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.

Shorts
+102%
not significant · p = 0.062
Top 10% Video
+346%
statistically significant · p = 0.004

Average Video shows the effect on a typical video. Top 10% Video shows the effect on videos in the top 10% of views — estimated via quantile regression, 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