How to delete a YouTube account
Updated: 01/31/2019 by Computer Hope

YouTube is a great place to share and watch videos. However, if you're no longer using the service, we'll show you how to delete your YouTube account.
How to delete a YouTube account
To delete your YouTube account, follow these steps.
- Go to the YouTube website and click
in the upper-right corner (if you're not already signed into your YouTube account).
- Click
in the upper-left corner of the screen.
- Select Settings from the menu that appears.
- In the center of the page, click View or change your account settings.
- On the left side of the screen, select Data and personalization.
- Scroll down to the Download, delete, or make a plan for your data section and click Delete a service or your account.
- Click the link to Delete a service.
- Type in your account password for verification.
- Click the trash icon next to the YouTube option.
- Type in your account password for verification again.
- Click the down arrow next to I want to permanently delete my content (A).
- In the menu that appears, check the boxes (B) and then click the DELETE MY CONTENT button (C).