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YouTube Channel Statistics

Paste a channel URL or @handle. Get subscriber count, total views, upload frequency, and recent performance.

How to Check YouTube Channel Stats Without an Account

You don't need a YouTube account or YouTube Studio access to see a channel's public metrics. Subscriber count, view count, and video count are all public data available through the YouTube Data API.

1

Find the channel

Go to any YouTube channel and copy the URL from your browser's address bar. You can also copy the @handle from the channel page.

2

Paste it here

We accept every YouTube channel URL format: @handle, /channel/UCxxx, /c/name, and /user/name. Paste any of them in the input above.

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Read the data

Subscriber count, total views, video count, channel age, upload frequency, and recent video performance. All pulled live from YouTube's API.

What Is a Good Subscriber-to-View Ratio?

The subscriber-to-view ratio tells you how many of a channel's subscribers actually watch each video. It's calculated as: average views per video divided by subscriber count, times 100.

Ratio Rating What it means
30%+ Excellent Strong audience loyalty. Common for small, niche channels with dedicated viewers.
15-30% Good Healthy engagement. The channel's subscribers are regularly watching new uploads.
5-15% Average Typical for mid-size channels. Most views likely come from browse and search, not the subscription feed.
Below 5% Low Common for very large channels (10M+ subs) or channels that grew quickly from viral videos. Many subscribers subscribed once and moved on.

This ratio varies by niche. Education channels tend to have lower ratios (viewers watch one video and leave), while gaming and commentary channels tend to have higher ratios (viewers follow the creator daily).

How Often Should You Upload to YouTube?

There's no single answer. Upload frequency depends on your niche, video length, and production quality. But the data from top-performing channels shows some patterns:

Short-form (Shorts, under 60s)

Channels that post Shorts daily or multiple times per day tend to grow subscribers faster. Shorts are cheap to produce and the algorithm pushes them hard.

Typical cadence: 3-7 per week

Long-form (10+ minutes)

Quality matters more than frequency for long-form. A weekly upload schedule is the most common among channels with 100K-1M subscribers. Going to twice per week is diminishing returns unless you have a production team.

Typical cadence: 1-2 per week

Consistency beats frequency. A channel that posts every Tuesday at 2pm performs better over time than one that dumps 3 videos in a week and then goes silent for a month. YouTube's algorithm rewards predictable upload patterns because it can serve the video to your subscribers at the right time.

YouTube Channel Age Checker

The tool above shows when any channel was created, down to the exact date. YouTube returns the channel creation date in its API, so the age calculation is precise. Use this to verify when a channel started, benchmark your own channel's growth timeline, or check the age of channels applying for partnerships.

YouTube Video Count Checker

Total video count is part of YouTube's public channel statistics. The number includes all public videos (long-form, Shorts, and live streams) but excludes unlisted and private videos. Use the upload cadence section to see the breakdown of recent content types.

YouTube Channel Logo and Banner Download

The channel avatar (profile picture) and banner image URLs are included in YouTube's API response. After analyzing a channel above, use the download links to save the logo and banner at their original resolution. Useful for media kits, pitch decks, and collaboration materials. Always check the creator's terms before reusing their branding.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I see another channel's YouTube statistics?
Yes. Subscriber count, total views, and video count are public data on YouTube. Any channel that hasn't hidden their subscriber count will show all these metrics. This tool reads from the same YouTube Data API that powers the YouTube website itself.
Why is the subscriber count rounded?
YouTube rounds subscriber counts in their public API. Channels under 1,000 subs show exact numbers. Above that, YouTube abbreviates: 1.24K, 15.6K, 1.23M, etc. This is a YouTube policy, not a limitation of this tool. Only the channel owner can see their exact subscriber count in YouTube Studio.
How accurate is the "uploads per week" number?
It's calculated from the channel's last 20 public uploads. We look at the date range between the oldest and newest of those 20 videos, then divide. If the channel uploads inconsistently (e.g., 10 videos in one week, then nothing for a month), the number will reflect the average, not the pattern. Check the "most active day" stat for a sense of their schedule.
Can I see historical subscriber counts?
No. This tool shows a live snapshot of the channel's current stats. Historical data (subscriber growth over time, daily view counts) requires continuous data collection over weeks or months. Services like SocialBlade do this, but they've been running since 2010. We show what's available right now from the YouTube API.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Paste a channel URL, click Analyze. No account, no extension, no email. The tool runs in your browser and fetches data through our server-side API proxy (your request never touches YouTube directly).

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