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Search any topic, niche, or keyword. Filter content uploaded in the past 24 hours or this week, and sort strictly by view count and viral velocity.
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The UseCOS YouTube Trend Finder queries real-time public video index endpoints to rank videos and Shorts uploaded in the last 24 hours (Today), this week, or this month by raw views and viral velocity (VPH), bypassing algorithmic recommendation clutter.
Jump to the calculator ↓Search any niche, filter for uploads in the past 24h or this week, and rank by viral velocity (Views Per Hour). 100% free with 1-click CSV export.
Discovery combines US trending and topic searches; it is not a worldwide trending chart.
Filtered by past 24 hours • Sorted by highest views
Try a longer upload window or a broader topic like “AI Tech” or “Game Dev”.
When searching on YouTube's website or mobile app, combining “Upload date: Today” with “Sort by: View count” often fails to show true rankings. Instead, the native algorithm injects weeks-old recommendations, related videos from your watch history, and channel subscriptions into your search stream.
Additionally, YouTube completely restricts view-count sorting for YouTube Shorts within search results. This makes market research, competitor analysis, and niche scouting difficult for independent creators and researchers. This tool queries the underlying public index parameters directly, isolating same-day uploads and sorting them strictly by objective metrics.
A video uploaded 4 hours ago with 10,000 views has a viral velocity of 2,500 VPH. That velocity signals high instant demand and search momentum long before the YouTube home feed algorithm picks it up.
High-velocity tutorials and tech reviews accumulate active viewer comments in the first 24 hours. Examine the comments for phrases like “how do I automate this”, “is there an app for”, or “this step is too slow” to uncover viable software ideas.
An outlier score divides a video's views by the median views of the same channel's recent videos of the same format. A score of 5x means the video got five times what that channel normally gets. It is a better signal than raw views for finding topics that worked, because a 40,000-view video from a small channel can matter more than a 2-million-view video from a channel that always gets millions.
| Score | Label | What it suggests |
|---|---|---|
| 5x or more | Breakout | Far above the channel's norm. Study the topic, hook and thumbnail. |
| 2x to 4.9x | Strong | Clearly beat its baseline. Worth checking for a repeatable angle. |
| 0.8x to 1.9x | Normal | About what the channel usually gets. |
| Under 0.8x | Below | Underperformed. Not a topic signal. |
Limits: the score needs at least 5 recent videos of the same format from the channel, so new channels show no score. Only the most-viewed and fastest-growing matches in a search are scored, not every result. A high score shows a video overperformed, not why. Check the video itself before copying a topic, and never copy a title or thumbnail outright.
Balancing vertical short-form velocity against long-form evergreen RPM and search shelf life:
| Content Strategy | Viral Half-Life | Primary Traffic Driver | Monetization & Audience Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts Outliers (≤3m) | 24 – 72 Hours | Shorts Feed Swipe-Through (VVSA > 70%) | High subscriber velocity; lower RPM ($0.04–$0.15); top-of-funnel lead discovery. |
| Search-Optimized Long-Form (8–15m) | 12 – 36 Months (Evergreen) | YouTube Search & Google Video Carousels | High RPM ($5.00–$25.00); strong viewer intent and high-ticket affiliate conversion. |
| Browse / Suggested Outliers | 2 – 6 Weeks | High CTR (8%+) & AVD (55%+) on Home Page | Massive organic reach; turns casual clickers into loyal channel patrons. |
| Hybrid Niche Funnel | Continuous Loop | Shorts Hook ➔ Pinned Comment ➔ Deep Dive Video | Best monetization efficiency; bridges fast short-form awareness to profitable long-form views. |
Search results are updated live from public video index records and cached in memory for 15 minutes to respect platform throughput limits. Estimated views-per-hour (VPH) is calculated from relative published timestamps and total view count. This tool does not alter, scrape, or bypass private creator data, copyright safeguards, or authenticated YouTube Studio metrics.
Type your niche or target keyword into the search bar, toggle the "Shorts Only" format filter, and select a time window (Past 24 Hours or Past Week). Results will display ranked strictly by view count and viral velocity.
The Outlier Score compares a video's view count against the channel's own median performance. A score of 5x or higher indicates a breakout video that strongly outperformed its baseline, signaling high audience demand for that specific topic or thumbnail angle.
Views Per Hour (VPH) is calculated by dividing total accumulated views by the elapsed hours since publication. High VPH indicates a video is currently being pushed by the YouTube recommendation algorithm.
Yes. Once your search results load, click the "Export CSV" button to download video titles, channel names, view counts, upload dates, VPH velocity, and outlier scores for offline research in Excel or Google Sheets.