Sudden Drop in Views and Subscribers on My YouTube Shorts – Could Category Change Be the Reason?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been making Minecraft Shorts on YouTube, and my channel was consistently getting around 60–70k views per week. But suddenly in June, my weekly views dropped to around 7,000, and even my newer Shorts — which usually picked up views quickly — are now getting zero views in 48 hours.

I also noticed that my subscriber count is going down, which hasn’t happened before.

When I checked my channel category, I saw that it’s currently set to "Gaming", but I think it might have been "People & Blogs" before. I’m not 100% sure when or how it changed — I never paid much attention to it. Could that category change affect Shorts performance or visibility?

Has anyone else experienced something like this? I’d really appreciate any insights or ideas on what might be going on.

Thanks!