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YouTube analytics plays a vital role in your YouTube success, you can get to know how your metrics perform, and accordingly, you can use your data for the growth of your channel. Whether you run your own YouTube channel or are interested in someone else’s channel, you might want to find out the number of videos they have uploaded since they start. You can check the same with a few clicks, this article will let you know how to see how many videos a YouTube channel has.

To see the total number of videos uploaded by someone, you can simply search for the channel name and filter the search type to “Channel” and check the search results. Though, this number is just an index and doesn’t update frequently. So, there is every chance that the channel has a greater number of videos than it displayed next to its subscriber count.

So, to get a better and an accurate result; simply visit the channel, select the video tab and select “Play all” on the top. We will walk you through the complete step-by-step process as to how to see that how many videos a YouTube channel has.

How to see how many videos a YouTube channel has

Step 1: Go to YouTube.com and enter the channel name in the search bar. For example, I had type “Harsh Agarwal” and the result will show that a channel has uploaded 256 videos so far.

Step 2: Though you can already get the desired results, to reconfirm this number, just click on the profile picture of the channel and you will reach the homepage of the channel; wherein you have to click the “Play all” button right below the feature video.

Step 3: Now, you will reach a page where all videos will be played one by one uploaded by this channel. You will notice the total number of videos is 256 on this channel on the top.

Another alternate to see how many videos a YouTube channel has

Yes, there is another alternative as well, to see the number of videos a YouTube channel has is Social Blade, just visit this website and enter the channel name in the search bar.

 

This platform updates not only YouTube channels frequently, but you can get updates for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Twitch, TikTok, Dailymotion and etc.

The default setting on YouTube is to display the number of users who have subscribed to your channel. Though, you can hide your subscribers by making a simple setting that anyone can do in a couple of minutes. So, if you want to hide your YouTube subscribers as well, then you can go through this article till the end to know how to hide your subscribers on YouTube.

Normally, whenever you watch a video on YouTube, the subscribers of that particular channel show (next to the Subscribe button). This setting can be changed and you can easily turn off the Subscriber Counts in your YouTube Channel Settings.

Why creators hide their subscribers count?

Few viewers on YouTube prefer to subscribe only to popular channels, and they often avoid subscribing to the new channel that just starts, no matter how valuable content they had uploaded on their channel.

So, to hide subscriber counts, viewers can have the only option left to decide whether they subscribe to the channel or not by watching the content of the channel, and not by whether a channel is having a huge number of subscribers or not.

So, hiding subscribers will increase the chances that viewers will subscribe to your channel if they found the content helpful to them.

You can watch the below video to know how to hide your subscribers on YouTube?

Should I hide Subscriber Count on YouTube?

See, this is something that you have to decide on your own, it’s solely your decision alone whether to hide your subscriber counts or not.

How to hide your Subscribers on YouTube

Step 1: Go to your YouTube channel dashboard and click on “Settings” mentioned on the navigation bar.

Step 2: Select “Channel” and then click on the “Advanced Settings” tab from the top of the box. Once you are in the advanced settings, scroll the page down and you will find an option called “Display the number of people subscribed to my channel”.

Step 3: Now, just uncheck the box next to “Display the number of people subscribed to my channel” and click “Save”.

Step 4: Done! Now your subscriber will not show the viewers who visit your channel. The below image is for your reference, as to how it looks.

If you are searching for a custom YouTube URL without having 100 subscribers, then I would like to update you that as per YouTube policy, anyone who fulfills the below eligibility criteria can be able to choose a custom URL for their channel. The necessary requirements for a custom YouTube URL are:

• Your channel must have 100 or more subscribers.
• Your channel must be at least 30 days old.
• Your channel must have an uploaded profile picture.
• Your channel must have an uploaded banner image.

Note: Though, YouTube reserves the right to change, reclaim, or remove your custom URLs at any time. For example, if your channel was associated with a deleted Google account, YouTube may reclaim a custom URL.

What is Custom URL?

A custom URL is a customized website address that is easy to remember that you can share with your YouTube audience. The custom URL will display as below:

• com/yourcustomname
• com/c/yourcustomname

The custom URL can be or you can choose an available custom URL based on:

• Your Display Name
• Your YouTube username
• Your Current vanity URLs
• Your Linked website name

You can use whatever capitalization and accents you would like while sharing your custom URL with anyone. For example, YouTube will send the audience to the same channel, whether you write in any of the formats as mentioned hereinbelow:

• com/c/yourcustomname
• com/c/YourCustomName

Understand your YouTube channel URL

The YouTube channel can have more than one URL and all direct your audience to the same channel, i.e. Your YouTube channel.

These URLs are different from one another, but in whatever way you write in the address bar, you will always land on the same place, i.e. Your YouTube channel.

ID-based URL

The first type of URL is an ID-based URL, which looks like as below example.

Example: youtube.com/channel/UCJEBXAHShdrcJy5BPXNVzaA

This is also known as the standard URL that YouTube channels use, it is a unique channel ID of yours, which is the combination of numbers and letters at the end of the URL.

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Custom URL

The second type of URL is custom URL, which looks like as below example.

Example: youtube.com/c/yourchannelname

You can also remove “/c”, like this: youtube.com/yourchannelname

A custom URL is a shorter version, which is easily remembered by anyone with whom you can share with. The custom URL can be based on your current display name, legacy username, or your linked and verified web domain.

Legacy username URL

The third type of URL is legacy username URL, an example looks like as below:

Example: youtube.com/user/partnersupport

You can also remove “/user”, like this: youtube.com/partnersupport

(Though, this is not possible if someone else claimed the custom URL with the same name)

Depending on when your channel was created, it may have a username. Though, usernames are no longer required for channels today. But if you want, you can still use this URL to direct to your channel — even if your channel name has changed since you choose your username. Existing usernames can’t be changed.

How to set up a custom URL for your YouTube channel

As soon as you become eligible for a custom URL, you will receive a notification in your basic info setting and via email. This notification may also appear in your Channel dashboard as well.

You can claim your custom URL by following these simple steps.

Step 1: Go to your YouTube Channel dashboard, and click on “Customisation”.

Step 2: Click on the “Basic Info” tab, and scroll the page below where you will find an option “Set a Custom URL for your channel”, click on it.

Step 3: Type your custom URL and click “Publish”.

Step 4: A small dialog box appears and asks for confirmation, click on “Confirm”.

That’s it! You have successfully claimed your custom URL and now you can share your custom URL with anyone. Watch this tutorial on video form >> Click Here…

 

How do I change my YouTube URL without 100 subscribers?

Without a minimum of 100 subscribers, there is no way to get a personalized URL. Changes to channel URLs are not possible.

To be eligible for a personalized URL, you must have 100 subscribers. Without a minimum of 100 subscribers, there is no way to get a personalized URL.

READ THIS: How to hide your Subscribers on YouTube?

Do you get anything for 100 subscribers on YouTube?

You can offer your channel a custom URL once you get 100 subscribers. Be aware that once you’ve established it, you won’t be able to change it, so choose wisely. You may also stream live to YouTube from the mobile app if you reach 100 followers.

Why is my YouTube channel not eligible for a custom URL?

Don’t worry if you’re unable to create a custom URL. That simply implies you must meet certain requirements before using the feature, which includes: Increasing the number of subscribers on your YouTube channel to at least 100. The 30-day mark for having a channel has been reached.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many subs do you need for a custom YouTube URL?

Your account must have 100 or more subscribers in order to create a custom URL for your channel. Also, your channel must be at least 30 days old and have a profile picture uploaded.

Can you change your YouTube URL 2022?

Yes, but your channel must be at least 30 days old and have a profile picture uploaded. Also, keep in mind that you can only change the channel URL only thrice (three times) in a year.

Image attracts people in a quicker way than words! That’s why, sharing links on YouTube home pages and video description is not something that you get the desired result, and get subscribers for your YouTube channel. But, to put the image of subscribe button on YouTube video will be much more feasible and attracts more people to subscribe to your channel, than sharing links in the video. In this article, we will walk you through the entire process as to how to add subscribe button on YouTube Video.

The subscribe button on every video that you upload on YouTube drives potential viewers to subscribe to your YouTube channel, in a single click. This little button is often called the custom subscribe button, and viewers can easily subscribe to your channel without skipping the video while watching it, in just a single click.

We highly recommended that you should put subscribe button on your YouTube videos if you don’t have them as of yet. Go through the article and you can be able to understand how to add subscribe button on YouTube videos.

Instructions for Subscribe Button

Before we proceed, let me guide you with the instructions that one must follow before adding subscribe button to their channel. Please note, that the watermark of your subscribe button will appear on your YouTube videos in the right-hand corner of the video player.

Also, please note that your image should be

• The minimum recommended size is 150 x 150 pixels.
• The ratio of the image should be 1:1
• Image size must be less than 1MB
• Recommended format of the image is PNG, BMP, JPEG, or GIF (without animations)

How to add Subscribe Button on YouTube Video

Follow these simple steps to put subscribe button on your YouTube videos.

Step 1: Go to your YouTube channel dashboard, and scroll the Navigation Bar below, till you find an option called “Customisation”.

Step 2: Now, click on the “Branding” tab, and scroll the page below. You will find “Video Watermark”, click on “upload” to add subscribe button.

 

Step 3: Select your file and adjust display time and click “Publish”.

Display Time category

End of Video: The subscribe button will appear for the last 15 seconds of the video.

Custom Start Time: The subscribe button will begin to show at the time you choose.

Entire Video: The subscribe button will appear during the whole video, right from the start and till the end.

Conclusion

We do hope that this article will help you to set up your subscribe button on YouTube videos and to get more subscribers for your channel.

Do get in touch with us via the comments section below, in case of any query.