Anyone else getting a lot of REALLY old videos recommended on YouTube lately? Like 10+ years old…

Also seeing notable spikes in activity on my own videos that are around that old, so I’m figuring others are getting this as well.

February 16, 2026 - 19:08 UTC

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Well, they are retro 😂
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yep, I'm getting videos recommended from over a decade ago a lot more often lately
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Yeah, sometimes in my recommendations I get two rows of 10+ years old videos and it's usually completely random stuff. It is nice to see to be honest.
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I've been getting a lot of years-old Techmoan videos recommended, most of which I have seen. I don't mind that!
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It's been a long trend of youtube suddenly recommending older videos to people out of nowhere. 10, 19 years later. Idk they do it, but I think that's what's happening
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Funny you mention that, I got your “IBM PS/2 Computer Motherlode” video recommended just yesterday! 🤔
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because google doesn't have to share revenue with ancient videos
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I have been getting tonnes of 9 - 11 year old videos recommended. I think YouTube is desperate to keep me engaged, but since I tend not to like things outside my favourites, and they don't have new content, it's delving into the back catalogue.
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I can confirm that I watched a few vintage PC and console reviews from your VHS era the other week.
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Yeah, there seemed to be a fluke with YouTube's recommendations a couple weeks ago where really old stuff was suddenly appearing.

It also seems that they've lost track of my views older than 6 or 7 years, so I'm seeing a lot of 7-year-old videos on my main page
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Something about their current recommendation algorithm seems time-dependent, too -- if I watch one old thing, other popular or related videos from around the same time pop up
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10+ years old? Son, I'm getting 20 year old videos in this house.
bsky.app/profile/rabidrodent.bsky.social/post/3lqggjfso622l
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Yep, the occasional time I check the home page, I find I'm getting a lot of old videos recommended and also videos from small channels, the latter of which I actually appreciate.
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Yeah I’m getting more from smaller channels as well, that’s been nice!
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I get this every few months randomly. YouTube will just feed me tons of 10-15 year old videos, most I have already watched. It will last for awhile and then go back to normal after a week or two.
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Algo doesn't want people to accidentally see current events?
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No, but I do sometimes binge your old Sims 3 videos still if I need a good laugh.
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My girlfriend got really into watching the Thrifts videos from the beginning.
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On any established channel as a logged out user when I watch the most recent video the next video suggested is usually from the channel and a minimum of a year old.

Example: I just watched your new Halikan video then YT sent $4,750 Laptop From 1997: HP OmniBook 800CT from 2 years ago.
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Fingers crossed they start recommending 18 year old videos and I’ll really clean up!
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I've got a lot of 10+ year old videos recommended the past months, but literally now when im checking youtube all the top 15 videos were uploaded the past 48 hours
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I’m getting a bunch of mall videos from 18-20 years ago in my recommended
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Recently it's started playing your old videos after every video I play about computers.
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Yup, I've seen that more than usual lately
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Not me routinely going back and watching the Woodgrain 486 build video.
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Yeah. It comes in waves too, every video in my recommended earlier was at least 10 years old
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Yes, and I am not complaining
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i’ve seen other youtubers mention this and as a viewer, i’m seeing yt recommend old bangers to me that i haven’t seen yet and i am all for it
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On the bright side a whole new generation are about to learn too much about CED players from @techconnectify.bsky.social, not to mention how to build a woodgrain PC.
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All of the Techmoan videos on various obsolete media formats too!
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Yes. Lots of 10-15+ year old videos or new videos with very low view counts. The latter is probably good for smaller creators but I have no idea what's up with the former.
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Yep. A TON of your older videos keep popping up in my auto play
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Yep, plus videos I just watched are recommended for some time afterwards
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I am seeing more and more videos that are 4+ years old being recommended, yes.
All the recommendations are for channels that I am subscribed to, too.
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From time to time i get the need for speed videos, those were you talk about some videogame, the box arts and best/worst in each year. And i always go watch. Those and the thrifts from start to finish.
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yup, even more now that youtube scrapped the date on the search, which means that after 7 or 9 results you'll start to see recomended videos instead of your search ;_; But yeah, a lot of 5+ years videos being recommended right now
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Algorithm randomly decides to push old vids at random I guess, gives people a bit of a nostalgia hit :P
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That's funny because I actually was just recently rewatching all your old Thrifts videos.
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My recommendations are full of 10-15 year old videos, so yeah, it feels like they're pushing older videos.
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Yeah, some of those views are mine. 😄
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Anecdotal but this is what I see when I go to my Youtube home page so...yeah...
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even the algorithm is not immune to nostalgia
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Recommendations feed on the YT main page has been showing lots of 3 - 10 year old videos lately across channels I'm subbed to.
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must be them digging into the vault algorithmically
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Yes, I've noticed this from time to time. Mostly it's channels I already follow but it's their older videos coming up now.
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Several months now of this.
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Not me. Mostly new stuff recommended, few year old, and very few many years old. No more than usually.
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Yeah I've noticed this a bit too. Not that I mind one bit, theres a lot of fantastic older content out there. And like, 10 years ago is already starting to be solidly 1080p territory for a lot of channels too. Holds up increasingly well.
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see google didn’t think to store the year as more than one digit, so
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Hey Clint, Just wondering if you saw the new Star Trek Voyager game that is out on steam? I'm enjoying the demo and would love your thoughts on it or if maybe you would be interested in reviewing it.
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Double Dragon 4 gets most of the attention on my channel. It's rather small tho.
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Honestly, I'm caught up with the current stuff so I'm always happy to have more stuff to play while cooking but at the same time YouTube has forgotten that I've always watched most of the back catalog so I'll see something pop up that says I haven't watched and I'll think "pretty sure I have..."
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I had a video that I remember favoriting 15 years ago appearing in my recommended on Friday:

"The Hero" by Nostalgia. Music really helped me through some trying times.
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I was recommended a video today that was uploaded 20 years ago and had like 100 views. lol.
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getting a lot of recs these days of old old vids with a bunch of people in the comments saying stuff like "who here in 2026?!" and that sort of thing. They must have changed something!
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yes. more around 8-10 though, but still. I was wondering if i was the only one to get this behaviour from youtube.
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Earlier today my autoplay pulled up the "$3,000 laptop" video from 12 days ago, then "Apple II on a PC Card" from 2 years ago, and then "LGR Oddware - Creative 3D0 blaster" from 5 years ago. I was busy working in the other room, so I just let them play. Every now and then, it just does this.
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Hey LGR did you see the post i tagged you over an Oberhofer monitor
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"Hey hey, member you used to like us? See it's not all AI" -Google
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Honestly thought this, haha

Like there’s so much slop uploaded daily now that this feels like a temporary bandaid
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It's been doing that to me for a while, but with music channels I have no interest in. Nothing related to what I actually like to watch. :(
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Your videos are just THAT good.
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Been noticing this since December for me, YouTube main page has been recommending older videos from some of my oldest subscriptions
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mine's mostly been fresh content and new to me creators that i actually end up liking quite a bit, which is weird on its own. when i get hit with super old stuff it's usually closer to the 16 year old range and some Classic Youtube content. got hit with Daft Hands last week.
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I got recommended a video lately I probably had in my history at the very start of my Google+ account about 15 years ago. Not complaining but... huh?
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Somehow 2 days ago youtube recommended me a "Super Dave" sketch from some 1980s canadian tv show. The other 30 episodes I watched were probably my own fault.
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I personally haven’t from your channel, but I have found it digging into previous fascinations. I had especially during Covid such as global shipping disasters or tornadoes.
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Sorry that was me. I watch on my non signed-in smart TV and will randomly pick videos.
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I have some 10 year old raspberry pi videos i did that keep showing up in my analytics lately, making me wanna do a "10 years later..." series on the topics lol
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No, no one likes my channel lol.
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I've been getting this issue for the past 6 months. Nothing on my recommended page is newer than 9 months except shorts.
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I'm getting alot of recommendations of VERY old videos that I've seen before.
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