What Does This Mean?
A graph showing what percentage of viewers are still watching at each point through a video, used to pinpoint exactly where attention drops.
EXPLAINER

Growth Audit Lab · original source ↗
EXPLAINER

Creator Insider · original source ↗
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REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"The retention curve had a cliff right at the thirty second mark, that's exactly where the pacing dragged."
LORE & ORIGIN
Standard platform-analytics terminology, the visual representation creators study to identify precisely which seconds lose viewers.
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
MENTIONS OVER TIME
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