YouTube: leading search results 2021, by presence of timestamps

Timestamps are digital placeholders that a YouTube creator can use to signal to audiences where to find specific content in the video. Timestamps can help viewers skip directly to the part of the video they are most interested to watch, but have been said to reduce engagement levels and time spent watching content on YouTube. As of March 2021, eight percent of the most highly placed videos on YouTube's website search results page had timestamps. By comparison, the videos with timestamps featured in the lowest ranking position recorded were 10 percent.