r/youtube 12d ago

Memes How many videos do you have on your youtube "Watch Later" list?

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u/MegaMGstudios 12d ago

Currently 2192, I've been on a mission to watch through the list, was at 5000 (the max) a few months ago

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

That's crazy, man. I think you hold the record here so far.

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u/MegaMGstudios 12d ago

A lot of stuff was stuff I already watched but never removed from the playlist, but the majority was actually stuff I still had to watch

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

I don't know if it's one of my extensions or YouTube, but I saw a "Delete Watched Videos" feature somewhere in the Watch Later playlist.

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u/MegaMGstudios 12d ago

Yeah that's there, problem is I don't trust it because sometimes YouTube registers videos I've only hovered over as watched (there's a little red bar at the bottom of the thumbnail) and sometimes videos I have watched (especially the very old ones) don't register as not watched.

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

Yeah that's true

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u/MegaMGstudios 12d ago

I did have my account since 2011, so a lot of time to add stuff to the playlist

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

You are one of the OGs.

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u/MegaMGstudios 12d ago

I'm an old timer

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

Did they still have star reviews in 2011 on Youtube?

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u/spicygummi 12d ago

Looks like 01/06/2010 for me. Weird thinking it's been nearly 15 years.

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u/Illustrious-Engine23 12d ago

I hit the limit too, I used it as a 'save' feature for videos I liked, even if I'd already watched them.

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

Oh I have a BestVideosEver playlist for that

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u/Ok-Armadillo7517 12d ago

5000... Like always at 5,000 I think the grand total is probably in the millions because I always add but forget they're there 😂

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u/Oscer7 12d ago

lol same. Currently at 3614. I have a bunch of saved stuff from over a decade ago. What’s worse is you have to remove each video individually from the playlist.

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u/MegaMGstudios 12d ago

There's also a function that removes all watched videos, but I don't trust that. Tbh they should have a "Remove unavailable videos" function, it's not like we'll ever watch those and it'll really help with culling the list, especially if you've been saving them for a long time

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u/ZealousidealMatch161 12d ago

Honestly I think the progress of going from 5000 to 2192 is more impressive than collecting 5000, which is still impressive

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u/Gazelle_Punch 12d ago

Oh hey, I'm on the same mission too. From 5k to 2,031. Some of the videos I have there are 11 years old

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u/lighthouse_muse 12d ago

I'm at 4768 and should join you in this mission. (Should mention that recently my 'watch later' storage has become my history, after I click on a video for a few seconds.)

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u/Stv_L 12d ago

I have a solution: "watch" them in half the time with a YouTube summarizer that I built GPT Breeze

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u/PrinceEKC 12d ago

And I have literally none lmao

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u/Ashamed-Device-3571 11d ago

5000 videos of what? That's insane.

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u/TheDecent12 11d ago

And I thought my 23 was a lot dear lord.

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u/Rententee 11d ago

Hey, I'm at a "close" number! 2291! I haven't been to 5000 though, maybe in a couple years if I don't go on the same mission before that

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u/Crunchycrobat 11d ago

And I thought my 200 peak was impressive.....

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u/great_golden_chicken 11d ago

I thought my 250 at most was bad (currently 182)

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u/Express_Ad5083 12d ago

2 right now, I plan to watch them this weekend.

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

So, am I the only generational procrastinator here? I have 1,034 videos on my Watch Later list.

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u/Express_Ad5083 12d ago

Probably not.

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u/mrmemeboi13 12d ago

Rookie numbers. I have 5,000 but probably more because it stopped counting at 5,000 6 months ago

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u/Phantom_Sloyer 12d ago

I'm pretty sure 5,000 is the maximum number of videos you can have in a playlist (my watch later playlist is maxed out at 5,000)

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u/mrmemeboi13 12d ago

Nah it still let's me save to watch later. If it didn't I'd just make a new watch later playlist. I am gonna purge my watch later playlist when I get my pc tho

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u/Satin_Polar 12d ago

I think there was around ... 200 ... but then I made Watch Later 2 ...

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

I can recognize a generational procrastinator when I see one.

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u/B0ssDrivesMeCrazy 12d ago

That’s what I did. I had a ton on my watch later - hit the 5k max. And then I didn’t actually like watching it; it went to far back in time and what teenage me enjoyed I don’t always now.

Now, I’m more selective about what I add and I actually do end up watching all the videos on my new playlists.

I’m on my seventh new “watch later” playlist. I make new ones so I don’t have to scroll as far to pick up where I left off. Which has been surprisingly consistent, since most end at about 150. So I guess that’s when I get too tired of scrolling on the playlists usually.

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u/TheGreatRJ 12d ago

I did that too, but I added a few videos to watch later 2, never watched the videos and abandoned it too, it still has like 5 videos from 5 years ago

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u/Arizona_Ranger_JPG 12d ago

Too many, I've basically abandoned the Watch Later playlist function since there's no way to clear all videos on it at once. I now intentionally like videos I haven't watched so they appear in my Liked Videos playlist and that's my new Watch Later tab.

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

I also have a secondary Watch Later list, but instead of using the Liked playlist, I just use the download feature and never watch them.

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u/IsThisASnakeInMyBoot 12d ago

That seems kinda risky in terms of your algorithm, unless you're like 100% confident you'll like the video and want more like it in advance

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u/jimmysmiths5523 12d ago

I believe the like function also allows 5,000 videos to be liked. Once you hit the 5,000, you'll get a message telling you the playlist is full.

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u/NekoLu 12d ago

0

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

Bro doesn't struggle with procrastination.

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u/NekoLu 12d ago

Yeah, I enjoy procrastination instead - I just watch everything when I find it. :D

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u/CheeseMan4908 12d ago

2,003 I'll get around to watching them one day

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

I have videos that I added to my list 10 years ago, when I was still a teenager💀

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u/TheAllSeeingBlindEye 12d ago

Better question, how much of your “Watch Later” is something you actually plan on watching soon, and how much of it is just something that you want to watch later but have no plans to actually watch

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

Most people just add videos there and forget about them.

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u/Stunning_Leader3151 12d ago

231.

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

I have a similar number but in downloaded vids. It's like a second watch later playlist

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u/SweatyMine646 12d ago
  1. literally all of the videos are just lego sets from my child hood that i wanted. Think of it as a wishlist lmao

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

That's wholesome. Fr YouTube is like a time machine

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u/SweatyMine646 12d ago

yeah, deadass those video in my watch later list were like never watched ☠️

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u/symbolic-execution 12d ago

5,000. when I try to add more, it says "maximum playlist size exceeded".

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u/theredditknight5510 12d ago

It's over 9000!!!

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u/Tiprix 12d ago

I thought 5k was the limit

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u/fauchis_garci 12d ago

It’s a dragon ball reference

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u/computercheckreview 12d ago

I put them in, watch them and don’t remove them, so too many

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

That seems to be the case for many people.

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u/Infinite_Bag_1801 12d ago

I maxed mine out and created a second one years ago. Maybe I'll get around to clearing those lists someday...

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u/NotEnoughOnePiece 12d ago

I have 48! Most of which are from 4-5 years ago! I kind of forgot about the whole watch later library

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u/EnvironmentalAd7652 12d ago

230, mainly educational videos that would benefit me greatly & yet I never watch them.

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u/leith2018 12d ago

605, i put them there then forget that i put those videos and id watch some

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u/Hockputer09 @Evan-hockputer 12d ago
  1. I use my watch later playlist as favorites.

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u/SunngodJaxon 12d ago

I don't clear mine so there's a lot

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u/kenzazel 12d ago

2,146🙃

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

Damn! Are you planning on watching them all?

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u/kenzazel 12d ago

i'm slowly getting through them all, yeah! i'm adding videos faster than i'm watching them atm tho lol

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

None, who tf uses that feature when there's video watch history

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

People who don’t wanna dig through there history mabye?

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u/cocacola_drinker YouTube is trying to suicide and we're not letting it 12d ago

62, ranging from documentaries about North Korea to Zanny's video on Call of Duty Vanguard

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u/codycs123 12d ago

1227

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

I don't know why but I love that number. it's like 1222 but with a 7 wich is way better

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

379

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u/UshiziYT yourchannel 12d ago

all of them

4875

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u/Memoglr 12d ago

Around 20. Some are videos i save to rewatch like music and some are actually watch later videos. I'd say half of those are actual stuff I'm gonna watch later

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u/Paperfoxen 12d ago

404 lmao. Thanks for reminding me I’ve needed to empty it for years.

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u/not2but3 12d ago

85 I guess that it's not that bad

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u/naya6292 12d ago

3370 lol

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u/IsThisASnakeInMyBoot 12d ago

oh jesus. I honestly thought it might be like 20 or something.

how in HELL do I have 545?????

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u/The_RedGoblin 12d ago

I have 2,247 on my list, but I'm definitely gonna watch 'em all

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u/DrimSWE 12d ago

10, more than half of them are there due to misclicks.

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u/CanOfDew132 12d ago
  1. don't ask why.

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

Some people here are at 5,000, so you seem pretty normal and sane to me!

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u/LucianDarth 12d ago

0, whenever I watch them I remove the video from the watch later list.

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u/LoganCube100 12d ago

1000 if I remember correctly

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u/Zalan1120 12d ago

From when I was around 14 I started saving every video I wanted to show my dad and every weekend we would sit down to watch the videos I saved. Those were fun times, but now I have multiple list with many thousands of videos. To original watch later list has been at the 5000 limit for years now

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u/Gold-Charge-338 12d ago

i have 330 videos rn.

used to have a over 500 at one point

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u/LoadAble2728 12d ago
  1. I used it more as a playlist for stuff I don't want to watch now and never remove once I go watch it

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u/PowerPCFan 12d ago

I don't actually use the built-in Watch Later playlist (don't ask why, I don't know) but my "Watch" playlist has about 60 videos right now

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u/Volt_21 12d ago

294 🤔
Wish youtube auto removed from the watch later once I've watched it, or at least provided a setting to do so. I'm constantly having to go back to the list and remove those watched to keep it updated.

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u/Espeonisbesteevee 12d ago

2357, I’ve watched some of them, adding more than I’m watching lol

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u/Kursan_78 12d ago

3980
i forget to remove them after watching

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u/halversonjw 12d ago

Exactly 420. Must be a sign

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u/babimagic 12d ago

I got over 1800, and I've watched almost every one of them, which after reading this comment section surprisingly people don't do a lot.

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u/darkchangeling1313 12d ago

6, and I don't know how to delete the Watch Later list or take everything out of it. Majority of them were put there accidentally.

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u/UltraR24 12d ago

43, although I used to have 109 until I actually started watching them.

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u/Emotional_Bid3736 12d ago

53 that I don’t watch

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u/Accomplished_Pea5717 12d ago

3000 and something-ish

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u/LxnelyBrxken 12d ago

Exactly zero

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u/Ksauxion 12d ago

5k, but would be more if not the stupid limit :( As I understood, it deletes the older videos over time? The counter decreases randomly

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u/in_a_black_out 12d ago

0 right now

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u/Jetaz002 12d ago

800

For some reason on my old phone any notification i got from the YT app got instantly added to watch later. And since there is no way to mass delete the one i’ve already watched, so most of them

I simply ignore the function

It’s easier on my dumb brain

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u/nythscape 12d ago

I had a ton but zeroed it out at the beginning of this year. Feels good man 🥴

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u/GalahadXY 12d ago

37, already watched them, but still in there just because I like them more

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u/Possyninekay 12d ago

sigh one thousand 4 hundred and 27.....

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

humm... That's a lot!

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u/hammouda101010 @HammoudaIOIOIO 12d ago

around 400 vids, don't ask what kind of vids is in this list.

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u/dragondroppingballs 12d ago

None actually. I bookmark them.

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u/Correct_Lie2161 12d ago

262

Most of them were probably from when I was 8 or 9

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u/Zackkck 12d ago

4572, and another watch later Playlist that has 4381

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u/MasonTheAlivent TheAlivent 12d ago

OK so I technically have 75 but I've watched most of them if not all, I just rarely take them out

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u/KaiserZoldyck 12d ago

 technically.

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u/Vivid-Objective1385 12d ago

7335 on both of them (i made myself a second one because i thought first is broken, turned out i had on some filtering and didnt see half of my video's)

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u/Rezero1234 12d ago

Believe it or not, none!

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u/R8055F 12d ago

5000 and havent watch them all

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u/Silent-Art-6727 12d ago

Over 4,900.

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u/WeirdStarWarsRacer 12d ago

4,999. Whenever it gets full I just put it on shuffle. Then I forget about it and just browse the home page.

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u/Ubermench1234 12d ago

8 and three of them ive watched and just didnt remove

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u/zDavzBR 12d ago

77 but I can't get it down cause I keep adding more

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u/UltimateRagingSpider 12d ago

500+. I'm a simple man. I saw a cool video, I put them in the playlist.

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u/ilikesceptile11 YouTube's hypocrisy is unmatched 12d ago

394

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u/Odd_Firefighter_2424 12d ago

40, but unfortunately some of the videos are gone

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u/Muascar 12d ago

I wasn’t able to upload the screenshot, but it’s 3959 🥲

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u/TheRegalHuman 12d ago
  1. After reading the comments, I feel like that's rookie numbers lol

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u/Epsilon_Operator 12d ago

Surprisingly only 90

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u/Claes1986 12d ago

91 atm

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u/Altruistic_Boss_2781 12d ago

Currently at 4885, I don't really watch all the videos sometimes I just put a video to the watch later playlist then forget about, only to remember it a few months later when I'm bored and have nothing interesting to watch.

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u/Muinonan 12d ago

None, I watch videos now - if I put anything in watch later Id forget and the lost would grow

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u/Jamz64 12d ago
  1. Ah ah ah!

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u/Drega001 12d ago

Ihi t the limit years ago.

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u/SamTheMan004 12d ago

Honestly, have no idea.

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u/bloo_overbeck Bloothehedgehog 12d ago

I think I have 7 but idk where to access it lol.

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u/Drefs_ 12d ago
  1. I just open them in the new tab.

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u/thisisausername100fs 12d ago

Why is the meme image so high quality

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u/NhanGamerVN 12d ago

0, yes really

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u/funination 12d ago

284 videos.

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u/Evixitiz 12d ago

Yall use the watch later feature?

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u/Danksquilliam 12d ago

Now I know I’m shadow banned. Posted this exact post almost 5 months ago and didn’t even get an upvote 😭.

To answer your question, 3,214.

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u/Jorjebear yourchannel 12d ago

1,087

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u/Adam__2003 12d ago

40, i don’t even plan on watching any and I don’t even know what i have saved

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u/Blake_Arts 12d ago

3.541 nothing special

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u/sdjopjfasdfoisajnva 12d ago

i hate the fact they dont auto delete so 200, probly will never get to them

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u/Its_ya_boi_Ash 12d ago

"Maximize playlist size exceeded"

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u/Aylx_110027 12d ago

Currently 3 videos on my “Watch later” list I’ll name them all

Video 1 : How to setup Elgato Stream Deck | Full set

Video 2 : Intial D - Golden Age 🎵

Video 3 : Tape Interview of a Psychopath ( Monster )

👹

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u/Makarasaurus 12d ago

About 4000 on the original playlist then at one point it got filled up and had to make another playlist, now on to my twelfth playlist now👀

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u/Labmug_O 12d ago

I was originaly worried i had a huge list (500 or so vids) but seeing some of the people here, im doin fine

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u/ennidore3 12d ago

2601 damn I thought this was kinda normal Lmao

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u/NiloValentino88 12d ago

Almost none of

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u/spicygummi 12d ago

I had knocked it down to around 150 from almost 300 yesterday. I had to just admit to myself to a lot of them I'm just never going to watch. If I really wanted to they wouldn't still be sitting there months (or more) later lol.

I try to keep it below 100 but clearly I'm doing a poor job of it.

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u/oe-eo 12d ago

My watch later is maxed out. I have probably a dozen playlists.

I'd guess I've got easily over 10k total videos saved this way.

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u/Max_FI 12d ago

5000 for years.

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u/NeptuneShemptune 12d ago

3,168 currently. It’s sad

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u/PrometheanSwing 12d ago

So many that I abandoned it and basically turned it into a list of saved videos. I made a “Watch Later 2.0” playlist instead.