Google Ads views not showing on my YouTube video?

[Realsan]

If I recall correctly, new YouTube videos freeze their view count at ~230 views for an undetermined number of hours/days as they “verify” stuff.

You can read more about that and how it attributes paid ad views here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2991785?hl=en

[IamaMutt]

I deleted my first comment because you pretty much mentioned it when you said:

*Is there a problem with google? I looked on their community support and others said the views they are getting and paying for aren’t registering on their videos! Out of the 230 views my YouTube video (like when I click the video and look at the view count above the description) only shows that I’ve generated like 50?*

There are numerous threads similar to this; here are a couple for others who are also wondering:

[https://support.google.com/google-ads/thread/31972192?hl=en](https://support.google.com/google-ads/thread/31972192?hl=en)

[https://support.google.com/google-ads/thread/1468500?hl=en](https://support.google.com/google-ads/thread/1468500?hl=en)

One of the top answers linked this support page: [https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2375431?hl=en](https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2375431?hl=en).

It would be great if someone could explain it like we were five years old because it makes no sense still to me. One thing though is that I would budget out correctly for Youtube as a result of this. Youtube will show you the actual number versus Google Ads; I wish Google Ads actually did that!

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EDIT: Within your ad campaign, go to *Placements, Where Ad Showed*. On the bottom, there are totals: The **Total: Other** is the accurate, most accurate view count. Sweet!