, viewers can scroll to watch more short videos.


And it’s worth knowing that views of Shorts are counted the same as regular videos. Plus, subscribers gained from watching your Shorts count toward Creator Awards Program milestones.

If you want to do the best YouTube video SEO, you have to optimize your videos properly.


  1. Optimize Titles
  2. Optimize Descriptions
  3. Add Hashtags
  4. Customize Thumbnails


YouTube Shorts can be used to gain long-form subscribers!

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