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SILTHW

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95% of the time it is:
- Bot purge and along with that is removing any watch time generated by those bots
- reporting lag, and usually those resolve within 24-72 hours, but can take up to a week.
- YouTube suspects the channel losing watch time was trying to manipulate watch time and has adjusted it

This is almost always the answer. You will find this is a frequently-asked question with many responses. Search can be your friend in these forums.
 

Stanley | Team TB

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@SILTHW is exactly right... I haven't seen any recent updates which can be blamed for any lost watch time or views. It is likely this is simply the very-common practice of YouTube purging bot accounts.
 
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