What rankings miss
Popularity can show broad attention, but it cannot select the right show for an individual.
Popularity can show broad attention, but it cannot select the right show for an individual. Failing to connect with a large channel may feel isolating; it does not make your taste wrong.
Choose three personal criteria
Try speaking pace, favorite games and music style.
Try speaking pace, favorite games and music style. Comparing several videos with the same criteria makes personal taste easier to describe than a popularity number does.
Leave room for discovery
Open a short video from an unfamiliar channel occasionally.
Open a short video from an unfamiliar channel occasionally. You do not have to keep watching for the attempt to be useful. Practical tip: look for common features among videos you replay often.