Find any channel’s breakout videos
A breakout video gets at least 3× the channel’s usual views. Paste a channel to see which of its 50 newest uploads broke out, how often it posts and on which day.
How this tool counts
- The channel’s 50 newest public uploads and their view counts, read from YouTube’s public API and refreshed once a day.
- Usual views = the median of the uploads at least 3 days old. It needs 10 of them.
- A breakout has at least 3× that. The ratio is next to each video.
- Public data only: no YouTube login, and nothing about the channels you check is stored. This tool uses YouTube API Services, under the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.
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Questions people ask
What is an outlier video on YouTube?
A video that gets far more views than the channel usually does. Here it means at least 3× the channel’s usual views, where usual is the median of its newest uploads.
Why the median and not the average?
One viral video pulls an average up and hides the next one. The median is the middle video, so a single hit doesn’t move it.
Why are the newest videos left out?
They are still collecting views. A video counts once it is 3 days old.
Are Shorts counted?
Yes. YouTube’s public data doesn’t say which uploads are Shorts, so Shorts and long videos share one median. A channel that mixes both can show Shorts as outliers.
What time zone is the upload schedule in?
UTC. Add or subtract your offset to read it in your time.
Can I see this for my own channel every day?
Yes. Every YouTube channel page on CountDeck has the same Videos section, and the CountDeck app keeps your own count on your Home Screen.