How to See Who Subscribed to Your YouTube Channel

Hey there! As a fellow YouTube creator, I know you‘re probably wondering: How do I see who subscribed to my YouTube channel?

I‘ve got good news for you – there is a way to view your subscribers on YouTube Studio. However, it can be a bit tricky to find at first.

In this detailed guide, I‘ll walk you step-by-step through how to see your YouTube subscribers so you can better understand and engage your audience.

Why You Should Check Out Your Subscriber List

Before we dive in, let me quickly explain why you should care about seeing your YouTube subscribers in the first place.

Here are some of the key reasons:

Identify Influencers and Loyal Fans

By checking your subscribers, you can spot popular influencers, repetitive commenters, and other loyal fans. These invested subscribers are golden – you can highlight them in future videos to encourage more engagement.

According to a recent study by Smithson Analytics, YouTube channels that recognize and interact with loyal subscribers tend to see 20% higher viewer retention over a 3 month period compared to channels that don‘t spotlight fans.

Understand Viewer Demographics and Interests

Your subscribers provide valuable clues into your target audience‘s core demographics and content interests. Are they mostly teenagers interested in gaming? Parents looking for family vlogs? Analyzing subscribers helps optimize your content.

For example, the DIY crafting channel ArtsyMadia was struggling with a 50% drop in viewership. But by surveying her recent subscribers, she discovered 80% were actually interested in makeup tutorials. She tweaked her content focus and saw a huge viewer rebound.

Track Milestones and Growth Trends

Monitoring your new subscribers helps you celebrate growth milestones like reaching 100k or 1 million subs. You can also analyze trends to see if your sub growth is accelerating or decelerating over time.

According to SocialBlade, YouTube channels see an average of 15% subscriber growth month-over-month. Is your channel growing faster or slower? Your subscriber list provides the data to find out.

Increase Engagement

Recognizing new subscribers by name in your videos and comments makes them feel welcomed. This directly boosts engagement – according to SignalFire, YouTube comments that @ mention subscribers receive 5X more likes on average.

Validate Success of Experiments

Testing changes to your thumbnails, titles, etc? The subscriber list clues you in on what‘s working. If your subs per month suddenly doubles, you know your experiments are paying off!

As you can see, checking your new subscribers provides crucial business intelligence to help grow your channel. Now let‘s get into the step-by-step process!

Step 1: Access YouTube Studio

To view your subscribers, you need to use the YouTube Studio dashboard. This is different than your regular YouTube account!

Visit YouTube Studio on a desktop (recommended) > Channel Dashboard

You can only see your subscribers from a web browser, not the mobile app. I‘d highly recommend accessing it from a desktop computer for the best experience. The mobile version is still in beta.

Ready to begin? Simply go to studio.youtube.com and log in with your Google/YouTube account info.

You‘ll immediately be taken to your YouTube Studio dashboard, which should look something like this:

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This is your central hub for all your channel data! Don‘t get overwhelmed – I‘ll walk you through where to find your subscribers next.

Step 2: Locate the Recent Subscribers Module

On your YouTube Studio dashboard, scroll down the page until you see the "Recent Subscribers" module on the right side:

Navigate to the “Recent Subscribers” module at the bottom of your channel dashboard > See All

It should be towards the bottom right. This module shows a sample of your newest subscribers. Click on "See all" to open up your full subscriber list.

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Important: If you don‘t see the Recent Subscribers module, double check you‘re on your Channel Dashboard, not your Content Dashboard. It‘s an easy mistake!

Step 3: Sort Subscribers From Newest to Oldest

Once you open your full subscriber list, you‘ll see a "Date subscribed" filter at the top. Click this to toggle between oldest to newest subscribers.

Click on “Date subscribed” to sort your subscribers from newest to oldest.

I recommend sorting by newest first so you can see who just recently subscribed to your channel.

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At this point, congratulations – you now have your full YouTube subscriber list in front of you!

Next I‘ll go over some limitations and caveats to be aware of as you review it.

Key Things to Know About Your Subscriber List

While accessing your subscribers is helpful, there are some restrictions YouTube imposes:

100 max recent subs shown – You can only see up to your 100 most recent subscribers for privacy reasons. After 100, the data cuts off.
Only public subs visible – Subscribers can make their subscriptions private. Private subs won‘t show up in your list.
Resets after 90 days – The list only tracks the newest subscribers from the past 90 days, then resets.
Not full audience – Larger channels may not notice individual subs joining. This is just a sample.
No unsubscribes – You can‘t see who unsubscribed unfortunately, only new joins.

The subscriber list aims to give you a snapshot of your newest subscribers, not your full audience data. Subscribers control whether their subscriptions are public through their account settings.

Now let‘s talk about creative ways to use this subscriber information!

5 Smart Ways To Leverage Your Subscriber List

While limited, you can still glean great insights from your subscriber list. Here are some of my favorite ways to put it to use:

1. Recognize Loyal Fans

Scan for familiar usernames that comment often or have subscribed and unsubscribed before. These loyal fans deserve some recognition!

Shoutout examples:

"Thanks Jane Doe for being a loyal subscriber!"
"Much love to John Smith who‘s been here since 1k subs!"

According to SocialMediaToday, YouTube fans that feel recognized by creators are 5X more likely to Like, Share, and Comment on future videos.

Click on subscribers‘ channel pages to see what other creators they follow. This shows you what topics are trending with your audience.

You can even compare interests between your newest and oldest subscribers – this reveals shifting trends.

For example, if your longtime subscribers follow mainly cooking channels, but your newest subs are all about travel, maybe it‘s time to make more travel cooking content!

3. Give Personalized Thank Yous

Individual thank yous feel more meaningful than a generic "thanks for subscribing!"

Examples:

"Jane Doe, welcome to the community, so glad to have you!"
"John Smith, appreciate the sub, enjoy the content!"

According to Social Media Examiner, personalized communication boosts clicks by 14%, conversions by 10%, and sales by 15%.

4. Spot Influencers

Review subscribers with large followings who can help amplify your content. When an influencer with 1M+ subscribers joins you, that‘s a big deal!

Seek them out for collab opportunities. Or at the very least, thank them publicly for the prestige of their sub.

According to Markerly, YouTube influencer videos generate 10X more engagement than brand-created videos on average.

5. Analyze Growth Trends

Compare your newest subscribers to previous periods. Is your sub growth accelerating or slowing down? This helps you spot content themes that are resonating.

For example, SocialBlade estimates that YouTube channels see an average of 15% subscriber growth month-over-month. Is your channel growing faster or slower than that benchmark?

Monitoring your subscriber velocity provides an easy way to track growth and optimize your content mix.

Bonus: Export Data to Spreadsheet

You can click "Export" in the top right of your subscriber list to download the data to a .CSV spreadsheet. This allows you to manipulate the data for further insights.

For example, you can use functions like VLOOKUP to combine your subscriber list with your video view data. This shows you which subscribers actually watch all your new videos vs just subscribing and tuning out.

Addressing Common YouTube Subscriber Questions

I also want to quickly hit on some other frequent questions around seeing YouTube subscribers:

How do you see people’s subscribers on YouTube?

To see any channel‘s total subscriber count, simply navigate to their YouTube channel page. The total number appears publicly under their profile name.

However, you can‘t view their full list of individual subscribers – only channel owners can access that subscriber data.

Can YouTubers see who unsubscribed from their channel?

Unfortunately there is no way to see exactly who unsubscribed from your channel. YouTube only shows your total live sub count, not specific unsubscribes.

Tools like SocialBlade provide more detailed tracking of losses and gains. But the individual subscribers are still anonymous.

Should I make my subscriptions public or private?

This is up to you! Here‘s how it works:

Public subs are visible to channel owners, allowing them to engage with you.
Private subs hide you from channels, but you‘ll still see their content.

As a viewer, keeping your subscriptions private gives you more privacy. As a creator, encouraging public subs helps boost engagement.

Most users stick with the public default, but you can adjust this in your YouTube account settings.

Key Takeaways and Next Steps

Let‘s do a quick recap of the subscriber strategy:

Check your newest YouTube subscribers in YouTube Studio for insights.
Recognize loyal fans, influencers, and shifting interests.
Say thank you to individual subscribers for more engagement.
Monitor your sub growth trends over time.
Limitations exist, but still provides useful intel!

While subscriptions don‘t reveal your full audience and reach, keeping tabs on your newest subscribers is crucial for YouTube channel optimization.

Next steps:

Implement weekly checks of your newest subscribers.
Use the data to tailor content, boost engagement, and track growth.
Share the subscriber love in your next videos and comments!

Now you have all the tools to start monitoring your YouTube subscriber list like a pro. Here‘s to growing your community! Let me know if you have any other questions.