YouTube Competitive Analysis
Outlier detection and packaging pattern extraction for YouTube channels.
When to Use
- User asks for YouTube competitive analysis
- User wants to find viral video patterns
- User wants packaging/title inspiration from specific creators
- User wants to track competitor YouTube performance
Prerequisites
- YouTube Data API v3 key set as
$YOUTUBE_API_KEY
Usage
# Analyze specific channels
python3 analyze.py "$YOUTUBE_API_KEY" --channels "@handle1,@handle2" --days 30
# Use predefined sets
python3 analyze.py "$YOUTUBE_API_KEY" --set ai
python3 analyze.py "$YOUTUBE_API_KEY" --set business
python3 analyze.py "$YOUTUBE_API_KEY" --set both
# Export formats
python3 analyze.py "$YOUTUBE_API_KEY" --set both --output json
python3 analyze.py "$YOUTUBE_API_KEY" --set both --output console
Predefined Channel Sets
AI Creators: Jeff Su, Alex Finn, Riley Brown, Dan Martell, Matt Wolfe, Nate Herk, Grace Leung, Matt Berman
Business Creators: Alex Hormozi, Gary Vaynerchuk, Patrick Bet-David, Codie Sanchez, Leila Hormozi, Iman Gadzhi, My First Million
Output Interpretation
- Multiplier: Times above channel average (2.0x = double normal)
- Outlier threshold: 2x average. Study anything above this.
- Title patterns: Common words in outlier titles indicate proven formats
- Cadence: Videos per week. Higher cadence creators may have lower per-video averages.
Channel Analytics Feedback Loop
Competitive analysis is only half the loop. When you have access to the channel's own analytics, compare candidate packaging against actual performance after publish.
Before recommending a package:
- Pull channel baseline by topic, title pattern, thumbnail pattern, length, publish day/time, and format.
- Check impressions, CTR, average view duration, retention curve, watch time, subscribers gained, comments, and traffic source.
- Compare the proposed title/thumbnail/hook against similar historical videos and competitor outliers.
After publishing:
- Log video ID, title, thumbnail concept, hook, topic bucket, retention devices, and publish date.
- Pull analytics after the chosen readback window.
- Compare baseline vs candidate.
- Patch title formulas, thumbnail rules, hook patterns, retention beats, chapter structure, Shorts selection, or repurposing guidance only if the candidate wins.
Readback windows:
- 24-48 hours for CTR and early retention
- 7 days for average view duration and watch time
- 28 days for topic durability and subscriber gain
Do not call packaging validated until analytics are checked. Otherwise it is a screenplay wearing a lab coat.
Packaging Skeletons (Proven Formats)
Long-form:
- "X, Clearly Explained"
- "X hours of Y in Z minutes"
- "The Laziest Way to X"
- "Give me X minutes and I'll Y"
- "X INSANE Use Cases for Y"
Shorts:
- "2024 vs 2025 X" (year comparison)
- "Bad Good Great X" (tier ranking)
- "Stop doing X, do Y instead" (contrarian)
1---2name: yt-competitive-analysis3description: Analyze YouTube channels for outlier videos and packaging patterns. Identifies what's working (2x+ average views) across any set of channels. Use when asked for YouTube competitive analysis, viral video patterns, or packaging/title inspiration.4---5
6# YouTube Competitive Analysis
7
8Outlier detection and packaging pattern extraction for YouTube channels.
9
10## When to Use
11
12- User asks for YouTube competitive analysis
13- User wants to find viral video patterns
14- User wants packaging/title inspiration from specific creators
15- User wants to track competitor YouTube performance
16
17## Prerequisites
18
19- YouTube Data API v3 key set as `$YOUTUBE_API_KEY`
20
21## Usage
22
23```bash
24# Analyze specific channels
25python3 analyze.py "$YOUTUBE_API_KEY" --channels "@handle1,@handle2" --days 30
26
27# Use predefined sets
28python3 analyze.py "$YOUTUBE_API_KEY" --set ai
29python3 analyze.py "$YOUTUBE_API_KEY" --set business
30python3 analyze.py "$YOUTUBE_API_KEY" --set both
31
32# Export formats
33python3 analyze.py "$YOUTUBE_API_KEY" --set both --output json
34python3 analyze.py "$YOUTUBE_API_KEY" --set both --output console
35```
36
37## Predefined Channel Sets
38
39**AI Creators:** Jeff Su, Alex Finn, Riley Brown, Dan Martell, Matt Wolfe, Nate Herk, Grace Leung, Matt Berman
40
41**Business Creators:** Alex Hormozi, Gary Vaynerchuk, Patrick Bet-David, Codie Sanchez, Leila Hormozi, Iman Gadzhi, My First Million
42
43## Output Interpretation
44
45- **Multiplier**: Times above channel average (2.0x = double normal)
46- **Outlier threshold**: 2x average. Study anything above this.
47- **Title patterns**: Common words in outlier titles indicate proven formats
48- **Cadence**: Videos per week. Higher cadence creators may have lower per-video averages.
49
50## Channel Analytics Feedback Loop
51
52Competitive analysis is only half the loop. When you have access to the channel's own analytics, compare candidate packaging against actual performance after publish.
53
54Before recommending a package:
55- Pull channel baseline by topic, title pattern, thumbnail pattern, length, publish day/time, and format.
56- Check impressions, CTR, average view duration, retention curve, watch time, subscribers gained, comments, and traffic source.
57- Compare the proposed title/thumbnail/hook against similar historical videos and competitor outliers.
58
59After publishing:
601. Log video ID, title, thumbnail concept, hook, topic bucket, retention devices, and publish date.
612. Pull analytics after the chosen readback window.
623. Compare baseline vs candidate.
634. Patch title formulas, thumbnail rules, hook patterns, retention beats, chapter structure, Shorts selection, or repurposing guidance only if the candidate wins.
64
65Readback windows:
66- 24-48 hours for CTR and early retention
67- 7 days for average view duration and watch time
68- 28 days for topic durability and subscriber gain
69
70Do not call packaging validated until analytics are checked. Otherwise it is a screenplay wearing a lab coat.
71
72## Packaging Skeletons (Proven Formats)
73
74**Long-form:**
75- "X, Clearly Explained"
76- "X hours of Y in Z minutes"
77- "The Laziest Way to X"
78- "Give me X minutes and I'll Y"
79- "X INSANE Use Cases for Y"
80
81**Shorts:**
82- "2024 vs 2025 X" (year comparison)
83- "Bad Good Great X" (tier ranking)
84- "Stop doing X, do Y instead" (contrarian)
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