A YouTube Transparency Dashboard

Look into widely viewed content on YouTube and explore the data about the most popular videos consumed.

Introduction

In 2017, YouTube's product chief shared that 70% of time spent on YouTube is driven by algorithmic recommendations. This dashboard aims to help answer the question - what is YouTube's algorithm showing everybody?

Terminology

Video View
YouTube is continually changing how it counts views, but generally, a view is counted if a user watches a video for at least 30 seconds. You can read more here.
Video Viewer
An account who viewed a video on YouTube.
Channel
A portion of YouTube where a creator uploads and publishes videos.
Tag / Category Definitions
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