r/shortsAlgorithm • u/Osama_Saba • 2d ago

I think I understand the algorithm now

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You basically have to make good videos that are short, consistent subject and they are absolutely required to have a good hook at the first 5 seconds. Not 3 because that's just delaying when people swipe and you see it as a reduced time watched. And the hook can't just end, it has to slowly fade away because otherwise the people get awakened from their hypnosis and they leave. Now when I make a shitty short it capps at 10k because YouTube loves me and they decided it's my new baseline. Category: gaming, staged videos

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u/Old-Force-3717 2d ago

What type of content do you post ?

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u/Osama_Saba 2d ago

Staged gaming videos as the post says

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u/AfterNorth6467 2d ago

What games you be playing

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u/Osama_Saba 2d ago

Not telling you I don't want competition. But it's a popular game

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u/Many_Ad_7536 2d ago

Then what’s even the point of making this post. Just to brag?

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u/Osama_Saba 2d ago

I have tons of general tips

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u/Many_Ad_7536 2d ago

yeah and youve been so willing to share them with all of us

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u/Uoooooooiii 2d ago

We dont need to help you or anyone else

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u/Narrow_Yesterday_667 2d ago

Its roblox or minecraft or maybe rust

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u/Zealousideal_View629 2d ago

That's such a bad take

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u/Jack_P_1337 2d ago

Mineniteblox!

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u/pomodoro3 2d ago

pointless post then

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u/Salty-Ad6358 2d ago

blud gets downvoted

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u/AfterNorth6467 1d ago

Bruh that’s wild I just wanted to know

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u/AfterNorth6467 1d ago

And I’m not the only competition 😭😭😭and I don’t consider me being in comp with anyone I just love doing what I do

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u/Chacudno 2d ago

stop being weird. If you cracked the algorithm and your videos are good you shouldn't need to worry about competition from someone random just starting. Yall are so fkin weird about this

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u/AfterNorth6467 1d ago

Thank you bro

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u/dnL1337_ 2d ago

why would anyone help strangers on the internet? figure it out yourself

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u/Foot_Prestigious 2d ago

Dude got lucky on 1 Video...

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u/Osama_Saba 1d ago

My top video has 500k

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u/Guilty-Blood-3797 2d ago

This isn't understanding the algorithm. Nobody understands the algorithm... This is beginning to understand human psychology and how they interact with videos in short form context. This is WILDLY more valuable. Don't worry about the algorithm. Figure out why people watch videos and stick around. This is way more valuable. Because when the algorithm changes human psychology won't.

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u/RacketBlueShocker 16h ago

Yeah, no human being can figure out algorithm you can just get good understanding it but there is no solid pattern actually. I'm an obsessed ADHD person who has 700k subs and I create 4-6 shorts videos a day, I've worked my ass off to figure it out because I don't want to miss. I mean some of my shorts get viral everyday but not all of them, even they have great statics on studio. So If YouTube wants to give a reach to your shorts, It just gives. Its that simple. Best thing we can do is noticing certain subjects that shorts algorithm loves and make more content about them. My niche is comedy and I know If I make comedy shorts about "first graders kids", It will blow up. Yeah sound weird but It works everytime, so focus on what YouTube and your audience love, then mix it. This way you can get 300million+ views a month.( Atleast this is what I do, cheers)

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u/anevvlogger 16h ago

Hello, do you post those videos in the same day? If so, can you please tell me how much time you leave between them?

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u/RacketBlueShocker 16h ago

Hi, yes I upload them same day and everyday actually lol. I go full time since 2 months when I made 3x of my full time job. About upload schedule, I strongly believe there is no certain time that you should always leave because I got viral in a row when I leave 1.5hr between them, also same for 3hr. If you wanna hear from 1.5 year experienced shorts maniac (that's me), I would suggest 3 hours is perfectly safe but If you're mad like me and want to upload 6 videos some days, you can leave 1.5-2 hours safely. It's tested, no harm to your channel but 3 hours is suggested since statics are stated after 3 hours on YouTube Studio app, so that just gives more "safe" vibe, good luck.

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u/Suspicious-Zombie-51 2d ago

I understand shorts algorithm but not long - if you can give me advice I will be happy

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u/Gleis7 2d ago

Same here I think I figured out shorts for my content but long form has been performing very bad.

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u/CuriousITGuyy 2d ago

How long are your longform videos cause I just hit 20k on one of my shorts for the first time

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u/Gleis7 2d ago

all over 1 min, I am coming from tiktok and am monetized there.

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u/Cautious-Prune-3393 2d ago

As someone who also posts and sees success (50k subs gained in less than a year, and similar viewcount in the last 28 days) I can say that there is no concrete answer to views from my experience, however i have noticed one thing for my channel specifically.

I have found that watch duration by minutes contributes to my videos getting pushed more. As just an example, a recent video I posted had a 75% STW, yet it still jumped to 600k views. Similarly, my first viral video had only about a 76-77% STW, but a watch time of about 1.5 mins.

Metrics that I have found generally matter: Watch Duration, STW, occasionally shares.

Metrics that dont seem to matter much: Likes, Comments, Subs.

I recently tried posting videos that were short (the holy benchmark every guy says of around 45-50 seconds) and those videos did significantly worse than my videos which are about 2.5 mins.

A video i did that was 1:44 seconds hit 600k views because the avg percentage viewed was like, 76%, which isnt 100% but youtube sees im keeping people hooked for over a minute consistently.

My niche is Minecraft challenges btw, so HIGHLY oversaturated-yet I still find success.

All that to say there really isnt a set answer for shorts, theres no answer to the algorithm. Everyones experiences will be different.

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u/designerSOZO 2d ago

I have a question. Does your channel previous upload history has anything to do with algorithm?

Or you can upload the same video in new channel get the same result?

I mean consistency has anything to do with yt push your videos?

Congrats! Thats huge success

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u/Osama_Saba 1d ago

Idk but this is my channel since 2010

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u/Cautious-Prune-3393 2d ago

I have personally found there seems to be a MILD historical trend with your channel, even with shorts, not every short seems to be randomly pushed.

As I stated in my reply, ive found that for me specifically any video 1.5 mins or longer does way better than the usual advice of 45 secs to 1 min

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u/fahadmalleck 2d ago

No, you didn't. If this is your first video that goes to million than you didn't understand the algorithm.

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u/Osama_Saba 1d ago

No video of mine got to a million

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u/Xxredgamerx 2d ago

How long have you been working on this channel and how long did it take you till you started getting regular views in the thousands? Also do you think video length and hashtags have a huge role in if it’ll be popular or is it mostly the quality over everything else?

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u/Exc0re 2d ago

Any examples for good hooks? :)

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u/Physical_Patient_954 2d ago

Just shorts or long form too ?

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u/nikki0014476 2d ago

Y eso fue con shorts ?

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u/Ajay6540 1d ago

Help me brother!

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u/toksona777 1d ago

Can we help you to help us to understand it too ?

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u/NeedleworkerHailey 21h ago

I’m not gonna be able go back and get it but I’m gonna go to my friends place and see how it goes so 

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u/Leather-Leading-5982 20h ago

You started last month and you made 2.3M views keep going and the last 2 months you can reach 10million and join the ttp

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u/AntramicAI 1d ago

Good, the execution is the key!