What's the difference between PRIVATE and UNLISTED Videos on YouTube?

What does a private video on YouTube mean? What is an unlisted video on YouTube?

First,

PRIVATE VIDEOS on YouTube and UNLISTED VIDEOS on YouTube don't appear in Google or YouTube search results.

However, there's a difference between private videos and unlisted videos.

Learn what the difference is between private videos and unlisted videos on YouTube.

You'll see how to change privacy settings on YouTube.

On YouTube, there are two types of videos that are not publicly visible to everyone: private videos and unlisted videos. Here's a brief overview of the difference between the two:

Private videos:

⏹️ Private videos can only be viewed by the person who uploaded the video, and any specific users that they invite to view the video.

⏹️ Private videos are not searchable on YouTube or Google, and they do not appear on the user's channel or in the "Suggested Videos" list.

⏹️ Private videos can be useful for sharing content with a small group of people, such as a family member or a coworker.

Unlisted videos:

⏹️ Unlisted videos can be viewed by anyone who has the link to the video.

⏹️ Unlisted videos are not searchable on YouTube or Google, but they do appear on the user's channel and in the "Suggested Videos" list for anyone who is subscribed to the user's channel.

⏹️ Unlisted videos can be useful for sharing content with a larger group of people, such as a class or a team.

In summary, the main difference between private and unlisted videos is that private videos are only visible to invited users, while unlisted videos are visible to anyone who has the link.

YouTube Help explains these three privacy settings:

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KEY MOMENTS
00:00 YouTube video privacy settings
00:54 Set visibility on upload
03:39 Changing the privacy settings
04:30 How to delete a YouTube video

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[notariesforalabama]

Thank you for explaining the options so clearly.

[H.pylori]

You made sense of the three listing. Thank you.

[Idk-umot]

I made private videos and it said people veiwed them! How?

[johnrobinson]

Private setting doesn't work for me. When I send the link to someone I have nominated in the private panel where I type in their email address.. when they go to the video they also have the option to share it with anyone they wish so how is that private. I thought if the video is private that they could not share it with anyone else and if they sent the link to anyone else they would not be able to view the video but they are viewing it and they also have the option to share it too? Yout tube doesn;t help and every tutorial says to do it as explained in this tutorial but for me it doesn't work. my private youtube videos are therefor not private at atll.

[rocio]

One more detail: If set on private, the invited people must be logged in to you tube to view it.

[SaintAnger]

thank you! under YouTube examples it doesn't clarify like you just did

[tienaegbegi]

Thanks. This answered all my questions.

[timothythecarbaby]

Very informative. Love watching all your videos.

[kenrutherford]

Unlisted or private videos will _not_ appear in search results. However, they _will_ appear in a public playlist. Unlisted videos in a public playlist are playable, while private videos are not. Private videos will not have a title. They will simply be labeled as private.

[treebs]

I have a lot of videos I have to send to my council, how can I do that without anyone else seeing these 30 videos? Can i send a channel link to them without making it public?

[funnyclips]

So if the video had 1k views and you make it private does that views count in your total views

[YaqubAli]

Thank you for the information, brother.

[danielgil]

Lots of people offer online educational videos on a website. They usually embed (or link) in their website from a Youtube channel. My question is how they can get rid of the ads.
Do unlisted videos still show ads? I guess if people who get the URL of the unlisted video do not have a Youtube Premium account, they still will see the ads. I appreciate any suggestion. Thanks.

[GlennBennettJr]

Do you know if an unlisted video can be monetized? I know the watch hours don't count just curious. Thanks

[muajin]

I have a question. If you unlist or private a video, is the watch time for those videos lost?

[teelivefitness]

If I make a video private, and I invite someone to view it, can that person viewing it download my private video?

[ratanakthong]

So youtube team can see or not when we unlisted our video sir.

[titan]

3:45 Let everyone at... checkbox is not visible my private video settings. Can you help me how can I get this checkbox?

[_Hannah_..]

thank you sooo much for this beautiful explanation !!! ❕❕🤍🌅🦚