Name: Trending YouTube topics by search growth
Creator: vidIQ

Question 1

What is trending on YouTube right now?

Accepted Answer

The list on this page shows the topics whose YouTube search demand is growing fastest right now, ranked by growth. It refreshes daily, and you can switch between today, this week, and this month to see short-lived spikes separately from longer trends.

Question 2

Is this the same as the YouTube trending page?

Accepted Answer

No. YouTube's own trending page ranks individual videos that are currently getting the most views. This page ranks topics by how fast people's searches for them are growing, which is what tells you where demand is heading rather than which videos already won.

Question 3

How is this different from Google Trends for YouTube?

Accepted Answer

Google Trends shows relative interest over time for terms you already have in mind. This page starts from the other end: it surfaces the topics that are rising on YouTube search without you having to guess them first, and gives each one an estimated monthly search figure.

Question 4

Where does this trend data come from?

Accepted Answer

It comes from vidIQ's YouTube search-trend data, the same keyword engine behind vidIQ's keyword tools. It reflects what people are searching for on YouTube, not vidIQ user activity.

Question 5

How often does this list update?

Accepted Answer

Daily. The growth figures are measured over a day, week, or month window, so a faster refresh would not change what the list shows. The date the current list was assembled is shown above it.

Question 6

Why does Today show fewer topics than This Week?

Accepted Answer

A 24-hour window has fewer topics that have gained enough search momentum to stand out, so the list is shorter. That is a real signal, not a bug. This week and this month measure growth over a longer period and usually surface more.

Question 7

What do the growth and search figures mean?

Accepted Answer

Search growth is how much a topic grew over the selected window, in percent. Estimated monthly searches is the approximate number of YouTube searches the topic gets per month. Competition and opportunity are relative 0 to 100 scores for how contested a topic is and how attractive it looks overall.

Question 8

Do I need an account to use this?

Accepted Answer

No. This page is free and needs no sign-up. A free vidIQ account adds per-keyword search volume, competition, and related keyword lookups, plus trends for your own channel niche.

#	Trending topic	Search growth	Est. monthly searches	Competition	Opportunity
1	davinci resolve 21.1	+11,573%	511K	48	72
2	world of warcraft forever	+10,141%	447K	50	71
3	savy media	+9,561%	440K	11	86
4	artificial trailer	+8,584%	381K	40	74
5	blizzcon 2026	+7,879%	1.2M	46	76
6	hania amir song	+7,191%	321K	43	72
7	liverpool vs atletico madrid	+6,837%	303K	50	69
8	artificial	+6,786%	306K	60	65
9	champions league highlights	+6,456%	574K	55	70
10	vishwanath and sons movie	+5,813%	497K	63	66
11	lanterns episode 5	+5,761%	257K	57	66
12	gpt image 2.5	+5,371%	443K	41	74
13	starcraft trailer	+4,765%	218K	10	84
14	real madrid vs inter milan	+4,659%	552K	49	72
15	wolverine review	+4,445%	375K	61	66
16	indonesia volcano eruption	+4,176%	188K	64	62
17	sic parvis magna	+3,905%	181K	25	77
18	49ers vs rams	+3,632%	164K	55	65
19	zelda ocarina of time remake trailer	+3,632%	167K	53	66
20	chelsea vs leeds	+3,521%	295K	64	63

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