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This seems plausible. Recommendation Algorithms definitely could play a role as well. I believe that at some point YouTube started recommending videos based on
by Insanity 7y ago
This seems plausible. Recommendation Algorithms definitely could play a role as well. I believe that at some point YouTube started recommending videos based on "time watched" so videos slowly got longer over time, as those videos tended to be promoted more.
(Or vice versa, that they became shorter because the algorithm preferred that.)
- dep_b 7y agoWasn't that like 10 minutes after which all videos became 10 minutes to explain what could be told in 30 seconds?
- Liquid_Fire 7y agoI believe the 10 minute mark has to do with being able to insert additional ads into the video, so if your video is close to 10 minutes it pays off to "round it up".