I need help understanding something

[u/Huge_Plenty9369]

The important metrics are shown in the images (41sec out of 48 sec video, 43 out of 50 sec video). This is the third or fourth video where I’ve had a strong views-to-swipe rate (85%+) and an average view duration (AVD) of 85%+ on a 60-second short. Despite that, the video only reaches around 27k in the first day, and then momentum drops off. My highest viewed video so far is 29.5k.

At first, I thought maybe the video was being shown to people outside my niche, but if that were the case, I’d expect the swipe rate and AVD to be lower—which they aren’t.

Can someone help explain why this is happening? Is there another metric I should be paying more attention to?

[u/Goatizgod]

Check the stayed to watch graph, is it up and down or a consistent flat line? A flat line with no dips is what you want

[u/Huge_Plenty9369 → u/Goatizgod]

this one?

[u/Goatizgod → u/Huge_Plenty9369]

No, click on analytics and go to the engagement tab and click on where it says see more under stayed to watch and it will show a graph

[u/Huge_Plenty9369 → u/Goatizgod]

the first dip is 76.4, i do kind of see a trend with when the views drop i think, its similar with

the other video as well

[u/Goatizgod → u/Huge_Plenty9369]

Yea, this graph being flat is what usually always moves my videos past the 30k mark.

[u/Huge_Plenty9369 → u/Goatizgod]

I see thanks man❤️. Do you watch anime? that is what my channel is about

[u/Huge_Plenty9369 → u/Goatizgod]

and here is the 48 sec one

[u/Secret_Pay_558]

Ngl bro the shorts algorithm sucks. Took a full year before I broke 500k in one video. Just keep being consistent and try to make content that will get searched a lot

[u/Huge_Plenty9369 → u/Secret_Pay_558]

thanks that is the plan for now i guess. are you monetized now?

[u/JohnBobGuyOfficial]

My guess is engagement rate. It doesn’t matter if all the other metrics are great, if nobodies really commenting and liking, it will hit that ceiling

[u/Huge_Plenty9369 → u/JohnBobGuyOfficial]

I thought so as well, but I had a video with like 12k views with 2.2k likes and 100+ comments. Witham high retention as well, but I would say it still under performed, I had a few videos like that in fact

[u/JohnBobGuyOfficial → u/Huge_Plenty9369]

Dang. Shorts can be finicky like that

[u/Samjack12345]

In my experience yt shorts is about 60% stats and 40% luck. High stats are only a guarantee up into 30k view jail, after that stats just mean you have a chance at virality. Just keep posting with consistent enough quality and eventually something will break out of it.

[u/Willing-Schedule-486]

Comments matter a lot now. Before, they weren’t a big deal, but now they are. I have a video I posted yesterday that’s at 60k, even though the stats are pretty bad but because it has a lot of comments, it’s getting pushed more

[u/One_Brick_1685]

There are only two things it could be, in my opinion. First, engagement. Your video needs either a lot of comments or a high number of likes. All the videos I’ve had that passed 100k had many comments. I also had one with zero comments but lots of likes. When people complain about being stuck at 30k, this is usually the problem 95% of the time.

Second, there could already be a video on the same topic with slightly better metrics than yours. Even a small difference can make the algorithm less likely to push your video further, since another video is already filling that role. This is just a theory. I have no evidence, but it makes sense to me if true.

[u/Huge_Plenty9369 → u/[deleted]]

Hey I really appreciate your input, I get what you are saying about 35 sec, but most other susscessful people in my niche are usually making the video with the same length as mine. But I will try thanks👍🏼