Frozen view count
Why is the video view count stuck?
Sometimes you might see that the video viewcount isnโ€t showing all the views you expect. Video views are algorithmically validated to be fair to both content creators and advertisers and maintain a positive user experience. This process assures that the video views are quality views and discards the low quality playbacks.
We want to make sure that all views are validated so during this process the views update less frequently and might occasionally freeze above 300 views to assure quality view count. This is the normal operation in YouTube videos.
If you've noticed that a video has had the same view count for awhile, click one of the options below to learn more.
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YouTube video views are important to all members of the YouTube community – both to uploaders, as well as viewers. Views reflect how many times a video is watched and are an important measure of a video's overall popularity.
This is why we need to verify video views and it takes a bit of time to do so. You will notice the delay caused by the validation process once the video has at least 300 views. At this point, the viewcount may slow or temporarily freeze until we have time to verify that all further views are legitimate.
During the time in which the viewcount appears frozen, valid views will continue to be counted.