VidStats: AI YouTube Analytics & Pro Tools from $5/mo — 2026 Guide

Exact realtime views, straight from YouTube Studio

See views for the last 60 minutes and 48 hours as they happen, down to the minute, with your top videos, traffic sources and Shorts vs videos. Synced from YouTube Studio every minute by the VidStats Chrome extension, which runs in the background while Chrome is open — no Studio tab needed. Live stream concurrent viewers are pulled straight from YouTube.

Know what's happening on your channel right now, not tomorrow.

One zoomable chart, every number vs the previous period

Views, watch time, subscribers, engagement and revenue on one zoomable chart, with every number compared to the previous period. Click any country, device, traffic source, format or video and every section recalculates. YouTube does the filtering, so the numbers are real; where YouTube can't split a report, VidStats says so instead of guessing.

Spot what changed and why, without exporting spreadsheets.

Who is actually watching — and from where

Age and gender, subscribers versus casual viewers, devices and operating systems. Top countries and cities, plus an interactive 3D globe of where your views come from. Traffic and discovery shows which surfaces bring viewers (search, suggested, browse, Shorts feed, external) plus where your videos are played and shared.

Build for the audience you actually have, not the one you assumed.

Retention, hooks and the best time to publish

The audience retention curve for your top video and how well the first 30 seconds hold viewers. Top videos ranked by views and watch time, Shorts versus long-form efficiency, and the best days and hours to publish. Estimated revenue and RPM over any range, with the trend against your previous period.

Turn retention data into your next upload's structure and schedule.

11 tools that turn your data into your next upload

Pro and Agency plans include 11 AI pro tools: Content Optimizer with AI rewrites you can publish to YouTube in one click and an AI thumbnail editor with scoring, Content Idea Generator, Trend & Tag Explorer, Comment Sentiment Analysis, Competitor Analysis, Universal Share, Search Terms Analyzer, Chapter Generator, Video Translator, Shorts Clip Finder and Comment Reply Assistant. Research and data lookups are free; AI actions use credits, and failed runs are refunded automatically.

Go from insight to published improvement without leaving your workflow.

A public dashboard you control, on official YouTube data

Turn on a public link at vidstats.pro/dashboard/@yourhandle and show sponsors, brands or your team your live analytics, read-only — revenue stays hidden unless you choose to show it. Preview exactly what visitors will see, and switch it off anytime to make the link private instantly. VidStats connects through Google's secure sign-in, never sees your password, and uses read-only access to official YouTube data.

Share proof of performance with sponsors without handing over account access.

• Realtime analytics built on official YouTube dataVidStats provides exact realtime views for the last 60 minutes and 48 hours, down to the minute, with top videos, traffic sources and Shorts vs videos, synced from YouTube Studio every minute by the VidStats Chrome extension. Numbers come straight from YouTube, and when YouTube withholds something, VidStats says so instead of estimating.
• Multi-metric analytics with dashboard-wide filteringViews, watch time, subscribers, engagement and revenue appear on one zoomable chart, with every number compared to the previous period. Clicking any country, device, traffic source, format or video recalculates every section, and YouTube does the filtering so the numbers are real.
• AI pro tools that turn data into next actionsPro and Agency plans include 11 AI pro tools, including Content Optimizer with AI rewrites publishable to YouTube in one click, Content Idea Generator, Trend & Tag Explorer, Comment Sentiment Analysis, Competitor Analysis, Universal Share, Search Terms Analyzer, Chapter Generator, Video Translator, Shorts Clip Finder and Comment Reply Assistant. Research and data lookups are free; AI actions use credits, and failed runs are refunded automatically.
• Clear, scalable pricing with a free trialEvery plan starts with a 7-day free trial and renews automatically until cancelled. Basic is $5/month or $49/year, Pro is $10/month or $99/year, and Agency is $25/month or $249/year. Pro includes 100 pro-tool credits a month and Agency 500, with credits refilling on the billing day each month, yearly plans included.

• Channel limits differ by planBasic and Pro each support 1 YouTube channel, while Agency supports up to 3 YouTube channels with a one-click channel switcher and exact realtime syncing for every connected channel. Multi-channel creators should account for this when choosing a plan.
• AI pro tools are not included in BasicThe 11 AI pro tools, including the Search Terms Analyzer, Chapter Generator, Video Translator, Shorts Clip Finder and Comment Reply Assistant, are available in Pro and Agency, not Basic. Pro tools also appear inside YouTube with the Chrome extension’s Studio Dock.
• Credits govern AI and paid data actionsCredits pay for actions that run AI or paid data providers. Pro includes 100 credits a month and Agency 500, with 20 credits during the 7-day trial for Basic and 100 for Pro and Agency. Some actions cost multiple credits, such as AI thumbnail edit (Best) at 10 credits, so usage should be planned accordingly.
• Some analytics depend on YouTube’s own reportingVidStats states that where YouTube can’t split a report, it says so instead of guessing. Features such as audience intelligence, geography, traffic and discovery, retention and hooks, content performance and revenue and RPM are therefore bounded by what YouTube provides, and the AI mentions radar covers mentions from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot only.

Track Real-Time Views and Traffic Sources

VidStats shows views for the last 60 minutes and 48 hours as they happen, down to the minute, with your top videos, traffic sources and Shorts vs videos, straight from YouTube Studio. The VidStats Chrome extension syncs from YouTube Studio every minute and runs in the background while Chrome is open, so no Studio tab is needed. Live stream concurrent viewers are also shown straight from YouTube.

Optimize Content with AI Pro Tools

Pro and Agency plans include 11 AI pro tools that turn your data into your next upload. The Content Optimizer audits any video's title, description, tags and thumbnail, then provides AI rewrites you can publish to YouTube in one click, plus an AI thumbnail editor with scoring. The Content Idea Generator finds your next video from trending videos, Google Trends and Reddit research, while the Trend & Tag Explorer surfaces keyword search volume and competition. Research and data lookups are free; AI actions use credits, and failed runs are refunded automatically.

Understand Your Audience and Discovery

VidStats provides audience intelligence including age and gender, subscribers versus casual viewers, devices and operating systems. Geography and a 3D globe show top countries and cities plus an interactive 3D globe of where your views come from. Traffic and discovery reveals which surfaces bring viewers (search, suggested, browse, Shorts feed, external) plus where your videos are played and shared. Retention and hooks show the audience retention curve for your top video and how well the first 30 seconds hold viewers.

Benchmark and Repurpose with Competitor Analysis and Universal Share

Competitor Analysis benchmarks any channel against yours with side-by-side metrics, upload velocity and timing, topic gaps, SWOT and an AI action plan. Universal Share turns one video into posts for every platform with platform-ready captions, hooks and hashtags, plus SRT subtitles for mobile video. These tools help you understand your competitive landscape and maximize reach across platforms.

Start a 7-day free trial to begin using VidStats.

Try the demo without signing up to explore sample data for Northline Studio, a fictional channel.

Install the browser extension so VidStats reads YouTube Studio data every minute while your browser is open.

Choose a plan starting at $5/mo, cancel anytime.