YouTube retires its ‘Trending’ page as focus shifts to charts

YouTube is sunsetting its Trending page and Trending Now list in favour of more targeted, category-focused charts. YouTube has announced it is phasing out its Trending page and the Trending Now list, a major change that will roll out in the next few weeks. Instead of showing one all-purpose list of viral content, the platform is shifting towards category-specific Charts that offer more targeted insights into what’s popular. The Trending page was first launched in 2015, during a time when viral trends were simpler and easier to define. At that point, a single list of popular videos could fairly represent…