YouTube Analytics Adds Real-Time Format Filtering via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

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YouTube Analytics Adds Real-Time Format Filtering via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

YouTube upgrades Analytics with format-specific filtering, allowing creators to track real-time performance across longform, Shorts, and livestreams.

YouTube now separates real-time views by Longform, Shorts, and Live content. Creators can finally see which format drives immediate traffic without data mixing. Quick performance insights enable faster content strategy adjustments across formats.

YouTube has introduced an update to its Analytics capabilities, offering format-specific filtering for tracking realtime views.

This allows creators to monitor viewership separately for Longform videos, Shorts, and Live content.

New Functionality

The latest analytics update introduces three format filters:

Longform videos (traditional YouTube content) Shorts (short-form vertical videos) Live streams

Available on desktop and mobile, this filtering system offers new realtime visibility into format-specific performance metrics.

Why This Matters

Before this update, realtime views from all content formats were combined into a single metric.

This made it difficult to evaluate the individual performance of different types of content.

A viral Short could mask underperforming long-form content, or a successful livestream could obscure the performance of regular uploads.

This granular view is a step forward for content creators who publish in multiple formats.

Now, you can:

Track immediate performance by content type Identify trending formats in realtime Make data-driven decisions about content scheduling Optimize multi-format content strategies

Impact

The format filter lets creators make quick content decisions based on immediate audience responses.

For example, if a Short about a breaking news topic gains sudden popularity, you can quickly produce follow-up long-form content while interest is high.

On the other hand, if a format shows low realtime engagement, it may indicate the need to adjust strategies.

This update is particularly valuable for:

News channels that need to monitor breaking news performance versus evergreen content Educational creators tracking engagement differences between quick tutorials and in-depth lessons Entertainment channels balancing viral Shorts with traditional long-form content Livestreamers who want to understand their realtime audience behavior separate from VOD performance