If you own a YouTube channel, you might want to see who subscribed to it.
However, finding your list of subscribers on YouTube is quite confusing.
When someone subscribed to your YouTube channel, you’ll receive a notification for it.
You can find that notification when you select the bell icon on the YouTube website or on the YouTube app.
However, you won’t be able to see your list of subscribers from there.
This is because YouTube will only show a limited number of notifications.
For instance, you won’t be able to see notifications from a year back.
Also, you won’t be able to see them on the YouTube app on a mobile device as there isn’t a feature for it.
Hence, in this guide, you’ll learn how to see who subscribed to your YouTube channel in 4 steps.
- How to see who subscribed to your YouTube channel
- How do you see people’s subscribers on YouTube?
- Can YouTubers see who unsubscribed to their channel?
To see who subscribed to your YouTube channel, you need to visit YouTube Studio on a desktop.
Once you’re on YouTube studio, you can see your list of subscribers via the “Recent subscribers” card.
According to YouTube, you can only see up to 100 of your most recent subscribers on YouTube.
In addition, the list only shows your subscribers who chose to make their subscriptions public.
If they made the subscriptions private, they will not be listed in your list of subscribers.
That being said, when someone joins YouTube for the first time, their subscriptions are set to public by default.
Hence, most users on YouTube have public subscriptions.
Here’s how to see who subscribed to your YouTube channel:
1. Log in to YouTube Studio
Visit YouTube Studio on a desktop (recommended) > Channel Dashboard.
The first step is to visit YouTube Studio on a browser.
Keep in mind that you won’t be able to see your subscribers on the YouTube app.
Hence, you need to either use a desktop browser or a mobile browser for this.
However, it’s recommended that you use a desktop for this as YouTube studio isn’t compatible for mobile devices yet.
To begin with, search for “YouTube Studio” on Google and click on the first search result.
Alternatively, you can visit YouTube Studio directly from its link via studio.youtube.com.
Once you’re on YouTube studio, log in to your YouTube account if you haven’t already.
After you’ve logged into YouTube studio, you’ll land on your channel’s dashboard.
Proceed to the next step to learn where to find your list of subscribers.
2. Find the “Recent subscribers” card on your dashboard and click “See All”
Navigate to the “Recent subscribers” card at the bottom of your channel dashboard > See All.
Once you’re on your channel dashboard, you’ll see several cards.
There’s the “Latest video performance” card, “Channel analytics” card, “Latest Comments” card, and so on.
The card that you want to look for is the “Recent subscribers” card.
The “Recent subscribers” card is located at the bottom of your channel dashboard.
In order to find it, scroll down to the bottom of the page.
At the bottom of the page, you’ll see a card that says “Recent subscribers”.
It’ll show who subscribed to your YouTube channel in the past 90 days.
However, the card does not show the full list of subscribers as it is minimized.
It only shows a few of your most recent subscribers.
In order to see the full list, click on the “See All” link.
You’ve successfully navigated to the “Recent subscribers” card.
In the final step, you’ll learn how to see and sort your list of YouTube subscribers from newest to oldest.
3. Click on the “Date subscribed filter”
Click on “Date subscribed” to sort your subscribers from newest to oldest.
After you’ve clicked on the “See All” link from the “Recent subscribers” card, you’ll be able to see a full list of your subscribers.
Keep in mind that you can only see your subscribers who made their subscriptions public.
You won’t be able to see your subscribers that made their subscriptions private.
On the list, there are three filters that you can change—Date, Date subscribed, and Subscriber count.
The date filter allows you to display who subscribed to your YouTube channel in the last 7, 28, 90, 365 days, or in its lifetime.
By default, the list shows who subscribed to your channel in the last 28 days.
Next, the date subscribed filter sorts the list to either your most recent subscribers or your oldest subscribers.
Lastly, the subscriber count filter sorts the list to either your subscribers that have the most subscribers or the least subscribers.
The filter that you want to be using is the “Date subscribed” filter.
Click on the “Date subscribed” filter once to filter your subscribers from newest to oldest.
This will allow you to see who recently subscribed to your YouTube channel.
Congrats, you’ve successfully learned how to see who subscribed to your YouTube channel from newest to oldest.
How do you see people’s subscribers on YouTube?
You can see people’s subscribers on YouTube by visiting their channel.
Under their channel’s name, you’ll be able to see how many subscribers they have (e.g. 6.57M subscribers).
However, you won’t be able to see a channel’s subscriber count if they’ve hidden it.
YouTube allows creators to hide their subscriber count, so if a creator hid it, other users will not be able to see how many subscribers they have.
In addition, you won’t be able to see the specific subscribers of a YouTube channel.
Only the creators themselves will have access to that information.
Can YouTubers see who unsubscribed to their channel?
No, YouTubers will not be able to see who unsubscribed to their channel.
On YouTube, there isn’t a notification feature that tracks the specific person that unsubscribed to your YouTube channel.
They can only track their subscriber count using a third-party tool like Social Blade.
Conclusion
Knowing who subscribed to your YouTube channel is important because of a couple of reasons.
Firstly, if you’re doing a giveaway, you might need to take your list of subscribers and put it into a randomizer.
Secondly, you’ll be able to tell if a popular YouTube subscribed to your channel by looking at their subscriber count.
At the end of the day, knowing the specific people that subscribed to your YouTube channel prevents you from being kept in the dark.
Further Reading
How to See Your YouTube Comment History
How to See How Many Videos a YouTube Channel Has
What Does “Join” Mean on YouTube?
Lim How Wei is the founder of Followchain. Feel free to follow him on Instagram.