YouTube Watch Time Calculator
Paste links to any YouTube videos, not just a playlist, to see how long they take to watch in total, at any speed and at your own daily pace.
How to use the Watch Time Calculator
- 01
Paste the links
Paste video links one per line, or separated by spaces or commas. Normal links, youtu.be short links, Shorts and live links all work, up to 500 at once.
- 02
Press Calculate
Every video is looked up and added up. Duplicates are counted once, and links that aren't videos are skipped and listed.
- 03
Pick a speed and pace
Choose a playback speed and how many minutes a day you can watch to see when you'll finish. Remove any video to drop it from the total.
How long will it take to watch these?
Watch Later lists, a few lectures from different channels, the videos a teacher assigned, or a handful of talks someone sent you: none of them are one playlist, so YouTube can't tell you how long they take together. Paste the links here and you get the total, the time at faster speeds, and how many days it takes at your pace.
Lengths come from the YouTube Data API, the same numbers YouTube shows on each video. Private and deleted videos can't be read and are left out of the total. The result's link holds the video IDs, so you can bookmark it or send it to someone.
Frequently asked questions
How do I add up the length of several YouTube videos?
Copy each video's link, paste them all into the box (one per line is easiest) and press Calculate. The tool adds up every video's duration and shows the total, along with the time at 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x and 2x.
Can I calculate a whole playlist here?
This page is for separate videos. For a playlist, use the playlist length calculator, which reads every video in it automatically. A video link that's playing inside a playlist still counts here as that one video.
How many videos can I paste?
Up to 500 at a time. They're looked up 50 at a time, so a long list takes a few seconds.
How long would it take at 1 hour a day?
Set the minutes-a-day box to 60 (it starts there) and pick a speed. The tool divides the total watch time by your daily time and rounds up to whole days.
Can I share the result?
Yes. After you calculate, the page link includes the videos, so copying it from the address bar shares the same list.
More YouTube tools
Playlist Length Calculator
Total duration of any playlist at any speed, for all or part of it.
Playlist Study Planner
Turn a playlist into a day-by-day schedule with a finish date.
Course Progress Tracker
Track your progress across several YouTube courses, saved in your browser.
Export YouTube Playlist to Excel
Export a playlist to Excel, CSV, JSON, Word, SQLite, M3U and 7 more formats.
Playlist Health Check
Find private, deleted and repeated videos, and see where viewers drop off.
Playlist Analyzer
Views, likes, engagement, top videos and channels in a playlist.
Playlist Link Extractor
Copy every video link in a playlist as a list, TXT or CSV.
Playlist Title Extractor
List every video title in a playlist, numbered or plain.
Video Stats & Tag Extractor
Views, likes, engagement rate, tags and details for any video.
Description Extractor
Copy a video's full description with its links, emails and hashtags.
Region Restriction Checker
See which countries a video is blocked in or limited to.
Channel Stats Checker
Subscribers, views, best upload days and how recent videos perform.
Channel Compare
Two channels side by side on subscribers, upload rate and views.
Channel Analyzer
Views, watch time, engagement and top videos across all uploads.
Export YouTube Channel Videos
Export every upload on a channel to Excel, CSV, JSON and 10 more formats.
Channel Video Link Extractor
Copy the link of every upload, Short or live stream on a channel.
Channel Title Extractor
List the titles of a channel's uploads, Shorts or live streams.
Channel Playlist Extractor
List every public playlist on a channel with links and video counts.
Channel Keywords Extractor
See the keywords a channel added to its settings.
Channel Banner & Logo Downloader
Download a channel's banner and profile picture in every size.
Thumbnail Downloader
Download any video's thumbnail in full HD and every other size.
Channel ID Finder
Find the channel ID, uploads playlist and RSS feed of any channel.
Comment Picker
Pick random winners from a video's comments for a giveaway.
Comment Search
Search a video's comments by keyword and sort by likes or replies.
Transcript Downloader
Turn a video's transcript into clean text, notes or SRT and VTT subtitles.
Embed Code Generator
Embed code for any video, with a start and end time and player options.
Subscribe Link Generator
A link and QR code that open a channel with the subscribe prompt.
Title and Description Checker
Check title and description length and preview the search result.
Chapter Timestamp Formatter
Clean up video timestamps and check they'll show as chapters.