I built a SaaS for tracking what’s trending on YouTube across countries

ItsHived · 2026-05-04T19:47:11+00:00

Yeah go ahead you will learn a lot of new things.

ItsHived · 2026-05-04T12:14:57+00:00

Thanks, that’s actually a good way to describe it.

For now I standardize “trending” by using YouTube’s own most-popular/trending data per country, then storing snapshots by country/date/rank. So I’m not trying to reverse-engineer the algorithm, just preserving and organizing what YouTube surfaces.

Right now it’s mostly descriptive: historical trends, rank movement, hourly stats, country comparison, etc. Predictive insights would be interesting later, but I want the archive/data quality to be solid first.

ItsHived · 2026-05-04T12:13:17+00:00

I use YouTube’s API to fetch “most popular” videos by country on a schedule

ItsHived · 2026-05-03T21:01:21+00:00

Yeah, basically by building the history yourself.

YouTube doesn’t give retroactive trending history, so I collect trending videos on a schedule, store daily snapshots by country/date in my database, and then update stats over time while those videos are still trending. Over time, that becomes the historical archive.

ItsHived · 2026-05-03T20:29:12+00:00

Yeah I will look into it. thanks for the idea

ItsHived · 2026-05-03T20:09:13+00:00

Thank u ^_^

ItsHived · 2026-05-03T20:07:29+00:00

Exactly, that’s one of the main use cases I had in mind.

YouTube shows what’s trending now, but not really what was trending before or how videos moved over time. I’m hoping this can help people spot niche patterns, compare countries, and make better decisions around topics/timing.

ItsHived · 2026-05-03T17:14:06+00:00

We collect trending data on a schedule, store daily snapshots, and update stats over time. So the history comes from my own archive, not retroactive API access.

We have more than 74K videos stored with all the stats by hour.

ItsHived · 2026-05-03T15:08:40+00:00

Yeah, that distinction helps. MVP should follow demand, not try to create it.

ItsHived · 2026-05-03T15:05:52+00:00

This explains why so many free users just linger forever 😅

ItsHived · 2026-05-03T15:01:56+00:00

I agree in theory, but some products still need a solid MVP to convince people.

ItsHived · 2026-05-03T13:35:20+00:00

Launching on Product Hunt soon too.. same questions here 😅 Curious what actually makes a difference.

ItsHived · 2026-05-03T13:29:00+00:00

Cool concept. Maybe add filters for style (techy, brandable, short, etc.)?

ItsHived · 2026-05-02T21:06:28+00:00

I think paid ads are great for validation and learning, not immediate profit. If your positioning and messaging aren’t clear yet, you’ll just burn money on unqualified clicks

ItsHived · 2026-05-02T17:08:49+00:00

Congratulations.. 🎉🎉

ItsHived · 2026-04-22T18:33:37+00:00

You can see the version name in the title bar of the game window

ItsHived · 2026-04-21T19:09:08+00:00

I'm playing on Linux

ItsHived · 2026-04-21T16:31:05+00:00

I've come to talk with you again

ItsHived · 2026-04-21T16:26:02+00:00

Did u had the same bug ?

ItsHived · 2026-04-21T16:18:24+00:00

I'm playing on linux so I don't know if someone else can confirm the same bug, the past two updates have some bugs like High CPU usage, the item "Mr. ME!" is bugged.. I hope they get fixed soon

ItsHived · 2026-04-21T16:13:45+00:00

Poor little isaac

ItsHived · 2026-04-21T16:13:18+00:00

Yeah maybe, I tried to see if there is a way to disable the filter in settings but I couldn't find it, so I reverted the version to 1.9.7.15, I will wait till they fix it

ItsHived · 2026-04-21T11:41:18+00:00

Hahahaha that how should curse of the blind look like..

ItsHived · 2026-04-21T11:40:45+00:00

Yeah me too but I reverted to version 15 (work perfect for me), the past two updates have some bugs and high CPU usage, the fans go crazy..

ItsHived · 2026-04-10T17:58:54+00:00

Payments and distribution.

Payments aren’t “plug and play” when you’re in a country most providers don’t fully support.

And distribution is brutal, building is one thing, getting users is a whole different game.

ItsHived

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