title Factor
Pipe Separator
Whether the title contains a pipe character (|). Pipes are commonly used to separate the headline from a category or channel-style suffix.
Pipes are a news/branding convention rather than a content signal. They tend to appear on professionally-managed channels and may correlate with production-tier as a side effect rather than driving reach themselves. Effect is usually small.
Regular Videos
-37%
trend only
Shorts
+60%
trend only
Top 10% Video
-14%
trend only
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 uses a pipe to separate elements.
Videos with this factor
Rep. Crockett Calls Out Incompetent Administration & Trump-Musk Failures | LIVE Interview on MSNBC
Jasmine Crockett
259K views
Trump's Texas Power Grab | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez #aoc
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
13K views
3K views
2K views
When absent
The title doesn't use a pipe character.
Videos without this factor
Sen. Whitehouse: "Trump is Scrambling" to Find Way Out of Epstein "Mess"
Sheldon Whitehouse
175K views
The President vs. every member of Congress COMBINED. Guess who made more personal financial trades?
Elizabeth Warren
10K views
We Need a Manhattan Project for AI
Elissa Slotkin
3K views
2K views
Grand Rapids Hispanic Festival
Elissa Slotkin
1K views