How YouTube Subscribers & the Subscriptions Tab Work

Subscribers are viewers who have opted in to see more of your videos, and they watch them from all areas of the site. They’re your core audience and biggest fans, who often provide important initial signals about new videos you release.

The Subscriptions tab is an area of the site that shows a collection of videos from channels a viewer is subscribed to. This feed includes highlighted videos, and a list of all the most recent uploads.

As a reminder, subscribers also see some Subscription content on Home and in Suggested Videos.

Tips:

• Ask viewers to subscribe in a genuine way, explaining both the benefits and how it supports you.
• Ask them to subscribe in your videos when viewer sentiment is at its highest (such as after a big laugh or a scene’s climax).
• Educate viewers on where they will see your channel’s videos once subscribed.
• Make videos public when you think your viewers are most likely watching. Consider referencing your watch time reports by country and/or state.
• Keep in mind, on average, viewers are subscribed to dozens of channels.
• Understand it’s common to have more subscribers than views.
• Make a repeatable show out of your ideas.
• Remember, that it’s normal for uploading to be met with unsubscribes.
• See how many people subscribe to your channel by clicking into the Subscribers report in YouTube Analytics. It can be helpful to compare your watch time from subscribers with watch time from other traffic sources.
• You can see the traffic from your subscribers by going to your Traffic Sources report and clicking ‘Browse features’ and then viewing the data for ‘Subscribers’.

MYTH: "YouTube unsubscribes people from channels."

TRUTH: YouTube doesn’t unsubscribe people. If that happens, it’s a bug, and we are looking into every possibility of that.

[FutureAZA]

This series would be SO awesome if it provided any information whatsoever. It doesn't, but that would be pretty awesome.

Some of us make HUNDREDS of videos and only survive from off-platform income. You are HERE.

[ChrisJohnMedia]

On average only 7% of my video views come from subscribers, there is no easy way for a viewer to subscribe when watching in vr

[ThatTCAT]

I'm so proud of my subscription base. I feel like I have a very active and supportive group of followers and it motivates me to keep creating!

[WideWorldofTrains]

I consistently uploaded nearly 14000 videos in 13 years and that hasnt done one single thing to help my channel, in fact my channel has declined 70% IN 3 YEARS DESPITE UPLOADING 5000 VIDEOS IN THAT TIME. If youtube doenst want a channel to grow it will never grow

[ocsachgiupban]

Thanks to YouTube Creators for sharing this, helping me better understand how it works

[DanielsPengetips]

I wonder how I can figure out the analytics on best time slots - can't seem to find it anywhere...

[CraftyArt]

And how do you know when might the best time be to post??

[CarlosMelero]

I'd like to thank all this useful information.

I'm not able to find the analytic about when does audience watch my channel. I'd like your help to find that info. What time is the best to publish my videos?

[DeushinX]

Okelah, makasih YouTube sudah ngasih kami pembahasan singkat agar channel kami lebih dapat pedoman hal yang paling penting dilakukan 😂

[GetRevved]

You know what would be awesome? If your subscribers actually got your video in their subscription tab AKA the sub feed whenever you released a new video. That would be amazing! Not sometimes they do and sometimes they don't, that's no good to anyone.

[MyVideoBook]

The new series from creator academy is really very helpful and leads to progress!!! Thanks YouTube👍

[YoumTVHD]

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[HananyaNaftali]

Great video! Thanks for helping us the creators

[STEPHANACTION]

thank you for all subscribers who follow me those last days. If you like stunts, Parkour and freerunning subscribe to my channel to join my family. 😄👍

[rlee]

Do they discuss how they forcibly remove subscribers against both the subscriber and creators wishes to see if that person really wants to be subscribed and to filler out fake subscribers? Because I'd really love to hear their reasoning on that one. I had to resub to a bunch of channels that I had to find out by accident they had removed me from. That's EXTREMELY IRRITATING, YouTube.

[JonnyDIY]

1:06 What time to release Videos. Thanks for this helpful tid bit. I'm going to further delve into this topic. Thanks!

[lionsgate]

I’m gonna take everything I’m learning in this series and apply it as go along! Thank you !

[OmarExplora]

Hey! how to find the best time to upload in analytics? i can´t find it!

[TheCraftyOrganizer]

Really love the aesthetic of these videos!

[AllThingsNele]

I've been following these tips and going through the Academy but still not growing. A Mukbang was just demonetized. I guess we were eating to hard 🤦🏽‍♀️😳🙁