How the SxyHub Feed Works: Personalization, Ranking, and Discovery

Learn how SxyHub's recommendation algorithm personalizes your feed, how videos are ranked, and tips to discover new content that matches your interests.

Updated: February 2026
5 min read
Viewing & Interaction

How Video Ranking Works

SxyHub's feed algorithm ranks every video using a multi-factor score calculated in real time. The key factors are:

  • Quality Score (40%) — Engagement rate: likes, comments, completes vs skips.
  • Velocity Score (25%) — How rapidly new watches, likes, and shares are accumulating (trending potential).
  • Freshness Score (20%) — How recently the video was uploaded. Fresher content gets a boost that decays over 7 days.
  • Personalization Score (10%) — How well the video matches your watch history and category preferences.
  • Exploration Score (5%) — A diversity bonus injected to surface new creators and niche content.

Feed Personalization

For logged-in users, SxyHub builds a profile of your interests based on:

  • Videos you watched to completion (high signal)
  • Videos you liked or saved
  • Creators you follow
  • Category preferences you set manually in Feed Preferences
  • Videos you skipped quickly (negative signal — reduces similar content)

The algorithm learns over time. New accounts start with a general trending feed and personalize after ~20 interactions.

Feed for Anonymous Viewers

If you're not logged in, SxyHub shows a curated feed of platform-wide trending content. Without an account:

  • Personalization is not available
  • Likes, saves, and follows are not stored
  • Sessions are tracked temporarily for session-based recommendations only

Create a free viewer account to unlock personalized recommendations.

How to Improve Your Feed

  • Watch videos all the way through — completions are the strongest quality signal.
  • Like and save content you enjoy — this trains the algorithm on your preferences.
  • Follow creators whose content you consistently enjoy — their new uploads appear first.
  • Visit Feed Preferences to manually boost or suppress categories.
  • Use Explore to discover content by category and tag, which also teaches the algorithm.

Resetting Your Preferences

If your feed feels stale or inaccurate, you can reset your learned preferences:

  1. Go to Feed Preferences.
  2. Click Reset to Defaults.
  3. Confirm the reset — your watch history signals are cleared and the feed returns to trending content.