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Comedy and gaming gain the most from Shorts

From Do Shorts get more views than regular YouTube videos? · Data as of 14 Nov 2026

Comedy and gaming gain the most from Shorts

  • Comedy4.1 times, in 3,717 channels
  • Gaming3.4 times, in 27,109 channels
  • People & Blogs2.8 times, in 98,323 channels
  • Pets & Animals2.6 times, in 3,038 channels
  • Entertainment2.4 times, in 44,502 channels
  • Music2.1 times, in 19,493 channels
  • Film & Animation1.9 times, in 5,131 channels
  • Howto & Style1.8 times, in 12,136 channels
  • News & Politics1.8 times, in 13,483 channels
  • Nonprofits & Activism1.7 times, in 2,593 channels
  • Travel & Events1.6 times, in 5,644 channels
  • Education1.6 times, in 29,208 channels
  • Science & Technology1.5 times, in 7,141 channels
  • Sports1.4 times, in 10,235 channels
  • Autos & Vehicles1.2 times, in 6,510 channels
How many times the views a Short drew were the views a regular video drew, for the middle channel of each category. Channels with 10K to 100K subscribers only, so the order is not a reflection of channel size; the category is the channel's own, since Shorts carry none in our data.

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Do Shorts get more views than regular YouTube videos?
In the channels we track that post both, Shorts drew about twice the views of regular uploads — unless the channel has over a million subscribers.

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