YouTube SEO: Does Thumbnail File-Name Matter? (2024)

Article last updated on:
June 03, 2024

Does thumbnail file name matter?

No, naming your thumbnail file doesn’t matter for YouTube SEO. If it does, it’s no more than 5% important.

In the past, it might have played a minor role, but YouTube’s ranking algorithm focuses on other factors for SEO now.


Other tags are much more important β€” see this Google article for more guidance.

Related: TOP YouTube SEO Tools.


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