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A graph showing what percentage of viewers are still watching at each point through a video, used to pinpoint exactly where attention drops.
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.
FIRST SEEN
2025
PEAK POPULARITY
2025-2026 (Algorithmic Drift Era)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Gen Alpha Slang
Related To:Hook RateWatchtimeRetention Loop
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+15 AURA
TREND STATUS
↑ HIGH RISING FAST · HIGH
CULTURE CATEGORY
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RELATED TERMS
MENTIONS OVER TIME
2023202420252026
RELATED SEARCHES
TOP PLATFORMS
TikTok
68%
YouTube
15%
Twitter / X
9%
Reddit
5%
Others
3%
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