View your overview reports
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- In the left-hand menu, select Analytics.
- The Overview tab will open by default. You'll see icons on the key metrics card to indicate when you published a video such as a live stream
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.Note: You may see personalised overview reports that show comparisons to your typical performance. These insights will explain why your views may be higher or lower than usual.
Latest content
This report gives you a snapshot of your latest video's views. The report also gives you info on impressions, click-through rate and average view duration.
Top remixed
This report shows your content that has been used to make Shorts. The report also shows the number of times that your content has been remixed and the number of remix views.
Top content
The top videos report highlights your most popular videos. By default, the report shows top videos by view.
Real time
The real-time report gives you early insights into the performance of your recently published videos. The report also gives you info on your top videos and subscriber count. You can also view the expanded analytics report to compare 60-minute and 48-hour performance.
Metrics to know
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Views |
The number of legitimate views for your channels or videos. |
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Watch time (hours) |
The amount of time that viewers have watched your video for. |
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Subscribers |
The number of viewers who have subscribed to your channel. |
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Estimated revenue |
Total estimated revenue (net revenue) from all Google-sold ads and transactions for the selected date range and area. |
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Average view duration |
Estimated average minutes watched per view for the selected video and date range. |
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Impressions |
How many times your thumbnails were shown to viewers on YouTube through registered impressions. |
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Impressions click-through rate |
How often viewers watched a video after seeing a thumbnail. |