Neal Mohan

This week on @YouTube, we rolled out new ways to create, connect and share:

✂️ Introduced new editing tools in YouTube Create, including more accurate captions with expressive styles that capture sounds like laughing or shouting, plus keyframes for smooth animations.
🔥 Hype with Jewels expanded to the U.S., Canada, Italy, Spain and more, giving fans a new way to support the emerging creators they love.
🛍️ @Amazon joined the YouTube Shopping affiliate program in the UK, France, Germany, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, offering creators more ways to earn from products they already recommend.
💬 Expanded direct messaging and video sharing to include group chats, so people can share videos and chat together without leaving the app (in markets where messaging is already available for eligible 18+ users).

Susan was a mentor and friend to so many of us and an unwavering champion for creators. Proud to see her family and creators carrying that spirit forward through the Susan Wojcicki Foundation, working to change how lung cancer is understood, detected and prevented.

Where did you watch election night coverage? 👀

On Election Day alone, over 35 million U.S. viewers watched midterm election-related content on @YouTube. Globally, over 40M viewers watched U.S. election livestreams on the platform, peaking at over 3M concurrent viewers 🤯

Whether it's traditional newsrooms or independent creators, YouTube is where the world comes together to watch major moments unfold in real time.

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Here is a look at what shipped across @YouTube this past month:

🎨 Custom feeds, giving viewers the keys to their homepage with personalized feeds tuned to what they want to see.
❓ Ask YouTube on search, letting U.S. viewers use conversational questions across mobile, web and TV to get to the right video faster.
🪄 Effect Maker, now open to @YouTubeCreators in the EU and UK to create and publish effects directly to Shorts.
🛍️ YouTube Shopping affiliate program is now available in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt for eligible creators to tag products in their videos.

Fascinating read by @joncaramanica in the @nytimes on how @ishowspeedsui is taking livestreaming beyond the screen.

His streams are unscripted, highly interactive and powered by a global community that follows along online and shows up with him in the real world. A great example of how @YouTubeCreators are redefining entertainment for the next generation.

Read the full story here: nytimes.com/2026/10/29/mag…