YouTube Channel Audit
Paste any channel and get a quick health check — upload frequency, average views and engagement across its recent uploads, and its single best and worst performing video.
Useful for sizing up a competitor before you try to compete with them, or for getting an honest read on your own channel's current numbers.
How it works
- 1Paste a channel's @handle, URL, or legacy username.
- 2Click Run audit.
- 3Review the stats — they're based on the channel's most recent 30 uploads, not its entire lifetime history.
When to use this
- You're sizing up a competitor before trying to compete in their niche.
- You want an honest, current read on your own channel rather than relying on memory.
- You're comparing two or three channels in your space to see what normal engagement looks like at your size.
A worked example
Paste a channel handle and you might see: uploads every 4.2 days on average, 18,400 average views, a 3.8% engagement rate, and its best video (240,000 views) against its worst (2,100 views) from the last 30 uploads — a wide best/worst gap like that usually points at one specific factor worth digging into.
Frequently asked questions
Why recent videos instead of the channel's entire history?+
A channel that started years ago may look completely different today — recent uploads give a much more accurate read on where the channel actually stands right now.
How is engagement rate calculated?+
(average likes + average comments) ÷ average views, as a percentage, across the sampled videos.
What if upload frequency shows N/A?+
That means the channel doesn't have at least two public videos in its uploads to measure a gap between.
Can I see private analytics for a channel I don't own?+
No — only public data (views, likes, comments, upload dates) is used. Watch time, retention, and impressions stay private to the channel owner's own YouTube Studio.
What should I actually do with the best/worst video comparison?+
Compare their titles, thumbnails, and topics — the gap between a channel's best and worst recent video is usually more informative than either number alone, since it points at what specifically worked.