Check any channel's subscriber count, total views, and video count, straight from YouTube. A handle, channel URL, or any video URL works.
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How it works
The checker works out the channel behind whatever you paste: an @handle, a channel URL, a legacy /user/ URL, a bare channel name, or any video URL. It then fetches the channel's public record from YouTube through the official Data API. There is no scraping, and the numbers are the ones the channel page displays. A video URL also shows that video's views, likes, and comments next to the channel counts.
Subscriber counts come back the way YouTube publishes them. They are rounded to three significant figures for the public, and the exact number is visible only to the owner in YouTube Studio. When the owner hides the count, the card says so plainly. The Refresh button fetches again on demand rather than polling on its own, because every refresh spends a lookup. There is no stored history of counts, which keeps the tool inside YouTube's data-retention rules.
Each lookup produces a shareable link that reopens the same snapshot for 7 days. For uploads, cadence, per-video stats, and the channel ID with a copy button, step up to the YouTube Channel Analyzer. For a video's full public record, use the Video Data Viewer.
What the numbers mean
- Subscribers
- The public count, rounded by YouTube to three significant figures. "Hidden" when the owner hides it.
- Total views
- Lifetime views across the channel's public videos.
- Videos
- The number of public videos. Private and unlisted uploads are not counted.
- Joined
- The date the channel was created.
- Video card
- When you pasted a video URL: that video's views, likes, and comments.
- Refresh
- Fetches the counts again now. Each refresh is one lookup from your daily allowance.
Frequently asked questions
How do I check a YouTube channel's subscriber count?
Enter the channel's @handle (such as @mkbhd), its URL, or any video URL from the channel. The checker shows the channel card with its subscriber count, total views, and number of public videos, fetched from YouTube at that moment. A Refresh button fetches again on demand, and every lookup gets a shareable link.
Is this the exact, live subscriber count?
It is the count YouTube itself publishes, which is rounded. Public subscriber counts show three significant figures, so a channel with 1,234,567 subscribers shows as 1.23M. YouTube introduced that policy in 2019. Only the channel owner sees the exact figure, in YouTube Studio. So this checker is as live as any public tool can be. Sites that claim exact real-time counts for big channels are guessing between the rounded steps.
Why does the count not change when I refresh?
Two reasons. YouTube publishes rounded counts, so a channel has to cross the next rounding step before the public number moves at all. For a 10M channel that step is 100,000 subscribers. And lookups here are cached briefly on our side, so a burst of refreshes reuses the same snapshot instead of spending a fresh API call each time. For hour-by-hour movement, the owner's YouTube Studio is the only exact source.
Can I see subscriber history or growth over time?
Not here, on purpose. YouTube's API terms do not allow tools to store subscriber counts and build their own history charts. What you can do is check on the days that matter to you and keep your own notes, or use the shareable link as a dated snapshot. For your own channel, YouTube Studio's analytics show the real growth curve.
Why does a channel show no subscriber count?
The owner has hidden it, which YouTube allows in channel settings. The card then says the count is hidden rather than showing a number. Views and video counts usually stay visible. Hidden counts are common on small personal channels and rare on monetised ones, since the Partner Program requires a public presence sponsors can verify.
Can I check the count with just a video URL?
Yes. Paste any video URL and the checker finds the channel behind it. It shows the video's own views, likes, and comments next to the channel's counts. It is the quickest route when you are watching a video and wonder how big the channel is.
Where does the data come from?
From YouTube, through its official Data API. They are the same numbers the channel page shows, with no scraping. That is why the tool is reliable. It is also why it inherits YouTube's rounding and its hidden-count setting. There is no side door to more precise public figures.
Is the YouTube subscriber count checker free?
Yes, free with no signup. Lookups draw from a shared daily allowance shown by the quota chip, and each refresh is one lookup. Signing in on a paid Keywords Everywhere plan raises it. For the fuller picture of a channel, with uploads, cadence, and per-video stats, use the YouTube Channel Analyzer.