How to Loop a YouTube Short for More Watch Time
About 1 minute · Checked November 2026
A loop is when the end of your Short flows right back into the start, so people watch it again without noticing. It raises your watch time. After 343 Shorts, we try to use one on every video.
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Why do loops help YouTube Shorts?
People watch more of the video, sometimes twice, and that tells YouTube it's worth showing to more people.
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This tool is one of the most effective ways to increase watch time on YouTube shorts. Now, it may be cheesy, but after 343 shorts and 10,537 subscribers, I now try to use it on every video. And today, it's in my fridge. It is called a loop. Let me show you.
We're Justin and Megan. Along with the how-tos, we share a few minutes of faith every day from the season we're walking through right now.
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