YouTube
Metrics

Learn more about YouTube metrics that matter the most to you and your clients.

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Views

The number of times that a video was viewed

Red Views

The number of times that a video was viewed by YouTube Red members

Minutes Watched

The number of minutes that users watched a video

Red Minutes Watched

The number of minutes that YouTube Red members watched a video

Average View Duration

The average length, in seconds, of video playbacks

Average View Percentage

The average percentage of a video watched during a video playback.

Engagement Metrics

Comments

The number of times that users commented on a video

Likes

The number of times that users indicated that they liked a video

Dislikes

The number of times that users indicated that they disliked a video

Shares

The number of times that users shared a video through the Share button

Subscribers Gained

The number of times that users subscribed to a channel

Subscribers Lost

The number of times that users unsubscribed from a channel

Added To Playlists

The number of times that videos were added to any YouTube playlists

Removed From Playlists

The number of times that videos were removed from any YouTube playlists

Annotations Metrics

Annotation Impressions

The total number of annotation impressions

Annotation Clickable Impressions

The number of annotations that appeared and could be clicked

Annotation Clicks

The number of clicked annotations

Annotation CTR

The ratio of annotations that viewers clicked to the total number of clickable annotation impressions

Annotation Closable Impressions

The number of annotations that appeared and could be closed

Annotation Closes

The number of closed annotations

Annotation Close Rate

The ratio of annotations that viewers closed to the total number of annotation impressions.

Card Metrics

Card Impressions

The number of times cards were displayed

Card Clicks

The number of times that cards were clicked

Card Click Rate

The CTR for cards, which is calculated as the ratio of card clicks to card impressions

Card Teaser Impressions

The number of times that card teasers were displayed

Card Teaser Clicks

The number of clicks on card teasers

Card Teaser Click Rate

The ratio of clicks on card teasers to the total number of card teaser impressions.