When YouTube users like a video, they declare that they enjoy the video by clicking or tapping the like button. This action helps the person sharing the video understand how well it has been received by viewers.
YouTube videos feature like and dislike options. When you click the like option, you indicate that you liked the video. By clicking the dislike icon, you indicate that the video did not appeal to you.
Like and dislike options are important details for YouTube because the number of likes a video receives can affect the video’s view count and success. Those who like the video are also a tool for increasing the video’s popularity. Additionally, those who like the video can access related or similar videos more easily.
Video likes also benefit the video owner. The number of likes shows how well the video owner’s content is received and can help the video owner gain more views, subscribers, and followers.
Can I see who likes YouTube videos?
On YouTube, you can only see how many likes and dislikes videos have received. Every user who likes your video will remain anonymous. This is because YouTube aims to protect the privacy of every person using a YouTube account.
Although the people liking the content may welcome this, content creators might be bothered by it. Because knowing who disliked or liked a YouTube video can help them create better content. However, even though you cannot know who the specific users liking your video are, you can gather a lot of data about them.
Ways to see who likes YouTube videos
There is no clear method to find out who liked YouTube videos. However, you can make noteworthy guesses based on a few factors.
Use YouTube Studio
YouTube Studio can help you identify users who like your content. You can access information regarding who these people are from the YouTube Studio menu. You can follow the steps below to use YouTube Studio for the purpose of viewing video likes:
- Go to the YouTube Studio website from the link here and sign in to your account.
- Now click on the “Content” tab.
- Then click on the “Videos” tab.
- Select the video for which you want to see like-related information.
- You will see the number of likes the video received under the “Engagement” section.
- You can also see the total number of likes your channel has received generally by clicking the “Overview” tab and then looking at the “Likes” metric.
So, what other information can you access with YouTube Studio? Now let’s look at what these are:
- Audience Growth Rate of a Specific Video: Shows which of your videos grew your audience over a 90-day period. This way, you can see which content types attract more viewers.
- When Viewers are on YouTube: Shows when more viewers were online on YouTube within the past 28 days. It helps you build a community and schedule your next live stream by planning your content accordingly.
- Content Your Audience Watches: Shows what content your viewers watch outside of your own channel. This content includes videos, live streams, and YouTube Shorts watched within the past week. You can use this information for titles, thumbnail ideas, and collaborations for your future videos.
- Channels Your Audience Follows: Shows which channels your viewers have watched outside of your channel within the past 28 days. You can evaluate this information for potential collaborations or to better understand your viewers’ interests.
- Geography: Helps you understand where your viewers are and which geographic locations have the highest watch time for your video content.
- Age: Shows the age range of your viewers who contribute most to your video content’s watch time.
- Gender: Shows the gender distribution of your viewers.
- Top Subtitle/CC Languages: Shows in which language your viewers prefer to watch your video content.
Set up e-mail notifications
Apart from the method above, you can set up email notifications from YouTube Studio to receive an email whenever you get a subscription or YouTube comment. Although email notifications do not tell you the identity of viewers who like your videos, they can help you notice them.
You can turn on email notifications via YouTube Studio. To do this, click on Settings in the left menu. Then tap on the Notifications tab and scroll down until you see the email options.
From here, you can choose to receive notifications whenever users subscribe to YouTube or make a comment. Finally, press Save to confirm the changes you made.