The public watch page ships a JSON payload with the video's view count, like count, publish date, length, category, and upload tags. This tool reads that source and derives the rest: like rate is likes divided by views, age is the time since the publish date, and average views per day is lifetime views spread over that age. No YouTube API key is involved, and results for a video are cached for 24 hours so re-checking it is instant.
YouTube Video Statistics
Paste any public video link to see its views, likes, like rate, publish date and age, average views per day, length, category, and tag count — free, instant, no API key.
How this works
Frequently asked questions
Where do these numbers come from without a YouTube API key?
From the public watch page itself. Its source carries a JSON payload with the view count, like count, publish date, length, category, and the upload tags — the same data the player uses to render the page. This tool reads that payload directly, so there is no API quota, no login, and nothing to configure.
Why is the like count sometimes missing or marked as rounded?
Creators can hide the like count on a video, in which case the page carries no number at all and the tool shows "Hidden". Occasionally the page includes only the abbreviated figure YouTube displays ("19M") rather than the exact count — the tool then expands it and flags it with a ≈ so you know it is rounded.
What is a good like rate?
Like rate is simply likes divided by views. For ordinary long-form videos a few percent is typical; heavily promoted music videos and Shorts usually land lower because so many of their views are passive, while small channels with loyal audiences often run higher. Treat it as a comparison between similar videos, not an absolute score — it is not a ranking factor on its own.
Why no dislikes, comment counts, or watch time?
YouTube removed the public dislike count in November 2021, so it no longer exists anywhere on the page. Comment counts are loaded separately after the page renders, and watch time, retention, and click-through rate are private to the channel owner in YouTube Studio. Like rate is the only engagement signal a public page still exposes.
Are the view counts real-time?
Not quite. Results for a video are cached for 24 hours so repeat checks are instant, and YouTube itself updates public view counts with a delay and periodically audits them, so the figure here can differ slightly from the one on the video page at the same moment.