What "2.3x" actually means — and how it's designed to be read.
Definition
A performance multiple shows how many times a single video's view count is relative to your channel's own same-format average (long-form vs Shorts). For example, a multiple of 2x means the video got twice the average number of views your same-format videos normally get.
The multiple is always shown together with the raw numbers behind it — this video's views and your same-format average views — so it's never read as a bare figure on its own.
Example only — not your channel's real numbers:
| Video | Views | Same-format average | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video A (example) | 12,000 | 5,000 | 2.4x |
| Video B (example) | 3,000 | 5,000 | 0.6x |
How the multiple is designed to be read
The multiple is deliberately built with three limits in mind: it's always shown together with the raw view counts, never as a bare number; it's phrased only as "N times your same-format average," never converted into a score, grade, or star rating; and it only ever compares a video to your channel's own same-format average — never to other channels or creators.
AlgoLens also uses the multiple to compare groups of videos by format — for example, seeing which types of videos tend to land above your same-format average and which tend to land below it, rather than judging any single video in isolation.
What to do
Where AlgoLens helps
AlgoLens's Video List tab shows each video's performance multiple next to its raw view count and your same-format average side by side, and groups videos by format so you can see which types of videos tend to run above or below your own average.
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