To see likes vs dislikes in YouTube Studio, open Content, select Analytics on the video you want, then choose the Engagement tab and find the Likes (vs. dislikes) report. For your whole channel, open Analytics in Advanced Mode and add the Likes (vs. dislikes) metric. These are your exact, creator-only figures, not the estimates that public dislike tools show. One 2026 caveat: YouTube stopped updating Shorts dislikes at the end of June, so Shorts now show a historical dislike total only.
This guide covers where the report lives now that Studio’s layout is changing, how to pull it for one video or many, how to read the percentage, and what to check when the numbers look wrong or missing.
Where the report lives in 2026
Studio has been moving things around this year, which is why many creators can’t find their like and dislike numbers where they used to be.
The Content list. For years, the video list in Studio’s Content page had a Likes (vs. dislikes) column with a small ratio bar. Creators began reporting in mid-2026 that this column no longer appears for them. YouTube’s official June 23, 2026 announcement of the redesigned Content tab focused on a new Notices column and an Estimated revenue column, and it didn’t mention the likes column either way. If you don’t see it, use the Analytics route below.
Analytics, possibly renamed. YouTube’s Help Center now says that “starting July 2026, we are gradually rolling out an updated YouTube Studio experience” and that your Analytics page “may look different than before.” On July 16, 2026, YouTube also started a desktop experiment that renames the Analytics tab to Insights for creators in the test group. If your menu says Insights, it’s the same place.
The report itself. YouTube’s engagement Help page still documents the Likes vs. dislikes report inside the Engagement tab. It says the report “summarizes how many viewers liked and disliked your videos” and that you “can add the Likes (vs. dislikes) metric with the expanded analytics report at the channel level.”
How to see likes vs dislikes for one video (desktop)
This is the path YouTube documents, and it works whether or not the Content list column is still there for you.
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- In the left menu, select Content.
- Find the video and select Analytics (the bar-chart icon) on that video.
- From the top menu of the video’s analytics, select Engagement.
- Look for the Likes (vs. dislikes) report.
The report covers the date range selected at the top of the page. If that range is the last 28 days, you’ll only see ratings from that window, so switch to Lifetime to see the video’s full total. Selecting SEE MORE on the report opens it in Advanced Mode, where you can change the date range and add metrics.
How to see likes vs dislikes across your channel
The Engagement tab is per video. To compare many videos at once, use Advanced Mode.
- In YouTube Studio, select Analytics (or Insights if you’re in the test).
- Under any report, click ADVANCED MODE or SEE MORE.
- Open the metrics picker and add Likes (vs. dislikes). You can also add the separate Likes and Dislikes metrics if they’re offered in your layout.
- Keep the breakdown set to Content to list your videos side by side.
- Sort by the column you care about, such as dislikes or the percentage.
YouTube’s Advanced Mode guide lists the tools you’ll use here: a date control, Add comparison to compare videos, groups or time periods, filters, a date view that switches between daily, weekly, monthly and yearly, and Export current view. Groups can hold up to 500 videos, which is handy for comparing a series or a format.
On the YouTube Studio mobile app
The same report is available on your phone. YouTube documents these steps for the YouTube Studio app on Android, iPhone and iPad:
- Open the YouTube Studio app.
- From the bottom menu, tap Content.
- Select the video.
- Tap the Analytics card.
- From the top menu, tap Engagement.
The main YouTube app also has a basic Analytics view under your channel, but it’s a brief summary. For the likes vs dislikes report, the Studio app is the one to use.
How to read the Likes (vs. dislikes) percentage
The report pairs two numbers: the like and dislike counts, and a percentage. The percentage shows likes as a share of all ratings, likes divided by likes plus dislikes. YouTube’s Help Center describes the report but doesn’t spell out the formula, so treat the example below as how the figure reads in practice.
| Likes | Dislikes | Likes (vs. dislikes) |
|---|---|---|
| 900 | 100 | 90% |
| 4,750 | 250 | 95% |
| 60 | 40 | 60% |
The percentage ignores everyone who watched without rating. A video with 100,000 views and 1,000 ratings has a percentage based on those 1,000 people only. That’s why the percentage is a measure of sentiment among raters, not of how much your whole audience enjoyed the video.
A few reading habits make the number more useful:
- Compare like with like. Judge a tutorial against your other tutorials, and Shorts against Shorts. Different formats and audiences have different baselines.
- Look at the counts, not just the percentage. 60% from 100 ratings is a small, noisy sample. 60% from 20,000 ratings is a real signal.
- Watch the trend over the video’s life. A percentage that drops sharply after a video spreads outside your audience often reflects a new, less aligned audience rather than a problem with the video.
- Pair it with retention and comments. The ratio tells you how people felt. Audience retention and comments usually tell you why.
The Shorts caveat since June 2026
Shorts need a separate reading now. YouTube retired the dislike button on Shorts in June 2026, and TeamYouTube told creators: “You’ll still have access to historical ‘Dislike’ data for Shorts in YouTube Studio. However, this count will stop updating for Shorts by the end of June.” Long-form videos and live streams are unaffected.
So for a Short, the dislike total you see is frozen at whatever it reached around the end of June 2026. Viewers now react with a heart, which replaced the thumbs-up. If Studio keeps adding new hearts to the likes side while the dislike total stays fixed, the percentage for a Short will lean more positive over time. Don’t compare a Short’s percentage from before the change with one from after it.
YouTube suggests creators follow Shorts through metrics such as likes and “how many chose to view,” which its Shorts performance tips describe as “the percentage of times that viewers viewed your Shorts versus swiped away.” That same page still defines the Shorts likes metric as “the difference between the likes and dislikes on your Shorts.” It was written before dislikes were retired, so read it with that in mind. For the viewer side of the change, see YouTube Shorts dislike button removed in 2026.
Your Studio numbers vs public dislike estimates
Studio is the only place with your exact dislike count. Everyone else, including viewers using dislike tools, sees an estimate.
| YouTube Studio | Public dislike tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Who can see it | You and anyone with access to your channel | Anyone |
| Source | YouTube’s own records | Archived data and crowd-sourced estimates |
| Accuracy | Exact, after YouTube removes invalid ratings | Estimate, better on popular videos |
| Shorts after June 2026 | Historical dislikes only | Tool’s own estimate |
| Official? | Yes | No |
Viewer tools, including our YouTube Dislike Viewer, draw on the Return YouTube Dislike dataset. For older videos that means archived figures; for newer ones it means an estimate scaled from extension users’ votes. The homepage section on how accurate the dislike count is explains the gap. If you want to test it, look up one of your own videos in a viewer and compare it with the Studio figure.
The official API follows the same rule. Its dislikeCount field is private and only returned to the video owner, which is covered in YouTube Data API dislikeCount.
Using date ranges without confusing yourself
Most “my dislikes changed” questions come from the date range, not from YouTube’s data.
- The default range is usually the last 28 days. A video’s lifetime dislikes can be much higher than the 28-day figure.
- Lifetime is the one to use for totals. Switch to it before comparing Studio with anything else.
- Custom ranges show when reactions happened. In Advanced Mode, a daily view makes spikes easy to spot, such as a burst of dislikes the day a video was shared somewhere hostile.
- Comparisons need matching ranges. Use Add comparison with the same length of time for each video, or compare each video’s first 7 or 28 days.
When the data looks wrong or missing
Here are the common problems and what YouTube’s documentation says about them.
| What you see | Likely reason | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| No likes column in the Content list | The column has disappeared for many creators in 2026 | Use Analytics, Engagement, Likes (vs. dislikes) |
| No Analytics tab | You may be in the Insights test | Open Insights instead |
| Shorts dislikes never change | YouTube stopped updating Shorts dislikes at the end of June 2026 | Track likes and “how many chose to view” |
| Likes or dislikes went down | YouTube periodically removes invalid ratings | Nothing to fix; this is expected |
| More likes or dislikes than views | YouTube says these are measured by “different verification systems” | Rare and expected; check again later |
| Studio like count differs from the watch page | YouTube calls this a known issue | YouTube says to refer to the watch page count for now |
| A brand-new video shows little data | Analytics hasn’t caught up yet | Check again after a day or two |
| No data at all | You’re signed into a different channel or Brand Account | Switch to the channel that owns the video |
The two middle rows come straight from YouTube’s engagement Help page, which says counts can change “as some may be marked invalid and periodically removed,” and that “in rare instances, you might see more likes/dislikes than views since these metrics are changed by different verification systems.”
A simple monthly review routine
You don’t need to watch the ratio every day. A short monthly check catches the patterns that matter.
- Open Analytics in Advanced Mode and set the date range to the last 28 days.
- Break down by Content and add Likes (vs. dislikes) alongside views and average view duration.
- Review long-form videos and Shorts separately, since Shorts dislikes are frozen. Studio’s Content reports have separate Videos and Shorts views for this.
- Note any video whose like percentage sits well below your usual range.
- For each one, open its comments and its audience retention report to find the likely reason.
- Save the report in Advanced Mode so next month’s check starts from the same view.
Over a few months, you’ll learn what a normal percentage looks like for your channel and format. That baseline is far more useful than any general rule about what a “good” ratio is.
What the report can’t tell you
The Likes (vs. dislikes) report is a count. It doesn’t show which viewers liked or disliked a video, and there’s no setting that reveals them. YouTube keeps individual ratings private, a topic covered in can YouTubers see who disliked their video.
It also can’t tell you why. A dislike could mean the audio was bad, the title overpromised, or the viewer simply disagreed. Audience retention, comments and your own review of the video fill that gap.
Finally, the report doesn’t say anything about earnings. Whether dislikes connect to revenue at all is a different question, answered in do YouTube dislikes affect monetization.
Frequently asked questions
How do I see dislikes in YouTube Studio?
Open YouTube Studio, go to Content, select Analytics on a video, then choose the Engagement tab and find the Likes (vs. dislikes) report. For your whole channel, open Analytics in Advanced Mode and add the Likes (vs. dislikes) metric.
Can I see dislikes on my YouTube Shorts?
You can see the historical dislike total for your Shorts, but it stopped updating at the end of June 2026 when YouTube retired the Shorts dislike button. Viewers now react to Shorts with a heart.
Why did my dislike count go down in YouTube Studio?
YouTube periodically removes ratings it marks as invalid, so like and dislike counts can drop. Also check your date range: the default view often covers only the last 28 days, not the video’s lifetime.
Is the Studio dislike count the same as what dislike viewer tools show?
No. Studio shows your exact count from YouTube’s records. Public dislike tools show an estimate based on archived data and extension users’ votes, which can differ, especially on smaller or newer videos.
Can I see likes vs dislikes in the YouTube Studio app?
Yes. In the YouTube Studio app, tap Content, choose the video, tap the Analytics card and open the Engagement tab. YouTube documents these steps for Android, iPhone and iPad.
Checked against YouTube Help, the TeamYouTube announcements and YouTube’s experiments page on September 11, 2026. Studio is mid-redesign, so labels may differ slightly on your account.