Hype a video

IMPORTANT: This feature is currently only available in certain countries.

Help your favorite up-and-coming creators in the YouTube Partner Program (those with 500—500,000 subscribers) get more views and reach new fans by hyping their new long-form videos up to 3 times each week at no cost. When you hype a video, you give the video points. YouTube automatically applies bonus points to the videos you hype based on the creator’s subscriber count. The fewer subscribers a creator has, the more bonus points are applied when you hype.

Videos with the most points are added to a new leaderboard that shows the most-hyped videos over the last week. With the point bonus based on a creator’s subscriber count, eligible creators of various sizes have the chance to reach the top of the leaderboard. The leaderboard is not personalised, and will display the same list of videos to all viewers in the same country so you can discover fresh content that people near you have endorsed with a hype.

Availability & eligibility

Availability

Hype is available in these locations.

• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• Canada
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• India
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Korea
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Taiwan
• Turkey
• United Kingdom
• United States

Eligibility

You can only hype long-form videos, uploaded within the last 7 days, from creators with 500 to 500,000 subscribers. All content must comply with YouTube’s Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.

Hype availability

If you're in one of the available countries, you can hype three times each week. If you choose, you can hype the same video three times or hype different videos.

On Monday mornings (12:00 a.m. local time), we'll refresh your ability to hype. For example, if it's Sunday evening and you hyped twice over the past week, at midnight on Monday you can now hype three times throughout the week.

Earn a badge by hyping

You can earn a Hype Star Badge for a channel for being one of the viewers that hyped that channel the most often in a given month. Viewers can share the badge by saving the image, share with other apps, or post on the Posts tab of their channel page. Learn more about YouTube badges.

Share after you’ve hyped

When you hype a video, you can now easily make a public post to the Posts tab and Community tab (if enabled) on your own channel, helping to pass the spotlight and support emerging creators getting discovered.

Hype a video

1. Open the YouTube mobile app.
2. Find and view a video from an eligible creator that was uploaded within the last 7 days.
3. Swipe left on the comment preview carousel until the option to hype the video surfaces, or tap and the carousel will change to show the option to hype.
4. Tap Hype .
5. On the card, select the number of points you would like to send. YouTube automatically updates the number of points your hype is worth based on the creator's subscriber count.
   • Hype: Select the number point Hype.

FAQs

I accidentally hyped a video. Can I undo it?

We don’t have the option to undo a hype at this time.

Will the creator know I hyped their video?

No, we don’t have the option for creators to view who hyped their videos at this time.

Why can’t I hype a video?

If you can’t hype a video, here are some reasons why:

• You’re not eligible because you’re not based in any of the locations where Hype is available.
• You’re not logged in.
• You’re not using the latest version of the YouTube app on a mobile device.

Can I view all of the videos I’ve hyped?

We’ll send you notifications when your weekly recap of hyped videos is ready to view. Learn how to manage notifications.

How do bonus points work for smaller creators?

Smaller creators get bonus points when you hype their videos. The smaller the creator, the bigger the bonus they will get. This is measured by their current subscriber count.

For example, for a channel with 500 subscribers, hyping once results in 7,500 points to the video. However, for a channel with 500,000 subscribers, each hype results in 50 points to the video. The small creator bonus helps to balance the playing field for creators with different amounts of subscribers.

Can brand accounts use hype?

Brand accounts can't hype videos as viewers. Videos published by a brand account can be hyped though, as long as the account is in the YouTube Partner Program.