A look at YouTube's hidden world: most of the videos on the platform capture everyday life and have rarely been seen, with the median video having just 41 views

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A look at YouTube's hidden world: most of the videos on the platform capture everyday life and have rarely been seen, with the median video having just 41 views

bbc.com/future/article/20250306-inside-youtubes-hidden-world-of-forgotten-videos

The hidden world beneath the shadows of YouTube's algorithm
There's a secret side of YouTube, just beyond the guiding hand of the algorithm – and it’s nothing like what you know. The vast majority of YouTube's estimated 14.8 billion videos have almost never been seen. Until now.
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This story appeared on bbc.com, 2025-03-09 05:44:04.695000.