Aylex Thunder: 11–26M
How a shadowbanned channel recovered, doubled its retention and grew to 11–26 million monthly views across his channels.
The Problem
Aylex's channel was shadowbanned. Average click-through rate was 3.2% and average retention was 17%, so even the videos YouTube did show weren't being watched for long.
What YT Champs Did
- Full channel optimization
Every part of the channel was reworked: metadata, structure and upload strategy.
- Thumbnail redesign
New packaging lifted average click-through rate from 3.2% to 7.4%.
- Retention engineering
Edits rebuilt around viewer drop-off doubled average retention from 17% to 34%.
- A Shorts funnel
Short-form clips fed new viewers into the long-form videos and new channels.
Strategy in one line
The Results
| Metric | Before | After 1 year |
|---|---|---|
| Channel status | Shadowbanned | 11–26M monthly views |
| Click-through rate | 3.2% avg | 7.4% avg 2.3× |
| Retention | 17% avg | 34% avg 2× |
- His channels now get about 11–26 million views a month combined
- A brand-new channel crossed 17K subscribers, completely organically
- Videos ranked for competitive golf keywords within 48 hours of upload
- He's making more money now, with less stress
The Proof
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