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Valve Just Changed Steam Sales Forever
8d ago · English audio
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Outlier score
This score was measured on Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:43:16 GMT. Current view counts may differ.
1.2M views ÷ a 308.7K baseline = 3.9×. Compared with 45 earlier videos from the same channel, matching the format recorded at scoring time. Older-upload baseline: reference videos had at least as long to gain views. This comparison is not age-matched.
YouTube snapshot: Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:11:26 GMT. Counters may have changed.
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Channel-balanced percentile: 100
Comparison details
38 videos from 22 other channels, with each channel weighted equally. Same format and language, with 100,000–999,999 subscribers. Observed at 206 hours after publication, within ±41 hours.
The comparison uses this broader topic because the specific niche has too few examples. This describes the collected sample, not all of YouTube. Updated Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:40:50 GMT.
Niches & tags
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