[ SOCIAL MEDIA ][ ATTENTION ][ NOUN ]
The speed at which a user moves through a feed, treated as a rough measure of boredom, overstimulation, or content mismatch.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"That intro was too generic, the scroll velocity stayed high and nobody paused."
LORE & ORIGIN
Grew from creators and analysts trying to describe not just whether people scrolled, but how urgently they did it.
FIRST SEEN
2024
PEAK POPULARITY
2025-2026 (Feed Tempo Era)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Gen Alpha Slang
Related To:Attention DriftSwipe ThroughAttention Spike
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+14 AURA
TREND STATUS
↑ HIGH RISING FAST · HIGH
CULTURE CATEGORY
[ SOCIAL MEDIA ][ ATTENTION ][ NOUN ]
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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