Just found this audience retention information...

[Eligible Monster]

In my goal to learn everything I can about YouTube and its features and ways to promote and improve my channel I found the Audience Retention information. So the only problem with it is I'm clueless as to what are good stats. I assume that you automatically lose a good chunk of viewers right after the first 30 seconds. But whats good numbers for the rest of it? I typically seem to hold 50% or so of the viewers til near the end, but then it drops off to 30% by the very end. Is that a sign my videos may be bordering on the long side?

 

[WhereMyLaLasAt]

Personally I think If you can get 50% to watch all your bvideo then you're doing well! If they're dipping off right at the end you probably don't have much to worry about!

 

[thefriendlygreek]

The key here is to use relevant titles/tags/descriptions for your videos. Tricking people to watch a vid pisses them off which leads to dislikes and quick exits.

Oh, and a loyal subscriber base.

Also, try not to make your vids too long; viewers have zero attention span. I have no idea how I manage a high retention considering a lot of my vids are approx 8-10 minutes. But that's where a loyal subscriber base comes in. Luckily, my subs are amazing and actually watch vids through.