DecodingYT's breakout videos
Every recent long-form upload, scored against the channel's own median. These are the videos the audience pushed far past normal. Updated weekly.
How to Start & Grow a YouTube Channel in 2026 (FULL COURSE)
Why 99% channels will never grow on YouTube4.7×3
9 Important YouTube Settings You Must Turn ON4.4×4
If I started a YouTube channel with 0 subs, I'd do this4.0×5
Right Way to Upload Videos on YouTube in 2026 // WITH MOBILE 🤫3.9×6
YouTube Automation with AI | Make FACELESS YouTube Videos with AI3.1×7
What's working for DecodingYT right now
The channel's typical long-form video gets about 787K views. “How to Start & Grow a YouTube Channel in 2026 (FULL COURSE)” reached 3.7M, roughly 4.7 times that. Among this channel's outliers, the most common title formats are how-to (2), listicle (2). When one idea outperforms a channel's baseline this much, the audience is telling you the topic and packaging resonated, which makes it worth studying before you plan your next video.
How these scores work
We take the channel's latest long-form uploads (Shorts excluded), find the median view count, and divide each video's views by it. A 5× score means five times the channel's normal performance. Data comes from the public YouTube Data API and refreshes weekly. Last updated November 5, 2026.
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