YouTube Channel Analyzer

Every month you check what a channel posted and which videos took off. This YouTube channel analyzer reads the channel’s public video pages, compares each video to the channel’s own median, and shows which kinds of videos keep beating it, and whether timing explains it.

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Built for

  • Marketers reviewing competitor or peer YouTube channels every month
  • Agencies backing a client’s video plan with public numbers
  • Founders and creators choosing their next video
  • Partnership managers checking a creator’s recent median before a deal

Key insights

  • Every video measured against the channel’s own median
  • Launch timing separated from topic
  • Topics, formats and brands ranked by median views
  • Formats compared on views and on likes

What is the YouTube channel analyzer?

A YouTube channel analyzer reads a channel’s recent videos and shows which ones beat the channel’s usual level. Actionbook reads the public Videos and Shorts tabs and each video’s page, takes the median views of the last 90 days’ long videos as the baseline, and divides each video’s views by it. It groups videos by topic, format and the brand they cover, checks whether timing explains the winners, and keeps Shorts apart. The dashboard answers three questions:

  • Is the channel above its usual level, and why: the headline and the views chart, split at the event that moved views.
  • Which kinds of videos keep beating the baseline: the group table by topic, format or brand, with a before-and-since split for each.
  • Takeaways: three patterns with the number of videos behind each, plus every video with its views, ×, like rate and comments.

Who the YouTube channel analyzer is for

Brand and content marketers

You review two or three competitor or peer channels every month and report what worked.

  • Which videos beat each channel’s usual level, and by how much
  • Whether a topic is really working or just rode a launch week

Agencies and freelancers

You back a client’s video plan with numbers from the channels their audience already watches.

  • Topics, formats and brands with video counts and medians
  • The same method each month, so reports stay comparable

Founders and creators

You make your own videos and want to know what to make next.

  • Videos that beat a channel’s own median, not just the biggest ones
  • Which formats win views and which win likes

How to build a YouTube channel analyzer with Actionbook

  1. Step 1: Paste the channel link

    Open the prompt with Build with Actionbook and add the channel’s URL. It can be your own channel or one you don’t run.

  2. Step 2: Let it read the public pages

    Actionbook opens the channel’s Videos and Shorts tabs and each video’s page in your browser, not logged in and read-only. It records views, likes, comments, date and length for the last 90 days.

  3. Step 3: Get your dashboard

    Actionbook turns those numbers into the dashboard: the channel’s baseline, the topic, format and brand table, and three takeaways.

YouTube channel analyzer FAQ

What is a YouTube channel analyzer?

A YouTube channel analyzer is a tool that reads a channel’s videos and shows which ones performed above the channel’s usual level. This one uses public pages only, compares every video with the channel’s own 90-day median, and groups the results by topic, format and brand.

Can I analyze a YouTube channel I don’t own?

Yes. It reads public channel and video pages, the same ones any viewer sees, so you don’t need access to the channel. Nothing is posted, liked or changed.

Does it show watch time, retention or click-through rate?

No. Those numbers are only in YouTube Studio, for the channel owner. This analyzer uses what public pages show: views, likes, comment counts, publish date and length.

How does a video beat the usual level?

Its views are above the baseline, the median views of the channel’s long videos in the last 90 days. If the baseline is 1M, a video at 2M reads as 2.00×.

Why are Shorts counted separately?

Shorts and long videos are watched in different ways, so their views don’t compare. The dashboard lists Shorts on their own, with their median views and like rate.

Is this a YouTube channel audit?

It doesn’t grade the channel. It lists patterns with the number of videos behind each, so you can see what holds up.

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