YouTube competitor analysis for any public channel
YouTube competitor analysis across a whole set of channels, not one at a time. Paste a channel, get every public video back to its first upload, Shorts and long-form together.
Channel tools optimise a channel. This measures a market.
Most YouTube tools are built to improve your own channel: tags, titles, thumbnails, keyword ideas. That's a different job from putting fifteen channels side by side on views and output and seeing who's actually gaining. Socialpruf does the second one.
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YouTube competitor analysis, in full
Shorts and long-form, separated.
A channel that pivoted to Shorts looks like a different business in the numbers. Both formats are tracked, so you can see the mix change.
Every channel in the set, ranked.
Sort the whole competitive set on views, engagement, upload frequency or EMV, then open the videos behind the ranking.
History from the first upload.
Add a channel and its full public catalogue comes with it, so you can see what a channel looked like before its breakout.
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The biggest YouTube accounts right now
Every account below has a public report you can open without logging in, built from the same data as a competitive set. Add any of them to yours.
Checklist
What to ask any YouTube competitor analysis tool
The questions that decide whether a tool can answer a real question about your category.
| Question | Socialpruf |
|---|---|
| Does the channel owner need to connect anything? | No. Any public YouTube channel works. |
| How far back does channel history go? | To each channel's first public upload. |
| Are Shorts included? | Yes, tracked alongside long-form video. |
| How many channels fit in one set? | As many as define your category. Customers run sets of 150 to 200+. |
| Can the data leave the tool? | Yes. API, MCP server and CSV export. |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to connect a YouTube channel?
No. Socialpruf reads public data, so you add an account by pasting its handle. Nothing to connect, on your side or theirs.
Does this replace a channel optimisation tool?
No, it answers a different question. Optimisation tools help you publish a better video on your own channel. Socialpruf benchmarks a set of channels against each other on the numbers their videos display.
How far back does YouTube competitor data go?
To each channel's first public upload, with no cap on videos per channel.
Which YouTube metrics can I compare?
Views, likes, comments, upload frequency, engagement rate, subscriber history and EMV on a formula you set, for Shorts and long-form alike.
Which other platforms does Socialpruf cover?
Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Facebook and Snapchat. Which metrics are available depends on what each platform makes public.
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