YouTube Trending — Making it easier to find viral videos

Why is it called viral if it's not easy to find?

I'm actually not much of a browser on YouTube. I feel like if its trending and I'll like it, then I will come across it via friends sending via text/whatsapp/sharing on FB/twitter/etc/etc Although I do go to YouTube to watch @caseyneistat videos 🙊 Maybe the trending tab will help me find a couple of videos every now and then, we will see how it goes! Seems like a sensible option for YouTube to offer

I really wish youtube would focus less on what is getting the most views and would have a tab for top quality videos. I love viral videos but youtube has so much more to offer that currently gets ignored by the platforms algorithms.

Official announcement here. YouTube have just rolled out a new 'Trending' Tab. You can also read about The Verge's coverage here.

This tab is also being added on iOS and Android. looks like this:

watching this i have a serious sense of generation disconnect. feeling old :(

I've enjoyed this feature on the PS4 YouTube app for while. It's a nice way to sit back and enjoy the latest weird on the Internet.

Dammit i kept on pressing that button.

Anybody else go to youtube.com/charts. Similar in a way, although this page was never linked to anywhere on YouTube.