January 19, 2024 7:30 PM (GMT+5:30)• Category: Data Analysis

Today, I am sharing an enhanced and comprehensive version of YouTube analysis. This analysis is sophisticated and includes new, intriguing elements. It examines all trending videos from the entire year of 2019, totaling over 70,000 videos.

The analysis delves into titles, descriptions, thumbnails, tags, views, likes/dislikes, and comments to generate the findings presented in this post. Keep reading to explore the details of the analysis and the data, or skip ahead to the results section if you prefer.

Summary of Key Findings from the Analysis

The primary objective of this analysis was to uncover fascinating patterns and insights by exploring the data and utilizing effective visualizations.

If you’re short on time, here are some key takeaways from the analysis, along with links to their respective sections:

1. Top Trending Channels:
   • Linus Tech Tips, a technology-focused personal channel, produced the most trending videos in 2019.
   • Surprisingly, the second and third most popular channels were cooking-related.
2. Trending Video Longevity:
   • While most videos trend for a day or less, six videos remained on the trending list for 30 days.
3. Most Popular Video:
   • BTS’s song “Boy With Luv” was the most viewed, liked, and commented video but also ranked as the 5th most disliked.
4. Low-View Trending Videos:
   • Some videos trended with as few as 50,000 views.
5. Common Title Words:
   • Frequently used words in titles included “official,” “video,” “2019,” “vs,” “trailer,” “music,” “game,” “new,” “highlights,” “first,” and “challenge.”
   • Including the current year in titles may boost trending potential.
6. Emoji Usage:
   • The 🔥 emoji was the most common in trending video titles.
7. Title Length:
   • Most trending video titles ranged between 36 and 64 characters, with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 100.
8. Low-Comment Trending Videos:
   • One video trended with only 7 comments.
9. Most Disliked Videos:
   • YouTube Rewind 2018 and 2019 were the 1st and 2nd most disliked videos.
10. Time to Trend:
    • On average, videos took 1.5 days to appear on the trending list for the first time.