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We’ve become accustomed to seeing multiple channels with at least one billion weekly views in the Global Top 50, but this week’s crop barely cleared that threshold. There were only two channels in the ten-digit club, and neither of them made it to 1.1 billion. KIMPRO led the way once again thanks to its 1.05 billion weekly views.
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The inflation of YouTube Shorts view counts has been a side effect of the decision to make the format more like TikTok. Therefore, in a sense, it’s no surprise to see references to an original short-form pioneer within the confines of YouTube’s vertical format.
Even YouTube creators want to bring back Vine
Ever since Elon Musk took over as the leader of the platform now known as X, there have been persistent rumors regarding a potential revival of Vine. The six-second video hub has been an X property since the Twitter days, but it has remained dormant even as its spiritual successors flounder.
Based on the latest chart data, we can safely say that Vine’s fanbase is alive and well. A channel called GS Vines made its first appearance inthe Global Top 50 after collecting 392.8 million weekly views. That total was good for a 36% week-over-week bump that pushed GS Vines from 85th place in our ranking all the way up to 41st.
To be clear, GS Vines isn’t aggregating clips that originated on the titular, bygone video app, nor is it limited its uploads to the six-second limit that was Vine’s signature feature. Its animated Shorts feature popular characters like MrBeast and Cristiano Ronaldo, neither of whom were known for their activity on Vine.
In the age of short-form slop, those references aren’t necessary. Channels operating on the weird side of Shorts use their names to jam in more keywords that could help them advance in Youtube’s algorithmic ranking. The presence of Vine as one of those keywords suggests that the platform still holds sway, even when its handle is applied to something that feels like a non-sequitur.
While Vine’s presence on YouTube Shorts may be mostly cosmetic, there’s one way in which the platform could be influencing current-day short-form content. These days, Shorts are allowed to be more than one minute long, but some of the top channels in our ranking are nevertheless keeping the proceedings as brief as possible. Even if videomakers are still carrying on for more than six seconds, they are succeeding with straightforward videos that offer nothing more than a simple setup and payoff.
The video linked in the above paragraph comes from Boosted Words, the 46th-place finisher in this weeks Global Top 50. Boosted Words is a fairly ordinary content aggregator, but it’s focus on efficient content seems to be helping it climb the charts.
Data via Gospel Stats
Those words have been boosted by their brevity and concision. Does that trend mean that the right time for Vine’s comeback is nigh? Maybe — but for that grand return to happen, Elon Musk would have to sign off on it, and I’m done trying to predict what that guy will do.
Channel Distribution
Here’s a breakdown of the Top 50 Most Viewed channels this week in terms of their countries of origin:
- India: 23
- United States: 9
- Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and Pakistan: 2
- Brazil, China, Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, and Ukraine: 1
This week, 40 channels in the Top 50 are primarily active on YouTube Shorts.
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