YouTube is commemorating the 20 years since the first video was uploaded in 2005 with a series of new features prepared for users. These features are mainly prepared for YouTube TV and YouTube Premium members.

YouTube offers special innovations for its 20th anniversary

An important innovation for content producers will be launched later in 2025. With this function, producers will be able to respond to the comments under their videos with voice. YouTube aims to make the viewer-producer interaction more personal.

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Among the innovations offered to mobile device users are personalized radio stations according to the mood of YouTube Premium and YouTube Music subscribers. The same subscription group will also be offered a 4x faster playback option on mobile.

In addition, tools such as a sleep timer to adjust the video viewing time before bed, a screen lock function to prevent unintentional touches, and “search for songs by humming” on Android devices will be activated for all users.

YouTube has also made a temporary change to its user interface in commemoration of its 20th anniversary. The video play bar was replaced with a cake icon to create a celebratory atmosphere. The platform continues to be the main hub for shaping content creation and sharing on a global scale.

More than 20 million new videos are uploaded to the platform every day. Users make more than 100 million comments per day, and the number of daily likes has exceeded 3.5 billion.

So what do you think about this? Which of these innovations did you like the most? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.