How to Find the Right YouTube Channels in 60 Seconds

Whether you're launching a creator outreach campaign, doing competitive research, or building a prospect list for your agency, ChannelCrawler makes it easy to find the right YouTubers quickly, no scraping or guesswork required.

In this short guide, we’ll show you how to use three powerful methods to discover creators in under a minute.

Watch the walkthrough video below:

1. Search by Channel Performance

If you don’t have a specific topic in mind and just want to find creators with solid reach, start with performance filters.

Here’s how:

Choose a region and language

Set a subscriber range

Filter by metrics like:

Views per month

Average video views

Recent upload activity

This is ideal for spotting active and visible creators who are generating consistent views often the same creators monetising via AdSense or open to brand partnerships.

Try this when you want engagement and visibility first, and niche second.

2. Use AI Categories for Topic-Based Search

To target creators by niche, use AI Categories. ChannelCrawler automatically groups channels into over 300 topics from broad ones like Education and Beauty to specific subcategories like Make.com Automations or Cryptocurrency.

Each result includes a confidence score to show how well a channel matches the category. A score of 100% means a perfect fit based on recent content.

You can sort results by confidence, and combine categories with filters like audience size or country.

Use AI Categories when relevance matters most and you want results cleaner than keyword search alone can provide.

3. Search by Keywords Mentioned

Need to find creators who’ve spoken about something specific?

The keyword search option checks both channel-level and video-level data. You can enter:

Topics (e.g. “crypto”, “AI tools”)

Product types (e.g. “digital planners”, “ergonomic chairs”)

Brand names (e.g. yours or a competitor's)

You can also filter for channels that list an email address, Instagram handle, or sort by fastest-growing perfect for targeting active, responsive creators.

This is your best bet when you're aligning around a message, product category, or previous mention.

Find What You Need Fast

Whether you’re prioritising reach, relevance, or timing, ChannelCrawler helps you search smarter. You don’t need to guess at keywords or scroll through irrelevant results just pick your approach and apply the right filters.

→ Start your search now