The YouTube Ad Leaderboard
The fastest-scaling YouTube ads this week, ranked by real view growth. Actual view counts measured daily, not estimates.
Week of August 24, 2026
Fastest-scaling direct-response ads
Advertisers buying customers rather than reach. Ranked by views gained over the trailing week.
Growing after the spend stopped
These ads' tracked instances have ended, yet the videos keep gaining views.
Why this happens: awareness ads usually run on public videos, so YouTube keeps feeding them organic and suggested traffic after the flight ends. Direct-response ads are usually unlisted and flatline the day the campaign stops. Some of these may also still be running under a sibling advertiser entity we track separately.
Top movers across every category
All advertisers we track, ranked by views gained this week.
Newcomers scaling fast
Ads first seen within the last three weeks that are already pulling meaningful daily views.
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