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Can you explain how the YouTube Shorts algorithm weighs viewer retention compared to initial click-through rates for virality?
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Can you explain how the YouTube Shorts algorithm weighs viewer retention compared to initial click-through rates for virality?
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YouTube official how Shorts recommendations work viewed vs swiped away audience retention average percentage viewed Google ↗
YouTube Creator Insider Shorts algorithm retention click through rate viewed swiped away official Google ↗
- Search and discovery tips - Shorts · support.google.com
- Content tab analytics tips - Shorts · support.google.com
- Understand your YouTube content performance - Computer · support.google.com
- How YouTube recommendations work · support.google.com
- What are 'Engaged' Views on YouTube? · blog.youtube
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| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YouTube official how Shorts recommendations work viewed vs swiped away audience retention average percentage viewed OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Short fact | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
YouTube Creator Insider Shorts algorithm retention click through rate viewed swiped away official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |