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Median views per long-form video
1,594
Uploads per week
0.5
Average long-form length
10:19
In the sample
32 long-form · 2 Shorts
Beat the channel median
- Every Type Of Sleep Explained
863.1K views · 541.7x the median
- Every Vitamin Your Body Needs Explained
820K views · 514.6x the median
- Every Mineral Your Body Needs Explained
342.5K views · 215.0x the median
- Totally Wrong Health Facts Everyone Still Believes
243.6K views · 152.9x the median
- Crazy Health Myths Everyone Still Believes
22.2K views · 13.9x the median
Trailed the channel median
- How Retirement Actually Works
580 views · 0.4x the median
- Every James Bond Villain Explained | Pt. 2
533 views · 0.3x the median
- Every Mental Disorder Explained
531 views · 0.3x the median
- 8 Jobs So Desperate That They Will Hire You On The Spot
377 views · 0.2x the median
- The 10 Worst Habits for Your Memory (And How to Fix Them!)
212 views · 0.1x the median
Latest uploads
The 34 most recent uploads, newest first. Shorts are included; the badge marks them.
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- the first 30 seconds of a YouTube video
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- YouTube audience retention guide
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- what a good YouTube retention rate is
The benchmark ranges for a good retention rate, by video length and format.
- how long a YouTube script should be
Word counts by video length, measured from the videos Prepublish has stored.
- YouTube Shorts retention
What YouTube Help says about Shorts retention, and how to fix a low rate.
Where these numbers come from
Counts from the YouTube Data API, read Nov 7, 2026. Refreshed at least every 7 days. The sample covers uploads published Jul 15, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. A channel that would rather this page did not exist can ask for its removal through the contact page, and it is removed.