Big changes are coming to YouTube—again. This time, the long-standing Trending page is getting the boot. After nearly ten years of showcasing viral videos and hot content, YouTube has announced it’s retiring the Trending tab and rolling out YouTube Charts as its replacement.
If you’ve been using YouTube for a while, this might come as a surprise. The Trending page has been a staple of the platform since 2015.
But YouTube says the way people discover content has evolved—and the original Trending page just isn’t cutting it anymore.
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In an official support post, YouTube explained that back in the day, it was pretty easy to round up a handful of viral hits and call it a day. But now, with content spread across tons of categories—from gaming and podcasts to niche hobbies—it’s gotten way harder to serve everyone with just one catch-all page.
That lack of personalization made the Trending tab less helpful over time, especially for people who only care about specific types of content.
YouTube also noted that traffic to the page has dropped, probably because people are now relying more on personalized recommendations and Explore pages to find what they like.
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Enter: YouTube Charts
The new YouTube Charts page aims to fix all that. It still shows what’s popular—but in a more organized, category-friendly way. Right now, you’ll find trending content for music videos, podcasts, and movie trailers. More categories are expected to be added soon.
For gaming fans, YouTube says the Gaming Explore page is where you’ll find trending game content like let’s plays, trailers, and more. As always, your personalized homepage recommendations aren’t going anywhere—they’ll continue to be based on your watch history, likes, subscriptions, and other viewing habits.
The move is part of YouTube’s ongoing efforts to tweak and improve how people find content on the platform. Just earlier this year, in April 2025, they changed the look of the homepage—resizing thumbnails, which got mixed reactions from users.
As for how longtime fans of the Trending page will react to this latest switch-up, we’ll have to wait and see. But for everyone else already relying on tailored recommendations or niche explore pages, YouTube Charts could become a much more useful stop during your daily scroll.
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