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Which categories bunch up after eight minutes

From 2.6 times as many YouTube videos end just after 8 minutes as just before · Data as of 5 Nov 2026

For each category, the videos at 8:01–8:30 for every one at 7:31–8:00, among categories with at least 20K uploads in October 2026. The category's typical (median) length follows each figure. The largest figure sets the bar scale.

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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.

Which categories bunch up after eight minutes

Which categories bunch up after eight minutes

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