06/02/2026
LinkedIn has officially passed YouTube as the top video channel for B2B marketing in 2026, with 81% of B2B teams now naming it their primary video channel compared to YouTube's 76%.
LinkedIn rewards a different kind of video than YouTube does. The feed moves quickly and most viewing happens on mute, which means short, direct content from a single person tends to outperform produced segments built for a subscription audience. Brands still publishing widescreen YouTube edits to LinkedIn are showing up in the wrong format on the channel where business buyers now spend the most time watching.
The opportunity for B2B marketers is to treat LinkedIn as the primary video investment rather than a secondary distribution point. Creative direction and production decisions should be built for how people watch on the platform, not adapted from a YouTube-first plan after the fact.