In classic journalism, they tell you that "lede", essentially the introductory lines, are the key to reporting. But it's old-fashioned print journalism. Now things have turned into videos. Vlogging has become extremely popular. YouTube, which hosts millions of vlogs in a wide variety of languages, has shared some interesting facts about the type of intro words most hosts tend to prefer. Many YouTubers tend to open their videos with the phrase "Hey guys." It was used in about 36% of the videos in the 2020 study.
The YouTube study and its findings
The most popular introductory greetings on YouTube vlogs. (Image credit: YouTube) YouTube identified all videos it could categorize as vlogs, at any given time, using minimum thresholds of at least 20,000 views for videos and at least 20,000 subscribers for channels that produced them. He gave her a million videos. YouTube then analyzed all available captions, both auto captions and creator-uploaded captions. "The results confirmed the supremacy of 'Hey Guys,' but they revealed more than a few other interesting facts about the vagaries of video greetings around the world," YouTube said. While "Hello guys" has been the favorite greeting for the past decade, "Good morning" has also gradually gained popularity, while "Hello everyone" seems to be on its way to oblivion.
Greetings change with video categories
YouTube vlog categories and your favorite introductory greetings. (Image credit: YouTube) YouTube has stated that the dominance of "Hey Guys" is not absolute. "When you break things down and look at separate categories, other greetings take over. Fitness channels, for example, tout 'What's up' (your heart rate, maybe?), while travel channels opt for 'Hi' "(which indicates dawn - like possibilities waiting beyond the horizon. Or something like that)," the video platform said. He added that there was a familiar flavor to the greetings in all languages and places. In Brazil, the most popular message on YouTube is "Oi gente," which translates to "Hello guys" in Portuguese. Similarly, Mexican designers use "Hello friends", while in France they prefer a cheerful "Bonjour à tous" or "Bonjour à tous".