Draft:Viewstats

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{{Short description|Stats Software for YouTube}}

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* This draft article needs edit improvement. JustYou80 20:02 (EST), 10 January 2025

{{Infobox software

| title = Viewstats

| author = James Stephen Donaldson, Chucky Appleby

| developer = Viewstats

| released = {{Start date and age|2023|12|df=yes}}

| latest release version =

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2024|11|df=no}}

| operating system = Google Chrome

| language = English

| website = {{URL|http://www.viewstats.com|viewstats.com}}

}}

Viewstats is a independent YouTube analytics software created by the American YouTuber James Stephen Donaldson (aka MrBeast), and co-founded by Chucky Appleby. It uses YouTube DPI to unveil stats about channels so that everyone can see at all times.{{cite web |title=MrBeast's analytics platform ViewStats is out in beta |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/14/mrbeasts-analytics-platform-viewstats-is-out-in-beta |access-date=January 5, 2025 |website=TechCrunch|date=14 December 2023 }} It allows users to use general analysing tools, but also helps new YouTubers to grow their channel. Created in December 2023 in beta, and presented in a MrBeast YouTube video in November 2024, it is available in a Google Chrome extension via the Chrome Web Store for free{{cite web |title=Viewstats Review 2024: By A Full-Time YouTube Creator|url=https://medium.com/@eddyballe/viewstats-1313b09257bb|access-date=February 26, 2025 |website=Medium|date=21 June 2024 }}, or it can be accessible to their official website.

General tools

Viewstats is a software tool that can help new creators to find proven content ideas and thumbnail inspirations{{cite web |title=Viewstats Review 2024: By A Full-Time YouTube Creator|url=https://medium.com/@eddyballe/viewstats-1313b09257bb|access-date=February 26, 2025 |website=Medium|date=21 June 2024 }}. Viewstats can analyse any channel that exists on YouTube. Similar to YouTube Studio, it can examine a channel to see how many subscribers and views counts on that channel. It can look over a video's total views, likes, comments, the typical performance and even the average revenue of a video. However, all these features (video only) requires an Viewstats account to use.

Viewstats Pro

Viewstats also comes with a subscription that allows users to use premium features. Viewstats Pro was released in May 2024. Starting at US$49.99 per month, with a 20% discount for a yearly subscription{{cite web|title=MrBeast Launches Analytics Website Viewstats: 'I Want To Help Creators Of All Sizes Improve Their YouTube Performance'|url=https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/05/39053755/mrbeast-launches-analytics-website-viewstats-i-want-to-help-creators-of-all-sizes-improve-their-yout|access-date=February 26, 2025 |website=Benzinga}}, it unlocks five "premium" features: Alerts, Outliers, Thumbnail Search, A/B Tests, and Collections.{{cite web|title=MrBeast is launching a "Pro" version of his analytics platform ViewStats|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2024/05/29/mrbeast-launches-viewstats-pro-premium-analytics-platform-jimmy-donaldson-jon-youshaei/|access-date=February 26, 2025 |website=Tubefilter|date=29 May 2024 }}

Donaldson and his team is currently planning for "dozen of more" premium tools. These five features are the first features in the paid subscription.{{cite web|title=MrBeast launches "Pro" version of ViewStats|url=https://www.creatorhandbook.net/mrbeast-launches-pro-version-of-viewstats/|access-date=February 26, 2025 |website=Creator Handbook|date=June 2024 }}

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