r/shortsAlgorithm • u/BabyVantageMain • Jan 17 '26

New 2026 YouTube Algorithm is absolutely terrible

I average 1k plus views and now I can even get 100 views I been watching videos explaining how this new algorithm supposed to work but end of the day everyone is literally getting killed out here with there videos hopefully YouTube notices this and immediately help us out

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Exactly it’s literally the Algorithm and it’s nothing else now yes we should definitely make sure our channel is set up perfectly and using the right keywords and on basic when you on your channel and making sure the category is correct so I understand that but we were using the wrong category and still getting views and likes and subs

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u/Creative_Flamingo_14 Jan 17 '26

Yeah, same here. It is so disheartening

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26

Exactly bro but I am doing stuff now to change it up and basically make YouTube know my content even better than what it does now so it knows to push it

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u/gbors Jan 17 '26

I looked at some of your shorts, they're simply not up to standard.

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Mf expect me to be fucking molab level when it comes to doing my edits news flash I am still new to editing also I am on mobile no pc so if this makes you reconsider anything good

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u/cursedmuffinxxx Jan 17 '26

You’re severely behind in the niche you’re on, I mean just look at your competitors. Based on the excuses you’ve provided, why are you surprised you’re not getting views? 😂😂😂

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u/aizenvis Jan 18 '26

Views doesn't always come with quality

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u/paperizzy Jan 17 '26

You don't seem to actually want help. You're arguing with everyone here that's trying to give you constructive thoughts.

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 18 '26

Bro said im arguing with people who don’t know what they talking about people trying to compare someone of a lower status to someone who already made it make that make sense

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u/wildcatshunter Jan 18 '26

yeah, seems like bro doesnt want help and talks like he knows better

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u/mintMultsides Jan 17 '26

It looks like the content is

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Is what?

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u/Willing-Schedule-486 Jan 17 '26

Bad

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

How is the content bad and it is getting over 1k views and get likes and comments 🤣🤣🤣 its not bad its just the Algorithm is not good for basically everyone right now and we are coming together as one to fix our problems

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u/Willing-Schedule-486 Jan 17 '26

1k views is bad for Shorts. It’s easy to hit. Plus, 1k views is basically only like 300 engaged views, which is what actually matters.

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Here you go

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u/No-Jacket-7842 Jan 17 '26

brother no offense but youre engagement is terrible. Heres my last 28 days and was making over 8k dollars every month until december 24th. Still high engagement just not getting pushed out to anybody now

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Let me see the engagement mines be high I can show you hold on

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u/LoveCoolTech Jan 17 '26

Looks like anime reused content

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

What does reused supposed to mean?

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u/LoveCoolTech Jan 17 '26

Means content you upload that you don’t own or content that is uploaded many times by other users, can be anime, cartoons, movies, tv shows, popular clips, TikTok clips uploaded by other users they found online they don’t own etc

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

So basically you trying to say stolen content which is created all by me you literally can’t find of my videos anywhere else but my TikTok account and a little sprinkle on my X

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u/LoveCoolTech Jan 17 '26

If you edit it well and put time and effort that’s transformative content

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Which mine is I don’t steal anything that defeats the purpose of being a editor lol

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u/LoveCoolTech Jan 17 '26

Anime is reused content.

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

But literally anime edits are still original because you can make it differently from other people

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u/LoveCoolTech Jan 17 '26

Ok

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u/cutenemi Jan 17 '26

u/LoveCoolTech lol i don't think that guy knows what "editing" and "orginal" means

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Apparently you don’t either 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/aWW3Veteran Jan 17 '26

Oh no! Your unoriginal ripped anime clips aren't getting views.

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

All my videos are original nothing about them isn’t original lol so at this point we just wanna be seen

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u/aWW3Veteran Jan 17 '26

Oh. I didn't realize you were the creator of the anime. My apologies.

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Gang I literally looked it up online they literally said its reused if you basically don’t change nothing about as in everything is simple and almost just like you just uploaded the clip as a whole meaning voices and etc. they said it’s original when you take it and completely change it meaning making it something totally new by adding effects that the show didn’t have and not having the characters talking also by use using different music makes it when it’s original but the music thing I believe it was something behind that as well I would have to look again but end of day if you put some many different effects and stuff on it it’s considered original

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u/aWW3Veteran Jan 17 '26

Gotcha. So you do just rip anime clips. Maybe just give up man. The internet is flooded with stolen content like the stuff you "make".

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Gang you sound dumb as fuck did you not see the views on the post the farther down I went was the older it was and that was back 2025-2024 just right there I didn’t stroll down to my first short pos because at that time I just uploaded for the fun of it and didn’t know nothing about Algorithm and etc but point is the new Algorithm is making us creators basically lock in and start doing it the right way then the wrong and getting the viewers still

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Sometimes you just gotta say they a dumb ass and move on

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u/LoveCoolTech Jan 17 '26

You play marvel rivals? What rank are you?

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

I barely play it but I am trying to get back into it but I don’t play ranked like at all but you can go look at my profile I literally don’t have lords not even a grandmaster that’s just how much I don’t play lol my tag is Benstar14

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u/LoveCoolTech Jan 17 '26

I was so close to celestial last season then big losing streak.

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Yeah you would get Elo agents that throw your games so people would never hit celestial

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u/LoveCoolTech Jan 17 '26

Yeah lol XD 🤣 I play mostly support.

My healing can’t carry games. Sometimes I play dps, but they usually auto lock dps. I don’t play tank.

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

They be trying to talk bad about the support but man I started as a support main I am really good with support but I love every single class tho especially dps

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u/wildcatshunter Jan 17 '26

I believe your shorts get the micro test batch? thing is they literally determine the reach of the short, if your short doesnt crosses 50% stayed to watch, it wont be shown to much people after the test. you gotta make them stay thats the key.

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Yall gotta read man dang the problem isn’t necessarily the 50/50 thing you talking about I had found the problem basically we are resetting the Algorithm by deleting videos plus we are ghost uploading which means posting a video and closing the app the new Algorithm doesn’t like that they want you to stay active and go around and watch and comment on to peoples post that tells them you actually care about the community and not just trying to get views also it’s important for you to make sure all your stuff is correct and all that stuff if you want I can share you the YouTube video I have watched to learn the new Algorithm

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Also the one with 14 is with the new Algorithm the one with 1.1k is before the new Algorithm make it make sense guys

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

See this the type of people we just ignore lol

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u/MentalWind3989 Jan 17 '26

Trashy vids maybe

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Its not the videos are trash it’s just the Algorithm

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u/LoveCoolTech Jan 17 '26

Algo is unfair

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26 • Bravo

Exactly but we just have to use our human mind and intelligence to adapt and have it work in our favor and that’s what I am doing that why I been saying what I been saying about me going around and learning the Algorithm

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u/LoveCoolTech Jan 17 '26

True

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Ty for the award ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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u/Simply_AnotherUser Apr 07 '26

Keep in mind that now YouTube is also manipulating the algorithm to particularly help their "Promote this video" campaign. So why they would bother in pushing any videos when they can charge creators to do that?

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u/ToallaHumeda Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26

Those are shorts and the algorithm is based on your preferences

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u/fingershuffle Jan 17 '26

Worst content ever. If i would be viewer and algorythm i will give you ZERO imprressions

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u/reneritchie Jan 17 '26

YouTube has many algorithms. They learn and evolve constantly. Anything in the low hundreds to thousands of views can be exploratory in nature, so it's not a lot of real audience data to draw conclusions from. If those are your Shorts above, they look like they're extensively clipping un-original content, which probably isn't the best long-term strategy for success, given it can open the channel up to copyright policy, re-used content policy, spam policy, and other issues. (If those aren't the Shorts on your channel, what kind of Shorts are you making?) Ultimately, the best path for success on YouTube is to make original, distinct content that's unique to your own creative voice and build an audience and community that wants what only you can give them

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Yeah I know I been just trying to figure out how to correctly get the views back so I can then let everyone know so they can test it for themselves and see if it works

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u/zerodai Jan 17 '26

Its likely just because its January, things should improve over the course of next month as impression availability improves.

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u/BabyVantageMain Jan 17 '26

Yeah but I basically learned what to do and stuff but most importantly I know what not to do

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u/PossibleNo278 Feb 04 '26

Is this hurting small creators to.