Reddit Ads · Status at source date: Public beta
Reddit launches a 15-second engaged-video-view beta
Reddit’s new 15-second Engaged Video Views goal is available in public beta to advertisers globally.
What changed
Reddit’s announcement, written by Kerrie Lopez, introduces a public beta of the 15-second Engaged Video Views goal for advertisers globally. A completed view qualifies when the video is no longer than 15 seconds; for longer creative, the qualifying point is 15 seconds watched. The article describes it as an optimisation and billing option and offers a split test against the existing six-second goal.
The launch article reports stronger video metrics among alpha testers, but those are Reddit’s aggregate internal findings, not a forecast for a new campaign. A longer qualifying view is also not the same as a completed long video, a remembered message or a sale. The definition should remain visible when comparing results across goals and creative lengths.
Why it matters for advertisers
PMC analysis: select the goal around the point at which the creative delivers its value. A product demonstration that needs several steps asks a different amount of attention from a simple brand reminder. Watch the actual ad and mark when a viewer understands the offer; then decide which view threshold is useful to test.
A comparison should avoid declaring a winner solely from a higher metric that the new goal was designed to optimise. Assess cost for a consistent viewing milestone and, where the campaign can support it, the action that follows. Keep the creative and other test conditions sufficiently consistent that a different edit does not explain the result. This makes the test useful even if the 15-second goal produces more long views but fewer people who take the next step. The right choice depends on the communication job and business outcome.
What to check next
- Choose creative whose core demonstration or explanation benefits from extended attention and note when its main message becomes clear.
- Use Reddit’s documented split-test process to compare six-second and 15-second goals, checking the beta’s eligibility and test-duration requirements.
- Review costs and viewing milestones using consistent definitions, then examine the intended downstream outcome before scaling the goal.
Sources & contributor credit
- Newsletter coverage · Paid Media Collective newsletter
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Original newsletter text and archive evidence
Reddit launches a 15-second engaged-video-view beta.
Reddit’s new 15-second Engaged Video Views goal is available in public beta to advertisers globally. A completed view qualifies for videos lasting up to 15 seconds, while longer videos qualify after 15 seconds of watch time; Reddit also offers split testing against its existing six-second goal. For you, this means testing whether longer attention improves the outcomes that matter for demos, trailer-business-related creative.
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