Question 1

How does Rating BD rank channels?

Accepted Answer

Channels are ranked by aggregating the performance of all content published within a period, based on views, engagement (likes + comments), and growth velocity.

Question 2

How does Rating BD rank content?

Accepted Answer

Individual video performance is measured using changes in views, engagement (likes + comments), growth velocity, and a recency factor based on publish date.

Question 3

How does Rating BD rank people?

Accepted Answer

People are ranked by their appearances in content, weighted by role (lead, guest, mention) and detection confidence, combined with the performance of content they appear in.

Question 4

How often are rankings updated?

Accepted Answer

Rankings are updated daily and weekly. Hot content (less than 48 hours) is refreshed every 30-60 minutes. Warm content (2-7 days) every 3-6 hours. Cold content (over 7 days) daily.

Question 5

Where does Rating BD get its data?

Accepted Answer

Rating BD collects view counts, likes, comments, and subscriber data through the official YouTube Data API v3.