Glossary
Hook rate
An industry metric (not a Meta column) for video ads: the share of impressions where people watched at least the first three seconds.
Also called thumb-stop ratio
Formula
Hook rate = 3-second video plays ÷ impressions × 100
It measures the opening of the video. A low hook rate means people scroll past before the message starts; test a new first second before changing anything else.
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