A free YouTube rank checker that finds a video's place in YouTube search for any keyword and country.
Paste a video's link and type a search to see where the video ranks on YouTube, in the country you pick. Every check is saved in this browser, so you can compare over time.
Paste a video and a keyword
A check is one moment: YouTube's results move through the day and differ by viewer, since YouTube may use each viewer's search and watch history. This check is signed out, so it shows what a new viewer in that country sees.
This free YouTube rank checker shows where a video ranks in YouTube search, for any keyword, in any of 42 countries.
Paste a video's link and type the search. The tool reads YouTube's results page by page until it finds the video, then shows its place among long videos, its place counting Shorts, the videos around it and the top 10.
What is a YouTube rank checker?
A YouTube rank checker is a tool that finds a video's position in YouTube's search results for a keyword.
How to use the YouTube rank checker
Every check is saved in your browser, so you can check again next week and compare.
How the position is counted
YouTube's results mix long videos with shelves of Shorts, so the tool gives 2 numbers:
| Number | What it counts |
|---|---|
| Place among long videos | Only long videos, in YouTube's order: the number most creators mean by rank |
| Place counting every result | Every video in YouTube's order, each Short in a shelf counted as a result |
A Short gets its place among Shorts.
The tool reads up to 3 pages of results, about 100 videos. A video further down shows as not found.
Why your own search looks different
YouTube may use a viewer's search and watch history, when it's turned on. Its page on how search works says: "That's why your search results might differ from another user's search results for the same query."
This check is signed out, so it shows what a new viewer in that country sees. Results also move through the day, so compare checks over weeks, not hours.
How to move a video up
YouTube weighs 3 things in search, per its page on how search works:
- Relevance. How well the title, tags, description and video content match the search.
- Engagement. Signals like the watch time a video gets for that search.
- Quality. Signs that a channel shows expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness on the topic.
A title that promises what the video delivers, and a first 30 seconds that keeps that promise, help the first 2.
To find the searches worth ranking for, use the YouTube keyword tool. To see the tags of the videos above yours, use the YouTube tag extractor.
Who is the YouTube rank checker for?
It's for YouTubers, and the people who help them rank:
- YouTube keyword tool – creators finding searches worth ranking for
- YouTube tag extractor – anyone studying the videos above theirs
- YouTube title checker – creators rewriting a title
- YouTube outlier finder – people looking for topics that work now
Every other tool is on my free tools page.
YouTube Rank Checker FAQs
Questions about YouTube rankings? Here's what to know.
A YouTube rank checker is a tool that finds a video's position in YouTube's search results for a keyword.
This one checks any public video, in any of 42 countries.
Paste the video's link into the YouTube rank checker, type the search and pick the country.
It reads YouTube's results until it finds the video, and shows its place.
YouTube may use your search and watch history, so your results differ from another viewer's.
The rank checker searches signed out, the way a new viewer in that country sees it.
Yes, it gives a video's place among long videos and its place counting every result, Shorts included.
A Short gets its place among Shorts.
It reads up to 3 pages of YouTube's results, about 100 videos.
A video further down shows as not found.
Once a week is enough.
Results move through the day, so compare the same search over weeks; each check is saved in your browser.
Yes, the YouTube rank checker is free, with no sign-up.
The YouTube rank checker is for creators tracking their videos in search, and for agencies reporting on the channels they run.
To find searches worth ranking for, use the YouTube keyword tool.
To see any video's tags, use the YouTube tag extractor.
I did. I'm Navid Moazzez, and I made the YouTube rank checker as one of my free tools on navid.me.
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