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Most videos peak in their first three days.

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the data runs the other way here

Held 4 days · Last changed Sep 11, 2026 · 1 change

disagrees on 3 of 4 pooled public channels

What the check does

Distribution of peak_views_day across mature videos. Agrees if ≥60% of videos peaked on days 0–2.

The reading

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Checked on 10 videos ·

How the verdict has moved

  1. Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 14, 2026disagrees
  2. Aug 22, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026inconclusive

Where the belief comes from

Pre-2020 algorithmic-period folklore.

Checked against

Every figure on this page is checked against @iamartharrison’s tracked data, through Sep 14, 2026. The tally above reads 4 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.