YouTube Video Checker
Check whether a video’s views are genuinely exceptional for its channel size — before you copy the format.
Raw view counts are misleading: 1M views is routine for a 5M-subscriber channel and extraordinary for a 5K one. A video checker normalizes performance by channel size. Before you invest days recreating a format, check that its success came from the idea — not the audience.
What the checker evaluates
- ShortsMonkey scans trending and search data across 150+ YouTube regions every day.
- Each video is scored by its view-to-subscriber (V/S) ratio — the core outlier signal.
- Results are deduplicated by video and refreshed daily, covering both Shorts and long-form.
- You filter by views, subscribers, date, duration and region, then export to CSV.
Checks you can run
Outlier verification
Views ÷ subscribers exposes whether performance is truly abnormal for the channel.
Format signals
Duration, Shorts vs long-form, and publish timing show how the format was executed.
Repeatability check
Look across the channel’s other uploads to see if the hit was repeated or a one-off.
Regional origin
Identify which regions the video broke out in before assuming it transfers to yours.
Checked today: verified outliers
Examples that passed the outlier check in today’s ranking:
- Allah Tala ke madad 😭 #ytshorts #news #prayer #today #trending #emotional #shorts — Crazy Adventures · 10.804.513 views
- glass ap rakh lo juice mujhe dedo😂 #shorts #viral #comedy #edit — Dev vlogs top · 10.526.862 views
- Anjing Mana Yang Bereaksi Paling Unik! #shorts — Ladang Cuan · 9.232.279 views
See the full daily viral ranking →
YouTube video checker FAQ
What makes a video a verified outlier?
A high view-to-subscriber ratio. As a rule of thumb, views at 10x subscribers or more indicates the content itself — idea, title, thumbnail — drove distribution.
Can I check videos in any language or region?
Yes. ShortsMonkey scans 150+ regions daily, so you can check videos far outside your home market.
Does the checker work for Shorts and long videos?
Both. Shorts and long-form are tracked separately with format-appropriate thresholds.
Is checking free?
The daily ranking and outlier ratios are available on the free trial; unlimited checking with full filters starts at $19.9/month.
Use the checker as a gate: only formats that pass the outlier test are worth adapting. The daily ranking gives you a pre-checked list to start from.
Related tools: YouTube Shorts Analyzer · Shorts Analytics Tool · Viral Video Finder
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