Guide · Choosing a topic
YouTube topics: find ideas that get views using data
A good topic for a new channel needs 3 things: people watching it, not yet taken over by big channels, and something you can keep making consistently. DeepNiche helps you check the first 2 with real data before you put effort into making videos.
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Reliable sources of topic ideas
- Outlier videos from small channels: videos that get many times the channel’s own median — topics being pushed.
- Winning topics: topics that repeat many times among the top videos of a niche.
- TikTok, Douyin, Xiaohongshu trends: many formats take off there before reaching YouTube. Coming soon
- Real YouTube search suggestions for your keyword.
- Viewer comments on top videos: questions nobody has made a video to answer yet.
Check a topic in 10 minutes
- Enter the topic in Niche Dig and look at the Niche Score from 0–100.
- See how many channels under 50K subscribers have recently had videos with over 1 million views.
- Look at the age of the winning channels — many young channels means the door is still open.
- Read the RPM range of the niche group if your goal is to enable monetization.
- Lock in a topic with a high score that you can make at least 30 videos about.
Common faceless topics
- Storytelling, book summaries, history, mysteries.
- Software tutorials, tech tips, AI.
- Meditation, relaxing music, sleep sounds.
- Animals, nature, documentaries.
- Top lists / comparisons / explainers.
Frequently asked questions
Which YouTube topic gets views most easily?
Topics with high demand but few strong channels — they change over time, so measure them with current data instead of relying on an old list.
Should I cover multiple topics on 1 channel?
A new channel should stick to 1 niche so YouTube understands the channel and recommends it to the right viewers. Expand to nearby topics only once the channel is stable.
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