By the mid-2018, some of the users noticed they had picture-in-picture (PiP) option that too without a subscription. Google later confirmed in a support page that this facility was only rolled out to U.S. users. Lately, it had been noticed that the same feature is now available in other regions as well, as recently noticed in Italy by Androidpolice, with the possibility that it is being rolled out to other markets as well.

Photo: Android Police
Though on Google's support page, it still mentions the only U.S. users running "Android Oreo or greater" version are benefiting from Picture-in-picture playback with ads.
Since when could I do picture in picture mode for YouTube for free pic.twitter.com/PnBrL9R1ee— Mr. Monkey (@RealMcMonkey) April 2, 2019
For all the non-US users, you can still check if this feature is available in your location or not, and also check if you have the settings in the app.
PiP mode is a handy feature that has been offered by several other apps such as WhatsApp and Netlflix. Bringing this feature to basic YouTubers in other markets will indeed take user-experience to a whole new level.
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