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title: "YouTube Competitor Tracker — Channel Analytics"
description: "Track competitor channels: upload cadence, top videos, view trends, title patterns. Free, powered by YouTube Data API."
canonical: "https://aicontentdrop.com/tools/youtube-competitor-tracker"
source: "https://aicontentdrop.com/tools/youtube-competitor-tracker"
---
Free Creator Tool

# YouTube Competitor *Tracker*

Track competitor channels: upload cadence, top videos, view trends, title patterns. Free, powered by YouTube Data API.

## Frequently asked questions

- **How does it pull data?**
  
  Via the public YouTube Data API v3. We respect daily quota (10K units/day) by caching aggressively and never re-pulling data already fetched in the last 6 hours.
- **How many channels can I track?**
  
  3 channels per session anonymous, 25 per dashboard signed-in, 100 on paid.
- **What metrics are shown?**
  
  Upload cadence (videos per week), median views per video, top 10 by views, title patterns, and tag overlap.
- **How fresh is the data?**
  
  6 hours per channel — fresh enough for weekly competitive review, sparing on YouTube API quota.
- **Will it surface emerging competitors?**
  
  On signed-in dashboards we run a weekly "related-channel discovery" pass and suggest new channels in your niche.
- **Can I export to CSV?**
  
  Yes — every dashboard export to CSV (free) or Google Sheets (paid).
- **Are private/Made-for-Kids channels included?**
  
  No — only public, COPPA-compliant channels accessible via the YouTube Data API.
- **Will it watch for new uploads?**
  
  Paid plans get email/push alerts when a tracked channel uploads.
- **Free use?**
  
  Yes — basic 3-channel tracking is free. Dashboards, alerts, and exports require a free account.

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