Leaderboard for hyped videos on YouTube

Important: This feature is only available in certain countries at this time.

The leaderboard shows videos from up-and-coming creators in the YouTube Partner Programme (those with 500–500,000 subscribers) that have been uploaded within the past seven days and endorsed by fans. When viewers show extra love to creators by hyping their new videos, the videos are given points and YouTube automatically applies bonus points depending on the creator's subscriber count. The fewer subscribers that a creator has, the more bonus points are applied each time that viewers hype. The videos with the most points are added to a leaderboard so that viewers can find the freshest content that others have hyped. You can discover up to 50 top hyped videos under multiple categories, such as gaming and music, by filtering the leaderboard by topic. With bonus points based on a creator's subscriber count, eligible creators of various sizes have the chance to reach the top of the leaderboard.

The leaderboard isn't personalised and displays the same list of videos to all viewers in the same country. The list of most hyped videos is updated about every few minutes.

Availability and 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

Up-and-coming creators in the YouTube Partner Programme in the available countries with 500 to 500,000 subscribers are eligible for the hype feature and thus the leaderboard. Viewers in the available countries can hype long-form videos uploaded within the last seven days from eligible creators. Videos with the most points are added to the leaderboard and get a badge in the video description showing the video's leaderboard rank.

View the leaderboard

You can easily find the leaderboard at any time by tapping the Explore menu and then Hype .

After you've hyped a video, you can also tap Leaderboard under the video to view the leaderboard of the most hyped videos.

FAQ

Do you tell creators when a video is hyped or reaches the leaderboard?

We don't currently have the option for creators to view who hyped their videos. But creators can always view how many points their video has in the video description. If their video has been added to the leaderboard, there will also be a badge showing the video's rank in the video description.

Can I hype my own videos so that I can get to the leaderboard?

No, you can't hype your own videos. You can hype videos from other up-and-coming creators within your community.

Is the leaderboard global?

No, it's local. While you might see videos from creators anywhere that hype has been launched, rankings are based only on how viewers in your country have hyped them.

Can I view another country's leaderboard?

No, you can only view the leaderboard for your country at this time.

Can I filter the leaderboard by topic?

Yes, the leaderboard can be filtered by topic (e.g. cooking, gaming, cars). Filtering by topic helps you to discover more hyped videos that align with your interests, showing up to the top 50 hyped videos in that category.

Is hype available to Artist Channels?

Hype is available to Artist Channels.

Is hype available on videos with third-party music content?

If a video contains third-party music copyright claims, users may not be able to hype the video for a cost (tested in Brazil and Türkiye on Android).

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