Why do YouTube views freeze at 301?

Numberphile pays a visit to YouTube and learns the secret behind one of the website's famous idiosyncrasies - why view counts on new videos often freeze at 301. Subscribe to numberphile for new videos about numbers every week.

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[KlokEdits]

Am i the only one wich video is already stuck for weeks?

[TheSexybreast2]

You say that it just frozen for 1 day but my other account had a video that freeze for about two weeks now! plz help me!!!

[somtob9]

Kggshsa

[HkeiGamer]

yes i am

[Abdulrahman Janahi]

I was watching my own videos till it reached 301 -_-

[Loma Ducaci]

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[KlokEdits]

I know :), but i didnt uses any of those tricks, it turns out alot of my classmates have been watching my edits alot haha

[GotterVibez]

this happens as long as you use all sort of tricks (bots / autorefresh plugins) to grow your views amount yourself. The views are still counted on their servers , but the counter seen here on the video will pass 301 views only when the real views will reach 301...

[ASyraF SYahiRiN]

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