YouTube does not currently offer a native way to hide a video’s view count from other people — unlike like counts and subscriber counts, which creators can choose to hide, view counts remain public by default. Here’s what’s actually possible.
What You Can Hide (as the Creator)
- Like count — you can choose not to display your public like count on individual videos.
- Dislike counts have been hidden platform-wide from public view since 2021, though creators can still see them in Studio.
View counts are not part of these hide-able stats, so if a video shows views publicly, there’s no official setting to turn that off for other viewers.
What a Browser Extension Actually Does
Extensions that claim to “hide view counts” only change what appears in your own browser — they don’t remove or hide the count from anyone else viewing the same video. If your goal is genuinely making the count invisible to your audience, no browser extension can do that; it can only stop you personally from seeing it.
If Your Goal Is Reducing Your Own View-Count Anxiety
If you’re a creator who finds checking view counts stressful or distracting, a browser extension that hides stats from your own view (search the Chrome Web Store for options) is a reasonable personal tool — just understand it’s a personal filter, not a privacy setting for your channel.
If Your Goal Is Protecting Viewer Privacy
Note this is different from hiding your own watch history, which is a real, separate YouTube setting (Settings > Privacy > Pause watch history) that controls what YouTube tracks about your own viewing, not what others see on a video.
Related: See can you see who liked your video and can you see who dislikes your video.
nnFAQ
Can I hide my YouTube view count from viewers?
No, YouTube doesn’t offer a native way to hide view counts from other people, unlike like counts.
Does a browser extension really hide view counts?
No, it only changes what you personally see, not what others see.