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YouTube publishes no success rate for channel termination appeals. The closest official figures: 6.9% of 1,269,277 appealed videos were reinstated in Q2 2026, and in the EU Google reversed 18.0–19.9% of decided complaints about service or account terminations in H1 2026. None of these numbers predicts a single appeal or reflects any product.
Key takeaways
- There is no official success rate for YouTube channel termination appeals; TeamYouTube said in November 2025 that the vast majority of termination decisions were upheld.
- Video appeals: 87,953 of 1,269,277 appealed videos were reinstated in Q2 2026 (6.9%), down from 10.6% in Q1 2024, according to Google’s Transparency Report.
- EU internal complaints, H1 2026: Google reversed 18.0% of decided complaints about service terminations, 19.9% about account terminations and 50.2% about monetization restrictions.
- Appeals Centre Europe counted 488 admissible YouTube disputes between April 2025 and March 2026; its 59% rate of disagreeing with platforms covers all platforms, not YouTube alone.
- None of these figures is a forecast for an individual appeal, and none measures the effect of any guide or product.
What is the YouTube appeal success rate? If you search for it, you will find confident numbers – almost all from people selling something. This page collects the figures that actually exist in official sources: Google’s Transparency Report, Google’s reports under the EU Digital Services Act and the Appeals Centre Europe. The video figures are YouTube’s own published video-appeal data from Google’s Transparency Report – not a channel-termination success rate, and not the success rate of any product or service, including ours. For each one we explain what it measures, what it does not, and why none of them predicts your appeal. Data as of October 9, 2026.
What is the YouTube appeal success rate?
There is no official success rate for YouTube channel termination appeals. YouTube does not publish one, and TeamYouTube said in its November 2025 FAQ that the vast majority of termination decisions were upheld, with only a handful of nuanced cases overturned. What does exist are related numbers:
| Source | What it covers | Latest figure | Main caveat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Transparency Report | Appeals against video removals, worldwide | 6.9% of appealed videos reinstated (Q2 2026) | Videos, not channels |
| Google DSA report, Art. 20 | Internal complaints by EU users | 19.9% of decided account-termination complaints reversed (H1 2026) | EU only; categories overlap |
| Google DSA report, Art. 21 | Out-of-court disputes, EU | 434 of 932 disputes counted as reversed (H1 2026) | Includes default decisions; not binding on Google |
| Appeals Centre Europe | Disputes at one certified body, all platforms | 488 admissible YouTube disputes (Apr 2025–Mar 2026) | No YouTube-specific outcome rate |
How many YouTube video appeals succeed?
A small and shrinking share: 6.9% of appealed videos were reinstated in Q2 2026, down from 10.6% in Q1 2024, according to Google’s Transparency Report.
| Quarter | Video removals appealed | Videos reinstated | Reinstated share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 393,779 | 41,625 | 10.6% |
| Q2 2026 | 1,269,277 | 87,953 | 6.9% |
Appeals more than tripled while reinstatements roughly doubled. Shares are our calculation. These are appeals against single video removals, not channel terminations, and Google publishes no comparable figures for channels. Note also that the Transparency Report still mentions a 90-day window for video appeals, while YouTube’s Help Center gives up to one year for content removals – use the Help Center for deadlines (how long YouTube appeals take).
How often does Google reverse YouTube decisions in the EU?
In the EU, Google reversed roughly one in five decided complaints about service or account terminations in H1 2026, and about half of complaints about monetization restrictions. Under Article 20 of the Digital Services Act, EU users can file a free internal complaint for at least six months after a decision, and Google reports the results twice a year.
| Complaint category (Art. 20) | H2 2025: total / upheld / reversed (rate) | H1 2026: total / upheld / reversed (rate) |
|---|---|---|
| All complaints | 408,939 / 267,777 / 110,187 (29.2%) | 365,511 / 233,329 / 91,810 (28.2%) |
| “Suspend or terminate the provision of the service” | 294,086 / 227,447 / 47,618 (17.3%) | 299,963 / 220,153 / 48,197 (18.0%) |
| “Suspend or terminate an account” | 65,177 / 38,766 / 17,797 (31.5%) | 43,614 / 31,467 / 7,804 (19.9%) |
| “Restrict the ability to monetise” | 134,434 / 65,301 / 64,479 (49.7%) | 99,365 / 46,854 / 47,317 (50.2%) |
Rates refer to decided complaints (upheld plus reversed), not to all complaints filed. One complaint can fall into several categories. Google does not define which category corresponds to a “channel termination” – both termination categories are shown for that reason. The data covers EU users only.
What happens when YouTube cases go to EU dispute bodies?
Certified out-of-court dispute bodies under Article 21 of the Digital Services Act often side with users on paper, but their decisions are not binding on Google, which says so on its redress page.
- Google’s figures: in H2 2025, 449 disputes, 210 counted as reversed, median about 102 days. In H1 2026, 932 disputes, 434 counted as reversed, median about 57 days. Google’s “reversed” count includes default decisions by the bodies. Google also reports a very small “implemented” share (0.48% and 0%); what that field counts is not explained, so we draw no conclusions from it.
- Appeals Centre Europe (report of May 2026, covering April 2025 to March 2026): 488 admissible YouTube disputes – not decisions. Across all platforms and over 10,200 decisions, 12% upheld and 17% overturned the platform after reviewing the content, and 72% were default decisions because platforms did not provide the content. Where the content could be reviewed, ACE disagreed with the platform in 59% of cases – across all platforms. Average time: 65 days.
ACE currently charges no user fee, is open only to people based in the EU, and excludes many typical YouTube cases, including circumvention, linked accounts, spam decisions related to technical or automated systems, impersonation and copyright. Details: Appeals Centre Europe and DSA dispute bodies and your rights under the Digital Services Act.
Why don’t we publish our own appeal success rate?
We do not publish our own success rate because we cannot measure one honestly, and only YouTube decides any appeal. We do not have creator survey data on appeal outcomes yet. If we publish creator-reported outcomes in the future, they will be labeled as a self-selected sample – people with dramatic outcomes report more often – and never used to advertise our products. Why nobody can promise a result: why no one can guarantee a YouTube reinstatement.
All figures are taken from the published sources listed below the article, retrieved on or before October 9, 2026. Percentages for video appeals and shares in the DSA table are calculated by ChannelTerminated from the published counts; DSA rates use decided complaints (upheld plus reversed) as the base, matching Google’s figures. We do not combine figures from different sources into one rate, and we do not use them to describe the effect of any guide or product – including ours.
How to use this data
- Name what is measured“6.9% of appealed videos” – not “6.9% of appeals” or “6.9% of channels”.
- Keep EU data in the EUDSA figures describe complaints by EU users, not appeals worldwide.
- Never turn a rate into a promiseNo figure here predicts a single appeal, including yours.
- Use the numbers to choose routes, not to give upAn appeal is free; if it fails, check your remaining options, in order.
- Cite the original source next to oursGoogle or ACE for the numbers, this page for the compilation.
Cite this data: ChannelTerminated, YouTube Appeal Outcomes, updated October 9, 2026, CC BY 4.0. https://channelterminated.com/data/appeal-outcomes/ – underlying sources: Google Transparency Report, Google DSA transparency reports, Appeals Centre Europe.
What the numbers mean in practice is explained in Do YouTube appeals work?, and the overall removal figures are in the termination tracker.
Frequently asked questions
What is the YouTube appeal success rate?
YouTube does not publish one for channel terminations. The closest official figures are video appeals in Google’s Transparency Report – 6.9% of appealed videos reinstated in Q2 2026 – and EU complaint data under the Digital Services Act, where about 18–20% of decided complaints about service or account terminations were reversed in H1 2026. Any precise “success rate” for channel appeals you see elsewhere is not based on official data.
What are my chances of getting my YouTube channel back?
Nobody can calculate them for your case. TeamYouTube said in November 2025 that the vast majority of termination decisions were upheld and only a handful of nuanced cases were overturned. Your chances depend on the reason, the facts you can show and where you live – EU creators have more review routes. Treat reinstatement as possible, not likely, and make your first appeal count.
How many YouTube appeals are successful?
For videos, Google publishes the numbers: in Q2 2026, creators appealed 1,269,277 video removals and 87,953 videos were reinstated, about 6.9%. In Q1 2024 it was 41,625 of 393,779, about 10.6%. Appeals more than tripled over that period while the reinstatement share fell. Google publishes no comparable numbers for channel terminations.
Does Appeals Centre Europe overturn YouTube decisions?
Sometimes, but the often-quoted 59% is not a YouTube figure. In its May 2026 report, Appeals Centre Europe said it disagreed with platforms in 59% of cases where it could review the content – across all platforms. For YouTube it reported 488 admissible disputes, which are not decisions. ACE decisions are not binding on Google, and many YouTube cases, such as spam or circumvention, are excluded.
Are monetization complaints more successful than termination complaints?
In Google’s EU data, yes. In H1 2026, Google reversed 50.2% of decided complaints about restrictions on monetization, compared with 18.0% for service suspensions or terminations and 19.9% for account suspensions or terminations. These figures cover EU users only and are based on decided complaints. Outside the EU, Google publishes no comparable breakdown.
Why doesn’t ChannelTerminated publish its own success rate?
Because we cannot measure it honestly, and a success rate would be a promise nobody can keep – only YouTube decides. We do not have survey data on appeal outcomes yet. If we ever publish creator-reported outcomes, they will be labeled as a self-selected sample and never used to advertise our products.
- Google Transparency Report – YouTube Community Guidelines enforcement, appeals and reinstatements (retrieved October 9, 2026)
- Google DSA transparency reports for YouTube, H2 2025 (published February 27, 2026) and H1 2026 (published August 28, 2026)
- Appeals Centre Europe – Transparency Report, May 2026
- Appeals Centre Europe – FAQs
- Google – EU Digital Services Act redress options
- TeamYouTube FAQ on channel terminations, YouTube Help Community (November 13, 2025)
- Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act), Articles 20 and 21