B
Evidence Grade B
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under review
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Current
25%
25% -- click through rate increase for YouTube videos (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
25%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
1,600,000
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Adilo
Primary
Tier C
https://anypost.ai/blog/search-engines-to-rank-youtube-video-on-google ↗
Source Article
Search Engines to Rank Youtube Video on Google
Original Research
Adilo
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Methodology
Study analyzing over 1.6 million videos (Adilo 2026 study referenced)
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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YouTube videos: 25% click through rate increase. Source: Adilo (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/custom-thumbnails-ctr-increase-25
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