A Window into Culture and Politics on YouTube

YouTube is used by 71% of Americans and is a source of news for 26% of US adults. While the impact of YouTube continues to grow, options for understanding the content and ideas being shared on the platform are lacking. That is why we built Transparency.tube. In creating a first-of-its-kind effort to categorize, index, and analyze over 7,300 of the largest English language YouTube channels actively discussing political and cultural issues, we aim to provide the data necessary to better understand this space.

Note - The data for this site is no longer being refreshed as of Nov 2022

Political YouTube channelWatched2019byTagand colored byLeft/Right

MSM958m hrs

Partisan Right662m hrs

Partisan Left659m hrs

Anti-Woke527m hrs

Woke332m hrs

Conspiracy290m hrs

Late night show251m hrs

Religious Con.138m hrs

State Funded129m hrs

QAnon86m hrs

Libertarian63m hrs

Anti-theist40m hrs

Socialist26m hrs

Manosphere19m hrs

White Id.9.5m hrs

Politician6.4m hrs