Why did YouTube remove the dislike count?

YOUTUBE is saying goodbye to its dislike counts so you won’t be able to see how many people disapprove of a video.

The dislike button will still be there but you won’t be able to see the number of dislikes.

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Why did YouTube remove the dislike count?

YouTube said: “Earlier this year, we experimented with the dislike button to see whether or not changes could help better protect our creators from harassment, and reduce dislike attacks — where people work to drive up the number of dislikes on a creator’s videos.

“As part of this experiment, viewers could still see and use the dislike button. 

“But because the count was not visible to them, we found that they were less likely to target a video’s dislike button to drive up the count.

“In short, our experiment data showed a reduction in dislike attacking behavior.”

How can I find out how many dislikes a YouTube video has? 

The dislike button will still be there, but you will not be able to see the number of dislikes.

But exact dislike count metrics will still be available to users in their YouTube Studio dashboard.

Will YouTube dislike count come back?

It is unclear whether the dislike count will return at this stage. 

For those who want to keep YouTube dislike counts alive a little bit longer, a neat browser extension makes that possible, at

The new browser extension simply titled “Return YouTube Dislike” makes it possible for users on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and even iOS to restore the YouTube dislike count.

The extension has attracted thousands of positive reviews from users since its release.

When installed, it automatically changes the YouTube site to show a dislike count.

To download the extension, you can use this direct link.

Alternatively, search in the Chrome Web Store for “Return YouTube Dislike”.