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6.8%

6.8% -- share of videos with country restrictions for YouTube rap and hip-hop music videos (2026-07)

Name: Share Of Videos With Country Restrictions Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-10-04

2026-07 · n=59 · Best YouTube Views

6.8% of sampled YouTube rap and hip-hop music videos had geographic/country restrictions (were not reported as universally available).

Exploratory pilot study based on a sample of 59 screened standard-format videos, not a census of all rap uploads.

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6.8%

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Percentage

Data Vintage

2026-07

Entity

YouTube rap and hip-hop music videos

Sample Size

Geography

Global

Evidence Quality

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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

61/100 confidence

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Best YouTube Views Primary Tier B

https://bestyoutubeviews.com/blog/what-holds-rap-videos-back-on-youtube-study/ ↗

Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2026-07 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

YouTube Rap Video Study: What Holds 59 Videos Back

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Best YouTube Views · Original study ↗

Methodology

4 of 59 videos with restricted public country availability

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YouTube rap and hip-hop music videos: 6.8% share of videos with country restrictions. Source: Best YouTube Views (2026-07). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/youtube-rap-videos-country-restrictions-2026

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