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A research tool for YouTube creators. It finds videos that massively outperformed their own channel's normal views, so you can spot topics, titles and thumbnails that are proven to work — then turn them into ideas for your channel. PimpMyViews is a research tool. We never sell, generate or boost views, likes or subscribers.

Creators at any stage, from brand-new channels looking for proven ideas to growing channels trying to break a plateau, plus editors, managers and agencies researching for clients.

No. PimpMyViews uses public YouTube data, so you never need to connect or share access to your channel.

Create a free account, search any topic or pick a ready-made niche, and sort the results by outlier score. Save anything interesting to a board to come back to later.

A video with at least 3X the median views of up to 30 recent uploads in the same format (Shorts or long-form), using fewer when available. Raw views alone do not tell you what beat a channel's own expectations.

We divide a video's views by the median views of up to 30 recent uploads in the same format (Shorts or long-form), using fewer when available. A score of 10X means ten times that channel's typical views for that format. When a median isn't available, we show views ÷ subscribers as a separate backup signal, if the subscriber count is available.

One viral video can drag an average way up and make everything else look weak. The median shows what a typical video on that channel really gets.

A score of 3X or more is the outlier/breakout threshold throughout PimpMyViews, including the free Outlier Checker and watchlist feed. Search results can also show videos below 3X; use the score filter to focus on breakouts.

Shorts and longer uploads get different view counts, even on the same channel. The channel median compares Shorts (estimated from videos up to 3 minutes; YouTube does not provide a direct Shorts flag) with Shorts and longer uploads with longer uploads. Search results also offer four duration filter buckets: Shorts, under 4 minutes, 4–20 minutes and 20+ minutes. Those four filters are not four separate scoring baselines.

Yes. Open the score breakdown on a result to see the video's views, the channel median and the maths, or the subscriber count when a median isn't available. Up to 10 recent same-format sample uploads appear when available.

No. An outlier shows that an idea, title or thumbnail worked for that channel, at that time. It's a strong signal worth learning from, not a promise of results.

YouTube returns up to 50 results per search, so try more specific keywords. Date, Shorts/long-form, language and region settings can narrow results; on-page view, channel-size, score and duration filters can hide matches too. Very new videos may not rank in YouTube search yet. Search results are cached for six hours, so recently published videos or changed view counts may take time to appear. A hidden subscriber count only removes the subscriber-based signal; it does not necessarily prevent a median score.

To keep searches fast and within YouTube's limits, we cache search results and video details for up to six hours (channel details for up to 24 hours). View counts can lag behind YouTube.

Pick a ready-made niche — like finance, gaming, fitness, tech, travel or football — to load results we refresh every day. Preset results (last 30 days, long-form, any language or country) load instantly and are unlimited on every plan. Change the filters or type any topic to run your own fresh search.

Yes. Choose a language or country/region before searching. YouTube uses those settings to shape results, and we also filter videos by detected language when you choose one. A region setting is not a guarantee that every result was filmed there.

For each ready-made niche we keep a reviewed list of channels and scan their latest uploads every day. When you search within a niche, matching videos from those channels come first and are free — they never count towards your limit. A fresh YouTube search only runs (and counts) when tracked channels don't have enough matches or you pick a country filter.

Only fresh searches count. Re-opening your saved searches, loading ready-made niche presets, and any search served from the shared six-hour results cache are unlimited on every plan. Short-term request-rate protections still apply.

We share a daily YouTube data limit across all users. On busy days, fresh searches on the Free plan pause first, then background refreshes, and finally fresh searches for everyone. Saved searches, cached results and niche presets keep working, and the limit resets daily (midnight Pacific time).

Boards let you save breakout videos, titles and hooks. Add notes and tags, view items as a list, thumbnail wall or kanban board, and move ideas from Idea to Published.

Yes. Turn on sharing in a board's settings for a read-only public link. Public boards show saved video details and titles/hooks but not your private notes and tags.

Upload a thumbnail and provide your video topic. AI compares it with reference thumbnails for your topic when available, or with general best practice otherwise. You get an overall score, criteria covering text, colour, face or emotion, composition, clutter and reference comparisons, plus strengths and suggested fixes. If scoring fails after a retry, you'll be asked to try again.

It creates title and opening-hook ideas based on your topic and, when provided, an outlier video, adapted to your channel. Treat them as starting points and make them your own.

It takes a saved video's idea into the title and hook generator so you can develop your own angle for your channel.

Creator and above can track channels in a daily-refreshed watchlist feed. Breakouts score at least 3X the median of up to 30 recent same-format uploads, using fewer when available. The weekly watchlist digest is opt-in on every plan and sends only when you have saved new breakouts; it is not a daily niche-alert service.

Yes. The Free plan is free forever. It includes 3 fresh searches per week (resetting Monday 00:00 UTC) plus monthly thumbnail critique and title-generation allowances. Saved searches and ready-made niche results are unlimited on every plan.

The published plan allowances are: Free: 3 searches per week, 2 critiques per month, 5 title and hook generations per month; Creator: 300 searches per month, 30 critiques per month, 100 title and hook generations per month; Pro: 1000 searches per month, 100 critiques per month, 500 title and hook generations per month; Agency: 3000 searches per month, 300 critiques per month, 1500 title and hook generations per month. Monthly allowances reset on the 1st of each month (UTC); Free fresh searches reset every Monday (UTC). Only fresh searches count — saved searches, cached results and niche presets are unlimited. Short-term request-rate and global safety limits also apply.

Your usage appears on the Billing page and beside each tool. When you reach an allowance, that action pauses until it resets or you upgrade. Saved searches, cached results and niche presets keep working.

Free is a place to start. Creator suits individual creators; Pro includes kanban and board insights; Agency is aimed at client research. Compare the published plan details before subscribing.

The first 200 qualifying subscribers can claim Creator at $12 per month or $120 per year for as long as that subscription stays active. This offer has no free trial and is shown on the pricing page only while spots remain.

Eligible new Creator subscribers get a 7-day trial with a card required. Cancel before the trial ends to avoid a charge. One trial per customer; the founding-member offer does not include a trial. A reminder is scheduled three days before the trial ends, provided email delivery is available.

Go to Settings → Billing and choose Manage billing, or email us. When you cancel normally, paid access lasts until the end of the current billing period. Deleting your account cancels immediately instead.

If you're not happy, email us within 14 days of your first payment for a plan and we'll refund it in full under our money-back guarantee.

Yes. Upgrades take effect immediately and are prorated. Downgrades take effect at your next renewal.

Payments are processed securely by Stripe. Checkout collects card payments; available cards and any additional methods depend on the payment options shown at checkout.

Annual renewal reminder emails are scheduled for about 7 days before renewal, provided email delivery is available.

In Settings → Billing, choose Manage billing to view and download invoices in the billing portal.

Settings currently has no change-email or change-password control, and the sign-in page does not offer a password-reset button. Contact us for help with your email or password.

Go to Settings and choose Download my data for a JSON copy of your account, boards, searches, watchlists, generated summaries and usage history.

Go to Settings → Delete account. This permanently deletes your account data and cancels any subscription immediately; request an eligible refund before deleting.

Your boards, notes and searches are private unless you choose to share a board. Shared boards expose saved videos and titles/hooks, not private notes. We don't sell your data.

No. Uploaded thumbnails are sent to our AI provider to generate your critique. Under its commercial terms, the provider does not use this data to train its models.

No. PimpMyViews is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by YouTube or Google. We use YouTube API Services; using the tool also means agreeing to the YouTube Terms of Service.