YouTube Shorts surpassed 50 billion daily views

YouTube introduced its TikTok rival — YouTube Shorts in 2020. Now YouTube Shorts has surpassed 50 billion daily views.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has announced during the fourth quarter earnings call that YouTube Shorts has surpassed 50 billion daily views. The social media platform surpassed the 30 billion daily views mark last year. The company further added that this increase will reward creators and help improve the Shorts experience for everyone.

Alphabet also revealed that the company saw continued growth in the subscription business with YouTube Music and Premium surpassing 80 million subscribers, including trials.