It will be very helpful to understand how the YOutube algorithm works. However, you can still perform well without knowing how youtube ranks your video. The basic rule to get views on your youtube videos is to publish high-quality videos. Your videos should not only be of high quality but also original and unique. If you are publishing in a saturated niche, your video will never fall into the high-quality category. You also need to do SEO on your videos, when you do SEO, your videos will appear high on internal as well as external rank. Last but not the least, you can try advertising your videos for better reach.