YouTube also announced a template feature that lets creators reuse the format of other Shorts. YouTube says creators will be able to match their clips to trending sounds pulled fr

YouTube Shorts are about to get quite a bit longer. Starting on October 15, the platform is increasing video limits from one minute to three minutes. TikTok, arguably Shorts' biggest competitor, has allowed users to share 10-minute videos for over two years.

YouTube Shorts are about to get a longer playing time. The video platform’s TikTok-like short-form format will triple the maximum length of videos, boosting it from 60 seconds to 3 minutes. Starting Oct.

According to a press release, longer Shorts were "a top requested feature by creators," likely because it will make it easier to cross-post content across TikTok and Shorts. TikTok launched three-minute videos in 2021 and now has a 10-minute limit, while its other competitor Instagram Reels currently has a 90-second limit.

YouTube on Thursday announced a series of updates for its short-form video product, YouTube Shorts. These include the ability for creators to upload

YouTube announced today that it is increasing the time limit on Shorts from 1 minute to 3 minutes, along with various other updates.

YouTube Shorts has taken on TikTok yet again by announcing a new 3-minute time limit for videos on its platform.

YouTube first launched Shorts in India back in September 2020 right after the Indian government banned TikTok in the country. However, it became widely available to users around the world after a while.