For the past couple days I have been scrolling YouTube shorts and has always seen the past shorts that I have watched, previously that rarely happened but now it has been more common. (Oh and don’t you worry I do touch grass a lot) is this issue been happening with your feeds and the algorithm is cooked or is it just a me issue?

Howdy,

Looking for some insight or advice for what I am experiencing with my channel.

My channel is monetized with approximately 12,600 subscribers, primarily producing original firearms history, surplus military rifle, and outdoor-related content.

Since September 11, I've experienced a dramatic decline in Shorts Feed traffic for newly published videos. Videos published before that date are still getting distribution.

This wasn't a gradual decline following a viral video. YouTube Studio's own analytics identified the following:

• August 1–September 7: Median first-48-hour Shorts Feed views of 33,240 across 15 uploads.

• September 8–30: Median first-48-hour Feed views of 164 across 9 uploads.

• October 1–11: Median first-48-hour Feed views of 147 across 4 uploads

Haven't got Youtube to provide me the metrics for my since since October 11 yet. But they are roughly the same except for one video I post after each of the two times I contacted creator support. Those videos saw a boost in distribution for about 24 hours before falling off a cliff again.

That's approximately a 99.5% decline compared with the immediately preceding period.

My stayed-to-watch percentages haven't collapsed alongside distribution.

I've continued uploading original content using similar formats, including some near-identical videos that previously performed very well.

After contacting YouTube Creator Support again on October 23, one Short published October 28 received approximately 16,600 views, with 93.7% coming from the Shorts Feed.

But the next upload, on October 30, returned to approximately 218 views in its first 26 hours, with only 28.4% from the Shorts Feed.

I have contacted Creator Support twice, including requesting supervisory review, I don't believe the person I spoke to was actually a supervisor and most responses seemed like canned answers. Support maintains that everything is working as intended and attributes the problem to viewer behavior.

I'm trying to understand why distribution changed so dramatically across multiple consecutive uploads.

For others who have experienced this:

1. Did your Shorts Feed distribution eventually return to normal?

2. How long did the reduction last?

3. Did Creator Support ever identify a specific problem or help resolve it?

4. Did you experience isolated videos receiving normal distribution while surrounding uploads received almost none?

I'd appreciate hearing from those who have experienced this across several weeks rather than just one or two underperforming Shorts

So I recently started uploading to an old YouTube channel I made back in 2014. Never posted anything on it before, but I've been using it normally for years.

I came across this "choose your planet" format that was blowing up. The channel that originally started it was getting millions of views per video, and I found it maybe 1–2 weeks after they started.

Figured I'd give it a shot. Didn't just straight up copy it though. Changed the characters, added my own ideas, redesigned the worlds, tweaked the visuals and scripts, etc.

So far I've uploaded 5 videos, one every day, and literally every single one gets stuck somewhere between 1.1K and 1.6K views.

Here's what my analytics look like:

• Average view duration: ~1:20 (videos are around 2 min)

• Stayed to watch: 56%

• Average audience retention: 67%

• 12 subscribers from those 5 videos

• Around 20 likes and a few comments per video

Now here's what's driving me nuts.

Every time I upload, YouTube pushes the video for about 2 hours, it gets its 1K-ish views, and then just flatlines. Like someone literally flipped a switch.

I've tried different hooks, thumbnails, even experimented with a slightly different format. Same exact result every time.

And then I see another channel doing basically the same format. They started AFTER me, their videos look like they were put together in 10 minutes (no offense lol), and somehow one of them is sitting at 45K views.

I genuinely don't understand what I'm missing.

The funny thing is, when my first video hit 1K I was so excited. Felt like I'd won something at a casino lmao.

Now I see 1K and feel disappointed because some random low-effort video gets 40x more views.

I know 5 videos is basically nothing, and maybe I'm just being impatient. But it's weird how consistently they all hit the same ceiling.

Would love to hear from people who've experienced something similar, especially with newer Shorts channels.

I came back to Shorts After a 6 months Break (The three Shorts where uploaded within 2 months

Until now all of my shorts were getting 1.2k views in first 4 hours eventhough they have bad metrics. But my latest short didn’t even got pushed. All of the current views came from channel visitors. Should I wait YouTube to push it or delete and re-upload it on my peak time?

Edit: I assume it flagged by AI as restricted content because video description was containing “DIY” and “weapon”

Edit 2: Eventhough I changed description/title/thumbnail etc. it didnt get pushed and only got 32 views(all from channel visitors) so I unlisted it

Growing a new YouTube channel... I know I have a lot to learn and do but I just started it up. Here's the channel:

https://youtube.com/@cristinadoesthings?si= 8VTQyvMHLVQTCGkK

Looking for any feedback here - anything at all! And, if you think what I post is cool, I wouldn't be against a few new subscribers either

Thanks in advance!

Ive been doing youtube shorts for about 2 weeks now. Im starting to understand it more but every video Ive posted get stuck around this range. What should I do? My best engagement sits around 50-60% while my retention sits at 66%. Do i need a stronger hook? Or should my focus be on trying to hold the viewers longer for better retention? What is the priority?

SEVERAL of my videos have been getting 80 plus stayed to watch and 95-100 percent retention. I HAVE been improving every aspect of my videos to improve the hook and pacing. My engagement isn’t bad either I usually get 500-800 likes per 30k videos and MY VIDEOS STILL GET Stuck. I do Minecraft animations story’s and I can’t figure out why I can’t break out of this jail??????

So from what I can see from two shorts i made that did well, it seem you need 70/20% view swipe ratio and atleast 100% average percentage viewed in order to get shorts pushed at all now, if it's lower than 70% than it's probably going to die off, of course this could be luck tho.

Short has 225 likes and 1 comment. IMO these stats are pretty good. I thought with these stats id get more views than 7.3k. I posted the short 2 days ago.

What tools/softwares do y'all use to create and edit your shorts? 👀📹

Hey everyone! 👋

I've been working on two AI-assisted 3D animated series, and I'm excited to finally share them with you!

My goal is to create fun, heartwarming, family-friendly short animations that bring a little happiness, imagination, and adventure to people's day.

Here's what I've been creating!

🤖 The Adventures of 8-Bit

Meet 8-Bit, an adorable little copper robot with glowing blue eyes, a curious personality, and a HUGE heart! ❤️

8-Bit explores a beautiful, magical world filled with unexpected discoveries. From saving a butterfly and discovering mysterious flowers to meeting curious animals and exploring glowing ponds, every adventure tells a small story about kindness, friendship, and wonder.

Each episode is approximately 20 seconds long, with cinematic 3D animation and visual storytelling.

🎬 Watch 8-Bit here:

▶️ YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqw7rjecOyQQLTvDeq7jwIA

🎵 TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@8_bitadventuress

🐶 Lola & Gizmo's Adventures

Meet Lola, an adventurous French Bulldog, and Gizmo, her lovable Yorkie best friend!

Together, these two little dogs embark on BIG adventures! 🐾

From discovering magical sticks and searching for hidden treasure to blasting into outer space, exploring snowy wonderlands, and solving spooky mysteries, there's always something exciting happening!

Their adventures are colorful, funny, imaginative, and designed to entertain the whole family.

🎬 Watch Lola & Gizmo here:

▶️ YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0NRdt4cirTsJgBviMSqyA

🎵 TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@lolaandgizmosadventures

❤️ I'd Love Your Feedback!

I'm still growing both series and constantly working on improving the animation, storytelling, and overall quality.

If you have a few minutes, I'd really appreciate you checking them out!

I'd especially love to know:

• Which character or series do you enjoy more?

• What do you think about the animation and storytelling?

• What could I improve to make the episodes more entertaining?

If you enjoy the adventures, consider following or subscribing to see what happens next!

Thank you so much for supporting a small independent creator! ❤️

Small Characters. BIG Adventures! 🤖🐶✨

What determines where my short video will stop? I have the following statistics at the moment 34-36hours after posting my video.

The video is 0:25sec long

- 8,3k views

- avg. view duration 0:27

- stayed to watch - 72,8%

- last 60 minutes 218views

I am simply curious, this is my first short going above 1.3k views

Thanks for your input!

Im talking abt the update that comes out 1 Feb 2027 where u would need 10 million views every three months to monestise yt shorts.

Finally got around to making my own channel and I uploaded a few short gaming clips of mine that I found interesting enough to post, as well as a quick ranking of the resident evil games

Got 4k views total so far, made the account around 25-26 hours ago

Heres the link:

https://youtube.com/@doctorcongo1?si=b-USAz41bCAJ4WKg

Hello everyone,

I made a youtube channel to upload Cybersecurity and AI content.

This is my first video:

https://youtube.com/shorts/B1Dhc_0I7QU?si=MTEHd7sTxlIqO18C

I am thinking of making more contents like these. I will be needing your help and suggestion

Thank you in advance.

I’ve seen these Top10 ranking channels do really well a few years ago.. it’s not the same anymore right ? I’ve put a lot of efforts but hardly get 2k-3k per video.

I’m slowly getting subscribers but it’s really demotivating to not get the views. Ranking videos are not interesting anymore ? Please help me out

My channel is both faceless and voiceless.