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“Comments-per-view tracks audience resonance better than likes-per-view.”

disagrees

the data runs the other way here

Held 26 days · Last changed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 change

disagrees on 2 of 5 pooled public channels · inconclusive on 2

What the check does

For each engagement metric, Pearson correlation with sub conversion rate at the video level. Agrees if comments/v has the highest correlation.

The reading

correlation0.29

Checked on 48 videos ·

How the verdict has moved

  1. Oct 24, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026disagrees
  2. Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026disagrees
  3. Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026disagrees
  4. Oct 3, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026disagrees
  5. Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 2, 2026inconclusive
  6. Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026inconclusive
  7. Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026inconclusive

Where the belief comes from

Engagement-depth folklore.

Checked against

Every figure on this page is checked against @theartharrison’s tracked data, through Oct 28, 2026. The tally above reads 5 pooled public channels’ files.

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The rest of the record

This belief sits in a ledger of fifty, each one re-checked every day. These surfaces carry the rest of it.