# YouTube outlier finder

> Free YouTube outlier finder: paste any channel to see which recent videos beat its own typical views at the same age. No sign-up.

Interactive version: https://vid0.in/tools/youtube-outlier-finder. Paste a @handle, a channel URL or a UC… channel id.

## How it works

Vid0 reads the channel's recent public uploads from the official YouTube Data API and works out how many views a video from that channel usually has at each age, for long-form and Shorts separately. A video's outlier score is its views divided by that expected number: 1× is a normal video, 2× an outlier and 5× or more a breakout. The page also shows the channel's typical long-form and Shorts views, uploads a week and the share of uploads at 2× or more. All of these are labelled "Vid0 estimate, not YouTube data".

## How does it compare with other outlier finders?

An outlier finder is only as fair as its baseline. Vid0 compares each video with what that channel's videos usually have at the same age, long-form and Shorts apart, so a two-day-old upload isn't judged against videos that have had years to collect views. These tools also find outliers, as of October 2026:

| Tool | How it scores outliers | Free | Paid from |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Vid0 (this tool)](https://vid0.in/pricing.md) | Every video against its own channel's typical views at the same age, long-form and Shorts apart | Any channel on this page, no sign-up; a free plan to track your niche | Creator: $12/month or $99/year |
| [1of10](https://vid0.in/1of10-alternative.md) | Outlier Finder: videos beating their channel's average | 60 credits a month; outlier search shows 5 results | Basic: $19/month or $180/year |
| [OutlierKit](https://vid0.in/outlierkit-alternative.md) | On one channel or across a field | A 30-credit trial, no card; a free extension, no account | Yearly: Hobby $299, Pro $599, Max $1,999 |
| [ViewStats](https://vid0.in/viewstats-alternative.md) | Outliers, on Pro | Free account; Outliers and Competitors are Pro | Pro, priced in your currency |
| [vidIQ](https://vid0.in/vidiq-alternative.md) | Outliers feature | Free, with 150 AI credits a month | Boost: $19/month or $199/year |

Prices are list prices from each company's own pages and change often.

- **What is the best YouTube outlier finder?** It depends on the job. To check any channel free with no sign-up, use this tool. To watch outliers across your niche, with keywords scored for your channel's size, track 3 channels on Vid0's free plan. For outliers plus AI thumbnails, 1of10, from $19/month. For deep niche research billed yearly, OutlierKit. ViewStats has outliers on Pro.
- **What is an outlier video on YouTube?** A video that gets far more views than its channel usually does. Vid0's outlier score divides a video's views by what its own channel usually gets at the same age, so 1× is a normal video and 5× or more is a breakout. Vid0 calls 2× an outlier.
- **Why compare at the same age?** Because views pile up over time. A three-day-old video with 20,000 views can be doing far better than a two-year-old one with 100,000, and comparing at the same age is the only fair way to tell.
- **Are Shorts scored separately?** Yes. Shorts and long-form videos get very different views, so each is compared only with the channel's own videos of the same format.
- **Can I find outliers across my whole niche?** Yes, signed in. Track the channels in your niche and Vid0's Outliers page ranks every video that beat its own channel, with filters for age, format and score. The free Chrome extension also badges search results and related videos with their outlier score. [Get the extension](https://vid0.in/extension).
- **Is it really free?** Yes, with no sign-up. Lookups without an account share a daily limit; if it's used up, sign in free to keep going.