Did PewDiePie Try to Hack YouTube? [Watch The Whole Video]

We are all told that watchtime is the most important metric on watchtime. The more you have, the more YouTube will share your content. So when you change playback speed on YouTube does that affect the amount of watchtime you get on a video? And did PewDiePie do this to increase watchtime?

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[HeyTails]

he wasn't trying to hack, my dude
it was a meme.
someone on reddit told him to do wtf

[dawnydawny]

When someone makes a whole video about a reddit meme

[Blackpowderdofus]

Pewdiepie tried to 'hack' youtube.
Pewdiepie 'forced' his viewers...
Dude wtf atleast say it was a video suggestion from reddit.

[OuijaBoard]

I feel like pewds r/woooosh'd this guy

[CZsWorld]

Knew about the watch time effect, but didn't know that about the retention effect.

[eddyconejoii]

Actually it wasn't his idea, it was his subreddit's idea

[SuperGamer-jmmp]

The title should be:
VidIQ tries to get views in the name of Pewds

[JosiahRises]

PewDiePie did it because it was a meme among people who actually follow him.

[vian]

He did it because one us ( 9 year old )kept asking to do that on Reddit by making meme and he listens us so he did 2× speed video. He is no 1 for a reason

[thehardingameyt]

4:39
Fanbase on reddit asked him to do so...

[Snapmare_]

*_My printer is printing t series instead wtf_*

[SixBlindKids]

Excellent analysis! I’m glad YouTube counts actual real eyeball time. I actually didn’t expect that, but I’m sure they’ve seen a thing or two!

[TheAmazingLifeTv]

Pewdiepie get it wrong .. but vidiq did the same if pewdiepie made a 20min video and he speed it up to x2 the video will become 10 min long we will need to watch it at 0.5 speed and he will get the same watch time 20min ... Average view duration dont really effect c: x2 was not a bad idea because he can get x2 ads revenue and a good title for his video c:

[MaxRovensky]

You should use a better tool for speeding up, that doesn’t pitch up the audio

[DRMAOMMAIZEINNG]

4:28 i was still at 0.5 which was funny

[ukiyo]

Those who are saying VIDIQ is trying to gain views through Pewd's name
*JUST WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO MAN*
It's really informative

[imheretoo]

It was a meme.
Someone on reddit asked him to do a 2x video for fun... He didn't do It for the views. Besides, he showed It at the start of the video.

[rameeznizami]

He did this becuz his fans asked him to do it, on his reddit submission page.

[eliblossoms]

When someone don't know whats a meme

[betiedu]

Lol you are cheating on us... *Watch the whole video*