Ozillo closed-channel dataset · Not representative of the entire YouTube ecosystem

2026

Ozillo Closed Channels Report

Closed YouTube channels: niche (subcategory) distribution, language profile, subscriber / video / view metrics, and July–August 2026 closures.

The report covers 40.026 categorized channels. Section 8 and Section 9 examine recently closed channels by month. Section 3 explores subcategory structure in depth.

Reading note: This report summarizes the content profile of closed channels in the Ozillo dataset. Niche labels come from automated classification. The July and August 2026 sections focus on recently closed channels; commentary in the report is statistical observation.

1. Summary

40.026

Categorized channels

2.839

Unique niches

803.2M

Total subscribers

Total videos

278.8B

Total views

Languages spoken

The top 25 niches account for 53% of categorized channels. The remaining 47% is spread across more than 2,800 different niches.

2. Top 80 Niches

#	Niche	Channels	Share	Total subs	Total views	Avg. views
1	Storytelling	5.153	%12,9	25.8M	5.4B	1M
2	Personal Finance	2.075	%5,2	6.8M	470.7M	226.8K
3	History	1.987	%5	9.5M	2.5B	1.2M
4	Political Commentary	1.280	%3,2	6.6M	1.5B	1.2M
5	Comedy	1.055	%2,6	59.6M	30.9B	29.3M
6	Science & Technology	878	%2,2	3.1M	1.4B	1.6M
7	Music	733	%1,8	1.8M	395.1M	539K
8	Motivation	648	%1,6	5.5M	789M	1.2M
9	News	597	%1,5	2.2M	387.8M	649.5K
10	Self-Improvement	579	%1,4	7M	1.4B	2.4M
11	Psychology	571	%1,4	2.7M	223M	390.5K
12	Documentary	568	%1,4	6M	2.4B	4.2M
13	Spirituality	542	%1,4	7.4M	707.6M	1.3M
14	Animals	490	%1,2	8.5M	4.3B	8.7M
15	Shorts	448	%1,1	7.2M	999M	2.2M
16	Animation & Cartoons	420	%1	14.9M	5.9B	14M
17	Football (Soccer)	409	%1	2.3M	1.8B	4.4M
18	ASMR	400	%1	7.7M	2.2B	5.5M
19	Education	346	%0,9	1.3M	624.1M	1.8M
20	Gaming	344	%0,9	9.8M	2.4B	6.9M
21	Geopolitics	344	%0,9	3.3M	668.7M	1.9M
22	Personal Development	333	%0,8	3.2M	318.1M	955.2K
23	Philosophy	303	%0,8	4.5M	460.5M	1.5M
24	Self-Help	281	%0,7	4.1M	349.4M	1.2M
25	Drama	267	%0,7	7.9M	1.1B	4.2M
26	Military	256	%0,6	2.2M	2.2B	8.6M
27	Political News	243	%0,6	2.3M	852.4M	3.5M
28	Religion & Spirituality	236	%0,6	3M	200.2M	848.4K
29	Finance	224	%0,6	3.4M	574.6M	2.6M
30	Film & Animation	218	%0,5	7M	5.3B	24.4M
31	Christianity	215	%0,5	12.8M	391.2M	1.8M
32	Soccer	206	%0,5	8.9M	1.7B	8.2M
33	DIY & Crafts	200	%0,5	7.4M	3.5B	17.7M
34	Economics	199	%0,5	1.7M	167.5M	841.8K
35	Animation & Comics	182	%0,5	9.4M	3B	16.6M
36	Commentary	175	%0,4	4.8M	3.1B	17.8M
37	International Relations	174	%0,4	1.8M	497.5M	2.9M
38	Roblox	168	%0,4	14.4M	2.4B	14.5M
39	Science and Technology	166	%0,4	952.6K	1.6B	9.5M
40	Current Events	159	%0,4	1.7M	1.4B	8.9M
41	Home Improvement	157	%0,4	1.8M	1.3B	8.1M
42	True Crime	151	%0,4	675.1K	84.8M	561.7K
43	How-to & Style	149	%0,4	2M	1.1B	7.3M
44	Automotive	139	%0,3	1.2M	414.9M	3M
45	Action & Adventure	135	%0,3	5.8M	1.5B	11M
46	Religion	134	%0,3	9.8M	923.8M	6.9M
47	Animal Behavior	130	%0,3	3M	1.1B	8.7M
48	Travel Vlogs	124	%0,3	1.4M	277.1M	2.2M
49	Home & Garden	123	%0,3	1.6M	266M	2.2M
50	People & Blogs	122	%0,3	31.5M	22.8B	186.9M
51	Video Games	122	%0,3	7.8M	1.9B	15.9M
52	Animal Welfare	118	%0,3	5.3M	1.2B	10.3M
53	Ambient Music	115	%0,3	413.6K	73M	634.5K
54	Action & Adventure Games	115	%0,3	3.9M	1.6B	14.1M
55	Pets & Animals	113	%0,3	3.6M	1B	9M
56	Sketch Comedy	111	%0,3	3.4M	3.8B	34.2M
57	Language Learning	110	%0,3	2.3M	136.3M	1.2M
58	Horror	109	%0,3	385.8K	16.1M	147.7K
59	Political Analysis	109	%0,3	499.3K	55.1M	505.6K
60	Vlogs	106	%0,3	3.5M	1.2B	11.6M
61	Fitness	103	%0,3	647.5K	289.3M	2.8M
62	Health & Wellness	98	%0,2	1.3M	116.6M	1.2M
63	Nature & Animals	98	%0,2	826K	146.1M	1.5M
64	Electronic Music	98	%0,2	572.3K	193.7M	2M
65	General Knowledge	98	%0,2	18.9M	4.6B	47.4M
66	Senior Health	98	%0,2	1.1M	155.5M	1.6M
67	Personal Stories	97	%0,2	761K	119.7M	1.2M
68	Minecraft	96	%0,2	1.9M	474.4M	4.9M
69	Investing	96	%0,2	989.7K	62.4M	649.8K
70	Beauty	96	%0,2	51.7K	2.7M	28.5K
71	Mobile Games	90	%0,2	2.8M	835.7M	9.3M
72	Animation & Storytelling	88	%0,2	12.8M	2.1B	23.9M
73	Animation	87	%0,2	4.4M	1.8B	20.3M
74	Politics	87	%0,2	796.2K	998.7M	11.5M
75	Space & Astronomy	86	%0,2	2.2M	63.9M	743.2K
76	Football	86	%0,2	4.6M	1.3B	15.4M
77	World News	82	%0,2	2.4M	1.4B	17.4M
78	Food & Cooking	79	%0,2	6.3M	3.3B	41.1M
79	Relaxation Music	76	%0,2	1.4M	37.3M	490.2K
80	Pets	76	%0,2	966K	498M	6.6M

Football content is recorded under the Football (Soccer), Soccer, and Football labels; combined total exceeds 1,000 channels.

3. Subcategory Assessment

This section examines the subcategory structure beyond the Top 80 list in Section 2.

3.1 Subcategory density

Indicator	Value
Unique niche labels (categorized channels)	2.839
Niches with 10+ channels	364
Share of channels in these niches	%82,7 (among channels with subcategory labels)
Niches with only 1 channel	1.546
Niches with 2–4 channels	663
Niches with 5–9 channels	266

The distribution has a long-tail shape: a few niches cover many channels while thousands of niches correspond to only a handful of accounts. This indicates high content diversity, but also that focusing on broader niches is more reliable for statistically meaningful samples.

3.2 Thematic clusters

The table below groups similar subcategory labels into thematic clusters. Each channel is counted in only one group; clusters are not exhaustive and do not cover every niche.

Thematic cluster	Estimated channel share
Personal development & motivation	%10,9
Storytelling & narrative	%9,0
History & documentary	%7,6
Politics & news	%6,8
Entertainment & comedy	%4,2
Science & technology	%2,8
Nature & animals	%2,6
Finance & business	%2,5
Gaming	%2,4
Music	%2,3
Sports	%2,3
Food & lifestyle	%1,5
Kids & animation	%1,4
Other / unmatched labels	%43,7

Observation: The largest clusters concentrate around personal development, storytelling, and history–documentary. Politics–news and finance form smaller but distinct subgroups. The high share of unmatched labels reminds us that niche naming is fragmented and a single label does not represent all content.

3.3 Niche distribution (81–150)

#	Niche	Channels	Share	Total views
81	Lifestyle	73	%0,18	715,0M
82	TV Shows	67	%0,17	1,00B
83	Travel & Events	67	%0,17	78,9M
84	Military Technology	67	%0,17	76,4M
85	Let's Play	64	%0,16	651,4M
86	Technology	64	%0,16	203,1M
87	Wildlife	63	%0,16	487,2M
88	Music Covers	62	%0,16	127,8M
89	Audiobooks	62	%0,16	20,4M
90	Simulation	61	%0,15	1,21B
91	International News	60	%0,15	146,7M
92	Military Analysis	60	%0,15	271,5M
93	Drama & Storytelling	59	%0,15	94,5M
94	Science	59	%0,15	69,8M
95	Biography	58	%0,15	245,6M
96	Investigative Journalism	58	%0,15	79,7M
97	Food & Drink	58	%0,15	176,1M
98	Car Reviews	57	%0,14	82,8M
99	Geopolitics Analysis	55	%0,14	23,6M
100	Finance and Economics	55	%0,14	27,5M
101	Celebrity Gossip	54	%0,13	627,1M
102	Military History	52	%0,13	48,2M
103	Commentary & Analysis	50	%0,12	134,1M
104	Nature & Wildlife	50	%0,12	117,3M
105	Artificial Intelligence	50	%0,12	263,8M
106	Religion and Spirituality	50	%0,12	31,2M
107	American Football	50	%0,12	686,9M
108	Men's Health	47	%0,12	40,5M
109	Anime & Manga	44	%0,11	2,11B
110	Action Games	44	%0,11	891,2M
111	Gaming Videos	44	%0,11	3,93B
112	Astronomy	42	%0,10	10,8M
113	Casino Games	42	%0,10	574,6M
114	Music Production	42	%0,10	11,39B
115	Entertainment	40	%0,10	626,1M
116	Animation & Comedy	40	%0,10	632,8M
117	Exercise & Fitness	40	%0,10	90,6M
118	Music Videos	39	%0,10	472,1M
119	Animation & Puppetry	39	%0,10	716,4M
120	Parenting & Family	39	%0,10	36,2M
121	Drama & Romance	38	%0,09	153,5M
122	Healthy Living	38	%0,09	28,2M
123	Children's Animation	37	%0,09	240,2M
124	Animals & Pets	37	%0,09	158,3M
125	Motorsports	37	%0,09	158,0M
126	Compilations	36	%0,09	1,36B
127	News Commentary	36	%0,09	137,2M
128	Entrepreneurship	36	%0,09	60,9M
129	Animation & Gaming	36	%0,09	589,4M
130	Animal Rescues	35	%0,09	106,2M
131	Cooking	35	%0,09	249,1M
132	Web Series	34	%0,08	406,8M
133	Islam	34	%0,08	238,8M
134	DIY & How-to	34	%0,08	274,4M
135	Economics and Finance	32	%0,08	34,2M
136	Pet Care & Training	31	%0,08	541,1M
137	Arts & Crafts	31	%0,08	3,49B
138	Science Fiction	31	%0,08	26,1M
139	Literature	31	%0,08	36,6M
140	Government	30	%0,07	14,1M
141	Fashion	30	%0,07	208,5M
142	Nature	30	%0,07	473,4M
143	Biographies & History	29	%0,07	694,6M
144	Science Education	29	%0,07	122,5M
145	Cats	29	%0,07	48,1M
146	Roblox Gameplay	29	%0,07	253,5M
147	Celebrity News	29	%0,07	82,2M
148	Puzzle Games	29	%0,07	770,0M
149	Finance and Investing	28	%0,07	15,2M
150	Romance	28	%0,07	82,3M

3.4 Niche distribution (151–200)

#	Niche	Channels	Share	Total views
151	Pet Care	28	%0,07	71,3M
152	History & Politics	28	%0,07	40,1M
153	Animal Stories	28	%0,07	682,0M
154	3D Animation	28	%0,07	388,2M
155	Nutrition	28	%0,07	32,6M
156	ASMR & Relaxation	27	%0,07	23,8M
157	Business & Finance	27	%0,07	28,1M
158	Engineering	27	%0,07	38,0M
159	Travel	27	%0,07	8,5M
160	Religious Education	27	%0,07	36,3M
161	How It's Made	27	%0,07	11,5M
162	Howto & Style	27	%0,07	17,2M
163	Product Reviews	27	%0,07	777,6M
164	Geography	27	%0,07	45,8M
165	Pop Culture	26	%0,06	48,7M
166	Vlogging	26	%0,06	1,36B
167	Stand-up Comedy	26	%0,06	634,2M
168	Drama & Soap Operas	26	%0,06	148,9M
169	Health & Fitness	26	%0,06	31,8M
170	Law & Justice	26	%0,06	18,7M
171	Children's Education	26	%0,06	122,0M
172	Country Music	25	%0,06	20,5M
173	Educational	25	%0,06	1,23B
174	Relaxation	25	%0,06	73,3M
175	Latin Music	25	%0,06	107,0M
176	Software Tutorials	25	%0,06	75,2M
177	Science Explained	25	%0,06	87,7M
178	Fishing	25	%0,06	225,1M
179	Pop Music	24	%0,06	52,5M
180	Vehicle Simulation	24	%0,06	272,3M
181	Robotics	24	%0,06	597,6M
182	Politics & Current Events	24	%0,06	5,8M
183	History & Archaeology	24	%0,06	33,6M
184	Celebrity	24	%0,06	200,1M
185	Animation & Entertainment	24	%0,06	31,2M
186	Christian Music	24	%0,06	42,0M
187	Football Analysis	24	%0,06	709,0M
188	Finance and Business	23	%0,06	59,6M
189	War & Conflict Analysis	23	%0,06	23,8M
190	Sportsts	23	%0,06	80,6M
191	Home and Garden	23	%0,06	91,4M
192	Pet Training & Behavior	23	%0,06	224,7M
193	Aerospace	23	%0,06	3,8M
194	Folk Music	23	%0,06	49,9M
195	Catholicism	22	%0,06	15,2M
196	Beauty & Fashion	22	%0,06	240,7M
197	Gaming Commentary	22	%0,06	304,6M
198	Family Vlogs	22	%0,06	1,49B
199	News & Politics	22	%0,06	29,4M
200	History & Social Sciences	22	%0,06	14,6M

total views

Arts & Crafts

31 channels · 112.6M avg. views/channel

3.3B

total views

Food & Cooking

79 channels · 41.1M avg. views/channel

6. Language Distribution

%35

İlk 5 dil (English, Spanish, German, Turkish, French) toplamın %66,2'sini oluşturur.

English 14.025 · %35
Spanish 4.849 · %12.1
German 2.698 · %6.7
Turkish 2.540 · %6.3
French 2.388 · %6

Personal Finance

3.3K

avg. subs

226.8K

avg. views/channel

Second broadest niche; low average subscribers

History

4.8K

avg. subs

1.2M

avg. views/channel

Long-form content

Beauty

538

avg. subs

28.5K

avg. views/channel

Lowest average subscribers

Horror

3.5K

avg. subs

147.7K

avg. views/channel

Small but loyal community

8. July 2026: Closed Channels

This section examines 10,698 channels closed in July 2026. They represent 19% of the full dataset and mark the highest monthly closure volume in the recent period.

The busiest days were July 25 (2,591 channels) and July 4 (2,542 channels). Weeks 1 and 4 of the month account for 78% of July closures.

8.1 July summary

Metric	July 2026	Full dataset
Channel count	10.698	56.221
Categorized	7.160 (%66,9)	40.026 (%71,2)
Total subscribers	188,4M	803,2M
Total videos	805K	3,99M
Total views	75,7B	278,8B
Average subscribers	17.600	14.300*
Median subscribers	47	—

8.2 July: niche distribution (Top 15)

#	Niche	Channels	Share	Total subs	Total views	Avg. subs	Avg. views
1	Storytelling	990	%13,8	2,7M	783,8M	2,7K	791,7K
2	History	334	%4,7	1,6M	628,7M	4,7K	1,9M
3	Comedy	227	%3,2	28,5M	17,74B	125,6K	78,2M
4	Science & Technology	201	%2,8	259,1K	132,3M	1,3K	658,0K
5	Personal Finance	158	%2,2	398,0K	66,5M	2,5K	421,2K
6	Music	157	%2,2	743,6K	117,7M	4,7K	749,6K
7	Motivation	140	%2,0	255,0K	39,7M	1,8K	283,5K
8	Political Commentary	136	%1,9	836,5K	203,6M	6,2K	1,5M
9	Psychology	131	%1,8	350,4K	26,3M	2,7K	200,7K
10	Football (Soccer)	117	%1,6	345,9K	256,0M	3,0K	2,2M
11	Drama	115	%1,6	328,4K	58,5M	2,9K	508,7K
12	Shorts	115	%1,6	3,8M	374,1M	33,1K	3,3M
13	Self-Improvement	107	%1,5	525,6K	151,9M	4,9K	1,4M
14	Spirituality	106	%1,5	1,3M	59,1M	12,0K	557,8K
15	Animals	106	%1,5	2,0M	687,0M	19,2K	6,5M

In July, storytelling alone was the dominant niche with 990 channels (13.8%). Comedy produced 17.7 billion views from only 227 channels, giving it the month's highest total views.

8.3 July: language distribution

#	Language	Channels	Share
1	English	2.502	%34,9
2	Spanish	773	%10,8
3	Turkish	485	%6,8
4	German	439	%6,1
5	French	410	%5,7
6	Portuguese	95	%1,3
7	Hindi	79	%1,1
8	Japanese	39	%0,5
9	Russian	36	%0,5
10	Polish	36	%0,5

July's language distribution is closer to the full dataset; Turkish ranks 3rd (6.8%). The English share is lower than in August (34.9% vs 40.7%).

8.4 July: content format

Format	Channels	Share
Long-form video	4.769	%44,6
Mixed	2.444	%22,8
Short	2.263	%21,2
Unclear	1.222	%11,4

In July, the Shorts share is noticeably higher than in August (21.2% vs 11.6%).

8.5 July: weekly closure distribution

Period	Channels	Share
1–7 July	4.512	%42,2
8–14 July	1.081	%10,1
15–21 July	1.136	%10,6
22–31 July	3.969	%37,1

Closures clustered at the beginning and end of the month; the middle two weeks were relatively quiet.

8.6 July charts

July 2026: Top 10 Niches (channel count)

#	Niche	Channels
1	Storytelling	990
2	History	334
3	Comedy	227
4	Science & Technology	201
5	Personal Finance	158
6	Music	157
7	Motivation	140
8	Political Commentary	136
9	Psychology	131
10	Football (Soccer)	117

8.7 July assessment

Channels closed in July 2026 alone make up one fifth of the dataset. The profile aligns with the overall distribution; storytelling, history, and comedy stand out again. Three differences are notable:

Very high volume: 10,698 channels — more than double August
Exceptional comedy views: 227 channels, 17.7 billion views
Lower subscriber profile: average 17,600, median 47 — mostly smaller channels

9. August 2026: Closed Channels

This section examines 5,227 channels closed in August 2026. They represent 9.3% of the full dataset and rank second in monthly closure volume after July. The busiest days were August 4, 6, and 7; the first week alone accounts for 3,305 channels.

9.1 August summary

Metric	August 2026	Full dataset
Channel count	5.227	56.221
Categorized	3.907 (%74,7)	40.026 (%71,2)
Total subscribers	190,0M	803,2M
Total videos	731K	3,99M
Total views	46,9B	278,8B
Average subscribers	36.400	14.300*
Median subscribers	313	—

9.2 August: niche distribution (Top 15)

#	Niche	Channels	Share	Total subs	Total views	Avg. subs	Avg. views
1	Storytelling	404	%10,3	3,3M	241,4M	8,2K	597,6K
2	History	139	%3,6	1,1M	284,6M	8,0K	2,0M
3	Comedy	86	%2,2	14,2M	3,66B	165,1K	42,5M
4	Psychology	85	%2,2	391,7K	20,6M	4,6K	241,9K
5	Music	70	%1,8	275,9K	56,8M	3,9K	812,1K
6	Self-Improvement	68	%1,7	872,6K	74,0M	12,8K	1,1M
7	Science & Technology	64	%1,6	578,6K	760,3M	9,0K	11,9M
8	Spirituality	61	%1,6	2,1M	274,6M	34,5K	4,5M
9	Political Commentary	59	%1,5	409,8K	80,8M	6,9K	1,4M
10	Documentary	58	%1,5	784,5K	953,8M	13,5K	16,4M
11	Drama	52	%1,3	5,7M	798,2M	109,1K	15,3M
12	Self-Help	48	%1,2	781,9K	57,2M	16,3K	1,2M
13	Gaming	44	%1,1	4,8M	1,36B	109,7K	30,9M
14	Animals	44	%1,1	1,3M	994,3M	30,4K	22,6M
15	Motivation	41	%1,0	333,4K	29,7M	8,1K	724,4K

In August, storytelling remains the dominant niche (10.3%). Compared with the overall distribution, personal finance is lower this month (38 channels); history, psychology, and drama are proportionally more visible.

9.3 August: language distribution

#	Language	Channels	Share
1	English	1.589	%40,7
2	Spanish	596	%15,3
3	French	305	%7,8
4	Turkish	301	%7,7
5	German	292	%7,5
6	Portuguese	55	%1,4
7	Hindi	46	%1,2
8	Japanese	33	%0,8
9	Russian	20	%0,5
10	Polish	19	%0,5

In August, the English share is higher than in the full dataset (35% → 40.7%). Turkish channels account for 301 closures, or 7.7% of August closures.

9.4 August: content format

Format	Channels	Share
Long-form video	2.385	%45,6
Mixed	1.729	%33,1
Short	608	%11,6
Unclear	505	%9,7

Among channels closed in August, long-form video dominates; the Shorts share is lower than in the full dataset.

9.5 August: weekly closure distribution

Period	Channels	Share
1–7 August	3.305	%63,2
8–14 August	987	%18,9
15–21 August	342	%6,5
22–27 August	593	%11,3

9.6 August charts

August 2026: Top 10 Niches (channel count)

#	Niche	Channels
1	Storytelling	404
2	History	139
3	Comedy	86
4	Psychology	85
5	Music	70
6	Self-Improvement	68
7	Science & Technology	64
8	Spirituality	61
9	Political Commentary	59
10	Documentary	58

9.7 August assessment

The 5,227 channels closed in August 2026 largely match the overall profile: storytelling, history, and political commentary rank high again. Three differences stand out compared with July:

Lower volume: 5,227 channels — less than half of July
Higher subscriber profile: average 36,400 (July: 17,600)
English share increased: 40.7% (July: 34.9%)

Channels closed in August appear to come from accounts with higher subscriber counts than in July; this reflects content profile differences only.

10. General Assessment

This report presents the content profile of 56,221 YouTube channels. Total subscribers reach 803 million and total views 278.8 billion.

10,698 channels closed in July 2026 (Section 8) account for 19% of the dataset, and 5,227 closed in August 2026 (Section 9) for 9.3%. Together, these two months cover roughly 28% of recent closures.

The most prominent content clusters concentrate in storytelling (12.9%), personal finance (5.2%), history (5.0%), political commentary (3.2%), and comedy (2.6%). Personal finance ranks second among the main categories. These five areas account for roughly 29% of categorized channels.

By language, content is mostly English (35%), followed by Spanish, German, Turkish, and French. The top five languages cover 66% of the total.

For views, comedy (31 billion) and People & Blogs (22.8 billion) remain leaders. Music subcategories (Singer-Songwriter, Music Production) generate high views with few channels. Storytelling remains the broadest niche with 5,153 channels while average views per channel stay around 1 million — a possible signal of intense competition and similar formats.

11. YouTube Policies — General Context

This section provides general information based on YouTube's public policy documents. The status of channels in the dataset should not be directly linked to these policies; policy violations or closure reasons cannot be assumed without knowing each account's history.

11.1 Community Guidelines

YouTube Community Guidelines apply to all users. According to YouTube, a channel may be permanently closed for repeated rule violations, severe one-time violations, or accounts focused on violating specific policies. Violation notices are usually sent by email; appeal processes are available.

11.2 Content policies (summary)

YouTube publishes detailed guidelines on non-original and reused content. Examples under content policies include:

Repetitive narrative formats with only superficial differences between videos
Clips taken from other sources without original commentary or editing
Mass, templated production that viewers may perceive as spam

In July 2025, YouTube updated the term "repetitive content" to "non-original content." This change cannot be automatically mapped to the niche distribution in this report; it only provides a general framework for the types of content the platform scrutinizes.

11.3 Niche types and policy areas (hypothetical framework)

The table below lists areas where some niche groups in the report might theoretically intersect with YouTube policies. This is not a risk score or violation detection.

Niche group (from report)	Related policy area (general)
Storytelling, History, Documentary	Originality and repetitive format assessment
Personal finance, Investing	Misleading or unregulated financial content
Political commentary, News	Misinformation, use of copyrighted footage
Comedy, People & Blogs	Copyright, Community Guidelines boundaries
Shorts, Animation	Perception of repetitive production in short form
ASMR, Music	Copyright claims
Gaming	Child safety, misleading titles/thumbnails
Spirituality, Religion	Health claims, Community Guidelines

11.4 Metric differences

In high-channel-count niches like storytelling, views per channel stay relatively low, while comedy and People & Blogs can generate very high views with fewer channels. This difference may relate to content format, audience, and platform dynamics; it should not be directly linked to policy enforcement.

11.5 Copyright

Copyright claims follow a separate process; counter-notification mechanisms exist. YouTube handles copyright assessment separately from content originality assessment.

11.6 Conclusion

The data shows that certain content types (storytelling, personal finance, history, political commentary) appear densely in this sample. This does not mean those channels violated policies or were closed for that reason. For current platform policy information, refer to the official sources below.

Sources: YouTube Community Guidelines · Channel termination · Content policies · Community Guidelines enforcement · Second chances program