Nataliia Prokopchuk

Some of YouTube’s biggest breakouts can be traced back to collaborations. In 2026, there are 15 types of collaborations: with family members, friends, significant others, similar creators, animators, brands, musicians, kids' shows, cross-platform, cross-niche, actors, fans, charities, challenge collabs, and even collaborations with games.

“Post more often” and “post every day” are the most common pieces of advice in YouTube creator communities. And it does sound logical, because more videos mean more views, which means more revenue. Except that’s only half true, and it’s the less important part. We analyzed 282 channels across 13 niches using a within-channel method (comparing the same channels in months when they posted more versus months when they posted less). Here’s what the revenue-per-video data looks like.

June came in hot, and not just because of the heatwaves. YouTube dropped a bunch of new changes and expanded the existing tools beyond the borders of the US. Here’s everything you need to know.