Why does it say 301 views

If YouTube detects that users click away from a video after a few seconds, like from a totally misleading thumbnail and description, it doesn't count those clicks as views. So while it might seem silly to outsiders, YouTube views are serious business. You must login or create an account to comment. Skip to main content Enlarge. I actually got curious about this thing a couple weeks ago, lead me right to that same Numberphile video.

In a tweet from YouTube Creators, the site said it has figured out a way to verify views from people not bots so view counts will continue to refresh automatically. YouTube explained it a helpful infographic, seen below:. Creators will also no longer have to wait for hours to see how viral their video is. But judging by these tweets from YouTubers, even they were surprised with the news:. Holy crap, guys. Your childhood TV shows look old. Your children will laugh at how you lived.

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The latest Irish and international sports news for readers and members. A platform helping fund the type of in-depth journalism that the public wants to see. Closer look While the video can still be viewed, and views recorded, they will not appear until YouTube analyse who was watched the video using a statistical verification process.

Ted Hamilton said that Youtube sees views as a currency. Any other suspect views will be disregarded. But why does it stop at ? And not , or ? Brady Haran of Numberphile explains it in more detail below:.

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