The Ultimate Framework for Captivating Streams on YouTube

The Ultimate Guide to YouTube Live Streaming

Richard Bennett

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Live streaming on YouTube is a great way to get more engagement from your audience, even if you do not have a huge following. As long as you have some reliable subscribers leaving comments on your videos you should be able to schedule a live stream and know it will have an audience. People feel a personal connection with their favorite vloggers so if you give your subscribers a chance to interact with you in real time they will probably plan to join in. The key to a good live streaming is to respond to comments and questions from people who are watching. Besides watching the live chat of your video you can create a hashtag for your stream and monitor it on twitter.

Table of Contents

• Why Livestream?
• Type of Content to Livestream
• What You Need to Livestream On YouTube
• 4 Ways to Setup Your Livestream On YouTube
• 8 Tips to Improve Your Livestream on YouTube
• How to Grow As A Livestreamer on YouTube

Why Livestream?

You have grown your audience, and now you want to take your channel to the next level and diversify your content.

Whether you are vlogging, gaming, or running tutorials on YouTube, there is potential to host a live broadcast. It’s not limited to any genre, you simply need to create content that people are interested in watching.

Before we get started into the How, let’s start with a few reasons Why you should be live streaming your content.

Connect and engage with your audience

When a viewer leaves a comment during a livestream you will be able to see it right away and respond. Having an instantaneous conversation with a viewer while they are watching your video will encourage more engagement and establish a ber relationship with your viewers — and you will know that these viewers are not bots.

Increase watch time and session watch time on your channel

If you are making YouTube videos on average 10 minutes long, and the viewer only watches half of it, that’s only 5 minutes of watch time, which is fine… But if you are live streaming for 45 minutes, and you are able to hold the viewer’s attention, you can surpass what your regular videos can do.

Make videos faster

As a YouTuber, you are always striving to be more efficient. Live streaming allows you to do that as you can set up and go. The content you end up creating during the duration of your livestream can then also be condensed into a highlight reel or a recap.

With a bit of planning before you go live, you can create a week’s worth of content in one go, instead of having multiple schedules for livestream content and your standard publishing videos.

Type of Content to Livestream

Live streaming has a lot of value, but what type of content should you be streaming?

Here are a few popular ideas for content that will attract viewers to your livestream:

Q&A session

Unboxing

Game or challenge

Sneak preview or review

Live events (just make sure the Internet can support it)

A demo or a tutorial

A live commentary or (if you are a gamer) Let’s Play video

What You Need to Livestream On YouTube

A Plan or Outline

It’s good to know what your livestream is going to be about before you start. Is there a key message you want to hit, an action you want your viewers to take, or a structure you want to follow.

Just because it’s live, doesn’t mean it all has to be improvised. If you go in without a plan, you might end up feeling flustered or getting stressed out. Allow for spontaneous comments or events to take you off your initial plan, but always return to your outline so you know how to wrap up your livestream when you have to.

Stable Internet Connection

You cannot conduct a quality livestream, if your Internet is bad. When evaluating your internet connection for live streaming on YouTube, look at the Upload speed. Depending on the quality of your video, these are the minimum upload speed rates your Internet will need to perform:

480p = 1.5 mbps

720p = 3 mbps

1080 = 5 mbps

In addition, be aware of external causes that may be slowing down your internet such as someone else using it, a poorly performing router, or a damaged cable.

Camera

If you have a smartphone or a laptop with a webcam built in, that is the best camera for you to get started live streaming. It’s good to have a milestone and work towards a more advanced camera, but until then, don’t feel discouraged because you don’t have expensive gear. If you have a smartphone, a laptop, or a basic webcam, that’s perfectly fine.

Microphone

You don’t need a great microphone for live streaming, you only need a good one. If you do want to spend several hundred to a thousand dollars for a professional studio microphone, nobody will stop you, but know this, a mic that is easy to use is as important as the audio quality as you develop a consistent live streaming schedule.

Streaming Software (For Higher Quality Streams)

Once upon a time, to livestream on YouTube, you needed additional software to capture content from desktop, camera, microphone, etc, called encoding software — but not anymore.

Those encoding software, such as OBS , Wirecast , and VMix , are required if you are producing content that requires a high frame rate such as gaming, but not mandatory if you are simply vlogging or running a tutorial.

If you are using Chrome, you canstream live on YouTube without using an encoder .

A Capture Card (For Higher Quality Streams)

You will need a capture card when you are capturing footage from a different PC or console. If you are a gamer and you are using one PC to stream and one PC to play your game, then you should consider getting a capture card.

4 Ways to Setup Your Livestream On YouTube

There are 4 main ways you can start live streaming on YouTube. The one that works best for you depends on the content you are going to be streaming.

1. Camera/Go Live (Chrome Browser)

By accessing www.youtube.com/webcam on the Google Chrome browser, you can start streaming immediately through your connected webcam. This way is best for a simple Q&A or letting your viewers know your thoughts in a timely situation. This method does not require an encoder.

There are 3 ways to access livestream this way:

1. Click here to connect to your YouTube channel

2. You can access it from the top menu on YouTube

3. You can access it by clicking Camera under the Live Streaming tab in your Creator Studio

2. Google Hangouts On Air (Quick)

Another way to livestream without an encoding software is by using the Google Hangouts On Air feature.

This is great if you want the feel of your livestream to be similar to a board meeting, where you can invite people, split screen, and share screen to illustrate your point.

Here’s how you can access this Google Hangouts On Air:

Step 1: Go to Events under the Live Streaming tab in your Creator Studio

Step 2: Click New Live Event button on the top right corner

Step 3: Enter the event’s Info and Setting page. Fill out the details of your Livestream, and under Type, select Quick (using Google Hangouts On Air).

Step 4: You can schedule your livestream or Go Live immediately by clicking one of the blue buttons on the left-hand side.

3. Mobile

Live streaming via your mobile device gives you a lot more freedom to maneuver. You can walk around and give your viewers a tour — but remember to stay within the WiFi or LTE range. That means you still won’t be able to livestream well inside an elevator.

Here’s how you can livestream on mobile:

Step 1: Access the YouTube app and make sure you are signed in to the account you want to livestream from.

Step 2: At the top, click on the camera icon

Step 3: Click on Go Live

Pro Tip: When live streaming, always hold your smartphone horizontally. This allows your video to be oriented as a landscape, instead of a portrait.

4. Custom Encoder

The fourth way of live streaming on YouTube is with encoding software. This is the recommended method if video quality is essential, such as gaming videos.

Step 1: Download and install an encoding software. In this example, we’ll be using OBS .

Step 2: Open OBS

Step 3: Go to YouTube Creator Studio and enter the Stream Now page

Step 4: Under Encoder Setup, copy Stream name/key (Warning: DO NOT share this key with anyone)

Step 5: Return to OBS and enter the Setting menu on the lower right-hand side of the application

Step 6: Click into the Stream tab

a) Under Stream Type, select Streaming Services

b) Under Service, select YouTube/YouTube Gaming

c) Under Server, select Primary YouTube ingest server

d) In Stream Key box, paste the Stream Key you copied from YouTube

e) Click Apply and then OK

Step 7: Plug in your webcam

Step 8: In the main OBS dashboard, under the Sources menu, click the + icon and add Video Capture Device. You should now see visuals from your Webcam.

Step 9: Select the Resolution you want for your video and click OK

Step 10: Return to your YouTube Streaming Page and fill out the details of your livestream

Step 11: Go back to OBS and click Start Streaming

Step 12: See on YouTube Streaming Page at the top that you are Live. You are officially streaming. Once You are finished streaming, return to OBS and click Stop Streaming to end the stream.

8 Tips to Improve Your Livestream on YouTube

Do Speed Test

Before you start your livestream, do a speed test of your Internet. Check out from here.

Have Good Lighting

Be aware of your surroundings when you are about to livestream. You don’t need the top-notch lighting kit, you can simply sit beside a window and allow natural lights to illuminate your stream.

Shoot A Live Test (Unlisted)

Have a technical rehearsal by doing a livestream test, then rewatching it, and evaluating the quality of the audio and visual.

You don’t have to worry about your audience logging in and seeing your test if you set the Privacy of the stream to Unlisted.

Look at the Lens, Not the Screen

If you are streaming with the selfie camera on your smartphone or using your camera’s viewfinder to make sure you are in the frame, remember that you need to be looking at the lens — not the image of yourself.

Eye contact is important in building trust, and if you are looking at yourself, it will appear as if you are looking past your viewers instead of at them.

Show It To Your Viewers

Whatever you are talking about, if you can, show it to your viewers. YouTube is a visual medium, and that means your viewers can become disinterested if there’s nothing visual holding their attention.

In the beginning, you probably won’t have a multi-camera setup, so you cannot cut away from your livestream. However, you can share the screen and you can bring physical objects into a frame.

If you are talking about your dog, show her on camera. If you’re presenting something with a lot of steps, create a Powerpoint slideshow.

Consider what visuals or props you can add to your livestream to enhance your performance.

Find A Way to Make it Evergreen

Evergreen content refers to content that is relevant for a great length of time. Talking about an event isn’t evergreen, because the event will soon pass and become old news. However, giving some tips for how to plan an event would be evergreen content.

Since your livestream will be saved on YouTube and your viewers can replay and watch it. They’re more likely to enjoy it if the content is relevant and interesting.

It Doesn’t Have to Be Long

A livestream doesn’t need to be 40 minutes long. It only needs to be long enough for you to get your story across — and if you want to answer some questions and engage with your audience. As soon as your story is over, even if it’s only 5 minutes, that’s okay. Don’t stress about the length of your stream, it’s not an endurance competition.

Allow Yourself to Make Mistakes

Another thing you shouldn’t worry about at all is making mistakes. When you are doing livestreams pretend you are engaging with someone in real life. In real life, you aren’t able to edit out your mistakes, whether it’s a word mispronounced or coffee spilling. Roll with it and laugh it off.

How to Grow As A Livestreamer on YouTube

Let People Know When You Are Streaming

Give people enough time to schedule it in, don’t spring it on them in the last minute. Share it on social media, your website, and any other means.

Create a Streaming Link 2 Days Before

Share your livestream link via social media to remind everyone to tune in when you go live. Looking for your link? It should look something like this: <www.youtube.com/user/\[channelname\]/live>

Reach Out To the Communities Most Interested

If you are going to be live streaming about a specific topic, such as photography, you should reach out to those who are interested in the topic. Highlight what aspect of photography you are going to be streaming and attract new viewers to your content.

Be Aware of Time Difference

If you have an international audience, find time to livestream where you can get the optimal amount of viewers.

You can find the location of your main demographic in your YouTube analytics .

Create a Channel Trailer to Promote Livestream

Make a video and host it as your channel trailer, that way anyone who lands on your YouTube page will see the promo for your livestream.

Promote Through Feature Content and Channel

YouTube has a feature that enables you to use your existing content to promote your upcoming livestream.

Here’s how to set it up:

Key Takeaways

1. Live streaming will help you make more videos, engage with your audience, and grow your channel.
2. You don’t need expensive equipment to livestream on YouTube, you only need a webcam and a microphone.
3. YouTube has made live streaming as easy as a few clicks, no additional software needed unless you are gaming.
4. Always do a test run of your livestream to ensure the internet, audio, and visual are all working properly.
5. Create content and reach out to communities to promote your livestream.

Have you encountered any obstacles when setting up your livestream on YouTube? Let us know in the comments below, we are happy to help!

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Live streaming on YouTube is a great way to get more engagement from your audience, even if you do not have a huge following. As long as you have some reliable subscribers leaving comments on your videos you should be able to schedule a live stream and know it will have an audience. People feel a personal connection with their favorite vloggers so if you give your subscribers a chance to interact with you in real time they will probably plan to join in. The key to a good live streaming is to respond to comments and questions from people who are watching. Besides watching the live chat of your video you can create a hashtag for your stream and monitor it on twitter.

Table of Contents

• Why Livestream?
• Type of Content to Livestream
• What You Need to Livestream On YouTube
• 4 Ways to Setup Your Livestream On YouTube
• 8 Tips to Improve Your Livestream on YouTube
• How to Grow As A Livestreamer on YouTube

Why Livestream?

You have grown your audience, and now you want to take your channel to the next level and diversify your content.

Whether you are vlogging, gaming, or running tutorials on YouTube, there is potential to host a live broadcast. It’s not limited to any genre, you simply need to create content that people are interested in watching.

Before we get started into the How, let’s start with a few reasons Why you should be live streaming your content.

Connect and engage with your audience

When a viewer leaves a comment during a livestream you will be able to see it right away and respond. Having an instantaneous conversation with a viewer while they are watching your video will encourage more engagement and establish a ber relationship with your viewers — and you will know that these viewers are not bots.

Increase watch time and session watch time on your channel

If you are making YouTube videos on average 10 minutes long, and the viewer only watches half of it, that’s only 5 minutes of watch time, which is fine… But if you are live streaming for 45 minutes, and you are able to hold the viewer’s attention, you can surpass what your regular videos can do.

Make videos faster

As a YouTuber, you are always striving to be more efficient. Live streaming allows you to do that as you can set up and go. The content you end up creating during the duration of your livestream can then also be condensed into a highlight reel or a recap.

With a bit of planning before you go live, you can create a week’s worth of content in one go, instead of having multiple schedules for livestream content and your standard publishing videos.

Type of Content to Livestream

Live streaming has a lot of value, but what type of content should you be streaming?

Here are a few popular ideas for content that will attract viewers to your livestream:

Q&A session

Unboxing

Game or challenge

Sneak preview or review

Live events (just make sure the Internet can support it)

A demo or a tutorial

A live commentary or (if you are a gamer) Let’s Play video

What You Need to Livestream On YouTube

A Plan or Outline

It’s good to know what your livestream is going to be about before you start. Is there a key message you want to hit, an action you want your viewers to take, or a structure you want to follow.

Just because it’s live, doesn’t mean it all has to be improvised. If you go in without a plan, you might end up feeling flustered or getting stressed out. Allow for spontaneous comments or events to take you off your initial plan, but always return to your outline so you know how to wrap up your livestream when you have to.

Stable Internet Connection

You cannot conduct a quality livestream, if your Internet is bad. When evaluating your internet connection for live streaming on YouTube, look at the Upload speed. Depending on the quality of your video, these are the minimum upload speed rates your Internet will need to perform:

480p = 1.5 mbps

720p = 3 mbps

1080 = 5 mbps

In addition, be aware of external causes that may be slowing down your internet such as someone else using it, a poorly performing router, or a damaged cable.

Camera

If you have a smartphone or a laptop with a webcam built in, that is the best camera for you to get started live streaming. It’s good to have a milestone and work towards a more advanced camera, but until then, don’t feel discouraged because you don’t have expensive gear. If you have a smartphone, a laptop, or a basic webcam, that’s perfectly fine.

Microphone

You don’t need a great microphone for live streaming, you only need a good one. If you do want to spend several hundred to a thousand dollars for a professional studio microphone, nobody will stop you, but know this, a mic that is easy to use is as important as the audio quality as you develop a consistent live streaming schedule.

Streaming Software (For Higher Quality Streams)

Once upon a time, to livestream on YouTube, you needed additional software to capture content from desktop, camera, microphone, etc, called encoding software — but not anymore.

Those encoding software, such as OBS , Wirecast , and VMix , are required if you are producing content that requires a high frame rate such as gaming, but not mandatory if you are simply vlogging or running a tutorial.

If you are using Chrome, you canstream live on YouTube without using an encoder .

A Capture Card (For Higher Quality Streams)

You will need a capture card when you are capturing footage from a different PC or console. If you are a gamer and you are using one PC to stream and one PC to play your game, then you should consider getting a capture card.

4 Ways to Setup Your Livestream On YouTube

There are 4 main ways you can start live streaming on YouTube. The one that works best for you depends on the content you are going to be streaming.

1. Camera/Go Live (Chrome Browser)

By accessing www.youtube.com/webcam on the Google Chrome browser, you can start streaming immediately through your connected webcam. This way is best for a simple Q&A or letting your viewers know your thoughts in a timely situation. This method does not require an encoder.

There are 3 ways to access livestream this way:

1. Click here to connect to your YouTube channel

2. You can access it from the top menu on YouTube

3. You can access it by clicking Camera under the Live Streaming tab in your Creator Studio

2. Google Hangouts On Air (Quick)

Another way to livestream without an encoding software is by using the Google Hangouts On Air feature.

This is great if you want the feel of your livestream to be similar to a board meeting, where you can invite people, split screen, and share screen to illustrate your point.

Here’s how you can access this Google Hangouts On Air:

Step 1: Go to Events under the Live Streaming tab in your Creator Studio

Step 2: Click New Live Event button on the top right corner

Step 3: Enter the event’s Info and Setting page. Fill out the details of your Livestream, and under Type, select Quick (using Google Hangouts On Air).

Step 4: You can schedule your livestream or Go Live immediately by clicking one of the blue buttons on the left-hand side.

3. Mobile

Live streaming via your mobile device gives you a lot more freedom to maneuver. You can walk around and give your viewers a tour — but remember to stay within the WiFi or LTE range. That means you still won’t be able to livestream well inside an elevator.

Here’s how you can livestream on mobile:

Step 1: Access the YouTube app and make sure you are signed in to the account you want to livestream from.

Step 2: At the top, click on the camera icon

Step 3: Click on Go Live

Pro Tip: When live streaming, always hold your smartphone horizontally. This allows your video to be oriented as a landscape, instead of a portrait.

4. Custom Encoder

The fourth way of live streaming on YouTube is with encoding software. This is the recommended method if video quality is essential, such as gaming videos.

Step 1: Download and install an encoding software. In this example, we’ll be using OBS .

Step 2: Open OBS

Step 3: Go to YouTube Creator Studio and enter the Stream Now page

Step 4: Under Encoder Setup, copy Stream name/key (Warning: DO NOT share this key with anyone)

Step 5: Return to OBS and enter the Setting menu on the lower right-hand side of the application

Step 6: Click into the Stream tab

a) Under Stream Type, select Streaming Services

b) Under Service, select YouTube/YouTube Gaming

c) Under Server, select Primary YouTube ingest server

d) In Stream Key box, paste the Stream Key you copied from YouTube

e) Click Apply and then OK

Step 7: Plug in your webcam

Step 8: In the main OBS dashboard, under the Sources menu, click the + icon and add Video Capture Device. You should now see visuals from your Webcam.

Step 9: Select the Resolution you want for your video and click OK

Step 10: Return to your YouTube Streaming Page and fill out the details of your livestream

Step 11: Go back to OBS and click Start Streaming

Step 12: See on YouTube Streaming Page at the top that you are Live. You are officially streaming. Once You are finished streaming, return to OBS and click Stop Streaming to end the stream.

8 Tips to Improve Your Livestream on YouTube

Do Speed Test

Before you start your livestream, do a speed test of your Internet. Check out from here.

Have Good Lighting

Be aware of your surroundings when you are about to livestream. You don’t need the top-notch lighting kit, you can simply sit beside a window and allow natural lights to illuminate your stream.

Shoot A Live Test (Unlisted)

Have a technical rehearsal by doing a livestream test, then rewatching it, and evaluating the quality of the audio and visual.

You don’t have to worry about your audience logging in and seeing your test if you set the Privacy of the stream to Unlisted.

Look at the Lens, Not the Screen

If you are streaming with the selfie camera on your smartphone or using your camera’s viewfinder to make sure you are in the frame, remember that you need to be looking at the lens — not the image of yourself.

Eye contact is important in building trust, and if you are looking at yourself, it will appear as if you are looking past your viewers instead of at them.

Show It To Your Viewers

Whatever you are talking about, if you can, show it to your viewers. YouTube is a visual medium, and that means your viewers can become disinterested if there’s nothing visual holding their attention.

In the beginning, you probably won’t have a multi-camera setup, so you cannot cut away from your livestream. However, you can share the screen and you can bring physical objects into a frame.

If you are talking about your dog, show her on camera. If you’re presenting something with a lot of steps, create a Powerpoint slideshow.

Consider what visuals or props you can add to your livestream to enhance your performance.

Find A Way to Make it Evergreen

Evergreen content refers to content that is relevant for a great length of time. Talking about an event isn’t evergreen, because the event will soon pass and become old news. However, giving some tips for how to plan an event would be evergreen content.

Since your livestream will be saved on YouTube and your viewers can replay and watch it. They’re more likely to enjoy it if the content is relevant and interesting.

It Doesn’t Have to Be Long

A livestream doesn’t need to be 40 minutes long. It only needs to be long enough for you to get your story across — and if you want to answer some questions and engage with your audience. As soon as your story is over, even if it’s only 5 minutes, that’s okay. Don’t stress about the length of your stream, it’s not an endurance competition.

Allow Yourself to Make Mistakes

Another thing you shouldn’t worry about at all is making mistakes. When you are doing livestreams pretend you are engaging with someone in real life. In real life, you aren’t able to edit out your mistakes, whether it’s a word mispronounced or coffee spilling. Roll with it and laugh it off.

How to Grow As A Livestreamer on YouTube

Let People Know When You Are Streaming

Give people enough time to schedule it in, don’t spring it on them in the last minute. Share it on social media, your website, and any other means.

Create a Streaming Link 2 Days Before

Share your livestream link via social media to remind everyone to tune in when you go live. Looking for your link? It should look something like this: <www.youtube.com/user/\[channelname\]/live>

Reach Out To the Communities Most Interested

If you are going to be live streaming about a specific topic, such as photography, you should reach out to those who are interested in the topic. Highlight what aspect of photography you are going to be streaming and attract new viewers to your content.

Be Aware of Time Difference

If you have an international audience, find time to livestream where you can get the optimal amount of viewers.

You can find the location of your main demographic in your YouTube analytics .

Create a Channel Trailer to Promote Livestream

Make a video and host it as your channel trailer, that way anyone who lands on your YouTube page will see the promo for your livestream.

Promote Through Feature Content and Channel

YouTube has a feature that enables you to use your existing content to promote your upcoming livestream.

Here’s how to set it up:

Key Takeaways

1. Live streaming will help you make more videos, engage with your audience, and grow your channel.
2. You don’t need expensive equipment to livestream on YouTube, you only need a webcam and a microphone.
3. YouTube has made live streaming as easy as a few clicks, no additional software needed unless you are gaming.
4. Always do a test run of your livestream to ensure the internet, audio, and visual are all working properly.
5. Create content and reach out to communities to promote your livestream.

Have you encountered any obstacles when setting up your livestream on YouTube? Let us know in the comments below, we are happy to help!

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Live streaming on YouTube is a great way to get more engagement from your audience, even if you do not have a huge following. As long as you have some reliable subscribers leaving comments on your videos you should be able to schedule a live stream and know it will have an audience. People feel a personal connection with their favorite vloggers so if you give your subscribers a chance to interact with you in real time they will probably plan to join in. The key to a good live streaming is to respond to comments and questions from people who are watching. Besides watching the live chat of your video you can create a hashtag for your stream and monitor it on twitter.

Table of Contents

• Why Livestream?
• Type of Content to Livestream
• What You Need to Livestream On YouTube
• 4 Ways to Setup Your Livestream On YouTube
• 8 Tips to Improve Your Livestream on YouTube
• How to Grow As A Livestreamer on YouTube

Why Livestream?

You have grown your audience, and now you want to take your channel to the next level and diversify your content.

Whether you are vlogging, gaming, or running tutorials on YouTube, there is potential to host a live broadcast. It’s not limited to any genre, you simply need to create content that people are interested in watching.

Before we get started into the How, let’s start with a few reasons Why you should be live streaming your content.

Connect and engage with your audience

When a viewer leaves a comment during a livestream you will be able to see it right away and respond. Having an instantaneous conversation with a viewer while they are watching your video will encourage more engagement and establish a ber relationship with your viewers — and you will know that these viewers are not bots.

Increase watch time and session watch time on your channel

If you are making YouTube videos on average 10 minutes long, and the viewer only watches half of it, that’s only 5 minutes of watch time, which is fine… But if you are live streaming for 45 minutes, and you are able to hold the viewer’s attention, you can surpass what your regular videos can do.

Make videos faster

As a YouTuber, you are always striving to be more efficient. Live streaming allows you to do that as you can set up and go. The content you end up creating during the duration of your livestream can then also be condensed into a highlight reel or a recap.

With a bit of planning before you go live, you can create a week’s worth of content in one go, instead of having multiple schedules for livestream content and your standard publishing videos.

Type of Content to Livestream

Live streaming has a lot of value, but what type of content should you be streaming?

Here are a few popular ideas for content that will attract viewers to your livestream:

Q&A session

Unboxing

Game or challenge

Sneak preview or review

Live events (just make sure the Internet can support it)

A demo or a tutorial

A live commentary or (if you are a gamer) Let’s Play video

What You Need to Livestream On YouTube

A Plan or Outline

It’s good to know what your livestream is going to be about before you start. Is there a key message you want to hit, an action you want your viewers to take, or a structure you want to follow.

Just because it’s live, doesn’t mean it all has to be improvised. If you go in without a plan, you might end up feeling flustered or getting stressed out. Allow for spontaneous comments or events to take you off your initial plan, but always return to your outline so you know how to wrap up your livestream when you have to.

Stable Internet Connection

You cannot conduct a quality livestream, if your Internet is bad. When evaluating your internet connection for live streaming on YouTube, look at the Upload speed. Depending on the quality of your video, these are the minimum upload speed rates your Internet will need to perform:

480p = 1.5 mbps

720p = 3 mbps

1080 = 5 mbps

In addition, be aware of external causes that may be slowing down your internet such as someone else using it, a poorly performing router, or a damaged cable.

Camera

If you have a smartphone or a laptop with a webcam built in, that is the best camera for you to get started live streaming. It’s good to have a milestone and work towards a more advanced camera, but until then, don’t feel discouraged because you don’t have expensive gear. If you have a smartphone, a laptop, or a basic webcam, that’s perfectly fine.

Microphone

You don’t need a great microphone for live streaming, you only need a good one. If you do want to spend several hundred to a thousand dollars for a professional studio microphone, nobody will stop you, but know this, a mic that is easy to use is as important as the audio quality as you develop a consistent live streaming schedule.

Streaming Software (For Higher Quality Streams)

Once upon a time, to livestream on YouTube, you needed additional software to capture content from desktop, camera, microphone, etc, called encoding software — but not anymore.

Those encoding software, such as OBS , Wirecast , and VMix , are required if you are producing content that requires a high frame rate such as gaming, but not mandatory if you are simply vlogging or running a tutorial.

If you are using Chrome, you canstream live on YouTube without using an encoder .

A Capture Card (For Higher Quality Streams)

You will need a capture card when you are capturing footage from a different PC or console. If you are a gamer and you are using one PC to stream and one PC to play your game, then you should consider getting a capture card.

4 Ways to Setup Your Livestream On YouTube

There are 4 main ways you can start live streaming on YouTube. The one that works best for you depends on the content you are going to be streaming.

1. Camera/Go Live (Chrome Browser)

By accessing www.youtube.com/webcam on the Google Chrome browser, you can start streaming immediately through your connected webcam. This way is best for a simple Q&A or letting your viewers know your thoughts in a timely situation. This method does not require an encoder.

There are 3 ways to access livestream this way:

1. Click here to connect to your YouTube channel

2. You can access it from the top menu on YouTube

3. You can access it by clicking Camera under the Live Streaming tab in your Creator Studio

2. Google Hangouts On Air (Quick)

Another way to livestream without an encoding software is by using the Google Hangouts On Air feature.

This is great if you want the feel of your livestream to be similar to a board meeting, where you can invite people, split screen, and share screen to illustrate your point.

Here’s how you can access this Google Hangouts On Air:

Step 1: Go to Events under the Live Streaming tab in your Creator Studio

Step 2: Click New Live Event button on the top right corner

Step 3: Enter the event’s Info and Setting page. Fill out the details of your Livestream, and under Type, select Quick (using Google Hangouts On Air).

Step 4: You can schedule your livestream or Go Live immediately by clicking one of the blue buttons on the left-hand side.

3. Mobile

Live streaming via your mobile device gives you a lot more freedom to maneuver. You can walk around and give your viewers a tour — but remember to stay within the WiFi or LTE range. That means you still won’t be able to livestream well inside an elevator.

Here’s how you can livestream on mobile:

Step 1: Access the YouTube app and make sure you are signed in to the account you want to livestream from.

Step 2: At the top, click on the camera icon

Step 3: Click on Go Live

Pro Tip: When live streaming, always hold your smartphone horizontally. This allows your video to be oriented as a landscape, instead of a portrait.

4. Custom Encoder

The fourth way of live streaming on YouTube is with encoding software. This is the recommended method if video quality is essential, such as gaming videos.

Step 1: Download and install an encoding software. In this example, we’ll be using OBS .

Step 2: Open OBS

Step 3: Go to YouTube Creator Studio and enter the Stream Now page

Step 4: Under Encoder Setup, copy Stream name/key (Warning: DO NOT share this key with anyone)

Step 5: Return to OBS and enter the Setting menu on the lower right-hand side of the application

Step 6: Click into the Stream tab

a) Under Stream Type, select Streaming Services

b) Under Service, select YouTube/YouTube Gaming

c) Under Server, select Primary YouTube ingest server

d) In Stream Key box, paste the Stream Key you copied from YouTube

e) Click Apply and then OK

Step 7: Plug in your webcam

Step 8: In the main OBS dashboard, under the Sources menu, click the + icon and add Video Capture Device. You should now see visuals from your Webcam.

Step 9: Select the Resolution you want for your video and click OK

Step 10: Return to your YouTube Streaming Page and fill out the details of your livestream

Step 11: Go back to OBS and click Start Streaming

Step 12: See on YouTube Streaming Page at the top that you are Live. You are officially streaming. Once You are finished streaming, return to OBS and click Stop Streaming to end the stream.

8 Tips to Improve Your Livestream on YouTube

Do Speed Test

Before you start your livestream, do a speed test of your Internet. Check out from here.

Have Good Lighting

Be aware of your surroundings when you are about to livestream. You don’t need the top-notch lighting kit, you can simply sit beside a window and allow natural lights to illuminate your stream.

Shoot A Live Test (Unlisted)

Have a technical rehearsal by doing a livestream test, then rewatching it, and evaluating the quality of the audio and visual.

You don’t have to worry about your audience logging in and seeing your test if you set the Privacy of the stream to Unlisted.

Look at the Lens, Not the Screen

If you are streaming with the selfie camera on your smartphone or using your camera’s viewfinder to make sure you are in the frame, remember that you need to be looking at the lens — not the image of yourself.

Eye contact is important in building trust, and if you are looking at yourself, it will appear as if you are looking past your viewers instead of at them.

Show It To Your Viewers

Whatever you are talking about, if you can, show it to your viewers. YouTube is a visual medium, and that means your viewers can become disinterested if there’s nothing visual holding their attention.

In the beginning, you probably won’t have a multi-camera setup, so you cannot cut away from your livestream. However, you can share the screen and you can bring physical objects into a frame.

If you are talking about your dog, show her on camera. If you’re presenting something with a lot of steps, create a Powerpoint slideshow.

Consider what visuals or props you can add to your livestream to enhance your performance.

Find A Way to Make it Evergreen

Evergreen content refers to content that is relevant for a great length of time. Talking about an event isn’t evergreen, because the event will soon pass and become old news. However, giving some tips for how to plan an event would be evergreen content.

Since your livestream will be saved on YouTube and your viewers can replay and watch it. They’re more likely to enjoy it if the content is relevant and interesting.

It Doesn’t Have to Be Long

A livestream doesn’t need to be 40 minutes long. It only needs to be long enough for you to get your story across — and if you want to answer some questions and engage with your audience. As soon as your story is over, even if it’s only 5 minutes, that’s okay. Don’t stress about the length of your stream, it’s not an endurance competition.

Allow Yourself to Make Mistakes

Another thing you shouldn’t worry about at all is making mistakes. When you are doing livestreams pretend you are engaging with someone in real life. In real life, you aren’t able to edit out your mistakes, whether it’s a word mispronounced or coffee spilling. Roll with it and laugh it off.

How to Grow As A Livestreamer on YouTube

Let People Know When You Are Streaming

Give people enough time to schedule it in, don’t spring it on them in the last minute. Share it on social media, your website, and any other means.

Create a Streaming Link 2 Days Before

Share your livestream link via social media to remind everyone to tune in when you go live. Looking for your link? It should look something like this: <www.youtube.com/user/\[channelname\]/live>

Reach Out To the Communities Most Interested

If you are going to be live streaming about a specific topic, such as photography, you should reach out to those who are interested in the topic. Highlight what aspect of photography you are going to be streaming and attract new viewers to your content.

Be Aware of Time Difference

If you have an international audience, find time to livestream where you can get the optimal amount of viewers.

You can find the location of your main demographic in your YouTube analytics .

Create a Channel Trailer to Promote Livestream

Make a video and host it as your channel trailer, that way anyone who lands on your YouTube page will see the promo for your livestream.

Promote Through Feature Content and Channel

YouTube has a feature that enables you to use your existing content to promote your upcoming livestream.

Here’s how to set it up:

Key Takeaways

1. Live streaming will help you make more videos, engage with your audience, and grow your channel.
2. You don’t need expensive equipment to livestream on YouTube, you only need a webcam and a microphone.
3. YouTube has made live streaming as easy as a few clicks, no additional software needed unless you are gaming.
4. Always do a test run of your livestream to ensure the internet, audio, and visual are all working properly.
5. Create content and reach out to communities to promote your livestream.

Have you encountered any obstacles when setting up your livestream on YouTube? Let us know in the comments below, we are happy to help!

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.

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Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Live streaming on YouTube is a great way to get more engagement from your audience, even if you do not have a huge following. As long as you have some reliable subscribers leaving comments on your videos you should be able to schedule a live stream and know it will have an audience. People feel a personal connection with their favorite vloggers so if you give your subscribers a chance to interact with you in real time they will probably plan to join in. The key to a good live streaming is to respond to comments and questions from people who are watching. Besides watching the live chat of your video you can create a hashtag for your stream and monitor it on twitter.

Table of Contents

• Why Livestream?
• Type of Content to Livestream
• What You Need to Livestream On YouTube
• 4 Ways to Setup Your Livestream On YouTube
• 8 Tips to Improve Your Livestream on YouTube
• How to Grow As A Livestreamer on YouTube

Why Livestream?

You have grown your audience, and now you want to take your channel to the next level and diversify your content.

Whether you are vlogging, gaming, or running tutorials on YouTube, there is potential to host a live broadcast. It’s not limited to any genre, you simply need to create content that people are interested in watching.

Before we get started into the How, let’s start with a few reasons Why you should be live streaming your content.

Connect and engage with your audience

When a viewer leaves a comment during a livestream you will be able to see it right away and respond. Having an instantaneous conversation with a viewer while they are watching your video will encourage more engagement and establish a ber relationship with your viewers — and you will know that these viewers are not bots.

Increase watch time and session watch time on your channel

If you are making YouTube videos on average 10 minutes long, and the viewer only watches half of it, that’s only 5 minutes of watch time, which is fine… But if you are live streaming for 45 minutes, and you are able to hold the viewer’s attention, you can surpass what your regular videos can do.

Make videos faster

As a YouTuber, you are always striving to be more efficient. Live streaming allows you to do that as you can set up and go. The content you end up creating during the duration of your livestream can then also be condensed into a highlight reel or a recap.

With a bit of planning before you go live, you can create a week’s worth of content in one go, instead of having multiple schedules for livestream content and your standard publishing videos.

Type of Content to Livestream

Live streaming has a lot of value, but what type of content should you be streaming?

Here are a few popular ideas for content that will attract viewers to your livestream:

Q&A session

Unboxing

Game or challenge

Sneak preview or review

Live events (just make sure the Internet can support it)

A demo or a tutorial

A live commentary or (if you are a gamer) Let’s Play video

What You Need to Livestream On YouTube

A Plan or Outline

It’s good to know what your livestream is going to be about before you start. Is there a key message you want to hit, an action you want your viewers to take, or a structure you want to follow.

Just because it’s live, doesn’t mean it all has to be improvised. If you go in without a plan, you might end up feeling flustered or getting stressed out. Allow for spontaneous comments or events to take you off your initial plan, but always return to your outline so you know how to wrap up your livestream when you have to.

Stable Internet Connection

You cannot conduct a quality livestream, if your Internet is bad. When evaluating your internet connection for live streaming on YouTube, look at the Upload speed. Depending on the quality of your video, these are the minimum upload speed rates your Internet will need to perform:

480p = 1.5 mbps

720p = 3 mbps

1080 = 5 mbps

In addition, be aware of external causes that may be slowing down your internet such as someone else using it, a poorly performing router, or a damaged cable.

Camera

If you have a smartphone or a laptop with a webcam built in, that is the best camera for you to get started live streaming. It’s good to have a milestone and work towards a more advanced camera, but until then, don’t feel discouraged because you don’t have expensive gear. If you have a smartphone, a laptop, or a basic webcam, that’s perfectly fine.

Microphone

You don’t need a great microphone for live streaming, you only need a good one. If you do want to spend several hundred to a thousand dollars for a professional studio microphone, nobody will stop you, but know this, a mic that is easy to use is as important as the audio quality as you develop a consistent live streaming schedule.

Streaming Software (For Higher Quality Streams)

Once upon a time, to livestream on YouTube, you needed additional software to capture content from desktop, camera, microphone, etc, called encoding software — but not anymore.

Those encoding software, such as OBS , Wirecast , and VMix , are required if you are producing content that requires a high frame rate such as gaming, but not mandatory if you are simply vlogging or running a tutorial.

If you are using Chrome, you canstream live on YouTube without using an encoder .

A Capture Card (For Higher Quality Streams)

You will need a capture card when you are capturing footage from a different PC or console. If you are a gamer and you are using one PC to stream and one PC to play your game, then you should consider getting a capture card.

4 Ways to Setup Your Livestream On YouTube

There are 4 main ways you can start live streaming on YouTube. The one that works best for you depends on the content you are going to be streaming.

1. Camera/Go Live (Chrome Browser)

By accessing www.youtube.com/webcam on the Google Chrome browser, you can start streaming immediately through your connected webcam. This way is best for a simple Q&A or letting your viewers know your thoughts in a timely situation. This method does not require an encoder.

There are 3 ways to access livestream this way:

1. Click here to connect to your YouTube channel

2. You can access it from the top menu on YouTube

3. You can access it by clicking Camera under the Live Streaming tab in your Creator Studio

2. Google Hangouts On Air (Quick)

Another way to livestream without an encoding software is by using the Google Hangouts On Air feature.

This is great if you want the feel of your livestream to be similar to a board meeting, where you can invite people, split screen, and share screen to illustrate your point.

Here’s how you can access this Google Hangouts On Air:

Step 1: Go to Events under the Live Streaming tab in your Creator Studio

Step 2: Click New Live Event button on the top right corner

Step 3: Enter the event’s Info and Setting page. Fill out the details of your Livestream, and under Type, select Quick (using Google Hangouts On Air).

Step 4: You can schedule your livestream or Go Live immediately by clicking one of the blue buttons on the left-hand side.

3. Mobile

Live streaming via your mobile device gives you a lot more freedom to maneuver. You can walk around and give your viewers a tour — but remember to stay within the WiFi or LTE range. That means you still won’t be able to livestream well inside an elevator.

Here’s how you can livestream on mobile:

Step 1: Access the YouTube app and make sure you are signed in to the account you want to livestream from.

Step 2: At the top, click on the camera icon

Step 3: Click on Go Live

Pro Tip: When live streaming, always hold your smartphone horizontally. This allows your video to be oriented as a landscape, instead of a portrait.

4. Custom Encoder

The fourth way of live streaming on YouTube is with encoding software. This is the recommended method if video quality is essential, such as gaming videos.

Step 1: Download and install an encoding software. In this example, we’ll be using OBS .

Step 2: Open OBS

Step 3: Go to YouTube Creator Studio and enter the Stream Now page

Step 4: Under Encoder Setup, copy Stream name/key (Warning: DO NOT share this key with anyone)

Step 5: Return to OBS and enter the Setting menu on the lower right-hand side of the application

Step 6: Click into the Stream tab

a) Under Stream Type, select Streaming Services

b) Under Service, select YouTube/YouTube Gaming

c) Under Server, select Primary YouTube ingest server

d) In Stream Key box, paste the Stream Key you copied from YouTube

e) Click Apply and then OK

Step 7: Plug in your webcam

Step 8: In the main OBS dashboard, under the Sources menu, click the + icon and add Video Capture Device. You should now see visuals from your Webcam.

Step 9: Select the Resolution you want for your video and click OK

Step 10: Return to your YouTube Streaming Page and fill out the details of your livestream

Step 11: Go back to OBS and click Start Streaming

Step 12: See on YouTube Streaming Page at the top that you are Live. You are officially streaming. Once You are finished streaming, return to OBS and click Stop Streaming to end the stream.

8 Tips to Improve Your Livestream on YouTube

Do Speed Test

Before you start your livestream, do a speed test of your Internet. Check out from here.

Have Good Lighting

Be aware of your surroundings when you are about to livestream. You don’t need the top-notch lighting kit, you can simply sit beside a window and allow natural lights to illuminate your stream.

Shoot A Live Test (Unlisted)

Have a technical rehearsal by doing a livestream test, then rewatching it, and evaluating the quality of the audio and visual.

You don’t have to worry about your audience logging in and seeing your test if you set the Privacy of the stream to Unlisted.

Look at the Lens, Not the Screen

If you are streaming with the selfie camera on your smartphone or using your camera’s viewfinder to make sure you are in the frame, remember that you need to be looking at the lens — not the image of yourself.

Eye contact is important in building trust, and if you are looking at yourself, it will appear as if you are looking past your viewers instead of at them.

Show It To Your Viewers

Whatever you are talking about, if you can, show it to your viewers. YouTube is a visual medium, and that means your viewers can become disinterested if there’s nothing visual holding their attention.

In the beginning, you probably won’t have a multi-camera setup, so you cannot cut away from your livestream. However, you can share the screen and you can bring physical objects into a frame.

If you are talking about your dog, show her on camera. If you’re presenting something with a lot of steps, create a Powerpoint slideshow.

Consider what visuals or props you can add to your livestream to enhance your performance.

Find A Way to Make it Evergreen

Evergreen content refers to content that is relevant for a great length of time. Talking about an event isn’t evergreen, because the event will soon pass and become old news. However, giving some tips for how to plan an event would be evergreen content.

Since your livestream will be saved on YouTube and your viewers can replay and watch it. They’re more likely to enjoy it if the content is relevant and interesting.

It Doesn’t Have to Be Long

A livestream doesn’t need to be 40 minutes long. It only needs to be long enough for you to get your story across — and if you want to answer some questions and engage with your audience. As soon as your story is over, even if it’s only 5 minutes, that’s okay. Don’t stress about the length of your stream, it’s not an endurance competition.

Allow Yourself to Make Mistakes

Another thing you shouldn’t worry about at all is making mistakes. When you are doing livestreams pretend you are engaging with someone in real life. In real life, you aren’t able to edit out your mistakes, whether it’s a word mispronounced or coffee spilling. Roll with it and laugh it off.

How to Grow As A Livestreamer on YouTube

Let People Know When You Are Streaming

Give people enough time to schedule it in, don’t spring it on them in the last minute. Share it on social media, your website, and any other means.

Create a Streaming Link 2 Days Before

Share your livestream link via social media to remind everyone to tune in when you go live. Looking for your link? It should look something like this: <www.youtube.com/user/\[channelname\]/live>

Reach Out To the Communities Most Interested

If you are going to be live streaming about a specific topic, such as photography, you should reach out to those who are interested in the topic. Highlight what aspect of photography you are going to be streaming and attract new viewers to your content.

Be Aware of Time Difference

If you have an international audience, find time to livestream where you can get the optimal amount of viewers.

You can find the location of your main demographic in your YouTube analytics .

Create a Channel Trailer to Promote Livestream

Make a video and host it as your channel trailer, that way anyone who lands on your YouTube page will see the promo for your livestream.

Promote Through Feature Content and Channel

YouTube has a feature that enables you to use your existing content to promote your upcoming livestream.

Here’s how to set it up:

Key Takeaways

1. Live streaming will help you make more videos, engage with your audience, and grow your channel.
2. You don’t need expensive equipment to livestream on YouTube, you only need a webcam and a microphone.
3. YouTube has made live streaming as easy as a few clicks, no additional software needed unless you are gaming.
4. Always do a test run of your livestream to ensure the internet, audio, and visual are all working properly.
5. Create content and reach out to communities to promote your livestream.

Have you encountered any obstacles when setting up your livestream on YouTube? Let us know in the comments below, we are happy to help!

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Richard Bennett

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A huge number of social media channels have now become a medium for sharing knowledge. The same is seen in the case of YouTube channels. More and more YouTube channels are now coming up with educational content that can help expand your knowledge. Here are some of the top science YouTube channels in 2024 that you can follow to expand your knowledge in the corresponding field.

In this article

01 15 Best Science YouTube Channels

02 How to Start Your Own Science Channel on YouTube?

Part 1: 15 Best Science YouTube Channels

Here are the top 15 science YouTube channels that cover a wide range of science topics, including physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, and so on.

1. minutephysics

If you are looking for the best physics YouTube channels, minutephysics should make your list. The channel tried to explain physics in a cool and understanding way. Besides, there are some sweet parts of science involved. The Physics YouTube channel comes up with 2 videos every quarter, more or less.

2. Amoeba Sisters

When you visit the channel, its outlook may confuse you with some type of cartoon channel. But actually, it is to explain the tough science topics in an easy and entertaining manner- through cartoons. The channel covers videos on a wide range of scientific topics. But it is actually one of the best biology YouTube channels out there. The channel updates its videos every week, i.e., two videos per quarterly.

3. Tyler DeWitt

The best chemistry YouTube channels can make your fear in chemistry go away with their videos. Tyler DeWitt is such a channel. If you are looking for the best YouTube channel for class 11 science, specifically for chemistry, what better way can there be to learn it from a high school teacher, that too in an accessible way?

4. Computerphile

The name ‘Computerphile’ suggests someone who is fond of computers. Well, it is one of the best computer science YouTube channels you will find. The channel covers videos on almost all parts of the computer and related things. Computerphile comes up with a new video every week.

5. sentdex

It is one of the best data science YouTube channels you will find. The channel creates tutorial videos, which are based on text. It offers videos on deep analysis, machine learning, and so on. Sentdex comes with new videos around ten days apart.

6. NASA

When you are going through a list of best science YouTube channels, it must involve space. And here is one of the best astronomy YouTube channels, NASA itself. The channel offers live streaming, so you can continuously be in the quest. With daily video upload, sometimes 2 videos in a day, NASA has managed to make the list of the bests.

7. Bloomberg Politics

Bloomberg Politics is one of the best YouTube channels for political science. The channel offers non-partisan global political coverage with regular videos. Its videos include breaking news, political analysis videos, digital videos, and so on. The channel releases 13 videos a week, which is 2 videos a day.

8. Sick Science

Kids learn more easily through practical tutorials like videos. Hence, the best YouTube science channels for kids may be a great way to make them learn something. The channel offers scientific experiments on a wide range of topics, which makes it easier for kids to learn. From Physics to Chemistry, the channel covers it all. Here is a video on egg experiments from Sick Science.

9. AsapSCIENCE

Here is yet another of the best YouTube science channels for kids. The videos are informational with fun at the same time. AsapScience investigates various scientific questions on a wide spectrum of subjects. Although the channel is a perfect choice for kids, adults will love it nevertheless. The channel comes with new videos every week. Here is a video link from AsapScience.

10. SciSHow Space

If you are looking for more of the best astronomy YouTube channels, here is another one. SciShow Space explores the outer universe on Tuesday and Friday every week. The hosts share information regarding the space and more in a few-minute range. The videos come in two times a week. Here is a video link from SciShow Space.

11. The PC Security Channel

With the ever-evolving digital world, the security of your PC has become as important as that of your house or even your life. The PC Security Channel is one of the best computer science YouTube channels, which help you protect your PC in a more sophisticated way. The channel comes with new videos every week. Here is a video link from the channel.

12. Chemical & Engineering News

The next on our list of best Science YouTube channels is Chemical & Engineering News. It is a publication of the American Chemical Society. The channel focuses on updated news of the chemical and engineering industry, that specifies more on the chemistry-related work of professionals. From scientific experiments to scientists’ lives, there is a wide range of topics. Here is a video link from the channel:

13.CrashCourse

With the animated presentation of the scientific content in an easy manner and covering videos on biology, chemistry, and so on, no need to explain why CrashCourse made our list of the best science YouTube channels. The channel stacks interesting information in all of its videos. If you don’t feel like learning Biology, you can still go through the videos on computer science. It is also there. The channel releases 3-4 videos a week. Here is a video link from the channel.

14. Physics Girl

When we talk about the best science YouTube channels, Physics Girl must be on that list. From DIY experiments to explaining difficult scientific topics, Physics Girl has made learning Physics easier than ever. The channel comes with 5 videos per month. Here is a video link from Physics Girl.

15. Physics Online

If you are looking for the best Physics YouTube channels that are the perfect choice for a student of high school, Physics Online is where you go to. The channel offers videos with online tutorials on the basic concepts along with interesting experiments, which can make your Physics learning a complete package. The channel also shows how you need to answer questions in the exams. The update frequency of Physics Online is 3 videos per week.

Part 2: How to Start Your Own Science Channel on YouTube?

Starting and managing your own science channel is not only interesting but also challenging. Here are some tips that can help you start your own science channel on YouTube.

Tip 1: Do enough research

As you are trying to create educational content, you must do adequate research to come up with accurate information. Also, in this era of increasing competition, a lack of research will do nothing but harm.

Tip 2: Create high-quality content

Content quality matters and that applies to educational content too. This is the part where you need to put most of your time in. Researching the topic and then presenting them in an engaging way can be the source of your high-quality content.

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Subscribers crowd in channels that can connect with them. Some ways to do that is interactive videos with your subscribers, DIY videos, science experiments, and so on.

Tip 5: Avoid trolls

When you start an educational channel, there will be some people who will mock you at every chance. But to keep continuing is the key here. You need to put your best, not what people think of you or your content.

Tip 6: Information and practical

As you are trying to create educational content on your YouTube channel, you need to make them as informative and practical as possible.

Conclusion

The best science YouTube channels have one thing in common- high-quality content. As you try to become a YouTuber with educational content, you need to keep that in mind. Hopefully, the tips in this regard will come in handy.

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A huge number of social media channels have now become a medium for sharing knowledge. The same is seen in the case of YouTube channels. More and more YouTube channels are now coming up with educational content that can help expand your knowledge. Here are some of the top science YouTube channels in 2024 that you can follow to expand your knowledge in the corresponding field.

In this article

01 15 Best Science YouTube Channels

02 How to Start Your Own Science Channel on YouTube?

Part 1: 15 Best Science YouTube Channels

Here are the top 15 science YouTube channels that cover a wide range of science topics, including physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, and so on.

1. minutephysics

If you are looking for the best physics YouTube channels, minutephysics should make your list. The channel tried to explain physics in a cool and understanding way. Besides, there are some sweet parts of science involved. The Physics YouTube channel comes up with 2 videos every quarter, more or less.

2. Amoeba Sisters

When you visit the channel, its outlook may confuse you with some type of cartoon channel. But actually, it is to explain the tough science topics in an easy and entertaining manner- through cartoons. The channel covers videos on a wide range of scientific topics. But it is actually one of the best biology YouTube channels out there. The channel updates its videos every week, i.e., two videos per quarterly.

3. Tyler DeWitt

The best chemistry YouTube channels can make your fear in chemistry go away with their videos. Tyler DeWitt is such a channel. If you are looking for the best YouTube channel for class 11 science, specifically for chemistry, what better way can there be to learn it from a high school teacher, that too in an accessible way?

4. Computerphile

The name ‘Computerphile’ suggests someone who is fond of computers. Well, it is one of the best computer science YouTube channels you will find. The channel covers videos on almost all parts of the computer and related things. Computerphile comes up with a new video every week.

5. sentdex

It is one of the best data science YouTube channels you will find. The channel creates tutorial videos, which are based on text. It offers videos on deep analysis, machine learning, and so on. Sentdex comes with new videos around ten days apart.

6. NASA

When you are going through a list of best science YouTube channels, it must involve space. And here is one of the best astronomy YouTube channels, NASA itself. The channel offers live streaming, so you can continuously be in the quest. With daily video upload, sometimes 2 videos in a day, NASA has managed to make the list of the bests.

7. Bloomberg Politics

Bloomberg Politics is one of the best YouTube channels for political science. The channel offers non-partisan global political coverage with regular videos. Its videos include breaking news, political analysis videos, digital videos, and so on. The channel releases 13 videos a week, which is 2 videos a day.

8. Sick Science

Kids learn more easily through practical tutorials like videos. Hence, the best YouTube science channels for kids may be a great way to make them learn something. The channel offers scientific experiments on a wide range of topics, which makes it easier for kids to learn. From Physics to Chemistry, the channel covers it all. Here is a video on egg experiments from Sick Science.

9. AsapSCIENCE

Here is yet another of the best YouTube science channels for kids. The videos are informational with fun at the same time. AsapScience investigates various scientific questions on a wide spectrum of subjects. Although the channel is a perfect choice for kids, adults will love it nevertheless. The channel comes with new videos every week. Here is a video link from AsapScience.

10. SciSHow Space

If you are looking for more of the best astronomy YouTube channels, here is another one. SciShow Space explores the outer universe on Tuesday and Friday every week. The hosts share information regarding the space and more in a few-minute range. The videos come in two times a week. Here is a video link from SciShow Space.

11. The PC Security Channel

With the ever-evolving digital world, the security of your PC has become as important as that of your house or even your life. The PC Security Channel is one of the best computer science YouTube channels, which help you protect your PC in a more sophisticated way. The channel comes with new videos every week. Here is a video link from the channel.

12. Chemical & Engineering News

The next on our list of best Science YouTube channels is Chemical & Engineering News. It is a publication of the American Chemical Society. The channel focuses on updated news of the chemical and engineering industry, that specifies more on the chemistry-related work of professionals. From scientific experiments to scientists’ lives, there is a wide range of topics. Here is a video link from the channel:

13.CrashCourse

With the animated presentation of the scientific content in an easy manner and covering videos on biology, chemistry, and so on, no need to explain why CrashCourse made our list of the best science YouTube channels. The channel stacks interesting information in all of its videos. If you don’t feel like learning Biology, you can still go through the videos on computer science. It is also there. The channel releases 3-4 videos a week. Here is a video link from the channel.

14. Physics Girl

When we talk about the best science YouTube channels, Physics Girl must be on that list. From DIY experiments to explaining difficult scientific topics, Physics Girl has made learning Physics easier than ever. The channel comes with 5 videos per month. Here is a video link from Physics Girl.

15. Physics Online

If you are looking for the best Physics YouTube channels that are the perfect choice for a student of high school, Physics Online is where you go to. The channel offers videos with online tutorials on the basic concepts along with interesting experiments, which can make your Physics learning a complete package. The channel also shows how you need to answer questions in the exams. The update frequency of Physics Online is 3 videos per week.

Part 2: How to Start Your Own Science Channel on YouTube?

Starting and managing your own science channel is not only interesting but also challenging. Here are some tips that can help you start your own science channel on YouTube.

Tip 1: Do enough research

As you are trying to create educational content, you must do adequate research to come up with accurate information. Also, in this era of increasing competition, a lack of research will do nothing but harm.

Tip 2: Create high-quality content

Content quality matters and that applies to educational content too. This is the part where you need to put most of your time in. Researching the topic and then presenting them in an engaging way can be the source of your high-quality content.

Tip 3: Use the best tools

When creating videos for your new science YouTube channel, make sure you use the best tools available. You can use Filmora to edit your videos to give them the professional and engaging look they require.

Wondershare Filmora

Get started easily with Filmora’s powerful performance, intuitive interface, and countless effects!

Try It Free Try It Free Try It Free Learn More >

Tip 4: Make your content engaging

Subscribers crowd in channels that can connect with them. Some ways to do that is interactive videos with your subscribers, DIY videos, science experiments, and so on.

Tip 5: Avoid trolls

When you start an educational channel, there will be some people who will mock you at every chance. But to keep continuing is the key here. You need to put your best, not what people think of you or your content.

Tip 6: Information and practical

As you are trying to create educational content on your YouTube channel, you need to make them as informative and practical as possible.

Conclusion

The best science YouTube channels have one thing in common- high-quality content. As you try to become a YouTuber with educational content, you need to keep that in mind. Hopefully, the tips in this regard will come in handy.

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A huge number of social media channels have now become a medium for sharing knowledge. The same is seen in the case of YouTube channels. More and more YouTube channels are now coming up with educational content that can help expand your knowledge. Here are some of the top science YouTube channels in 2024 that you can follow to expand your knowledge in the corresponding field.

In this article

01 15 Best Science YouTube Channels

02 How to Start Your Own Science Channel on YouTube?

Part 1: 15 Best Science YouTube Channels

Here are the top 15 science YouTube channels that cover a wide range of science topics, including physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, and so on.

1. minutephysics

If you are looking for the best physics YouTube channels, minutephysics should make your list. The channel tried to explain physics in a cool and understanding way. Besides, there are some sweet parts of science involved. The Physics YouTube channel comes up with 2 videos every quarter, more or less.

2. Amoeba Sisters

When you visit the channel, its outlook may confuse you with some type of cartoon channel. But actually, it is to explain the tough science topics in an easy and entertaining manner- through cartoons. The channel covers videos on a wide range of scientific topics. But it is actually one of the best biology YouTube channels out there. The channel updates its videos every week, i.e., two videos per quarterly.

3. Tyler DeWitt

The best chemistry YouTube channels can make your fear in chemistry go away with their videos. Tyler DeWitt is such a channel. If you are looking for the best YouTube channel for class 11 science, specifically for chemistry, what better way can there be to learn it from a high school teacher, that too in an accessible way?

4. Computerphile

The name ‘Computerphile’ suggests someone who is fond of computers. Well, it is one of the best computer science YouTube channels you will find. The channel covers videos on almost all parts of the computer and related things. Computerphile comes up with a new video every week.

5. sentdex

It is one of the best data science YouTube channels you will find. The channel creates tutorial videos, which are based on text. It offers videos on deep analysis, machine learning, and so on. Sentdex comes with new videos around ten days apart.

6. NASA

When you are going through a list of best science YouTube channels, it must involve space. And here is one of the best astronomy YouTube channels, NASA itself. The channel offers live streaming, so you can continuously be in the quest. With daily video upload, sometimes 2 videos in a day, NASA has managed to make the list of the bests.

7. Bloomberg Politics

Bloomberg Politics is one of the best YouTube channels for political science. The channel offers non-partisan global political coverage with regular videos. Its videos include breaking news, political analysis videos, digital videos, and so on. The channel releases 13 videos a week, which is 2 videos a day.

8. Sick Science

Kids learn more easily through practical tutorials like videos. Hence, the best YouTube science channels for kids may be a great way to make them learn something. The channel offers scientific experiments on a wide range of topics, which makes it easier for kids to learn. From Physics to Chemistry, the channel covers it all. Here is a video on egg experiments from Sick Science.

9. AsapSCIENCE

Here is yet another of the best YouTube science channels for kids. The videos are informational with fun at the same time. AsapScience investigates various scientific questions on a wide spectrum of subjects. Although the channel is a perfect choice for kids, adults will love it nevertheless. The channel comes with new videos every week. Here is a video link from AsapScience.

10. SciSHow Space

If you are looking for more of the best astronomy YouTube channels, here is another one. SciShow Space explores the outer universe on Tuesday and Friday every week. The hosts share information regarding the space and more in a few-minute range. The videos come in two times a week. Here is a video link from SciShow Space.

11. The PC Security Channel

With the ever-evolving digital world, the security of your PC has become as important as that of your house or even your life. The PC Security Channel is one of the best computer science YouTube channels, which help you protect your PC in a more sophisticated way. The channel comes with new videos every week. Here is a video link from the channel.

12. Chemical & Engineering News

The next on our list of best Science YouTube channels is Chemical & Engineering News. It is a publication of the American Chemical Society. The channel focuses on updated news of the chemical and engineering industry, that specifies more on the chemistry-related work of professionals. From scientific experiments to scientists’ lives, there is a wide range of topics. Here is a video link from the channel:

13.CrashCourse

With the animated presentation of the scientific content in an easy manner and covering videos on biology, chemistry, and so on, no need to explain why CrashCourse made our list of the best science YouTube channels. The channel stacks interesting information in all of its videos. If you don’t feel like learning Biology, you can still go through the videos on computer science. It is also there. The channel releases 3-4 videos a week. Here is a video link from the channel.

14. Physics Girl

When we talk about the best science YouTube channels, Physics Girl must be on that list. From DIY experiments to explaining difficult scientific topics, Physics Girl has made learning Physics easier than ever. The channel comes with 5 videos per month. Here is a video link from Physics Girl.

15. Physics Online

If you are looking for the best Physics YouTube channels that are the perfect choice for a student of high school, Physics Online is where you go to. The channel offers videos with online tutorials on the basic concepts along with interesting experiments, which can make your Physics learning a complete package. The channel also shows how you need to answer questions in the exams. The update frequency of Physics Online is 3 videos per week.

Part 2: How to Start Your Own Science Channel on YouTube?

Starting and managing your own science channel is not only interesting but also challenging. Here are some tips that can help you start your own science channel on YouTube.

Tip 1: Do enough research

As you are trying to create educational content, you must do adequate research to come up with accurate information. Also, in this era of increasing competition, a lack of research will do nothing but harm.

Tip 2: Create high-quality content

Content quality matters and that applies to educational content too. This is the part where you need to put most of your time in. Researching the topic and then presenting them in an engaging way can be the source of your high-quality content.

Tip 3: Use the best tools

When creating videos for your new science YouTube channel, make sure you use the best tools available. You can use Filmora to edit your videos to give them the professional and engaging look they require.

Wondershare Filmora

Get started easily with Filmora’s powerful performance, intuitive interface, and countless effects!

Try It Free Try It Free Try It Free Learn More >

Tip 4: Make your content engaging

Subscribers crowd in channels that can connect with them. Some ways to do that is interactive videos with your subscribers, DIY videos, science experiments, and so on.

Tip 5: Avoid trolls

When you start an educational channel, there will be some people who will mock you at every chance. But to keep continuing is the key here. You need to put your best, not what people think of you or your content.

Tip 6: Information and practical

As you are trying to create educational content on your YouTube channel, you need to make them as informative and practical as possible.

Conclusion

The best science YouTube channels have one thing in common- high-quality content. As you try to become a YouTuber with educational content, you need to keep that in mind. Hopefully, the tips in this regard will come in handy.

Try It Free Try It Free

A huge number of social media channels have now become a medium for sharing knowledge. The same is seen in the case of YouTube channels. More and more YouTube channels are now coming up with educational content that can help expand your knowledge. Here are some of the top science YouTube channels in 2024 that you can follow to expand your knowledge in the corresponding field.

In this article

01 15 Best Science YouTube Channels

02 How to Start Your Own Science Channel on YouTube?

Part 1: 15 Best Science YouTube Channels

Here are the top 15 science YouTube channels that cover a wide range of science topics, including physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, and so on.

1. minutephysics

If you are looking for the best physics YouTube channels, minutephysics should make your list. The channel tried to explain physics in a cool and understanding way. Besides, there are some sweet parts of science involved. The Physics YouTube channel comes up with 2 videos every quarter, more or less.

2. Amoeba Sisters

When you visit the channel, its outlook may confuse you with some type of cartoon channel. But actually, it is to explain the tough science topics in an easy and entertaining manner- through cartoons. The channel covers videos on a wide range of scientific topics. But it is actually one of the best biology YouTube channels out there. The channel updates its videos every week, i.e., two videos per quarterly.

3. Tyler DeWitt

The best chemistry YouTube channels can make your fear in chemistry go away with their videos. Tyler DeWitt is such a channel. If you are looking for the best YouTube channel for class 11 science, specifically for chemistry, what better way can there be to learn it from a high school teacher, that too in an accessible way?

4. Computerphile

The name ‘Computerphile’ suggests someone who is fond of computers. Well, it is one of the best computer science YouTube channels you will find. The channel covers videos on almost all parts of the computer and related things. Computerphile comes up with a new video every week.

5. sentdex

It is one of the best data science YouTube channels you will find. The channel creates tutorial videos, which are based on text. It offers videos on deep analysis, machine learning, and so on. Sentdex comes with new videos around ten days apart.

6. NASA

When you are going through a list of best science YouTube channels, it must involve space. And here is one of the best astronomy YouTube channels, NASA itself. The channel offers live streaming, so you can continuously be in the quest. With daily video upload, sometimes 2 videos in a day, NASA has managed to make the list of the bests.

7. Bloomberg Politics

Bloomberg Politics is one of the best YouTube channels for political science. The channel offers non-partisan global political coverage with regular videos. Its videos include breaking news, political analysis videos, digital videos, and so on. The channel releases 13 videos a week, which is 2 videos a day.

8. Sick Science

Kids learn more easily through practical tutorials like videos. Hence, the best YouTube science channels for kids may be a great way to make them learn something. The channel offers scientific experiments on a wide range of topics, which makes it easier for kids to learn. From Physics to Chemistry, the channel covers it all. Here is a video on egg experiments from Sick Science.

9. AsapSCIENCE

Here is yet another of the best YouTube science channels for kids. The videos are informational with fun at the same time. AsapScience investigates various scientific questions on a wide spectrum of subjects. Although the channel is a perfect choice for kids, adults will love it nevertheless. The channel comes with new videos every week. Here is a video link from AsapScience.

10. SciSHow Space

If you are looking for more of the best astronomy YouTube channels, here is another one. SciShow Space explores the outer universe on Tuesday and Friday every week. The hosts share information regarding the space and more in a few-minute range. The videos come in two times a week. Here is a video link from SciShow Space.

11. The PC Security Channel

With the ever-evolving digital world, the security of your PC has become as important as that of your house or even your life. The PC Security Channel is one of the best computer science YouTube channels, which help you protect your PC in a more sophisticated way. The channel comes with new videos every week. Here is a video link from the channel.

12. Chemical & Engineering News

The next on our list of best Science YouTube channels is Chemical & Engineering News. It is a publication of the American Chemical Society. The channel focuses on updated news of the chemical and engineering industry, that specifies more on the chemistry-related work of professionals. From scientific experiments to scientists’ lives, there is a wide range of topics. Here is a video link from the channel:

13.CrashCourse

With the animated presentation of the scientific content in an easy manner and covering videos on biology, chemistry, and so on, no need to explain why CrashCourse made our list of the best science YouTube channels. The channel stacks interesting information in all of its videos. If you don’t feel like learning Biology, you can still go through the videos on computer science. It is also there. The channel releases 3-4 videos a week. Here is a video link from the channel.

14. Physics Girl

When we talk about the best science YouTube channels, Physics Girl must be on that list. From DIY experiments to explaining difficult scientific topics, Physics Girl has made learning Physics easier than ever. The channel comes with 5 videos per month. Here is a video link from Physics Girl.

15. Physics Online

If you are looking for the best Physics YouTube channels that are the perfect choice for a student of high school, Physics Online is where you go to. The channel offers videos with online tutorials on the basic concepts along with interesting experiments, which can make your Physics learning a complete package. The channel also shows how you need to answer questions in the exams. The update frequency of Physics Online is 3 videos per week.

Part 2: How to Start Your Own Science Channel on YouTube?

Starting and managing your own science channel is not only interesting but also challenging. Here are some tips that can help you start your own science channel on YouTube.

Tip 1: Do enough research

As you are trying to create educational content, you must do adequate research to come up with accurate information. Also, in this era of increasing competition, a lack of research will do nothing but harm.

Tip 2: Create high-quality content

Content quality matters and that applies to educational content too. This is the part where you need to put most of your time in. Researching the topic and then presenting them in an engaging way can be the source of your high-quality content.

Tip 3: Use the best tools

When creating videos for your new science YouTube channel, make sure you use the best tools available. You can use Filmora to edit your videos to give them the professional and engaging look they require.

Wondershare Filmora

Get started easily with Filmora’s powerful performance, intuitive interface, and countless effects!

Try It Free Try It Free Try It Free Learn More >

Tip 4: Make your content engaging

Subscribers crowd in channels that can connect with them. Some ways to do that is interactive videos with your subscribers, DIY videos, science experiments, and so on.

Tip 5: Avoid trolls

When you start an educational channel, there will be some people who will mock you at every chance. But to keep continuing is the key here. You need to put your best, not what people think of you or your content.

Tip 6: Information and practical

As you are trying to create educational content on your YouTube channel, you need to make them as informative and practical as possible.

Conclusion

The best science YouTube channels have one thing in common- high-quality content. As you try to become a YouTuber with educational content, you need to keep that in mind. Hopefully, the tips in this regard will come in handy.