Research YouTube ideas from small-channel videos.
Compare public views, subscriber counts and video formats. Use the evidence to develop and test your own original ideas.
Study the pattern. Develop an original idea.
Two charts do the heavy lifting — one for Shorts, one for long-form — both built to spot breakouts from small channels first.
Research high-view Shorts
Compare public views and publication dates, then open a video to understand its format and context.
Long videos from tiny channels punching 100× their size.
Filtered to channels under 15K subs with a V/S ratio above 10×, this chart surfaces original formats — sorted into 55+ niche tracks — before the big creators ever notice.
V/S ratio ranking
Example: 48,000 views ÷ 600 subscribers = 80×. The observed ratio does not predict the performance of your next video.
Viral score, S to C
Every video graded on momentum and originality, so you skip the noise and jump straight to what's actually working.
55+ niche tracks
Science, Space, Health, Psychology and 50+ more. Filter to your lane and study only the breakouts that matter to you.
YouTube Shorts Analyzer
Find opportunities across Shorts, long-form video, and live streams from 30 real examples. Open a report for the full analysis and supporting images.
Go deeper into your niche.
Browse outliers by niche, compare tools side by side, or read the research.
Questions, answered.
What is a YouTube outlier?
A video with at least 10× more views than the channel has subscribers (minimum 10,000 views). A high view-to-subscriber ratio means a small channel landed a breakout hit — exactly the format worth modelling.
Does ShortsMonkey work for Shorts and long-form videos?
Yes — it covers both. Filter your results to Shorts only, long-form only, or both, depending on what you create.
How fresh is the data?
Stored rankings and search results can reflect different observation times. Compare the displayed counts and dates, and check YouTube for the latest public count.
How much does ShortsMonkey cost?
ShortsMonkey is free. Browse all rankings and video details without logging in. Log in to search, with 10 website searches per account per day. Search quota resets at 00:00 Beijing time; data export requires no subscription.
How is ShortsMonkey different from vidIQ or TubeBuddy?
Those tools focus on optimizing your own channel. ShortsMonkey finds proven viral videos and Shorts on other small channels, ranked by view-to-subscriber ratio, so you can model what's already working.
Can I export the data?
Yes. Export any result set to CSV (title, URL, views, subscribers, ratio, date) or copy video URLs in bulk for your team.