{
 "source": "https://channelterminated.com/data/termination-tracker/",
 "title": "YouTube Termination Tracker: Channel Removals by Quarter and Reason",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "updated": "2026-10-09",
 "tables": [
  {
   "table": 1,
   "columns": [
    "Quarter",
    "Channels removed",
    "Spam share",
    "Videos removed",
    "Videos removed via channel termination",
    "Comments removed"
   ],
   "rows": [
    {
     "Quarter": "Q1 2024",
     "Channels removed": "15,799,880",
     "Spam share": "96.0%",
     "Videos removed": "8,295,304",
     "Videos removed via channel termination": "103,815,590",
     "Comments removed": "1,443,821,162"
    },
    {
     "Quarter": "Q2 2024",
     "Channels removed": "3,260,974",
     "Spam share": "80.4%",
     "Videos removed": "8,497,876",
     "Videos removed via channel termination": "56,578,636",
     "Comments removed": "1,372,493,981"
    },
    {
     "Quarter": "Q3 2024",
     "Channels removed": "4,874,056",
     "Spam share": "84.4%",
     "Videos removed": "9,116,182",
     "Videos removed via channel termination": "72,798,088",
     "Comments removed": "1,299,463,720"
    },
    {
     "Quarter": "Q4 2024",
     "Channels removed": "4,822,176",
     "Spam share": "87.2%",
     "Videos removed": "9,456,987",
     "Videos removed via channel termination": "54,199,703",
     "Comments removed": "1,252,749,574"
    },
    {
     "Quarter": "Q1 2025",
     "Channels removed": "2,897,659",
     "Spam share": "81.8%",
     "Videos removed": "8,617,605",
     "Videos removed via channel termination": "47,296,899",
     "Comments removed": "1,295,914,835"
    },
    {
     "Quarter": "Q2 2025 *",
     "Channels removed": "2,105,778",
     "Spam share": "76.0%",
     "Videos removed": "11,408,261",
     "Videos removed via channel termination": "55,015,741",
     "Comments removed": "1,448,003,664"
    },
    {
     "Quarter": "Q3 2025",
     "Channels removed": "7,456,811",
     "Spam share": "92.7%",
     "Videos removed": "12,139,839",
     "Videos removed via channel termination": "74,004,873",
     "Comments removed": "1,507,538,448"
    },
    {
     "Quarter": "Q4 2025",
     "Channels removed": "3,414,772",
     "Spam share": "81.9%",
     "Videos removed": "8,634,204",
     "Videos removed via channel termination": "69,400,808",
     "Comments removed": "1,383,370,399"
    },
    {
     "Quarter": "Q1 2026",
     "Channels removed": "2,183,919",
     "Spam share": "75.6%",
     "Videos removed": "9,804,544",
     "Videos removed via channel termination": "69,271,993",
     "Comments removed": "1,598,954,734"
    },
    {
     "Quarter": "Q2 2026",
     "Channels removed": "2,732,395",
     "Spam share": "84.5%",
     "Videos removed": "11,159,676",
     "Videos removed via channel termination": "86,686,063",
     "Comments removed": "1,551,576,962"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "table": 2,
   "columns": [
    "Reason (Q2 2026)",
    "Channels removed",
    "Share"
   ],
   "rows": [
    {
     "Reason (Q2 2026)": "Spam, deceptive practices and scams",
     "Channels removed": "2,310,181",
     "Share": "84.5%"
    },
    {
     "Reason (Q2 2026)": "Nudity and sexual content",
     "Channels removed": "137,130",
     "Share": "5.0%"
    },
    {
     "Reason (Q2 2026)": "Child safety",
     "Channels removed": "136,252",
     "Share": "5.0%"
    },
    {
     "Reason (Q2 2026)": "Harmful or dangerous content",
     "Channels removed": "48,269",
     "Share": "1.8%"
    },
    {
     "Reason (Q2 2026)": "Violent extremism",
     "Channels removed": "30,210",
     "Share": "1.1%"
    },
    {
     "Reason (Q2 2026)": "Harassment",
     "Channels removed": "26,147",
     "Share": "1.0%"
    },
    {
     "Reason (Q2 2026)": "Hate",
     "Channels removed": "24,603",
     "Share": "0.9%"
    },
    {
     "Reason (Q2 2026)": "Multiple violations",
     "Channels removed": "7,741",
     "Share": "0.3%"
    },
    {
     "Reason (Q2 2026)": "Violence",
     "Channels removed": "6,865",
     "Share": "0.3%"
    },
    {
     "Reason (Q2 2026)": "Other",
     "Channels removed": "4,997",
     "Share": "0.2%"
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}