title Factor

Percentage in Title

Whether the title contains a percentage (e.g. '40%', '80 percent'). A data point rendered as a number carries more authority and specificity than a vague framing.

Percentages anchor claims in data. '80% of voters agree' reads as concrete and verifiable; 'most voters agree' reads as an opinion. Titles with percentages tend to signal research-backed or poll-driven content, which rewards the political YouTube audience that came for substance.

Regular Videos
+77%
solid pattern
Shorts
+96%
solid pattern
Top 10% Video
+190%
solid pattern

Average Video is the effect on a typical video. Top 10% Video is the effect on the videos that broke out (top decile of views) — so you can see whether a factor helps most videos a little, or pushes the top performers much higher.

When present

The title includes a percentage figure — typically a poll result, budget figure, or statistical claim.

Videos with this factor

When absent

The title makes claims without numerical anchoring.

Videos without this factor

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