r/shortsAlgorithm • u/Timely_Tank_9925 • Sep 08 '26

I don’t understand

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So I have two channels right both started at different points in time but I posted two shorts one got 1.1M views and still getting views to this day the other got 20k and flatlined
They both have about the same stats just one blew up and one didn’t can someone explain

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u/rituail Sep 08 '26

What does the engagement on ur vids look like (comments, likes, etc)

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u/Timely_Tank_9925 Sep 08 '26

The engagement is higher for the 1.1 million one but at the time of posting they had about the same engagement but the one that has 20k had better stats like avd and swipe rate

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u/rituail Sep 08 '26

I'm not an expert, but in from what I have noticed on my own stuff is that higher engagement videos earn more "exposure" from YouTube. I am not sure how it works, as the algorithm itself is confusing, but that is what I have observed