YouTube Engagement Calculator

Calculate YouTube engagement by Subscribers (ERF), Reach (ERR), and Views (ERV). Paste recent videos to get an average ERV for quick benchmarking.

Why engagement rate matters

Real engagement shows whether people interact with a video—comments, likes, shares and saves—not just if it was shown. Use the selector below to choose your basis (Views, Subscribers, or Reach), enter your totals, and click Calculate to get a clean, comparable rate.

Calculation basis
Engagements
Engagements = Likes + Comments + Shares + Saves
Total engagements0
ERV (by Views)
0.00%
(— ÷ —) × 100
Which metric to use?
  • ERV (by Views) — best for video-to-video comparisons on YouTube.
  • ERF (by Subscribers) — useful for channel benchmarking over time.
  • ERR (by Reach) — prefer when actual reach is available.

Per‑item table (optional)

TitleViewsLikesCommentsSharesSavesEngagementsERV %
00.00%
Average ERV (excludes rows with 0 views):
0.00%

How this calculator works

This tool calculates three engagement metrics: ERF (by Subscribers), ERR (by Reach), and ERV (by Views). Enter your engagement data to compute any of these metrics, or paste multiple videos to get an average ERV.

  • Engagements = Likes + Comments + Shares + Saves
  • ERF (by Subscribers) = Engagements ÷ Subscribers × 100
  • ERR (by Reach) = Engagements ÷ Reach × 100
  • ERV (by Views) = Engagements ÷ Views × 100
  • When the denominator is 0 or empty, results show 0.00% and the formula hint displays an em dash.

When to use which metric

  • ERV — recommended for YouTube video‑to‑video comparisons.
  • ERF — benchmarking channel health over time.
  • ERR — when unique reach is available for the content.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about YouTube engagement metrics

ERV measures engagement relative to views: Engagements ÷ Views × 100. It's the best YouTube‑native metric for comparing video‑to‑video performance on the same channel or across channels.

Use Engagements ÷ Views × 100 for ERV. If you only have subscribers or reach, use those denominators instead: ERF = Engagements ÷ Subscribers × 100; ERR = Engagements ÷ Reach × 100.

Engagements include Likes, Comments, Shares, and Saves. This calculator sums them as: Engagements = Likes + Comments + Shares + Saves.

Use ERF (by Subscribers) for channel‑level benchmarking over time, ERR (by Reach) when actual reach is available, and ERV (by Views) for video‑to‑video comparisons. ERV is our recommended default for YouTube videos.

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