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Social Blade

Social Blade

Social Media Analytics and Influencer Marketing Intelligencesocialblade.com

Social Blade provides transparent, accessible social media analytics and growth tracking across multiple platforms, enabling creators and marketers to benchmark performance, verify authenticity, and make data-driven decisions about content strategy and influencer partnerships.

Last updated Jun 23, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Founded
2008
HQ
Los Angeles, California, United States
Connections
7

At a glance

About

Leading public social media statistics platform with broad recognition among content creators and marketers

Social Blade is a prominent social media analytics and statistics platform that has established itself as a go-to resource for tracking performance metrics across major social platforms including YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. Founded in 2008, the company provides both free public statistics and premium analytics tools that enable content creators, brands, agencies, and researchers to monitor channel growth, engagement metrics, estimated earnings, and competitive benchmarking. The platform aggregates publicly available data and presents it in accessible dashboards and reports, making it one of the most widely recognized names in social media intelligence. While Social Blade operates adjacent to the AdTech ecosystem rather than being a core advertising technology provider, it serves as a critical intelligence tool for influencer marketing, brand partnerships, and social media advertising decisions. The platform's extensive database covering millions of social media accounts makes it valuable for advertisers and agencies seeking to identify potential influencer partners, verify audience growth authenticity, and assess the value of sponsored content opportunities. Social Blade has become an industry standard reference tool, with its statistics frequently cited by media outlets, marketers, and the creator community itself.

Business model

Freemium SaaS

Target market

SMB and Individual Creators

What they offer

  • Channel Statistics

    Public statistics tracking for social media accounts including subscriber counts, follower growth, video views, and historical performance data

  • Estimated Earnings Calculator

    Estimated revenue ranges for YouTube channels and other monetized social media accounts based on views and engagement

  • Live Subscriber Count

    Real-time tracking of subscriber and follower counts for social media channels

  • Rankings and Leaderboards

    Global and category-specific rankings of top channels and accounts across platforms

  • Future Projections

    Predictive analytics showing projected growth milestones and future subscriber counts

  • Browser Extension

    Chrome extension that displays Social Blade statistics directly on social media platforms

Key features

Multi-platform social media trackingHistorical growth data and trendsEstimated earnings calculationsReal-time subscriber countsChannel comparison toolsGrowth rate analyticsGlobal rankings and leaderboardsAPI access for developersBrowser extension integrationExport capabilities for data analysis

Use cases

Content creator performance tracking and benchmarkingInfluencer vetting and due diligence for brand partnershipsCompetitive analysis for social media strategyIdentifying trending creators and emerging talentVerifying audience growth authenticityMedia research and journalism about social media trendsAgency reporting for influencer marketing campaignsAcademic research on social media dynamics

Customer segments

YouTube content creatorsTwitch streamersSocial media influencersDigital marketing agenciesBrand marketing teamsTalent management agenciesMedia companies and journalistsAcademic researchersSocial media managers

Tech & specs

Technology stack

PHPMySQLJavaScriptjQueryBootstrapChart.jsRESTful API

Deployment

Cloud

API

Yes

Corporate history
  1. 2008 · Founded
Connection details
See integrations with Social Blade (7)

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