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One October at a time: how many videos land after each line for every one before it
From 2.6 times as many YouTube videos end just after 8 minutes as just before · Data as of 5 Nov 2026
One October at a time: how many videos land after each line for every one before it
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<figure style="margin:0;max-width:1200px"> <a href="https://viewershift.com/insights/eight-minute-line/charts/one-october-at-a-time-how-many-videos-land-after-each-line-for"><img src="https://viewershift.com/insights/eight-minute-line/charts/one-october-at-a-time-how-many-videos-land-after-each-line-for/image.png" alt="One October at a time: how many videos land after each line for every one before it" width="1200" height="969" style="width:100%;height:auto" loading="lazy"></a> <figcaption style="font-size:13px">Source: <a href="https://viewershift.com/insights/eight-minute-line">2.6 times as many YouTube videos end just after 8 minutes as just before</a>, Viewershift</figcaption> </figure>
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2.6 times as many YouTube videos end just after 8 minutes as just before
YouTube allows ads in the middle of a video only if it runs longer than eight minutes. In 9.5 million uploads, lengths pile up just past that line.