B
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319,550
319,550 -- tracked uploads analyzed for YouTube (2025)
319,550 tracked YouTube uploads were analyzed for their first-week view distribution.
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319,550
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Data Vintage
2025
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319,550
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B
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75
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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TubeAI
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Tier B
https://learn.tubeai.app/blog/viral-youtube-ideas/validate-viral-youtube-ideas-social-media-signals ↗
Source Article
TubeAI Blog: YouTube strategy backed by data
YouTube Algorithm & Updates
YouTube's bigger thumbnails: fewer slots, more competition, and what the data shows
YouTube's home feed shows fewer, larger video cards, with Shorts shelves in between. Here is what changed and how 319,550 tracked uploads split their first-week views.
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TubeAI
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Platform data analysis of tracked YouTube uploads' first-week view distribution following home feed thumbnail layout change
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Segmentation
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YouTube: 319,550 tracked uploads analyzed. Source: TubeAI (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/youtube-tracked-uploads-first-week-views
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/youtube-tracked-uploads-first-week-views" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>319,550</strong> -- tracked uploads analyzed for YouTube<br><small>Source: TubeAI (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/youtube-tracked-uploads-first-week-views" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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