In YouTube there are internal and external views/traffic

In YouTube, there are internal and external views traffic counters. This is particularly important for creators who have large channels and videos that receive millions of views. It is interesting to note that the number of views displayed on a recently published video may vary depending on whether you view it on the YouTube website or in the YouTube Studio analytics.

Let's say you just published a video on YouTube and you go to youtube.com to watch it. After a few hours, you might see that the number of views is 100,000. However, if you then check the YouTube Studio analytics, you might see that the video has actually been viewed 150,000 times. This difference arises because YouTube has an internal traffic counter that displays the views in the YouTube Studio, allowing creators to monitor their analytics more accurately. The external views, on the other hand, are the numbers that everyone else can see.

Although all the views can eventually be seen in the YouTube analytics studio, there is usually a delay before the verified views appear on the main channel page for everyone else to see. So, initially, you might notice a slight discrepancy between the internal view count in the YouTube Studio analytics and the view count visible to the general audience. This delay is a standard process, not a bug.

To illustrate this, let's take a small video as an example. On the main channel page, the video has 71 views for everyone to see. However, when checking the video performance in the YouTube Studio analytics, the view count already shows 78. This difference in numbers demonstrates the time delay between the internal analytics and the public view count.

It is worth noting that while the majority of views from the YouTube analytics studio eventually appear for everyone to see, some users may need to be verified before their views are counted. This verification process ensures that the view count remains accurate and reliable.

In conclusion, YouTube's internal and external view counters provide creators with a comprehensive understanding of their video's performance. Though there may be a slight delay between the internal analytics and the public view count, this is a standard procedure and not a glitch. With these tools, creators can effectively track their views and gauge the popularity of their content.