diff --git a/backend/routers/channels.py b/backend/routers/channels.py
index 6e8252f..41b1e53 100644
--- a/backend/routers/channels.py
+++ b/backend/routers/channels.py
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ def _fetch_popular_task(channel_id: int, youtube_channel_id: str):
             text("""
                 SELECT youtube_video_id FROM videos
                 WHERE channel_id = :cid
-                ORDER BY (view_count IS NULL) DESC, published_at DESC NULLS LAST
+                ORDER BY (view_count IS NULL) DESC, RANDOM()
                 LIMIT 200
             """),
             {"cid": channel_id},