Article last updated on:
April 19, 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 — see this Google article for more guidance.
Related: PNG or JPG for YouTube Thumbnails?
Thank you for reading this,
ThumbnailTest
