India, July 21 -- YouTube has announced that it will be phasing out its "Trending" page and its "Trending Now" list.

In a statement, YouTube cited changes in user behaviour, saying that viewers have been increasingly learning about trends in different places across YouTube, from recommendations and search suggestions to Shorts, comments, and Communities.

"With these shifts, we've seen visits to the Trending page decrease significantly, especially over the last five years," the company added.

Now that the Trending Page, which began in 2015 as an answer to "what's trending?", the company is set to be phase it out. Here's what YouTube plans to do next:

With the removal of the Trending Page, users can now find the most popular content in ...