My last 4 YouTube Shorts suddenly stopped getting Shorts Feed distribution. What changed?
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for some advice because I'm genuinely confused about what's happening with my channel.
I run a small 3D animation Shorts channel (225 subscribers). Over the last 28 days, my channel has:
250K+ views
346 hours watch time
92.6% of views from the Shorts feed
Some of my recent successful Shorts reached:
37K views
35K views
25K views
22K views
21K views
However, my last four Shorts have all performed terribly (around 100-150 views, and today's upload has only 14 views after nearly an hour).
The strange part is the analytics:
100% "Stayed to Watch"
0% Swiped Away (early data)
Most views are coming from Notifications and Browse.
Today's Short has received only 1 Shorts Feed view, so it feels like YouTube isn't even testing it.
I haven't changed anything:
Same upload schedule
Same editing style
Same video length
Same music
Same quality
Same niche (3D satisfying jelly physics animations)
I know not every Short goes viral, but seeing 4 uploads in a row barely getting Shorts Feed distribution seems unusual.
Has anyone experienced this?
Is this just a normal Shorts distribution slump?
Could YouTube temporarily stop testing new uploads?
Is there anything in my analytics that suggests a problem?
Should I keep uploading normally, or change my content strategy?
I'd really appreciate advice from creators who have experienced something similar. Thanks!