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How to count the comments on a post

Paste the post link below: the platform's comment count shows first, free. To count how many comments mention something, type the word in the search box and the line under it says how many threads match. "Most comments" lists who commented most often (not on YouTube). An export gives the exact number of comments that can be read, row by row.

Updated November 14, 2026

Free: the count and the first 500 comments. · Several links?

Email me new comments

We check this post on a schedule and email you the comments posted since the last check. They also wait on your account page as a file, for 30 days.

With words set, you're emailed only when a new comment mentions one of them; every new comment still goes in the file.

Step by step

  1. Paste the link

    The count appears at the top of the result, before the comments.

  2. Count a word

    Search it; "N threads match" counts the loaded comments that contain it.

  3. Count people

    "Most comments" ranks the accounts that commented most, which is also how you spot one person entering a giveaway many times.

  4. Get an exact count

    Export all comments; the file's rows are the comments that could be read (300 points per 1,000 rows, $3 at the base rate).

Why counts differ

The count on the post includes deleted, hidden and filtered comments and, on some platforms, replies, so an export usually has fewer rows. The guide on why exports have fewer comments has the measured numbers for each platform.

Questions

Is it free?

Yes: the count and the first 500 comments, 3 posts a day without an account and 10 with a free one.

Why isn't "Most comments" on YouTube?

YouTube's API policies don't allow tallying its data this way.

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