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Category Deep Dive

In-depth analysis of content categories and their trending performance

Categories

10

Tracked

Videos

3.0K

Analyzed

Dominant

Music

Category

Most Efficient

Sports

Views/Day

Category Dominance

Which categories appear most frequently in trending charts

#CategoryVideosShare
1
Music
14.4M avg views/video
1.6K
53.8%
2
Gaming
4.3M avg views/video
597
19.9%
3
Entertainment
8.6M avg views/video
368
12.3%
4
Film & Animation
8.3M avg views/video
245
8.2%
5
People & Blogs
2.2M avg views/video
155
5.2%
6
Travel & Events
641.5K avg views/video
9
0.3%
7
Comedy
2.0M avg views/video
5
0.2%
8
Education
1.4M avg views/video
3
0.1%
9
Sports
24.7M avg views/video
2
0.1%
10
News & Politics
258.1K avg views/video
1
0.0%

View Efficiency

Categories ranked by views generated per trending day

#CategoryViews/DayAvg Peak
1
Sports
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
294.2K#7
2
Music
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
255.3K#9
3
Entertainment
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
178.7K#8
4
Film & Animation
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
173.3K#5
5
Gaming
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
76.8K#14
6
Comedy
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
51.1K#18
7
People & Blogs
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
40.9K#15
8
Education
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
18.5K#15
9
Travel & Events
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
11.6K#14
10
News & Politics
Avg. duration: NaNm NaNs
6.6K#5

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
12Sports125d
13Entertainment125d
14Entertainment114d
15Film & Animation109d
Key Insights

Category Concentration

Top 3 categories (Music, Gaming, Entertainment) account for approximately 86% 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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