Watch time (extended)

Total minutes viewers spend on a channel's content.

Watch time is the cumulative minutes watched across a video, channel, or time window.

It is one of the two metrics (alongside CTR) that drives YouTube's recommendation engine on long-form.

Watch time is a poor metric in isolation but a powerful one when paired with view count and AVD.

Why it matters

Watch time growth is the cleanest proxy for channel growth, more reliable than subscriber count.

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The average number of seconds a viewer spends inside a video before leaving.

Percent of viewers who watch the entire video to the end.

Total time a viewer spends on the platform after starting with your video.

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