YouTube Video Statistics
Free Video Statistics tool for YouTube creators.
The YouTube Video Statistics pulls view count, like count and other public statistics for any YouTube video. Paste a YouTube video or channel URL and get the result instantly, with no signup required.
This tool is built for creators, marketers and researchers who need quick access to public YouTube data without digging through YouTube's own interface or using developer API keys.
How to Use the YouTube Video Statistics
- Paste the YouTube video or channel URL
- Click the action button
- View or copy the result
Best Practices
- Use the full YouTube URL for the most reliable results
- Only public video and channel data is accessible — private or unlisted content cannot be retrieved
This tool is free to use with no signup required.
Frequently Asked Questions
What statistics does this tool show for a video?
Typically view count, like count, comment count, upload date, and duration — all publicly available data about the video.
Is this tool free to use?
Yes, completely free with no signup, no limits and no software to install.
Is my data saved anywhere?
No — lookups run on request and are not stored or linked to you.
Can I check statistics for any public video, not just my own?
Yes — you can look up publicly available statistics for any public video, useful for competitor and content research.
Does this show private analytics like watch time or audience retention?
No — only publicly visible statistics are accessible. Detailed analytics like watch time, retention, and traffic sources are only available to the video's owner through YouTube Studio.
Why doesn't YouTube show dislike counts publicly anymore?
YouTube removed the public dislike count display in late 2021 to reduce dislike-brigading behavior — creators can still see their own dislike count privately, but it's not publicly visible on any tool, including this one.
Is this useful for benchmarking my video's performance against competitors?
Yes — comparing public metrics like views and engagement against similar videos in your niche is a common competitive research practice.
How current is the data shown?
Each lookup fetches YouTube's current publicly displayed statistics at the time of your request.
Can I track a video's view count growth over time?
This tool shows a snapshot at the time of lookup — for tracking growth trends over time, you'd need to check periodically and record the values, or use a dedicated tracking service.
Is this useful for influencer marketing vetting?
Yes — quickly checking a specific video's real engagement numbers is a useful step when evaluating a potential sponsorship or collaboration opportunity.
The YouTube Video Statistics tool retrieves view count, like count, comment count, and upload date for any public YouTube video, without needing to open the video page itself.
Why Pulling Stats Directly Is Useful
Manually checking statistics one video at a time is slow when researching multiple videos, and YouTube's interface doesn't always make every metric easy to find at a glance (like the exact upload date versus a relative "2 years ago" label). Retrieving statistics directly gives precise numbers and dates in one lookup, useful for building comparisons across several videos at once.
What Each Metric Actually Signals
- View count — total lifetime views, though this alone doesn't reveal how quickly those views accumulated or how the video is currently trending.
- Like count — a rough engagement signal; comparing the like-to-view ratio across similar videos can indicate which content resonated more strongly with viewers.
- Comment count — often the strongest engagement signal, since commenting requires more effort from a viewer than a passive like.
- Upload date — useful context for evaluating a view count fairly; a video with 100,000 views after five years performed very differently than one that reached the same number in a week.
Common Use Cases
Comparing performance across a competitor's video catalog, researching benchmark numbers for a specific niche before setting realistic goals, or tracking how a specific video's stats have grown over time by checking periodically.
