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Retention Teardowns

YouTube retention teardowns: where real videos lose viewers, and why

A retention teardown reads one YouTube video the way a viewer lives it: how the first 30 seconds land, where attention slips, and what the structure is doing at each drop. Every teardown here is Retti's predicted read of a long video (8 minutes and up), not the creator's private analytics.

How to use a teardown

Open one from your own niche and look at three things: the hook verdict, the timestamps where attention is at risk, and the fix attached to each. Then check your own videos for the same patterns. If you want the background first, read how to read a retention graph, the six retention curve shapes and what a good retention rate looks like.

Get this on your own video

Add your video's link and its retention graph from YouTube Studio, and Retti shows the moment viewers left and why. Your first review is free.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a retention teardown?

A retention teardown is a close read of one video that shows how the hook lands, where viewers are likely to leave and why, and what to change. Retti's teardowns are predicted reads of how a video is built, not the creator's private analytics.

Are these the creators' real retention graphs?

No. Each teardown is Retti's predicted read of the video's structure. Only the creator sees the real retention graph in YouTube Studio. To see your own, run Video Review on a published video.

What lengths do the teardowns cover?

Long-form videos, 8 minutes and up. Retti is built for long-form retention.