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YouTube creators experienced a mysterious drop in views around mid-August while their ad revenue remained surprisingly stable. The culprit was YouTube's battle with ad blockers causing desktop views to disappear from analytics while leaving monetization unaffected.
• Desktop viewers using ad blockers suddenly stopped being counted in view metrics
• Views dropped approximately 30% for many creators, particularly those with tech-savvy audiences
• Despite lower view counts, ad revenue remained stable since ad-blocked views never generated revenue anyway
• Engagement metrics like likes-per-view increased, suggesting core engaged audience remained
• Josh Strife Hayes collected data from 80+ channels to identify the desktop viewer correlation
• YouTube liaison Rene Ritchie confirmed ad blockers were affecting view count accuracy
• Tech channels were hit hardest while gaming channels with younger audiences saw minimal impact
• This appears to be just the beginning of YouTube's ongoing battle with ad blocking technology
• Creators don't need to change their content strategy as this is a platform-level analytics issue
Chapters
1. Breaking Down The YouTube Views Mystery (00:00:00)
2. Linus Media Group Notices Viewership Drop (00:08:42)
3. Debunking The Restricted Mode Theory (00:13:20)
4. Desktop Views Down But Revenue Stable (00:21:53)
5. Josh Strife Hayes' Data Investigation (00:29:17)
6. Ad Blockers: The Real Culprit Revealed (00:36:23)
372 episodes
Manage episode 508411006 series 2535210
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Want a 1 on 1 coach? https://vidiq.ink/theboost1on1
Join our Discord! https://www.vidiq.com/discord
Watch the YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/@vidIQPodcasts
YouTube creators experienced a mysterious drop in views around mid-August while their ad revenue remained surprisingly stable. The culprit was YouTube's battle with ad blockers causing desktop views to disappear from analytics while leaving monetization unaffected.
• Desktop viewers using ad blockers suddenly stopped being counted in view metrics
• Views dropped approximately 30% for many creators, particularly those with tech-savvy audiences
• Despite lower view counts, ad revenue remained stable since ad-blocked views never generated revenue anyway
• Engagement metrics like likes-per-view increased, suggesting core engaged audience remained
• Josh Strife Hayes collected data from 80+ channels to identify the desktop viewer correlation
• YouTube liaison Rene Ritchie confirmed ad blockers were affecting view count accuracy
• Tech channels were hit hardest while gaming channels with younger audiences saw minimal impact
• This appears to be just the beginning of YouTube's ongoing battle with ad blocking technology
• Creators don't need to change their content strategy as this is a platform-level analytics issue
Chapters
1. Breaking Down The YouTube Views Mystery (00:00:00)
2. Linus Media Group Notices Viewership Drop (00:08:42)
3. Debunking The Restricted Mode Theory (00:13:20)
4. Desktop Views Down But Revenue Stable (00:21:53)
5. Josh Strife Hayes' Data Investigation (00:29:17)
6. Ad Blockers: The Real Culprit Revealed (00:36:23)
372 episodes
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