YouTube Keyword Research Tool
Type a topic and get back a batch of related keyword ideas to target in your titles, descriptions, and tags — plus a real competition signal and the videos currently ranking for your main term, pulled live from YouTube's own search.
How it works
- 1Type a topic or seed keyword.
- 2Click Research keyword.
- 3Check the competition level and top-ranking videos for your main term, then browse the related keyword ideas for more angles to target.
When to use this
- You have a topic in mind but want to see what related terms people are actually searching.
- You want to gauge how crowded a specific term is before building a whole video around it.
- You're studying what already ranks for your main term to find a gap or fresh angle.
A worked example
Type "sourdough bread for beginners" and you'll see the current top-ranking videos for that exact phrase, an estimated competition level, and related ideas such as "sourdough starter for beginners", "easy sourdough recipe", "sourdough troubleshooting" — a medium-competition related term with real search interest is often a better target than the crowded main phrase.
Frequently asked questions
How is "competition" calculated?+
It's based on YouTube's own estimated result count for your exact keyword — more existing videos targeting that term generally means it's harder to rank for. Treat it as a directional signal, not an exact science; YouTube's own estimate can be rough, especially for very broad terms.
Why don't the related keywords have their own competition score?+
Checking real competition for every related keyword would mean one YouTube search per keyword, which burns through this tool's shared free API quota fast. The related list is meant for idea generation — check any individual one's real competition by searching it here directly.
Should I only target low-competition keywords?+
Not necessarily — low competition sometimes means low search interest too. A "medium" competition keyword with real search demand often beats a "low" one nobody is searching for.
What should I actually do with the top-ranking videos it shows?+
Study their titles and thumbnails, not just their existence — they show you what Google and YouTube consider a strong match for that exact query, and where there might be a gap your video could fill.
Does this pull real-time data?+
Yes — the competition estimate and top-ranking videos come from a live YouTube search at the moment you run it, not a cached or historical snapshot.