---
title: YouTube Image & Video Sizes 2025
platform: YouTube
tags: youtube, social-media, video-sizes, thumbnail, banner, shorts, ads
---

# YouTube Image & Video Sizes — 2025

## Channel Art

| Name          | Size (px)   | Aspect | Notes                              |
|---------------|-------------|--------|------------------------------------|
| Profile Photo | 800 × 800   | 1:1    | Displays as 98×98                  |
| Channel Banner| 2560 × 1440 | 16:9   | Safe area: center 1546×423         |

> **Banner safe zone:** Only the center **1546×423** is guaranteed visible on all devices. Keep your channel name and key visuals there. The full 2560×1440 is only visible on large TVs.

## Videos

| Name                  | Size (px)   | Aspect | Notes                          |
|-----------------------|-------------|--------|--------------------------------|
| Video Upload (1080p)  | 1920 × 1080 | 16:9   |                                |
| Video Upload (4K)     | 3840 × 2160 | 16:9   |                                |
| Custom Thumbnail      | 1280 × 720  | 16:9   | Min 640×360. Max 2 MB          |
| Shorts                | 1080 × 1920 | 9:16   | Up to 60 seconds               |

> **Thumbnail:** Use **1280×720** JPG or PNG. Thumbnails are one of the biggest factors in click-through rate — use high contrast and readable text at small sizes.

## Community & Ads

| Name                  | Size (px) | Aspect |
|-----------------------|-----------|--------|
| Community Post Image  | 1200 × 675| 16:9   |
| Display Ad            | 300 × 250 | 6:5    |
| Overlay Ad            | 480 × 70  | 48:7   |

## Format & Technical Requirements

- **Video formats:** MP4 (recommended), MOV, AVI, WMV, FLV, WebM
- **Codec:** H.264
- **Max file size:** 256 GB or 12 hours
- **Thumbnail formats:** JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP — max 2 MB
- **Frame rate:** 24, 25, 30, 48, 50, or 60 fps