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Data-driven patterns from 4,448 trending videos

Key Insights
  • Most trending titles are 70-100 chars (31% of videos)
  • Short videos (3-5 min) trend the most (36%)
  • Fri sees the most new trending videos (17%)
  • 51% of trending titles titles with separators (|, -, :)
  • Music dominates with 2425 trending videos

Title Analysis

Title Length DistributionAvg: 58 chars
< 30 chars18%
30-50 chars24%
50-70 chars21%
70-100 chars31%
> 100 chars6%
Title Patterns
Has Separator
51%avg #10
Contains Numbers
32%avg #12
Official MV
21%avg #8
Has Emoji
7%avg #16
Exclamation
6%avg #13
Has Hashtag
4%avg #9

Video Duration

Duration DistributionAvg: 31m
2%
Shorts
< 1 min
avg #6
20%
Very Short
1-3 min
avg #8
36%
Short
3-5 min
avg #9
11%
Medium
5-10 min
avg #12
9%
Long
10-20 min
avg #15
22%
Very Long
> 20 min
avg #14

Best Days to Trend

Sun
15%
Mon
13%
Tue
13%
Wed
14%
Thu
13%
Fri
17%
Sat
14%

Category Performance

1.Music
2425 videos~43.4d trendingavg #10
2.Gaming
906 videos~43.6d trendingavg #13
3.Entertainment
513 videos~39.6d trendingavg #8
4.Film & Animation
297 videos~39.6d trendingavg #5
5.People & Blogs
271 videos~42.1d trendingavg #16
6.Travel & Events
13 videos~44.2d trendingavg #16
7.Education
7 videos~49.4d trendingavg #11
8.Sports
6 videos~47.2d trendingavg #10
9.Comedy
5 videos~35.4d trendingavg #21
10.News & Politics
2 videos~30.5d trendingavg #10
Actionable Tips

Title Optimization

Keep titles between 30-70 characters. Include numbers when relevant. Questions and emotional hooks (!) can increase engagement.

Ideal Duration

Music videos (3-5 min) and medium-length content (5-10 min) perform best. Match your duration to your content type and audience expectations.

Timing Strategy

Upload when your audience is most active. Trending often peaks mid-week. Consider time zones of your target regions.

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