Viewing YouTube Analytics

Get comprehensive insights into your YouTube channel with Viraly Analytics. Track views, watch time, subscriber growth, engagement, geographic data, device metrics, traffic sources, and individual video performance.

Accessing YouTube Analytics

To view your YouTube analytics:

1. Click Analytics in the top navigation
2. Select your YouTube channel from the dropdown
3. Use the timeframe picker to select your date range

Profile Overview

The Profile Overview displays key metrics with trend sparklines.

Metric	Description
Views	Total video views
Watch Time	Total time spent watching (displayed in days and hours)
Likes	Total likes received
Dislikes	Total dislikes received
Comments	Total comments received
Shares	Number of times videos were shared
Subscribers Gained	New subscribers in the period
Subscribers Lost	Subscribers lost in the period
Average View %	Average percentage of video watched
Avg Duration	Average watch duration per view
Added to Playlists	Times videos were added to playlists
Removed from Playlists	Times videos were removed from playlists

Click Customize Metrics to show or hide specific metrics from your dashboard.

Metrics Over Time

Track how your key metrics change over time with an interactive line chart. Select up to 10 metrics to display.

Available metrics include:

• Views
• Watch Time
• Likes
• Subscribers Gained
• Shares

Click the metric pills to toggle them on or off. Use Customize Metrics to select which metrics are available.

Top Countries by Engagement

See where your audience is most engaged with a sortable table showing metrics by country:

Column	Description
Country	Country code with flag
Views	Total views from this country
Watch Time	Total watch time (in days and hours)
Likes	Likes from this country
Comments	Comments from this country
Shares	Shares from this country
Subs Gained	New subscribers from this country
Subs Lost	Unsubscribes from this country

Click any column header to sort by that metric.

Device Metrics

Understand what devices your audience uses to watch your content.

Views by Device

Donut chart showing views breakdown by device type:

• Mobile — Phone views
• TV — Smart TV and connected TV views
• Tablet — Tablet device views
• Desktop — Computer views
• Game Console — Gaming console views

Watch Time by Device

Donut chart showing total watch time breakdown by device type (in minutes).

Traffic Sources

Understand how viewers find your videos.

Views by Source

Bar chart showing views from each traffic source with average view duration:

• Shorts — Views from YouTube Shorts feed
• Channel Page — Views from your channel page
• Subscribers Feed — Views from subscriber home feeds
• YouTube Search — Views from search results

Watch Time by Source

Bar chart showing total watch time from each traffic source (in minutes).

Demographics

Understand your audience composition.

Age Distribution

Horizontal bar chart showing viewer percentage by age group (13-17, 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65+).

Age + Gender Breakdown

Horizontal bar chart showing viewer distribution by both age group and gender (Female viewers in pink, Male viewers in blue).

Video Performance

See detailed metrics for each individual video in a sortable table.

Column	Description
Video	Video title with thumbnail and publication date
Type	Content type icon (Video, Short)
Views	Total views for this video
Red Views	Views from YouTube Premium subscribers
Likes	Total likes on this video
Actions	Duplicate button to create a new post based on this video

Click Columns to customize which metrics are displayed (16 available). Click any column header to sort.

Exporting Data

Export your YouTube analytics data (Influencer plan or higher):

1. Click Export Data at the top of the analytics page
2. Select which data to export
3. Optionally set a date range
4. Click Export to download as CSV

Data Retention by Plan

Plan	Data Retention
Free	2 weeks
Influencer	6 months
Business	12 months
Agency	24 months
Enterprise	Unlimited