Lemko: YouTube views are largely decoupled from subscriber counts
Dr. Tyler Lemko · Q&A: How to get 100,000 followers in 2025 · Jan 7, 2025 · at 25:03
Content creator Tyler Lemko discusses the shift in platform mechanics where algorithmic recommendation outweighs existing follower or subscriber counts.
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“Like, even on YouTube, views matter so much more than subscribers, and yes, there is a correlation, but not, it's not like a 100% correlation. There's a lot of accounts with low subscriber numbers that do view numbers like crazy.”
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