YouTube Live View Counter & Stats Tracker

Follow a video's public view count, see how it changes during your session, and display a counter in OBS. Paste a YouTube video, Short or channel link to get started.

Universal Tracker:Paste any YouTube Video, Short, or Channel (@handle)

Quick Demo:

Public Data Query • No login required, cached via secure proxy. Public statistics update in batches.

Follow the numbers behind a new upload

A total view count tells you how many views YouTube has reported. Changes over time help you understand the pace of that activity.

ToolsWallet puts those public observations in one place. Watch reported views and likes, follow channel statistics, or keep a counter open during a release or milestone. Use your own YouTube Studio account when you need private analytics such as retention, traffic sources or revenue.

How to use the tracker

Copy the link: Grab the URL to any public YouTube video, Short, or channel (@handle).
Paste and connect: Paste it into the input above and select Track Live Stats.
Confirm identity: Check that the displayed title, author, and thumbnail match your selection.
Observe real updates: Leave the tracker open to record periodic public observations and establish observed velocity.
Launch OBS Mode: Open OBS Mode to copy your tailored stream overlay URL.

When there are not enough observations to calculate a rate, the tracker shows that it is waiting for data.

Understand views per minute

Views per minute describes the change in reported views divided by the observation time.

Observed views per minute = (latest reported views − earlier reported views) ÷ elapsed minutes

For example, if a video moves from 12,000 to 12,300 reported views in five minutes, its observed average is 60 views per minute across that interval.

That number is not a promise about the next hour. A public counter can update in batches, so a sudden jump may include activity from before the latest check. A longer observation window gives more context than one short interval.

Track videos, Shorts and channels

Use a video or Shorts link when you want to follow one upload. Use a channel URL or handle when you want channel-level statistics.

These answer different questions. A channel's total views include more than one upload, and a subscriber count does not tell you the audience watching a specific video.

Put the counter in OBS

Open your selected item, enter OBS Mode, and copy the generated counter URL. In OBS, add a Browser Source, paste that URL, and adjust the source dimensions to suit your broadcast layout.

The generated link automatically preserves your selected video or channel ID (e.g. ?obs=true&id=...) so the target travels cleanly with the overlay. Preview the scene before broadcasting to check readability, cropping, and proper transparency.

Read likes without guessing the algorithm

A like-to-view ratio describes likes relative to reported views:

Like rate = reported likes ÷ reported views × 100

A video with 400 likes and 10,000 views has a 4% like rate. This is one descriptive metric. It does not establish retention, viewer satisfaction or whether the video will be recommended.

For a more useful comparison, examine similar uploads from the same channel at a similar age. A new Short and a year-old tutorial operate in different contexts.

What this tracker cannot tell you

Public counts do not expose another creator's retention, exact earnings or full analytics. Subscriber totals can be rounded, and animated displays should not be mistaken for access to hidden precision.

A measured pace is also not a prediction of virality. Use the dashboard to observe changes, then use the context you know about the video to decide what those changes mean.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a YouTube view counter or subscriber counter?

The tracker accepts both video links and channel links. Video mode focuses on an individual upload; channel mode shows available channel-level statistics.

Does "live" mean every view appears immediately?

No. The dashboard checks for updated public information, but YouTube's reporting can lag. A refresh schedule and the source's update schedule are different things.

Why does YouTube Studio show a different figure?

YouTube explains that its realtime analytics use estimates of potential activity and may differ from the public watch-page count. Use Studio to investigate your own channel and read a public tracker as a separate source observation.

Can I see the exact subscribers of another channel?

Public subscriber figures are shortened, and the YouTube Data API rounds them down to three significant figures for channels with over 1,000 subscribers. A third-party counter cannot recover every hidden digit from rounded public figures.

Are views the same as live viewers?

No. A cumulative view count represents the total number of times a video has been watched. That is entirely different from concurrent viewers watching an ongoing livestream simultaneously.

Can a view count go down?

Counts can occasionally decrease or adjust as YouTube validates viewer legitimacy and filters out automated or duplicate traffic. The tracker preserves genuine corrections rather than forcing positive growth.

Can I see another creator's real earnings?

No. Public views do not reveal a creator's actual monetization rate, viewer geography, or RPM. Any calculation using an assumed CPM is an illustrative scenario, not a verified earnings report.