Can I share my YouTube subscriptions list with someone?

Last reviewed: October 21, 2026 · Markdown version

Yes, in two ways: make your subscriptions public and send your channel link, or send a file of the list. Nobody can see the list until you choose one, because YouTube keeps it private from the start: “By default, all settings are set to private” (YouTube Help: Change your subscription privacy settings, read 21 October 2026). The first way shares it with everyone; the second shares it with whoever gets the file.

Option 1: go public, then share your channel

YouTube's description of public is short: “other users can see what channels you subscribe to. Your subscriptions are listed on your channel homepage” (YouTube Help: Change your subscription privacy settings, read 21 October 2026). The switch lives on a computer: profile picture, Settings, Privacy, then turn Keep all my subscriptions private off.

Your channel's Home tab already has a place for it. YouTube Studio's layout help says the Home tab starts with four sections, and one is “Subscriptions you've made public” (YouTube Help: Customize your YouTube channel layout, read 21 October 2026).

Then send the link. On a computer, go to your channel page and copy the address from the browser bar. In the Android app, open the channel, tap More then Share, and choose Copy link, an app, or QR Code (YouTube Help: Share videos and channels (Android), read 21 October 2026).

What public also gives away

It is one switch for the whole list. The privacy page offers a single Keep all my subscriptions private setting and describes no way to show some channels and hide others. Public also reaches beyond your own page: “Your account is listed in the Subscribers List for any channel you subscribe to” (same privacy page). Every creator you follow can then see you. To go back, making your subscriptions private is the same switch turned on again.

Option 2: send a file

Google Takeout makes an archive of your YouTube data, and taking a copy does not change anything: “If you download your Google data, it doesn’t delete it from Google’s servers” (Google Account Help: How to download your Google data, read 21 October 2026). Choose only YouTube's subscriptions part and the download stays small. Inside, a file called archive_browser.html explains the formats, which helps the person you send it to. The parts of a YouTube archive are listed on what is in a YouTube Takeout export, and the request itself on exporting your subscriptions.

The same help page notes the archive expires “in about 7 days”, so download it before you forward anything.

Option 3: a CSV from Adinand Channel Sorter

If a spreadsheet is easier to share than an archive, Adinand Channel Sorter can export your whole channel list as a CSV from Settings (Settings › Data on Android). The file is made on your phone and nothing is uploaded; you decide who gets it. On iPhone, each row carries the channel's name, link, category, your own tags and the date you subscribed to it. It is a list for reading, not something the other person can load into their YouTube account. The app runs on iPhone and Android and is not affiliated with YouTube.

What the other person can do with it

Read it, and subscribe to whatever catches their eye. None of the help pages above describes importing someone else's list into an account, so following your channels means opening them one at a time; YouTube's daily limit on new subscriptions is on moving subscriptions to a new account.