This would be more interesting if there was some attempt to filter the ones where there was some deliberate attempt to get views or exposure. As the author poi

This would be more interesting if there was some attempt to filter the ones where there was some deliberate attempt to get views or exposure. As the author pointed out, "Not everyone uses YouTube to launch their showbiz or political career.". Some amount of these videos are meant only to be shared with friends or family, so it seems flawed to talk about the chances of using social media to strike it big when these sorts of videos are part of the dataset.