Question 1

What is an outlier score?

Accepted Answer

An outlier score shows how a video did compared with its own channel. We take the channel’s median views across the recent uploads we pull and divide the video’s views by it. A 2.6× video has about 2.6 times the views of that channel’s typical upload; around 1× is normal for the channel.

Because it is relative to the channel, a 40K-view video can be a big outlier on a small channel while a 2M-view video on a huge channel is just average. Videos at 2× or more are flagged as outliers.

VPH (views per hour) is the video’s views divided by the hours since it was published. 50+ VPH is flagged as high velocity.

Question 2

How are earnings estimated, and why are they only approximate?

Accepted Answer

We estimate how many views a channel got in roughly the last 30 days from its recent uploads’ view counts and publish dates, then multiply by an RPM band. RPM is what a creator earns per 1,000 views after YouTube’s share. For long-form videos we use $2.50–$4.00 per 1,000 views (typical $3.20); for Shorts, $0.04–$0.12. The Monetization calculator uses niche-specific bands.

Real RPM depends on things we cannot see: the niche, where the audience lives (India-heavy audiences earn less per view), the season, whether the channel is monetized, and the Shorts-versus-long-form mix. We also have no access to YouTube Analytics, and sponsorships, affiliate links and memberships are not included. Treat the numbers as a ballpark of ad revenue, not what the creator was paid.

Question 3

Can I see estimated earnings in my own currency?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Earnings are always calculated in US dollars and can be shown converted to your local currency: use the “Earnings in” selector (app header, channel report, Money desk, or your Account page). It defaults to your country, and your choice is remembered. If you are signed in it is saved to your account, so the Chrome extension follows it too.

Converted amounts start with ≈ because they are approximate: we convert at a daily exchange rate from a free public source (with a fixed fallback table if it is unavailable), and the underlying estimate is itself approximate. Downloaded playbook text stays in USD.

Question 4

Where do the tags and the channel category come from, and are they free?

Accepted Answer

Under the channel stats, “Category & tags” shows the channel’s YouTube category (the category set on the videos we sampled), the keywords the channel owner set on the channel, and the tags used by the recent and top videos we sampled. Tags are the ones creators set on their videos, read from public player data; YouTube doesn’t expose them for every video, so some videos show none. “Frequent in titles” are phrases mined from video titles, not creator-set tags.

Tags, categories and keyword scores are free: click any tag to score it as a keyword. The AI-detected niche and the playbook text are Pro, and the playbook export includes the category and tags.

Question 5

Where does the data come from?

Accepted Answer

From public YouTube pages — channel and video pages that anyone can open, read the same way a browser reads them. We do not access your YouTube account, we are not a YouTube partner, and we are not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google. Subscriber and view counts are what YouTube shows publicly (YouTube rounds them), so numbers can lag or differ slightly from YouTube Studio.

Question 6

What is free and what is Pro?

Accepted Answer

An account is required. Free shows the scores: outlier multipliers, views per hour and the estimates for a channel, but trims the long lists: the first 3 uploads, 2 similar channels and 3 related keywords. In the Chrome extension, free accounts get the channel stats strip with a short list of similar channels, the video strip, and thumbnail badges on a limited set of videos.

Pro unlocks the full lists of uploads, similar channels and keywords (including the questions people type), the AI playbook, script outlines and Studio remakes, and thumbnail badges on every video in the extension.

Question 7

How much does Pro cost, and in which currencies?

Accepted Answer

Pro is billed monthly or yearly, and the exact price in your currency is shown on the pricing and Upgrade pages before you pay. Pro+ adds a higher monthly AI allowance (150 vs 30 playbooks, outlines and Studio remakes) plus CSV and Markdown exports. Existing subscribers keep the price they signed up at.

The currency is picked automatically from your country and you can change it on the Upgrade page; the currency you choose at checkout is the currency you are charged in. Prices exclude tax; any fees or taxes that apply are shown in the checkout before you pay.

Question 8

How do payments, cancellation and refunds work?

Accepted Answer

Payments are processed by Whop (whop.com). Which payment methods you see depends on your country and is decided by Whop; we never see or store your card details. Pro renews automatically until you cancel.

Cancel any time from your Account page (“Manage or cancel subscription” opens your Whop billing page). Cancelling stops the next renewal and Pro stays on until the end of the period you already paid for. We don’t refund unused time, except where required by law (including applicable consumer rules in India). If you think you were charged in error, email hello@ytoutlier.online. See the Terms for the full wording.

Question 9

How do I install the Chrome / Brave extension? Is it on the Web Store?

Accepted Answer

The extension adds a “Quick channel stats” strip to YouTube channel pages, outlier and VPH badges to video thumbnails, and a score strip under the title on video pages. It works in Chrome, Brave and other Chromium browsers.

It is not on the Chrome Web Store yet. Until it is, install it manually: download the extension zip, unzip it somewhere permanent, open chrome://extensions (Brave: brave://extensions), turn on Developer mode, click “Load unpacked” and pick the unzipped folder. Then log in to YT Outlier in the same browser and open any YouTube channel.

Question 10

What does the extension read, and what does it send?

Accepted Answer

It only runs on youtube.com and ytoutlier.online. On YouTube pages it reads the page address, and the view count and “x weeks ago” text YouTube already shows on thumbnails, along with the video ids and channel names/handles on screen. It sends channel handles/ids and video ids to ytoutlier.online (not the on-page view counts of thumbnails) to get channel medians and scores, and it caches medians on your device for up to 24 hours. It does not read comments, your watch history or your Google account, and it has no ads, tracking or remote code. Details are in the Privacy policy.

Question 11

How do I sign in? What about Google sign-in?

Accepted Answer

Create an account with your email and a password, or continue with Google. Passwords are stored only as a secure hash. If the extension doesn’t pick up your login (for example when your browser blocks cookies), open ytoutlier.online/extension-login while logged in to connect it with a token.

To delete your account or correct your data, email hello@ytoutlier.online.

Question 12

What do you do with my data? Will you email me offers?

Accepted Answer

We keep your account details, your saved raids and your subscription status; payments are handled by Whop and we don’t sell personal data. See the Privacy policy for the full list.

Marketing email is opt-in only: the “Email me product updates and offers” box is unticked by default. You can untick it any time on your Account page or use the unsubscribe link in any marketing email. Account and billing emails (sign-in, security, receipts) are separate.

Question 13

Are there AI features, and who can use them?

Accepted Answer

Yes, on the website: the AI playbook, script outlines and Studio remakes. They are Pro features. They use an AI model from xAI (Grok), to which we send the public channel and video details being analysed (names, titles, view counts, tags), not your account details. AI output can be wrong or generic, so review it before you publish, and there are hourly fair-use limits. The Chrome extension has no AI features.

Question 14

Which languages are supported?

Accepted Answer

The website, this FAQ and the Chrome extension are available in English, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), French, German, Arabic, Indonesian, Russian, Japanese, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Turkish and Vietnamese. The language follows your browser by default; change it with the language picker in the footer, on the login page or on your Account page. It is remembered, and saved to your account when you are signed in.

The Terms and Privacy policy stay in English. AI-written text (playbooks, outlines, remakes) is written in your selected language. Content that comes straight from YouTube (video titles, channel names) and our curated directory of niches and channels stays in its original language.

Question 15

How do I contact you?

Accepted Answer

Email hello@ytoutlier.online for support, billing questions, account deletion or privacy requests.

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