The delay of your You Tube video views count is caused by a change of server – videos moving from dozens of views to hundreds of views and higher are moved to a larger server.
In all cases of strange view count display, don’t panic. Wait a few days and you will see that your video’s view count will be up to date and aligned across all devices.
There are two reasons why your video view count might be stuck on a certain number…
Views from many locations and viewing devices need to combine – that’s not a “freeze”, it’s just a “lag” and is always an issue every single day.
If you check your video from a phone or tablet, the view count could be days behind.
Long gone are the days when you could press your browser’s refresh button 1,000 times a day to get your view count up.
In order to calculate views accurately, You Tube can’t display views in real time all the time because of the system.
As a Google-owned company, it’s also important that all algorithms and security measures are taken.
You Tube has never disclosed fully how view counts are established.
A You Tube system bug When a You Tube video goes from the dozens of views towards the hundreds of views and beyond, the view count responsibility is shifted over to a larger end server.
In general, it can take up to 2 or 3 days for your video’s view count to reflect the actual number of views it has.