Getting personalized feedback that you can use to grow and expand your content is a big challenge on YouTube. We all know there's plenty of data in the YouTube Studio, but it takes time to dig through it all and even more time to understand the metrics. Meanwhile, the bigger question gets lost in the madness: "What can I do to grow my channel 

 has the insights you've been looking for. This AI-powered chatbot uses your channel's data to answer important questions about your content, such as:

"How do I get more views? Which videos should I make next? How's my YouTube channel performing?"

A conversation thread from the  vidIQ AI Coach

AI Coach is for YouTube creators who need real, actionable advice. By providing personalized insights, channel audits, and content creation support, AI Coach connects with your channel data to reveal the best growth strategies on YouTube.

Best of all, our YouTube coach is powered by 

, a chatbot that understands your questions, follows the flow of a conversation, and provides human-sounding responses. So you're not just getting personalized advice; you're also getting the tech-savvy magic that comes with artificial intelligence.

We like to think of it as GPT-4 + Your Channel = The Ultimate YouTube Coach.

Getting started with AI Coach is easy and only takes four steps:

With a free vidIQ account, you can ask for title ideas, video ideas, script assistance, and general YouTube advice. Subscribe to our Boost plan to unlock personalized advice, channel audits, data-driven insights, and the latest GPT capabilities.

2. Type a question into the 'Ask Me Anything' box, or choose one from the prompt library. Click '

The AI Coach's "Ask me anything" box for text entry

Which of my videos is performing better in terms of watch time and audience retention?

3. Ask follow-up questions to get detailed advice.

User asking the AI Coach a follow-up question

It's just like a normal conversation, so your AI Coach will remember everything you said in the conversation when giving responses.

The reset button to start a new conversation is on the top right

Skip Hours of YouTube Planning and Strategizing

With AI Coach, you'll save more time and accomplish more goals on your YouTube channel. Interacting with the tool allows you to:

 Chat with AI Coach anytime, and explore the prompt library to kick off a conversation.

Gain insights into your channel performance:

 See what is or isn't working, then use the insights to improve your content strategy.

: Get personalized titles and video ideas so you can reach the right viewers and turn them into subscribers.

Skip the channel research and let AI Coach suggest your next video hit.

How many videos should I have on my channel to get the most out of AI Coach?

To receive the most accurate and tailored advice, your channel should have at least two videos within the last 60 days.

How quickly can AI Coach access and process my YouTube data?

AI Coach takes up to 72 hours to analyze new videos on your channel and provide insights.

What kind of metrics and insights can vidIQ's AI Coach offer me?

AI Coach analyzes crucial metrics, including:

It also analyzes the performance of your top, worst, and most recent videos, offering valuable recommendations for your channel.

Can AI Coach compare my channel's performance with other channels?

AI Coach is designed to focus on your channel's metrics and deliver personalized advice rather than directly comparing it to other channels.

YouTube Coaching for Channels of All Sizes

vidIQ makes YouTube coaching accessible to all creators. Using decades of expertise and cutting-edge technology, we built the world's first AI coaching platform just for you! It's for small channels, large channels, and everything in between.

AI Coach graphic showing chatbot questions

YouTube doesn't have to be hard. Ask our AI Coach for personalized advice about growing your YouTube channel, 24/7.

ChatGPT for YouTubers Is Here: How to Use vidIQ’s AI Coach

With thousands of sounds and music tracks on TikTok, it's hard to catch trends as they go viral. After all, few people use a sound when it's new or gaining traction. But when that same sound is at the top of the charts, 

That creates massive competition for your TikTok videos. You even might get fewer views or struggle to grow your channel, which is frustrating for any short video creator.

 can help. Our new mobile app will help you find trending sounds on TikTok (and music) as they go viral. That'll help you choose the right backing tracks for your videos and become a trendsetter, not a trends chaser.

vidIQ Viral: Explore Our TikTok Sound Finder

vidIQ Viral is a hands-off experience. Seriously. You don't need to search for anything while using the app. Just tell us your interests, and we'll build a set of playlists with the 

Some of the playlists are organized by video topics, such as comedy, dance, gaming, sports, or beauty. Others will show you the top TikTok sounds and music by location, track length, or popular TikTok creators. Altogether, there are 

There are plenty of ways to pick and choose tracks while browsing a playlist. You can:

See which sounds are trending upward or downward.

Bookmark sounds and music for your favorites list.

Tap the TikTok icon to discover the top-performing videos for a song or sound.

Go directly to TikTok and use songs/sounds in your videos.

And no matter what you're doing, we'll send you an alert when a song or sound starts trending.

Learn more about vidIQ Viral and how to use it in the video below:

Ready to get more views through the power of trends? Go to the 

 for a limited time, so check it out now! Soon we'll expand beyond popular TikTok sounds to give you trending hashtags, video analytics, and more.

Bonus: Get TikTok Stats with Our Browser Extension

Trending TikTok sounds will give you more views, but so does quality research. That's why we've updated our chrome extension to show views and engagement rates for TikTok videos played on desktop. Now you can see which videos are performing well, study their magic, and make better videos for your channel.

Don't have our extension yet? Here's how to get it 

1. Go to the Chrome Web Store and install 

 on desktop, then click on any video to see its views and engagement rate.

You'll see these stats across several TikTok pages, including hashtag pages, topic pages, search pages, music pages, and your profile.

Standing out on TikTok isn't easy, but it's more than possible with the right tools. So don't forget to use our TikTok resources when you're feeling stuck, uninspired, or even a little burnt out:

Which songs are trending on TikTok? Even better, what are the best TikTok sounds to use in your videos? Now you can catch the latest trends with vidIQ for TikTok.

vidIQ Viral: Your Guide to Trending TikTok Sounds and Music

Are you struggling to come up with video ideas for your YouTube channel? After a long day of filming, do you find yourself wondering, 

Maybe what you need – and what every creator needs – is a little inspiration to create that next viral hit.

Running Out of YouTube Video Ideas? Here Are 4 Honest Reasons Why

, the first AI-powered ideation tool for YouTube creators. Seven days a week, it suggests video ideas based on your channel so you can focus on what you love – creating awesome content.

vidIQ’s Daily Ideas: How Our YouTube Ideas Generator Works

Daily Ideas uses machine learning to surface relevant ideas for your channel. Think of it as your AI co-pilot. With zero work on your end, Daily Ideas will study your channel and reveal creative opportunities on YouTube. They’re fully fleshed out to give you a headstart on content creation.

We built this tool for busy creators everywhere. We know you work hard to create videos and that you spend hours researching, filming, and editing. With Daily Ideas, you get a portion of that time back.

In the meantime, our AI-powered tool will suggest new video ideas for you, based on your channel niche and what we know will generate views.

Watch the video below to see Daily Ideas in action.

How Daily Ideas Fuels Your YouTube Growth

Daily Ideas is your YouTube creator coach with tons of benefits.

 Wake up, open vidIQ, and get new ideas that refresh daily.

 Skip the brainstorming phase so you can film, edit, and upload faster. Let our personalized prompts do the hard part.

 Use our View Prediction to see your Daily Ideas ranked by view potential: very high, high, medium, or low.

 It’s like dating. Once you open vidIQ and click 

, swipe right to save an idea; swipe left to dismiss it. View your Saved or Dismissed ideas anytime.

 Swipe through large, colorful Ideas cards to spark your creativity. Or keep it simple with a traditional list of ideas. No matter what, you’ll get a View Prediction score and the option to save and dismiss ideas.

 beneath each idea to see the top-ranked videos for that subject.

What Are YouTube Creators Saying About Daily Ideas?

The verdict is in: Our ideas generator is helping creators do what they do best.

...you need good video ideas to grow your channel.

Sean Cannell: "Pulls ideas around the topic of your videos." 

"This tool can be used on any channel of any size for any video topic, no matter the niche. All that vidIQ needs is for you to upload one video over the last 90 days, and it's going to start pulling ideas around the topic of that video." 

Jade Darmawangsa: "I was very impressed."

"Daily Ideas just suggested a video called 'Why Your Biggest Competitor Is Not In Your Industry.' Although I might not use that exact framing or title, I like the way they phrase the words. For example, let's say I'm making a video next week about Emma Chamberlain and why she's so successful, and that you shouldn't compare yourself to her. I could use the way this title is framed and say, 'Why Your Biggest Competitor Is Not Emma Chamberlain.' It's a very eye-catching, curious statement that will drive clicks." 

Ben Johnson: "Relevant ideas backed by research."

“I am extremely excited about this tool. I’ve been checking it on the regular, always excited to see what my Daily Ideas are. Sometimes I’ll get ideas that I never would have thought of, and the cool thing is that it’s backed by relevant research.” 

, photographer, videographer, vidIQ creator partner

Are you ready to save time and energy on YouTube?

Become the successful creator you know you can be?

Now’s your chance to get YouTube ideas from vidIQ. Using the power of artificial intelligence, Daily Ideas will study your channel, suggest new videos to create, and help you succeed on YouTube. 

Daily Ideas from vidIQ: More Video Ideas to Spark Your YouTube Success 

With over 1 million global users, vidIQ is the leading optimization and channel and video management tool for YouTube creators everywhere.

vidIQ Vision is also the number one Chrome Extension for YouTube, giving creators access to our free software to help you discover hidden metrics on EVERY YouTube video, discover trending topics, identify top-ranked keywords, boost your video SEO, help automate your channel, video tasks and so, so much more.

 for users who prefer that browser. Just like on Chrome, installing vidIQ on Firefox will give creators a 

 to help power their content and optimization strategies. Today.

 to unlock the full suite of vidIQ features.

New vidIQ Vision Firefox Extension: Awesome Tools for Every YouTube Creator

Users of vidIQ will know just how powerful a tool it can be to help build your YouTube audience, and generate consistent views and engagements. With metrics and data that go beyond YouTube Analytics, vidIQ Vision delivers a comprehensive optimization report card for any YouTube video - right on your Firefox browser! Via the Firefox Extension you’ll have access to:

 Have you ever wanted your very own Channel Audit, available 24/7? The YouTube Channel audit tool from vidIQ is one of the most powerful video marketing tools you can access. It quickly shows you how your content is performing, what’s working, and what issues need your attention.

 The tool ranks every YouTube video according to our proprietary, cross-platform algorithm, and gives it an optimization score to predict its likelihood of promotion in Related Videos, Search, Recommended Videos, and more.

 Measured in Views Per Hour, the Velocity feature allows you to identify which YouTube videos are gaining viral traction by seeing how quickly views are accelerating – and it does it in real-time! Get the advantage over your competitors with unique insights into which topics are trending on YouTube right now.

 Get an exact idea of average viewing length for both your videos and those you’re watching.

 Want to know just how popular your video content is on social platforms? You’ll get instant access to see how many times someone on Facebook, Twitter, or Reddit has Liked, Shared or included your video’s URL in a comment. These insights are invaluable for community building and audience development.

 Get a unique peek at what your competitors are doing to rank highly and attract those sought-after views and subscribers. You’ll be able to instantly track the video creators who are important to your channel, whether they are big influencers setting trends in your space, or channels smaller than you having breakthrough content. Our Competitors Tool allows you to follow the competition and leverage what they do right for your own YouTube strategy.

Install the vidIQ Vision Firefox Extension TODAY!

Installing the FREE vidIQ Firefox extension couldn’t be easier. Just 

click here and follow the easy instructions

 and you’ll be up and running in minutes.

If you want to take your YouTube channel to the next level and 

 then make sure to download vidIQ on FireFox and Chrome. Join over 1 million other users and use vidIQ to help you research YouTube, analyze videos, audit your own channel, and take actionable steps 

Our vidIQ extension for Firefox is live! Now you can download your favorite YouTube management tool to your favorite browser 🦊

vidIQ for YouTube: Firefox Extension is Now Live for All Users!

Buckle up, video creators, 2019 is going to be a year of milestones...

Set channel milestones for subscribers, views, uploads, likes, hours watched, and comments, and peep your best performing months for the same metrics — for free 

When vidIQ surpassed 100,000 subscribers, we were awarded the Silver Creator Award (thanks, YouTube!), however, since then we’ve achieved some pretty significant milestones… ones that don’t come with shiny plaques.

Ending 2018 on a high note as we surpassed 250,000 subscribers.

Milestones, like fingerprints, are unique to each individual. Our definition of a milestone may be different from yours, so it makes sense that we should have the ability to celebrate milestones by the metric and measure of our choosing.

The Achievements tool gives you that flexibility — whether you're aiming for your first 100 subscribers, your first 5,000 views or 10,000,000 hours of watched time, our tool will track a milestone if it's relevant to you, no matter the stage of your YouTube journey.

If you already have the free vidIQ Chrome extension, you can access Achievements on the left-hand navigation bar of most YouTube pages.

When you click on it, you’ll see six key achievements from your channel: subscribers, views, uploads, likes, hours watched and comments.

The headline achievement is always your next expected milestone, so in the case above, vidIQ is expected to smash 250,000 hours of total watched time on the channel in just two days time.

Zoom into the Hours Watched key achievement to see a further breakdown of your most recent milestone achieved, including the date, minutes watched and even years watched.

Keep an eye on the progress bar along the bottom of each metric to gauge when you’re forecasted to hit your next milestone.

So what do you do when you actually achieve your milestones? You celebrate them, of course.

Click on any of the key achievement boxes to instantly create an achievement or certificate to share on social media.

In the example above, we hit 125,000 likes in December of 2018 — an achievement we shared with our Twitter followers. To do the same, simply select the Twitter icon to automatically generate a tweet complete with text and an image, click on “Tweet” and there you are, job done.

We could have stopped there with the Achievements tool, but we wanted to add a little extra spice by giving you visibility into your best-performing months for the same key metrics.

From the Achievements screen, simply scroll down to see how you’re currently fairing compared to your best months.

For example, in December 2018 vidIQ had its best month yet for subscribers — 18,600 of ‘em. The progress bar along the bottom shows how we’re tracking for the current month. At 1,123 subscribers, we’ve got some work to do to match a monumental December.

The diamond symbol represents your best ever month's performance — mouse over it to confirm the date.

Of course, just like key achievements you can click on any of these boxes and share your success.

Now (full disclosure) there is one more section in the Achievements tool which to be honest, is a little undercooked right now, and that’s the Top Performing Video section.

At the moment it displays the video on your channel with the most views. We’d like to add additional metrics (such as the video with the most watched time or the video that’s generated the most subscribers) but we want your input.

What would you like to see in the Top Performing section? Let us know in the comments below.

And if you love Achievements but you're wondering how on earth to get it, this is just a tiny piece of a super powerful tool.

Research YouTube, analyze videos, audit your own channel, take actionable steps and track your milestones… 

all for free with the the vidIQ Chrome extension.

Introducing our brand spankin’ new vidIQ Achievements tool, empowering YouTubers to define, monitor, achieve and celebrate their unique milestones at a glance.

Introducing vidIQ Achievements for More Views and Subscribers

We’re thankful that you’ve helped vidIQ grow to over 10k active weekly users since launching vidIQ Vision at VidCon last year:

In celebration of your support, we have added Velocity, our trending indicator, to the vidIQ Vision Chrome extension for all users.

No longer will you have to rely on total views and upload date to get a gauge on how fast a video is trending…

This would be like looking at your cars odometer to gauge its speed…

With an average of 22M+ Views Per Hour (VPH) occurring on YouTube (numbers reported by Nielson), it’s important to understand where those views are being spent in real-time.

When you load a video, now you’ll be able to see its Velocity in Views Per Hour (VPH):vphcut

To give you an idea of how fast videos typically move:

100-200k VPH is what the top 5 videos on YouTube are speeding along at

250k VPH – peak of Caitlen Heller Twerking spoof

650k VPH – PSY Gangnam Style during peak

750k VPH – Budweiser Up for Whatever Commercial (day of Superbowl)

1.2M VPH – Budweiser Puppy Love (day of Superbowl)

If it’s trending in a specific country we’ll also display the video’s per country ranking:

To explore the top videos from a specific category, or country, take a look at the Velocity Section for daily as well as real-time stats:

We’ve been using this tool internally for the last few weeks and hope you’ll like the sixth sense it gives you when working on YouTube. 

If you don’t have it installed, you can get started here

It’s not an easy task to grow your views and subscribers organically and it has been a privilege guiding you in the quest for video marketing success.

First Ever YouTube Speedometer – vidIQ Velocity

It’s a surprisingly powerful new metric that monitors the amount of videos YouTube is recommending back to a publisher’s own channel.

In the Budweiser Super Bowl Puppy Love video, we’re tracking a rating of 4/20, meaning 4 of the 20 videos YouTube is recommending after the video and on the sidebar are also on the Budweiser channel.

It’s not as glamorous as some other metrics, but this has huge implications for channel (and thus brand) engagement. Think about it: someone loved your video and watched it to the end, but then what? Either they hit the search bar to find something similar (which is probably going to be on someone else’s channel), or they’re so engaged they can’t help but click to watch another in the recommendations. The more of those videos that are on your channel, the higher the total views your channel will receive when those videos explode, and the better your brand sticks with each viewer.

4/20: This is the lowest Creator Suggested rating a channel can have and a sign the channel isn’t focused enough on playlists, proper metadata, and annotations.

6/20 – 10/20: You’re on your way! We’ve seen great channels averaging around here, like The Verge and American Express.

12/20 – 16/20: If you’re here, you’re killing it. This channel is likely in the ranks of Red Bull, Buzzfeed, and Old Spice.

20/20: At this point, you’ve likely been “whitelisted” by YouTube. We’ve seen some huge non-profits, political parties, and brands spending a significant amount on YouTube to get here. ARDrone, Nintendo, and The Olympics are great examples.

As of writing this, we are seeing the University of Minnesota have a very viral moment with Guy Pulls Out Sign on Gophers Kiss Cam. They worked to get a 19/20 on Creator Suggested, and that will pay off as this video drives a massive amount of views and increased watch time throughout their YouTube channel. That’s more watches, shares, and engagement with their canon of videos, leading to exponentially more total views as people continue flocking to them.

If you take a second to look through the channel, you can see they didn’t get here by luck, or even a huge budget. They just consistently upload content, grow their subscribers, annotate, and actively playlist content.

There’s no secret to success like this, just sound YouTube marketing practice. And sound practice starts with the right data to build it on, which can all be yours with the vidIQ Chrome Extension.

Don’t have the vidIQ Chrome Extension? Make sure to download it here.

Creator Suggested is a new metric we’ve been running in our Chrome Extension for the last couple of months.

What Is Creator Suggested?

We’ve been hard at work developing a competitive analysis tool that will help brands on YouTube improve their business intelligence – and today we’re happy to announce its availability to all vidIQ users!

Starting today you’ll be able to track your competitors’ growth on YouTube and see how you stack up against your competition, including views and subscribers by timeframe. This is just the beginning – stay tuned for many more exciting features in the future!

Haven’t signed up for vidIQ yet, click here now!

 There hasn’t been a better time – get started growing your YouTube audience today.

Success on YouTube isn’t always about tracking just your metrics – it’s about gaining valuable insights into your competitors too!

Introducing YouTube Competitor Analysis

We make managing your YouTube presence as easy for brands as Twitter and Facebook, and help bridge the gap between your video marketing and social media team. And we’re making it available to HootSuite’s 8+ million users.

Already a HootSuite user and using vidIQ Premium? Use this link to Install the vidIQ app for HootSuite now!

Not a vidIQ Premium user? Request a Demo and find out what all the buzz is about.

Here’s the scoop: If you’re a vidIQ Premium user you’ll now be able to access our best of breed YouTube management suite directly in the HootSuite dashboard. You’ll be able to:

Monitor every mention of your YouTube videos on Twitter!

90% of Tweets that contains URLs to your YouTube videos don’t mention your brand name or Twitter handle. These are valuable conversations about your brand that you’re missing out on. We find them all!

Increase your volume of tags 10x across your entire YouTube library in less than 10 minutes

YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine in the world, and 58% of YouTube viewers watch your video because of Search and Related Videos, making SEO very important. We deliver high quality tags in bulk on a weekly basis. Respond to YouTube comments from any of your YouTube channels

Engaging with your viewers via YouTube comments is proven to increase engagement and views by 4x. We take the tedium out of YouTube comment moderation and response with powerful moderation tools. Upload YouTube videos at the best time of day

Don’t treat YouTube like dropbox – just like Twitter and Facebook, there is a best time to upload your videos. We find it. Gain actionable insights into your YouTube campaigns and see how your videos are being shared across Facebook and Twitter.

Views and Subscribers are only part of the story. We show you how your videos are performing across Twitter and Facebook so you can optimize for success. With vidIQ for HootSuite, vidIQ Premium users now have a powerful YouTube tool to add to your social media management arsenal – 

As a global brand, managing your YouTube presence along with your Facebook and Twitter endeavors is no easy task – especially with a fragmented array of tools and a large social media team.

Introducing the vidIQ App for HootSuite

Our new customizable Advanced Analytics dashboard helps YouTube creators answer the question: “What are the top things driving watch time on my channel?”

Provides an at-a-glance understanding of YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter engagement data all in one location.

We break down the best time of day to post to YouTube for every day of the week, ensuring your channel’s programming schedule is set up to maximize engagement.

Drill down into your YouTube watch time metrics by source, including top YouTube and Google search keywords driving watch time, Embed URL watch time metrics, and watch time by country.

Understand the demographic makeup of your YouTube audience by gender, geographic location, and more.

If you haven’t already given vidIQ a spin, get started and start growing your audience!

As we covered in our new Chrome extension announcement last week, success on YouTube is about more than just views. Helping YouTube creators understand what factors contribute to their channel’s success is our #1 priority at vidIQ, which is why today we’re announcing a complete revamp of our analytics suite.

Introducing Advanced YouTube Analytics Revamp

Install our Chrome extension and we provide you with key insights into what the top creators are doing to drive growth, increase engagement, and create viral content

As we all know success on YouTube is about more than just views. There’s a lot of confusion about what metrics YouTube marketers should be paying attention to, so we developed vidIQ Vision to eliminate that confusion.

Product Updates

ChatGPT for YouTubers Is Here: How to Use vidIQ’s AI Coach

vidIQ Viral: Your Guide to Trending TikTok Sounds and Music

Daily Ideas from vidIQ: More Video Ideas to Spark Your YouTube Success

vidIQ for YouTube: Firefox Extension is Now Live for All Users!

Introducing vidIQ Achievements for More Views and Subscribers

First Ever YouTube Speedometer – vidIQ Velocity

What Is Creator Suggested?

Introducing YouTube Competitor Analysis

Introducing the vidIQ App for HootSuite

Introducing Advanced YouTube Analytics Revamp

Introducing vidIQ Vision: A YouTube Chrome Extension For Power Users

The Best YouTube Marketing Tools for Multi Channel Networks

Introducing YouTube Comment Search

vidIQ Pro and YouTube Keyword Tool

Top 4 Type of Videos Being Created for New Years

YouTube Comment Filters with vidIQ

Introducing Per Video YouTube SEO and CSV Export

Introducing YouTube Title Recommendations

Welcome to vidIQ!

Bulk YouTube SEO for More Views