
Viewers can also find YouTube Shorts suggested on the YouTube homepage, featured on your channel page, or through notifications. On desktop, Shorts live on the panel on the left side of the home screen. Viewers can find YouTube Shorts videos by tapping the “Shorts” icon at the bottom of the YouTube App (there is no separate YouTube Shorts App). Where do you find a YouTube Shorts video?

Once a viewer taps a YouTube Shorts video though, they simply swipe up to view the next one.

With regular YouTube videos, a viewer has to click or tap (and sometimes scroll) over to the next one. YouTube Shorts videos are designed to be consumed quicker than regular long-form videos. They’re optimized for viewing on a phone, but are also viewable on a desktop or Smart TV.

A Short is a vertical or square video that is less than 60 seconds long. YouTube Shorts is YouTube's version of TikTok.
