YouTube: Sort videos by date - this is how it works

Depending on the topic you are looking for videos on YouTube, timeliness can be very important. For this purpose, it is a good idea to sort the results by date. Our guide shows how to do it.

Overview: On YouTube, you can sort videos by date.

Countless new videos are uploaded to YouTube every day. For current content, the filter method is therefore even more important.

YouTube: How to sort videos by date

In the browser view, proceed as follows:

1. Open youtube.com and enter the desired search term.
2. You will now get the results. Click on "Filter" at the top.
3. Under the filter options, you will see "Sort by" on the far right. Click there on "Upload date".

After that, you will see the latest entries for the search term at the top of the list. In the mobile YouTube app, it goes the same way: the filter icon is at the top right, the option is also called "Upload date".