Growth & Audience

How YouTube Really Decides Who Gets Views: The Non-Random System Behind “Overnight” Growth If your YouTube channel feels stuck, the worst assumption you can make is that YouTube is “random.” YouTube isn’t guessing—and it isn’t “favoring big channels” as a default setting either. YouTube operates like a high-stakes recommendation and search ecosystem designed to keep viewers satisfied and watching. That means it behaves less like a talent scout and more like a cautious matchmaker. It doesn’t [...]