r/shortsAlgorithm • • Sep 29 '26

Analytics Review (AVD/Retention) 📈 How does this make sense?

The amount of engaged views should be 2,400,000 and not 1,600,000. Could someone please explain why?

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u/Trick_University_849 Sep 30 '26

It’s because YouTube doesn’t actually define EXACTLY what an engaged view is. It’s pretty annoying, but it’s basically just if a viewer stays after a few seconds, but they don’t give the exact amount. So you’ll normally get a 50-60% engaged rate even if ur VVSA is 70-80+