{"id":8380,"date":"2022-07-13T05:59:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T05:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=8380"},"modified":"2022-07-13T05:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T05:59:51","slug":"how-to-change-your-youtube-username","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-youtube-username","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Your YouTube Username"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc32c22d098\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc32c22d098\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc32c22d098\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-youtube-username\/#How_to_Change_Your_YouTube_Username\" title=\"How to Change Your YouTube Username\">How to Change Your YouTube Username<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-youtube-username\/#Change_your_YouTube_channel_name\" title=\"Change your YouTube channel name\">Change your YouTube channel name<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-youtube-username\/#Change_your_profile_picture\" title=\"Change your profile picture\">Change your profile picture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-youtube-username\/#Change_your_Google_account_name\" title=\"Change your Google account name\">Change your Google account name<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Change_Your_YouTube_Username\"><\/span>How to Change Your YouTube Username<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/E3W70ob.jpg\" alt=\"how to change youtube username\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to change your YouTube username, you can do so through your account&#8217;s details. Just sign in to your YouTube account and click on &#8220;account details.&#8221; You can then select &#8220;Change Username&#8221; from the drop-down menu, and then update the name in your profile image. You can also change your YouTube channel&#8217;s name, as well. This article explains how you can do it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_your_YouTube_channel_name\"><\/span>Change your YouTube channel name<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The process to change your YouTube channel name is easy to follow. First, you will need to sign into your YouTube account and go to &#8220;Settings.&#8221; Then, click on your avatar, then &#8220;Change your channel name.&#8221; From there, click the Google button and choose the name you want to use. After you click Google, the name will change across all Google products. You&#8217;ll need to confirm the change before you can publish the new name.<\/p>\n<p>The reason you may want to change your YouTube channel name is because the YouTube algorithm prefers advertiser-friendly names. By making a slight change to your channel name, you&#8217;ll likely draw in more viewers. Just remember that you will have to wait 90 days before the change takes effect. Also, keep in mind that viewers will ignore notifications when you change your name, so choose a name that&#8217;s appealing and will help you get discovered by new audiences.<\/p>\n<p>You can only change your YouTube channel name three times every 90 days. If you want to change your YouTube name often, you should use Google Account to change it across all Google services. Keep in mind that the change will take a few days, because YouTube must update translations of your new name. Keep this in mind if you&#8217;re an administrator of a business or school. If you&#8217;re unsure whether it&#8217;s possible to change your YouTube channel name, check with your administrator.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_your_profile_picture\"><\/span>Change your profile picture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can change your YouTube username and profile picture from the YouTube page. First, open your browser and choose the &#8220;Options&#8221; menu. Then, select the &#8220;Privacy &amp; Security&#8221; panel and then click the &#8220;Clear Data&#8230;&#8221; button. Then, uncheck cookies and site data and cached web content. Then, click &#8220;Submit&#8221; to submit the changes. The change will take effect in a few minutes or hours. If the profile picture is still showing in some places, try clearing your browser&#8217;s cache and cookies. If you are using Google Chrome, here is a tutorial to help you clear your browsing data.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve logged in to YouTube, go to the page that displays your profile. Then, tap the profile icon and select &#8220;Change Username and Profile Picture.&#8221; You&#8217;ll notice your current picture is displayed in the top right corner. You can also change it by tapping on the photo in the center. Tap on the picture and a pop-up will appear displaying the options to upload your new profile picture.<\/p>\n<p>Another option to change your YouTube username and profile picture is to update the name in your YouTube Studio. This will also remove the verification badge. Go to the Customization Basic info menu and select &#8220;Edit&#8221; to change your name. From there, go to the Branding tab and select the &#8220;Update profile picture.&#8221; After completing the changes, you can now upload a new profile picture. Keep in mind that the changes will take a couple of days to update on YouTube.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_your_Google_account_name\"><\/span>Change your Google account name<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have a YouTube channel and want to change your username to make your identity more distinct, you can do so. You can change both your YouTube username and Google account name by logging into both accounts and navigating to the settings menus. This process is the same no matter whether you&#8217;re using a personal or business account. To get started, follow these steps. After you change your username on YouTube, you should update your Google+ account as well.<\/p>\n<p>Before changing your YouTube username and Google account name, you should change the name associated with your Google Account. The Google Account name will automatically be associated with your YouTube channel, so change it if you&#8217;d like. This method will also change your account name on other Google products, including Gmail and Google+. Once you&#8217;ve completed this process, you can change your name on other Google services, such as Gmail.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to changing your channel name and Gmail account name, you can also change your YouTube profile picture. To change your profile picture, open the YouTube app and tap your profile picture. Then, tap the name of your YouTube channel. Next, tap your profile picture. You can change your existing picture or upload a new one. Once you&#8217;ve finished, save the changes and you&#8217;re ready to upload your new profile picture!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Change Your YouTube Username If you&#8217;d like to change your YouTube username, you can do so through your account&#8217;s details. 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