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Category Deep Dive

In-depth analysis of content categories and their trending performance

Categories

9

Tracked

Videos

3.0K

Analyzed

Dominant

Music

Category

Most Efficient

Music

Views/Day

Category Dominance

Which categories appear most frequently in trending charts

#CategoryVideosShare
1
Music
18.7M avg views/video
1.7K
55.5%
2
Gaming
5.3M avg views/video
612
20.4%
3
Entertainment
11.3M avg views/video
339
11.3%
4
Film & Animation
9.5M avg views/video
185
6.2%
5
People & Blogs
2.3M avg views/video
177
5.9%
6
Travel & Events
716.4K avg views/video
16
0.5%
7
Education
1.6M avg views/video
3
0.1%
8
Sports
17.0M avg views/video
3
0.1%
9
Comedy
9.6M avg views/video
1
0.0%

View Efficiency

Categories ranked by views generated per trending day

#CategoryViews/DayAvg Peak
1
Music
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
301.5K#9
2
Sports
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
228.6K#5
3
Comedy
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
223.4K#2
4
Entertainment
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
216.6K#8
5
Film & Animation
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
175.8K#4
6
Gaming
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
87.0K#15
7
People & Blogs
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
38.9K#17
8
Education
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
21.0K#15
9
Travel & Events
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
13.8K#15

Top Videos Across Categories

Longest-trending videos from each category

#VideoCategoryDays
1Music364d
2Music333d
3Music327d
4Gaming174d
5People & Blogs173d
6Gaming164d
7People & Blogs160d
8Gaming158d
9People & Blogs145d
10Film & Animation136d
11Education135d
12Entertainment125d
13Sports125d
14Entertainment114d
15Film & Animation109d
Key Insights

Category Concentration

Top 3 categories (Music, Gaming, Entertainment) account for approximately 87% of all trending videos.

Efficiency vs Volume

Categories with fewer videos often have higher views per trending day, suggesting quality over quantity in niche categories.

Peak Rank Patterns

Music videos are more likely to reach #1, while niche categories tend to peak in the #10-30 range.

Duration Trends

Gaming and Entertainment videos tend to be longer (10+ min), while Music videos are typically under 5 minutes.

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