YouTube Trends and How does it Work.

Checking out what is trending on YouTube is one of the most reliable ways of establishing what content is going to be popular. Most gurus and experienced users of the site will recommend looking at that data before deciding on the next video you will be making – or at least when to release it, as many topics can ebb and flow with regularity, and come in and out of vogue.

Some of the best content I have seen on the web, especially in the humor category, have come to my attention through trending lists. Seeing what is popular will connect you with what the world is watching, so you can be a part of it.

What determines if a video is ranked on Trending?

Amongst the many great new videos on YouTube on any given day, Trending can only show a limited number. Trending aims to surface videos that:

• Are appealing to a wide range of viewers
• Are not misleading, clickbaity or sensational
• Capture the breadth of what’s happening on YouTube and in the world
• Ideally, are surprising or novel

Trending aims to balance all of these considerations. To achieve this, Trending considers many signals, including (but not limited to):

• View count
• The rate of growth in views
• Where views are coming from (including outside of YouTube)
• The age of the video
• We combine these signals to produce a list of videos that showcases what’s happening on YouTube and in the world. This means that the video with the highest view count on a given day may not be #1 on Trending, and videos with more views may be shown below videos with fewer views.

Even if your video meets all the above criteria, it may not appear on Trending, as many other videos may also meet those criteria. The Trending system tries to choose videos that will be most relevant to our viewers and most reflective of the broad content on the platform.


YouTube does not accept payment for placement on Trending. We do not include views from YouTube ads in selecting videos for Trending. YouTube does not favor specific creators.

Source :- GOOGLE.