Have you not heard the changes to YouTube that happened months ago? I'm not sure if they have changed the algorithm since then, but as far as I know, featured videos are the ones that have the most likes now. Views don't hold the weight they used. Not to mention YouTube has been paying content creators far less ad revenue because of the Wall Street Journal Pewdiepie scandal, so the changes to YouTube are most certainly negative ones. In fact the changes are so bad that some Youtubers such as SirDimetrious are considering making a full time switch to Twitch because they're getting paid a fraction of what they used to, even if their channel has been experiencing growth.