Important questions, answered by the YouTube algorithm

YouTube tells people in a recently released video, in dem fast alle Fragen von Nutzern beantwortet wurden, like the search- and recommendation algorithm works. YouTube released a similar video earlier this month, although the newest one has all the answers to questions, that people can have.

Fragen im Video beantwortet

Wenn ein Video nicht gut läuft, it helps then, Change title and thumbnail? Or would this lead to it, that the algorithm loses confidence in the video?

YouTube always suggests, change the appearance of titles or thumbnails, as this can be an efficient option, get more views. Of course, changing the title and thumbnail doesn't cause YouTube to do anything, increase video impressions. Most of all it's about that, how users will react to this change.

There are negative effects of age / inactive subscribers on how a video works? The concern is, that this can lead to a low click-through rate, what can lead to it, that the video is not suggested much.

Subscriber feed is not a major factor, which the YouTube recommendation algorithm takes into account. Rather, the focus is on it, how well a video worked. The homepage ranking of a video depends on it, how well a video worked. The algorithm recognizes the audience, who haven't seen a channel in months and years. It also restricts the viewing of the channel's content for those inactive subscribers.

What is the relevance of the total number of subscribers, when YouTube does not send content to all subscribers due to inactivity on a channel? Videos should not be shared with users, unless, they sign out?

The YouTube recommendation algorithm never forces videos to third parties. But it certainly pulls the videos into the appropriate ranking for users, based on the, what they like to see.

How does YouTube arrange search results?

YouTube videos are ranked based on various factors such as performance and relevance. The relevance shows, how exactly the description, the title used and the content created match the user's query. The performance describes the videos, select users to view after a search.

Affect the videos in two different languages ​​on one channel, how videos are recommended by the channel?

Videos, uploaded on the same channel in different languages, can be confusing to viewers. And for that, YouTube suggests, create separate channels for separate languages.

A certain playback time is required, before a video is recommended by the YouTube algorithm?

There are no specific criteria, that a video must meet, before it is recommended. The reason for the popularity can be the search in trend or a topic in popularity.

These were some of the questions, which YouTube answered in its video, to dispel users' doubts about recommending a video.