How to Find YouTube Outliers (The Hard Way vs. The Fast Way)
If you're serious about growing on YouTube, you’ve probably heard this advice:
“Study what’s working. Find outliers. Reverse engineer them.”
But let’s be honest… most creators stop right there.
Because the old way of spotting outliers? It’s a grind.
The Hard Way to Find Outliers
Let’s break down what it actually takes:
- Open a creator’s channel
- Sort by “Most Popular”
- Cross-reference with upload frequency
- Manually compare views vs. subscriber count
- Repeat across 10+ competitors
- Log it all in a Notion doc
- Try to reverse engineer trends from 3-4 breakout uploads
- Then do it again next week
It’s a full-time job. One that burns time, drains energy, and gives you scattered results at best.
We know this because we did it.
That’s why we built a faster way.
The Fast Way to Find YouTube Outliers
Meet the 1of10 Chrome Extension:
A tool built to help you spot high-performing videos while you’re scrolling YouTube, in real time.
No spreadsheets. No guesswork. No context switching.
Here’s how it works:
- Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store
- Browse YouTube like normal
- Watch as outliers start surfacing, right in your feed
The extension automatically analyzes:
- View-to-subscriber ratios
- Performance spikes vs. channel averages
- Velocity of views (how fast a video is taking off)
- CTR triggers like thumbnails, titles, and packaging
It highlights bangers with real data, so you’re not guessing what works. You’re learning from it.
Use Cases That Save You Hours
- Tracking competitors: See when a creator in your niche has a breakout hit, and act on it fast
- Surfacing trends: Spot patterns across multiple videos (thumbnails, title formats, topics)
- Bookmarking ideas: Save standout videos to your 1of10 account in one click
- Avoiding flops: Learn what doesn’t perform so you don’t repeat it
You don’t need a second brain. You just need smarter tools.
Why It Works
The best creators don’t chase trends.
They chase what’s already working, and package their version of it better.
The 1of10 Chrome Extension was built for exactly that.
You no longer need to dive into endless channel pages or build Notion trackers for every creator you follow. We baked it all into your scroll experience.
If a video’s outperforming, you’ll know.
If it’s flat, you’ll see why.
If it’s worth bookmarking, it takes one click.
TL;DR
The slow way: Open tabs, dig through data, take manual notes
The fast way: Let 1of10 surface outliers while you scroll YouTube like normal
You can spend hours each week manually finding bangers.
Or you can just install the tool that shows you what works, while you’re already looking for it.
Try the 1of10 Chrome Extension today and start spotting viral outliers in seconds.