{"id":9393,"date":"2022-07-13T07:01:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T07:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=9393"},"modified":"2022-07-13T07:01:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T07:01:24","slug":"what-is-the-longest-video-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-longest-video-on-youtube","title":{"rendered":"What is the Longest Video on YouTube?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a69a86637e94\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a69a86637e94\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a69a86637e94\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-longest-video-on-youtube\/#What_is_the_Longest_Video_on_YouTube\" title=\"What is the Longest Video on YouTube?\">What is the Longest Video on YouTube?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-longest-video-on-youtube\/#Jonathan_Harchicks_video_is_5965_hours_long\" title=\"Jonathan Harchick&#8217;s video is 596.5 hours long\">Jonathan Harchick&#8217;s video is 596.5 hours long<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-longest-video-on-youtube\/#Its_longer_than_the_average_human\" title=\"It&#8217;s longer than the average human\">It&#8217;s longer than the average human<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-longest-video-on-youtube\/#Its_inspired_by_Andy_Warhols_EMPIRE_film\" title=\"It&#8217;s inspired by Andy Warhol&#8217;s EMPIRE film\">It&#8217;s inspired by Andy Warhol&#8217;s EMPIRE film<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-longest-video-on-youtube\/#Its_not_doing_well_in_terms_of_user_engagement\" title=\"It&#8217;s not doing well in terms of user engagement\">It&#8217;s not doing well in terms of user engagement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Longest_Video_on_YouTube\"><\/span>What is the Longest Video on YouTube?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/IjtLqVy.jpg\" alt=\"what is the longest video on youtube\"> <\/p>\n<p>What is the longest video on YouTube? The answer is a little bit surprising: Jonathan Harchick&#8217;s 596.5-hour film, &#8220;Empire,&#8221; is longer than most people! It was based on Andy Warhol&#8217;s EMPIRE film. And, despite its length, the video isn&#8217;t doing very well in user engagement! The author and director, however, are very proud of their achievement.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jonathan_Harchicks_video_is_5965_hours_long\"><\/span>Jonathan Harchick&#8217;s video is 596.5 hours long<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>YouTuber Jonathan Harchick has set a new record for the longest video. His 596-hour-long video is a slideshow of two-tone color patterns that he left on for 24 days. He challenged other YouTubers to beat his record by uploading a video that&#8217;s longer than that. While some devices won&#8217;t be able to play it, most can.<\/p>\n<p>The video is still set to private on YouTube, but that doesn&#8217;t stop people from watching it. Another record-holder is a video uploaded by Mac Paverick, which is 100 hours long. It has over 1.8 million views and has over 1.6 lakh likes. If you are planning to watch the video, it may be worth signing up for a verified YouTube account. In fact, the longer the video, the better.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube has lifted its time limit for videos, but the record remains high. The video is still a lot longer than previous records. It took Jonathan nearly six months to finish the task, but he managed to do so by uploading a shortened version in December 2011. YouTube&#8217;s records team confirmed the video&#8217;s Guinness World Record in 2012.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_longer_than_the_average_human\"><\/span>It&#8217;s longer than the average human<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just videos with long lengths that are popular on YouTube. Many popular channels feature longer videos to increase their views. However, not everything on YouTube benefits from length, and in some cases it may even be harmful. For example, ContraPoints&#8217; videos are at least thirty minutes long, and PewDiePie has criticized Jacksepticeye for his long video about his bathroom.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_inspired_by_Andy_Warhols_EMPIRE_film\"><\/span>It&#8217;s inspired by Andy Warhol&#8217;s EMPIRE film<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A lot has been made about the movie &#8220;Empire,&#8221; one of Andy Warhol&#8217;s most iconic works. The film is a masterpiece, and is nearly five hours long when viewed at the proper speed. Warhol envisioned art as a way to make the audience feel distracted. He challenged our perceptions of how we should view movies, and used his films to create a new aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p>The movie &#8220;Empire&#8221; was made by Andy Warhol and first screened in 1964. The film consists of a single, black-and-white shot of the Empire State Building, taken from the Time-Life Building in Manhattan. The film is so long, in fact, that you can watch it dozens of times in one sitting. The film starts in the early evening, when the floodlights illuminate the Empire State Building, and continues for eight hours and five minutes until the lights go out at 3 a.m.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_not_doing_well_in_terms_of_user_engagement\"><\/span>It&#8217;s not doing well in terms of user engagement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A recent survey showed that 78% of marketers use engagement as a key measure of marketing success. Specifically, the number of people who have signed up for a premium subscription or made a purchase is considered &#8220;engagement.&#8221; According to this statistic, if a brand has an engaged user base, it has a higher chance of retaining customers and converting them into customers. However, if a brand does not engage its users, it will not be able to reap the full value of marketing spending.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, there are other ways to track engagement metrics. For example, one study found that companies that send personalized notifications to their customers experienced eight-fold increases in click-through rates. Moreover, their website&#8217;s bounce rate fell by 43%, while traffic increased significantly. Even AMD, a multinational semiconductor company, conducts A\/B tests to measure how well their products are doing with their customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Longest Video on YouTube? What is the longest video on YouTube? The answer is a little bit surprising: Jonathan Harchick&#8217;s 596.5-hour film, &#8220;Empire,&#8221; is longer than most people! It was based on Andy Warhol&#8217;s EMPIRE film. And, despite its length, the video isn&#8217;t doing very well in user engagement! 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