how youtube views work

so everytime they click on your video when they search it up youll get a view even if they look at it for 2 seconds. and when you reload the page you will also get a view. if you view your own video you will ALSO get a view but if u keep reloading it wont do much.

It appears that a view is counted only when a user initiates the play feature on the video. That can be at YouTube.com, at a third-party site with the embedded version of the video or in a search result.



But if you try to "cheat" youtube theywill see that you're attempting to inflate it and you will accrue penalties based on this practice.

Youtube Pays you for your views you gain 
As a member of the Youtube partners program, they typically pay 1/3 cents to 1 cent per view. As you get more consistant viewers, they pay a higher percentage. Some of these posters can make a very significant income off their videos. 

For example, a video with 1,000,000 views x .0033 = $3300. This is the minimum you will make if you're a yourtube parter.

well it's not a good idea to "cheat" then because if your videos is good,intersting and well edited will gain views anyway so don't worry