Live view count for any YouTube video
Paste a video link to see its exact view count, likes and comments. The counts come from YouTube, re-read at most every 5 minutes, and are never estimated in between.
How this counter counts
- Views, likes and comments are YouTube’s own public counts for the video, shown exactly as YouTube reports them.
- Each video is re-read at most every 5 minutes. There is no ticking between readings: a number that moves every second would be a guess.
- Likes can be hidden by the owner and comments turned off. Then the page says so instead of showing 0.
- The average views a day is the total divided by the days since upload, calculated by CountDeck, not from YouTube.
Read-only, always
- Public data only: no YouTube login, and nothing about the videos you check is stored.
- This tool uses YouTube API Services, under the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. CountDeck is not affiliated with YouTube.
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Questions people ask
How do I see the live view count of a YouTube video?
Paste the video’s link in the field above and tap Show views. You get its exact view count, likes, comments and upload date, from YouTube.
Is the view count real time?
As close as YouTube allows. YouTube updates public view counts in batches, and CountDeck re-reads them at most every 5 minutes. Nothing is estimated in between, so the number only moves when YouTube’s does.
Why is the count different from the one on YouTube?
Timing. YouTube’s own page and its API can be a few minutes apart, and this page keeps each reading for up to 5 minutes. Each page says when its count was read.
Which links work?
Watch links (youtube.com/watch?v=…), youtu.be short links, Shorts, live and embed links, or the 11-character video ID on its own.
Does it work for private or unlisted videos?
Unlisted videos work if you have the link. Private and deleted videos can’t be read: YouTube doesn’t share their counts.