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Random YouTube Video users statistics
Chrome Web Store · Entertainment
Customize, shuffle and play random videos from any YouTube channel.
Random YouTube Video has approximately 9,000 recorded users on Chrome Web Store, ranking #614 of 4,553 tracked listings.
Rating: 4.70 / 5 from 79 ratings
About Random YouTube Video
Customize, shuffle and play random videos from any YouTube channel.
Do you have a favourite YouTube channel, but don't know what to watch? This extension is for you!
The "Random YouTube Video" extension adds a "Shuffle" button to YouTube channel, video and shorts pages, which will play a truly random video from the current channel. Use the extension's popup to customize your experience even further!
Level up your YouTube experience with these features: ✔ A new shuffle button that uses the native look and feel of YouTube - including dark mode - so it fits right in with the YouTube interface you're used to! ✔ Utilize a wide range of options to individualize your experience, such as ignoring shorts, only shuffling from the most recent videos or shuffling multiple videos into a playlist! ✔ A smart, 100% anonymous backend technology ensures that popular channels shuffle as fast as possible, no matter how many video uploads they have! ✔ ...and much more!
Do you want to support the extension's development or say thank you? Consider donating or sponsoring the project on GitHub: https://ko-fi.com/nikkelm https://github.com/sponsors/NikkelM
Do you have questions or feedback? Feel free to open an issue on the project's GitHub page: https://github.com/NikkelM/Random-YouTube-Video
Latest changes: v3.2.1
- Fixed the "Shuffle from" filters not being saved, which made them reset to "all videos on this channel".
v3.2.0
- Fixed the shuffle button not being added to shorts pages.
- Fixed buttons on the bottom right of videos on the video page being shifted right into the "More Videos" section if a shuffle button is present.
- Fixed an issue where private or deleted videos could be chosen when shuffling.
- Fixed videos being removed from the extension's saved channel data if a connection problem prevented the extension from checking whether they can still be watched.
- Fixed videos that other users had added to the database being lost when the extension removed a video that is not available any more.
- Fixed the extension assuming that channel data was saved to the database even if sending it had failed.
- Fixed shuffling in multiple tabs at once discarding channel data that was saved by the other tab.
- Fixed the daily YouTube API quota being used up by errors that never made a request to the YouTube API.
- Fixed the saved custom API key being removed if a newly submitted key was invalid.
- Fixed shuffling never finishing if the extension's database could not be reached.
- Fixed the weekly check for API keys discarding the already saved keys if the database could not be reached.
- Fixed some versions being listed twice in the version selection on the changelog page.
- Reduced how often settings are written to the browser's synced storage, which could previously lead to errors when shuffling or browsing a lot.
- Channel data is now only downloaded again if it actually changed, which makes shuffling faster and reduces the amount of data the extension transfers.
- The shuffle button on shorts pages now matches the spacing and styling of YouTube's own buttons.
- Shuffled shorts are now opened on the shorts page instead of in the normal video player, unless they are opened as part of a playlist.
- The extension will now show a notice if the availability of multiple videos in a row cannot be checked.
v3.1.14
- Added "before" filter options: You can now shuffle from videos uploaded before a given date or video ID, in addition to the existing "after" filters.
- Fixed the shuffle button missing styling after a recent YouTube UI update.
v3.1.13
- Added accessibility options: Under "Advanced Settings", choose to not show shuffle buttons on video or channel pages.
- Added some smoothed animations to the popup when expanding and collapsing the advanced settings.
v3.1.12
- Removed "tabs" permission from the extension, enhancing privacy.
v3.1.11
- Changed the default settings to not open shuffled videos in a new tab.
- Moved the informative text about remaining YouTube API quota to the advanced settings menu.
- Updated the welcome page for a better experience.
You can always view the full Changelog here: https://github.com/NikkelM/Random-YouTube-Video/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
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Covers every Chrome Web Store extension with at least 100 users, found through the store's public sitemap. User counts are read from public listing pages. The 10% most-used extensions are refreshed daily, the next 40% weekly and the next 40% monthly; the least-used 10% are not refreshed. Google displays rounded user counts (and caps the display at 10,000,000+), so small changes may not be visible. Rating counts above 1,000 are rounded (e.g. 1.6K).
Listing: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/random-youtube-video/kijgnjhogkjodpakfmhgleobifempckf. First seen Oct 27, 2026; last successful collection Oct 27, 2026. See the methodology.