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YouTube Average View Duration Calculator

Average view duration from your total watch time and view count.

Enter your total watch time (minutes) and views.

Creator guide

AVD is an absolute number, not a percentage

Average view duration tells you how long people watch in raw time — pair it with video length to understand what it really means.

What this tool does

Computes average view duration directly from real total watch time and views.

How to use the result

Feed the result into the Retention Calculator to see it as a percentage of video length.

Data to note

This is pure client-side math on the numbers you enter — it does not fetch or estimate anything from YouTube.

A simple way to use this tool

  1. Use your real total watch time and views from YouTube Studio.
  2. Feed the result into the Retention Calculator for a percentage.
  3. Compare AVD across videos of similar length, not across very different formats.
FAQ

Common questions

Related but different — AVD is an absolute time figure. Use the Retention Calculator to convert it into a percentage of your video's total length.

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