Linus Sebastian, the founder of the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel, has spoken out about its recent decline in viewership, describing it as a "very dramatic shift.

A lot of Youtube channels are reporting declining viewership lately.

EX1: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cpVnx4_yqTo
EX2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF0tmhEtVJE

Fun times. Looks like a lot of channels are seeing a decline not just Linus. Hes just the latest to talk about it.

Then I saw this article as well and thought I would share.

Anyone here youtube creators? Are you seeing the same thing, a general downturn in viewership?

  • rafoix@lemmy.zipEnglish
    277·
    1 day ago

    So many possible reason.

    Linus has a history of scummy behavior which turns people off.

    Everything gets boring eventually. Especially things that are supposed to be funny.

    Google ads are extra obnoxious making the entire platform more annoying to use and most of us will never pay for youtube. Those ads are not even selling products I would be interested in. Investment scams, car accident claim ads, AI voiced robot panda. It just annoying noise.

    Nothing lasts forever.

    • kieron115@startrek.websiteEnglish
      63·
      1 day ago

      He’s also put a lot of work into creating a team of hosts that are genuinely wonderful to watch. Riley, Jake, Sarah, James, and Elijah to name a few. Best thing he could do for his brand is step out of the limelight, focus on being “chief vision officer” and let his wonderful talent fully take over hosting.

      • Retro_unlimited@lemmy.worldEnglish
        43·
        1 day ago

        That’s what bugs me the most, it used to be everyone making awesome fun videos, but then Linus is now the host of EVERY video. It’s just not the same

        • kieron115@startrek.websiteEnglish
          6·
          1 day ago

          Huh, I’ve been watching them since like 2016 or so and I seem to remember him hosting more frequently back in the day. Seems like now he does most of the main channel videos while everyone else handles Short Circuit and the like. My personal theory is that Linus is grooming Elijah to be his replacement. But we’ll see.

        • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
          52·
          22 hours ago

          He definitely seems to host fever videos then he used to.

          People just like to hate on him and apparently he’s done some bad things, but I don’t know about. Anyway this article isn’t really just about him, it’s apparently about all of YouTubers so what he’s done isn’t really relevant.