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How to Change Your YouTube Channel Name

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How to Change Your Channel Name on the Web

If you’re on a Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, use the YouTube Studio website to change your channel name.

To begin, open a web browser on your computer and head over to the YouTube Studio site. Log in to your YouTube (Google) account on the site.

On the YouTube Studio site, in the sidebar on the left, click “Customization.”

Click "Customization" on the YouTube Studio site.

You’ll see a “Channel Customization” page. Here, at the top, click “Basic Info.”

Click "Basic Info" on the "Channel Customization" page on YouTube Studio.

In the “Basic Info” section that opens, next to your current channel name, click the pencil icon.

You can now edit your channel name. Click the “Name” field and type a new name for your channel. Then, at the top-right corner of the “Channel Customization” page, click “Publish.”

Type a new name for the channel and click "Publish" on the "Channel Customization" page on YouTube Studio.

And that’s it. You’ve successfully changed your YouTube channel name. It will take a few days before your new channel name is updated across the platform.

How to Change Your Channel Name on Mobile

You can rename your YouTube channel from your iPhone, iPad, and Android phone, too. To do this, you’ll need the YouTube app on your phone.

Start by launching the YouTube app on your phone. At the top-right corner of the app, tap your profile icon.

On your profile page that opens, tap “Your Channel.”

Tap "Your Channel" on the profile page in the YouTube app.

On your channel page, beneath the current channel name, tap “Edit Channel.”

Tap "Edit Channel" on the channel page in the YouTube app.

You’re now on the “Channel Settings” page. Here, next to the “Name” field, tap the pencil icon.

A small box will open on your screen. In this box, tap the “Name” field and enter a new name for your channel. Then tap “OK.”

Tap the "Name" field and type a new name for the channel and tap "OK" in the YouTube app.

And that’s it. Going forward, YouTube will use your new channel name.

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