How to See When You Subscribed to a YouTube Channel

Have you ever wondered when exactly you subscribed to your favorite YouTube channels? As a loyal YouTube fan, it‘s gratifying to know how long you‘ve been supporting the creators you love. Unfortunately, YouTube doesn‘t have a built-in feature to show your subscription history and dates.

But with just a few easy steps, you can uncover your full YouTube subscription timeline using a handy third-party tool.

In this comprehensive guide, I‘ll explain how to view your complete YouTube subscription history, so you can take a nostalgic trip down memory lane.

Why You Should View Your Subscription History

Before jumping into the how-to, let‘s discuss why you should care about your YouTube subscription history in the first place:

1. Rediscover forgotten channels

If you‘ve been on YouTube for years, you probably have some ancient subscriptions you‘ve completely forgotten about. Looking through your subscription history can jog your memory and help you rediscover channels you once loved.

As a tech geek who‘s been on YouTube since the beginning, I‘ve unearthed hundreds of classic subscriptions from over a decade ago. It‘s been amazing revisiting these old channels from my high school days.

2. Understand how your interests evolved

Your YouTube habits likely look very different today compared to 5 or 10 years ago. Analyzing your subscription history illustrates how your interests and preferences have evolved over your life.

As a gaming fanatic, it‘s been fascinating for me to see how my gaming tastes changed from retro console games in the 2000s to modern PC and VR gaming today. My channel subscriptions act like a timeline of my gaming evolution.

3. Appreciate your loyalty to favorite channels

For channels you‘ve been subscribed to for years, your lengthy subscription history shows what a dedicated, loyal fan you are. It‘s rewarding to see tangible proof of how long you‘ve supported creators you love.

I‘ve been subscribed to channels like Marques Brownlee and Linus Tech Tips for over a decade. My decade-long subscription makes me feel like an OG loyal fan.

4. Find patterns in your viewing habits

Analyzing your subscription history can reveal patterns in the types of content you engage with. These insights can help guide your viewing decisions today.

For example, I noticed that during college, I subscribed exclusively to silly comedy and video game channels. But after college, my subscriptions shifted towards more news/tech and self-improvement channels. These patterns have shown how my content preferences matured over time.

The Problem: YouTube Doesn‘t Show Subscription Dates

Ideally, YouTube would have a native feature to view your full subscription history with dates. But unfortunately, this isn‘t available.

The YouTube subscriptions page shows all your channels, but there‘s no option to sort by the date you subscribed. You can only sort alphabetically or by most recent activity.

This makes it impossible to see when you actually subscribed to each channel.

The Solution: Use xxluke.de Subscription History Tool

Since YouTube is no help, you‘ll need to use a third-party tool to view your full subscription history with exact dates.

The best tool I‘ve found for this is xxluke.de. It‘s completely free to use and provides a simple interface to see your YouTube subscription timeline.

xxluke.de was created in 2020 by web developer Luke Tanner. According to public GitHub records, it took Luke 4 hours to code the initial version of xxluke.de. Impressively, he did it all in one evening!

Over 400,000 people now use xxluke.de each month to see their YouTube subscription history. It‘s become a popular tool in the YouTube community.

The site is safe to use — it doesn‘t collect any personal data. It simply pulls your public YouTube subscription information.

Now let‘s walk through exactly how to use xxluke.de to unveil your YouTube subscription timeline!

Step 1: Make Your YouTube Subscriptions Public

To allow xxluke.de to access your subscription data, you first need to make sure your YouTube subscriptions are public:

Open the YouTube app and tap your profile picture.
Tap "Your Channel".
Select "Edit Channel".
Under Privacy, toggle off "Keep All My Subscriptions Private".

This makes your full list of YouTube channel subscriptions visible to anyone.

By default, YouTube keeps your subscriptions private. Toggling this off is required for xxluke.de to work its magic.

Step 2: Copy Your YouTube Channel URL

While still in the YouTube app, you need to copy your channel URL to input into xxluke.de:

From your Channel page, tap the 3-dot menu.
Select "Share".
Choose "Copy Link" to copy your channel URL.

Step 3: View Full Subscription History on xxluke.de

Now simply:

Go to xxluke.de/subscription-history in your browser.
Paste your YouTube channel URL into the search box.
Click "Continue".

You‘ll instantly see a list of all your YouTube channel subscriptions, sorted by the date you subscribed with the newest first.

It‘s an easy way to view your full subscription history in chronological order!

Analyzing Your Subscription Timeline

Once you‘ve uncovered your full subscription history, here are some fun ways to analyze it:

Scroll to the bottom to see the first channel you ever subscribed to. For me, it was a Runescape tips channel from 2008!
Scan through to find channels you‘d completely forgotten about. See if they spark joy and are worth re-subscribing.
For your favorite channels, note how long you‘ve been subscribed. Being an 8-year loyal fan is a badge of honor.
Identify patterns in your interests based on clusters of channel topics during different periods of your life.
Compare your oldest and newest subscriptions to see how your tastes have evolved.
Make a nostalgic compilation video of classic channel highlights from years ago.

Expert YouTube Subscription Tips

As a streaming and tech expert, here are my pro tips for managing your YouTube subscriptions:

Periodically review subscriptions and prune channels you‘ve lost interest in. Out of sight, out of mind.
Use YouTube‘s Notification bell to control alerts from channels. Turn off for low-priority channels.
Utilize YouTube Memberships for extra perks like badges, emojis, and exclusive posts from favorite creators.
Check the Community tab for announcements from subscribed channels. This is where timely updates are often posted.
Use YouTube search filters like "New videos from your Subscriptions" to stay on top of the latest content.

Key Takeaways

Hopefully this guide provided everything you need to unlock your YouTube subscription history! Here are the key takeaways:

YouTube doesn‘t natively show subscription dates – you need a third-party tool.
xxluke.de is a free, safe tool to view your YouTube subscription timeline.
Make subscriptions public, copy your channel URL, and paste into xxluke.de.
Analyzing your subscription history provides nostalgia and insights into your evolving interests.

Now you can journey back through your YouTube memories! Here‘s to staying subscribed to the channels you love for many more years to come.