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How YouTube's Algorithm Decides What You Watch Next (It's Not Random)

YouTube recommends 700 million hours of video every single day — here's how it picks yours Do you actually control what you watch, or does the algorithm?

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YouTube recommends 700 million hours of video every single day — here's how it picks yours Do you actually control what you watch, or does the algorithm?

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Seven hundred million hours — daily. Wild, right? The algorithm pre-selects your feed before you touch the screen. Watch time — how long people actually stay — is what drives it. Follow for more creator tips like this one.