YouTube doesn’t have a single universal “sort by views” button, but there are two real ways to sort content by popularity depending on where you’re looking.
Sorting Search Results by Views
- Search for a topic or channel name.
- Click Filters below the search bar.
- Under Sort by, select View count.
This reorders the search results from most to least viewed for that specific search query.
Sorting a Channel’s Videos by Popularity
- Go to the channel’s page and open the Videos tab.
- Click the Sort by dropdown (usually shows “Latest” by default).
- Select Popular — this effectively sorts the channel’s uploads by view count.
Why There’s No Universal View-Count Sort
YouTube’s homepage and recommendations are personalized rather than sorted by a single fixed metric, so there’s no way to browse “all of YouTube sorted by views” the way you can sort a single channel or search result.
FAQ
Can I sort my whole YouTube feed by views?
No, only search results and individual channel pages can be sorted by view count.
Where’s the sort option for a channel’s videos?
On the channel’s Videos tab, in the Sort by dropdown, select Popular.