đ HOW THE ALGORITHM WORKS :
𤊠Tiktok Reels :
Here is how the TikTok algorithm works for original content:
đ˘- Tier 1 (The Test): It shows your video to ~200 to 500 people on the For You Page over the first 1-3 hours.
đ˘- The Metric Check: It looks at exactly one thing: Watch Time. If those first 48 people watch more than 3 seconds, or finish the video, TikTok immediately pushes it to Tier 2 (1,000+ views).
đ˘- The Viral Snowball: If the next group also watches and engages, it hits the massive 10k/100k+ pools.
đ Instagram Reels (The âShareâ Algorithm) :
Instagram doesnât care time as much as TikTok does. Instagram cares about Network Effects.
đ˘- Shares are King (DMs): The #1 metric for Reels is how many people click âSendâ and DM the video to a friend. If your video is relatable, funny, or shocking enough to share, Instagram will push it to millions.
đ˘- Saves are Queen: The #2 metric is people clicking âSaveâ (usually for educational, aesthetic, or money-making content).
đ˘- The Slow Burn: A TikTok video usually dies in 48 hours. Instagram Reels can sit at 100 views for 2 weeks, and then randomly blow up to 500k views a month later. Never delete an underperforming Reel.
đ˘- Visual Polish: Instagram heavily penalizes low-quality video.
â¤ď¸ YouTube Shorts (The âSwipe-vs-Viewâ Algorithm) :
YouTube has the most brutal, mathematical algorithm of the three. It relies on two exact metrics:
đ˘- Viewed vs. Swiped Away (The Hook): When your Short appears on a userâs screen, do they stop to watch, or instantly swipe? If your âViewedâ percentage is over 70%, you will go viral. If it drops below 50%, the video dies. The first 1.5 seconds of your video are everything.
đ˘- Average View Duration (AVD): For videos under 15 seconds, YouTube wants to see over 100% watch time (meaning people let the video loop and watch it a second time). This is why creating âseamless loopsâ works so incredibly well on Shorts.
đ˘- SEO Matters: YouTube is fundamentally a search engine. The words you use in your title and the hashtags tell YouTube who to show the video to first. Make sure your title perfectly describes the video.
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