On May 27th, we saw an unexpected number of YouTube profiles report zero change in channel views from the previous day.  The volume was high enough that we expect it was a lapse in YouTube reporting, rather than the actual view counts for those profiles.  As of May 28th, we’ve seen the majority of those profiles reporting again within expected bounds.

UPDATE (6/8/11): We saw many artists report unexpectedly low numbers or zeros over the weekend and beginning of the week as well, but many of the affected artist profiles have since recovered from the down time.

UPDATE (6/29/11): The behavior continues to pop up periodically and then correct itself after a few days.  At this point, we are unsure as to whether YouTube is taking any steps to correct the reported view counts.

Posted May 30, 2011