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YouTube redesigns mobile app; adds new tabs
MUMBAI: If you watched a YouTube video recently, chances are you did it on your phone or tablet and also saw the new look and design of the app.
With more than half the views on YouTube coming from mobile devices, YouTube has now updated the official YouTube apps to bring an even better mobile experience to consumers thus making it easier than ever to find and create videos.
The update – available now on Android, mobile web, and soon on iOS – introduces three new tabs:
• Home: Easily explore and discover videos with recommendations based on watch history as well as personalized playlists.
• Subscriptions: Find the latest videos from your favorite channels and creators on the new Subscriptions tab. And to help make sure one never misses an upload, consumers can now tap the bell icon on channels to get a notification as soon as a new video is posted.
• Account: One can check out playlists, watch history, and the videos they have uploaded all in one spot.
Additionally, in the new updated app, one can also now watch full-screen vertical videos with just a single tap for the very first time.
“But YouTube isn’t just about enjoying videos; it’s a place to express yourself and show the world what you love. With the redesigned app you can take your creativity to new levels using a new set of video creation tools. You’ve got an amazing camera in your phone or tablet, and now you can trim your footage, tint the image with filters, add music, and upload – all inside the app,” said YouTube product managers Matt Darby and Omri Amarilio.
“These are just a few of the features we’ve been working on, and you’ll see many more later this year,” the duo added.
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PM Modi hits 30M subscribers on Youtube
World’s most-followed leader adds to 100M Instagram milestone last month.
MUMBAI: PM Narendra Modi just clicked ‘subscribe’ on digital dominance because when your YouTube channel outpaces world leaders like a viral cat video, even politics gets binge-worthy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Youtube channel has surged past 30 million subscribers, solidifying his status as the most-followed world leader on the platform, officials announced on 24 February 2026. This milestone leaves former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro second with about one-fourth of Modi’s count in the dust, while US President Donald Trump trails with roughly one-seventh the subscribers.
The achievement builds on Modi’s Instagram triumph last month, where he became the first global leader to cross 100 million followers. On Instagram, Modi towers over peers, Trump at 43 million, Prabowo Subianto at 15 million, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at 14 million, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at 11 million, and Javier Milei at 6 million their combined totals still fall short of Modi’s solo mark.
Domestically, the gap is equally stark. Modi’s subscriber base is three times that of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and over four times the channels of the Aam Aadmi Party and Indian National Congress. On Instagram, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has 16 million followers, while Gandhi counts 12 million.
Modi joined YouTube and Instagram in 2014, evolving both into powerhouses of digital outreach with governance highlights, cultural moments, and direct citizen engagement. In a world where likes and shares shape narratives, Modi isn’t just leading polls, he’s leading the scroll, turning policy into playlist gold.
