B
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80%
80% -- viewer retention rate for YouTube Shorts (2025)
Creators should aim for a viewer retention rate between 80% and 85% on YouTube Shorts to achieve viral status.
- Represents an advisory benchmark/target range recommended for viral success, not an empirical industry average measurement.
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80%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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TubeBuddy
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Tier C
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Advisory benchmark range for viral Shorts, per Jon Youshaei (former YouTube employee); range 80-85% with standout Shorts exceeding 90%
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YouTube Shorts: 80% viewer retention rate. Source: TubeBuddy (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/youtube-shorts-viral-retention-rate
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