YouTube Says Bigger Thumbnails Drove More Long-Form Views via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

YouTube's Todd Beaupré says the desktop homepage redesign with larger thumbnails drove more long-form engagement despite showing fewer videos at once. YouTube says its desktop homepage redesign, which features larger thumbnails, drove more attention and engagement around long-form videos, despite displaying fewer videos at once [1].

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1. searchenginejournal.com · YouTube Says Bigger Thumbnails Drove More Long-Form Views via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Sep 2, 2026

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