Did anyone experience a sudden drop after fake subs

[eli's kitchen corner]

Hi everyone,
Around August 25, 2025, my channel experienced an unexpected increase of approximately 30 subscribers overnight, only to have them removed the following day. Since then, I've noticed a significant drop in views and engagement on my videos.
I’ve been putting a lot of effort into creating content, but this situation is really discouraging.
I want to clarify that I have never purchased subscribers or used any third-party services to boost my metrics.
Has anyone else encountered a similar situation? If so, how did you address it, and did your channel recover? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

 

[Olivia Carter]

I’m a Market Research Analyst at Talentmate, one of the leading job portals in the UAE. I usually share research-based guides and insights on our platform (you can check them out here: https://www.talentmate.com/articles ). I also run a YouTube channel where I give career guidance and industry trend analyses. Like you, I’ve never engaged in any malpractice such as buying subscribers or using third-party services. My goal has always been to guide and help others. But I also experienced the same issue, a sudden spike in subscribers followed by removals, and then a noticeable drop in views and engagement. It’s definitely disheartening when that happens, especially when you start a channel with good intentions. I’d also love to hear if anyone has found ways to recover from this and stabilize their channel’s performance.