Leaderboard for hyped videos on YouTube

Important: This feature is only available in certain countries at this time.

The leaderboard shows videos from up-and-coming creators in the YouTube Partner Program (those with 500-500,000 subscribers) that have been uploaded within the last 7 days and endorsed by fans. When viewers show extra love to creators by hyping their new videos, the videos are given points and YouTube automatically applies bonus points depending on the creator’s subscriber count. The fewer subscribers a creator has, the more bonus points are applied each time viewers hype. Videos with the most points are added to a leaderboard so viewers can find the freshest content that others have hyped. With bonus points based on a creator’s subscriber count, eligible creators of various sizes have the chance to reach the top of the leaderboard.

The leaderboard isn't personalized and displays the same list of videos to all viewers in the same country. The list of most hyped videos is updated about every few minutes.

Availability & eligibility

Availability

Availability

Hype at no cost is available in these locations.

  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Taiwan
  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Note: Pay to hype is currently being tested in a limited way in Brazil and Turkey.

Eligibility

Up-and-coming creators in the YouTube Partner Program in the available countries with 500 to 500,000 subscribers are eligible for the hype feature and thus the leaderboard. Viewers in the available countries can hype long-form videos uploaded within the last 7 days from eligible creators. Videos with the most points are added to the leaderboard and get a badge in the video description showing the video’s leaderboard rank.

View the leaderboard

You can easily find the leaderboard at any time by tapping the Explore menu and then Hype .

After you hype a video, you can also tap Leaderboard under the video to view the leaderboard of most-hyped videos.

FAQs

Do you tell creators when a video is hyped or reaches the leaderboard?

We don't currently have the option for creators to view who hyped their videos. But, creators can always view how many points their video has in the video description. If their video has been added to the leaderboard, there will also be a badge showing the video’s rank in the video description.

Can I hype my own videos so I can get to the leaderboard?

No, you can't hype your own videos. You can hype videos from other up-and-coming creators within your community.

Is the leaderboard global?

No, it's local. While you might see videos from creators anywhere hype is launched, rankings are based only on how viewers in your country hyped them.

Can I view another country’s leaderboard?

No, you can only view the leaderboard for your country at this time.

Can I filter the leaderboard by topic?

Yes, the leaderboard can be filtered by topic (For example, cooking, cars).

Is hype available to artist channels?

Hype at no cost is available to artist channels.

Is hype available on videos with 3rd party music content?

If a video contains third-party music copyright claims, users may not be able to hype the video for a cost (tested in Brazil and Turkey on Android).

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