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Data-driven patterns from 4,615 trending videos

Key Insights
  • Most trending titles are 70-100 chars (33% of videos)
  • Short videos (3-5 min) trend the most (36%)
  • Fri sees the most new trending videos (17%)
  • 52% of trending titles titles with separators (|, -, :)
  • Music dominates with 2481 trending videos

Title Analysis

Title Length DistributionAvg: 60 chars
< 30 chars18%
30-50 chars22%
50-70 chars20%
70-100 chars33%
> 100 chars7%
Title Patterns
Has Separator
52%avg #10
Contains Numbers
32%avg #12
Official MV
22%avg #8
Has Emoji
7%avg #16
Exclamation
6%avg #14
Has Hashtag
5%avg #9

Video Duration

Duration DistributionAvg: 33m
1%
Shorts
< 1 min
avg #5
20%
Very Short
1-3 min
avg #7
36%
Short
3-5 min
avg #9
11%
Medium
5-10 min
avg #11
9%
Long
10-20 min
avg #16
23%
Very Long
> 20 min
avg #14

Best Days to Trend

Sun
15%
Mon
13%
Tue
13%
Wed
16%
Thu
13%
Fri
17%
Sat
13%

Category Performance

1.Music
2481 videos~50.2d trendingavg #10
2.Gaming
922 videos~50.1d trendingavg #14
3.Entertainment
553 videos~44.3d trendingavg #8
4.Film & Animation
326 videos~44.7d trendingavg #5
5.People & Blogs
297 videos~47d trendingavg #16
6.Travel & Events
16 videos~48.3d trendingavg #17
7.Comedy
8 videos~37.8d trendingavg #16
8.Education
6 videos~55.7d trendingavg #13
9.Sports
3 videos~66.3d trendingavg #14
10.News & Politics
2 videos~37d trendingavg #4
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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