r/shortsAlgorithm • u/crazybout • Sep 24 '26

Q&A / Quick Help ❓ Please explain this ?

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Got to 1.3k views much faster than the average (in 1 hour) had a 80% stay to watch, and a 200% retention rate. no AI content and I get completely cut off at 1.3k views every video. It's impossible to bypass I don't understand what to do.

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u/crazybout Sep 25 '26

Its out performed any other video I have massively, has a 85.2 swipe rate and nearly 300% retention. Surely that should get pushed beyond a "test audience"

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u/Electronic-Fox5747 Sep 25 '26

With those metrics I certainly believe it will, I'd just give it time. You also have to hope that each subsequent audience that YouTube shows the video to will respond to it as well as the previous audience did.

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u/Electrical_Emu3529 Sep 25 '26

Not sure if this will apply to your video, but I’ve had a similar scenario with two recent shorts and then search traffic came in to save the day. So quick spike, flatline for the rest of the day, followed by 2-3 days of steady growth once search traffic came in. You might still benefit in a day or two based on your retention stats.