In his annual letter, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan laid out his top priorities for the platform for 2026. Here’s what Youtube has planned:

• Reinventing entertainment with creators as the new stars and studios, offering more features across formats like Shorts and music
• Building the best place for kids and teens through stronger parental controls
• Powering the creator economy by providing more ways for creators to earn money
• Supercharging and safeguarding creativity to ensure AI serves the people who make YouTube great: the creators, partners, and billions of viewers

Read Neal’s full letter on the YouTube blog.