What Happens When You Delete Your YouTube Channel

When you delete your channel, YouTube removes all your uploaded videos, comments, messages, playlists, and history. This doesn’t delete your YouTube (Google) account, though.

How to Remove Your YouTube Channel

YouTube doesn’t allow users to delete channels from a mobile phone. So, you will have to use a Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer to delete your channel. When you’re ready, start by opening a web browser on your computer and accessing the YouTube Studio site. Then log in to your YouTube account. On the YouTube Studio site, in the sidebar to the left, click “Settings.”

On the “Settings” window, from the left sidebar, choose “Channel.”

In the right pane of the “Settings” window, click “Advanced Settings.”

Scroll the “Advanced Settings” tab all the way down. At the bottom, click “Remove YouTube Content.”

YouTube will open a new tab in your web browser. In this new tab, if you’re asked to enter your YouTube account details, do so and continue.

You’re now on the “Remove YouTube Content” page. Here, select “I Want to Permanently Delete My Content.”

In the expanded menu, enable both checkboxes. Then, at the bottom of the menu, click “Delete My Content.”

On the “Delete Your Content” window that opens, type your email address in the text box and then click “Delete My Content.”

YouTube will proceed to delete your channel.