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Jones7's avatar
Jones7
Visitor
3 months ago

Watch time on the dashboard

What does the watch time for each viewers of an individual video on GoToStage channels mean when the number of watch count of a viewer is 2 or more?

If I watch a 100-minute video to the end once and then only watch the first half one more time later, is the watch time on the analytics 100% or around 50%?

Also, if I watch it again even for a second, will the last watched date be updated?

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  • KateG's avatar
    KateG
    GoTo Manager
    3 months ago

    Hi Jones7​ Welcome to the community,

    For channel analytics, according to this article, 

    - The watch time % for a viewer reflects the percentage of total unique checkpoints they have watched, relative to all checkpoints available in the video.

    - If you watch the whole video once (all checkpoints met), and then watch only half of it on your second attempt, you have still covered all checkpoints at least once. Your watch time remains 100%.

    - Typically, if you watch the video again, even for just a second, the last watched date for you and that video will be updated to the date and time of the most recent watch. 

    Hope this helps, let me know if you have any questions.