Community Guidelines

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Use & Processing · Company practice

Where subscriber numbers update in real time

Subscriber numbers update in real time in four places: the channel homepage, the account switcher, the video watch page, and third-party sites and apps using the YouTube Data API.

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Subscriber numbers displayed in the following places update in real time:
Your channel homepage
Account switcher
Video watch page
Third-party sites and apps using the

Not stated here

  • The YouTube Data API terms are not part of this passage.

Use & Processing · Company practice

YouTube Analytics subscriber counts run about 48 hours behind

The subscriber count in YouTube Analytics may differ from the count on the channel. The Analytics number is approximately 48 hours behind, and YouTube says the delay lets it perform extra verification and spam reviews so the numbers are accurate.

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The number of subscribers in YouTube Analytics may be different than the subscriber count on your YouTube channel. The number in YouTube Analytics is approximately 48 hours behind. The delay lets us perform extra verification and spam reviews so the numbers are accurate.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • "Approximately" 48 hours.

Use & Processing · Company practice

YouTube may show a warning before video playback and a panel with supportive resources

When content contains suicide or self-harm topics, YouTube may show features or resources to users. Examples are a warning before the video starts playing indicating it contains content relating to suicide and self-harm, and a panel under the video containing supportive resources such as phone numbers of suicide prevention organizations.

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YouTube may show features or resources to users when content contains suicide or self-harm topics. For example:
A warning on your video before it starts playing, indicating that it contains content relating to suicide and self-harm
A [panel](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10726080) under the video containing supportive resources such as phone numbers of suicide prevention organizations