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	salman khan youtube channel	+7,133%	259K	51	68
2	artcraft	+4,835%	608K	43	74
3	hurmat drama episode 3	+4,602%	781K	58	70
4	crossed trailer	+4,352%	242K	34	75
5	liverpool vs man city	+3,959%	312K	70	61
6	hood warfare	+3,794%	165K	34	73
7	ifverse	+3,789%	422K	30	79
8	man city vs liverpool	+3,697%	293K	56	67
9	chelsea vs bournemouth	+3,590%	331K	57	67
10	hurricane isaias	+3,278%	430K	47	72
11	reverse engineer anything	+3,020%	198K	51	67
12	photocraft	+2,887%	582K	25	82
13	filmcraft	+2,488%	590K	44	74
14	effectcraft	+2,268%	334K	25	80
15	rea	+2,262%	256K	71	60
16	surface laptop ultra	+2,215%	250K	70	60
17	nidal hasan	+2,212%	168K	32	74
18	avatar: seven havens	+2,161%	411K	69	63
19	squadron 42	+2,116%	309K	59	65
20	matchbox the movie	+2,080%	177K	44	69

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