u/alifTUBER

My Short has 76% viewed vs swiped, 115% retention, 98.8% likes, and YouTube says it’s getting shared more than usual — but it still hasn’t really “blown up” yet.

The graph is still slowly climbing after 3 days though. Does this mean the algorithm is still testing it for a bigger push, or did it already peak?

The videos are still getting monetized and usually pass the checks fine, but ever since I uploaded a Short called “Signs The Devil Is Attacking You”, almost every new upload has been stuck on “Checking” for a long time before publishing.

The strange part is there’s no gore, violence, or disturbing imagery at all — mostly just text, mystery facts, religious curiosity, and creepy/paranormal topics.

Now even safer Shorts like Mandela Effect videos are getting checked too. Is this dangerous for the channel long-term, and does anyone know how long this usually takes before uploads go back to normal?

The videos are still getting monetized and usually pass the checks fine, but ever since I uploaded a Short called “Signs The Devil Is Attacking You”, almost every new upload has been stuck on “Checking” for a long time before publishing.

The strange part is there’s no gore, violence, or disturbing imagery at all — mostly just text, mystery facts, religious curiosity, and creepy/paranormal topics.

Now even safer Shorts like Mandela Effect videos are getting checked too. Is this dangerous for the channel long-term, and does anyone know how long this usually takes before uploads go back to normal?

14-second Short.
156% retention.
66% stayed to watch.
People are literally rewatching it.
But YouTube still pushes it slowly instead of exploding instantly.
Is this normal for Shorts now?
Or is my niche/title still too weak for massive distribution?

My Shorts usually stop around 20K–35K views even when the stats seem really good:
• 118% average viewed
• 65%+ or 70%+ stayed to watch
• Good retention curve
• Niche = weird/creepy animal Shorts
Some of my recent videos got 33.5K views with strong watch time, but YouTube suddenly stopped pushing them.
Do you think this is:
audience saturation?

not enough likes/comments?

swipe away rate too high?

niche inconsistency?

or just normal Shorts behavior?

Would love honest feedback from people who escaped this stage 🙏

I’m trying to understand what’s going on with my Shorts lately.

Before, my videos would start getting views almost immediately — usually 200–300 views within the first few minutes — and many of them would go on to reach 10–20K views.

But recently, something changed.

Now my Shorts often get little to no views at first. Then a few hours later, they finally start getting some traction — but they usually stop around 500–1K views, even when the stats seem decent.

For example:

Around 60–70% stayed to watch

High average watch time

Good like ratio

Despite that, the videos just don’t get pushed further.

I haven’t changed my niche, and my content style is pretty consistent, so I’m confused about what exactly is causing this shift.

Has anyone experienced something similar?

Is this just a temporary testing phase, or am I missing something important?

Any insights would really help 🙏

I just wanted to share a small moment I’m really happy about. I started posting Shorts about 5 days ago, and one of my videos just passed 31K views.

And if anyone needs help or wants to ask anything, I’m more than happy to share what I’ve learned so far 🙏

I recently switched my content to English and started posting Shorts. Some of my videos get 20K–25K views pretty consistently, but then they just stop growing.

The thing is, my stats seem good:

Retention is often 100%+ (looping)

Viewers staying is around 60%+

Likes and comments are decent

So I’m confused — shouldn’t the videos keep growing with these metrics, or is it normal for Shorts to stop around this range?

Is this just part of the testing phase, or am I missing something important (like hook, audience match, etc.)?

Would appreciate any advice 🙏