Countdown video maker for YouTube
Make top 10, top 50 and top 100 countdown videos from real data
Pick a ranking from the Data Library or bring your own spreadsheet, choose a design, and export. Your video is ready in 2 minutes, made on your own computer, so there is no waiting in line and no export minutes to buy.
Card required · 5 trial exports · cancel any time before day 7
A real export from the editor: the A3 · Hexagon Classic countdown template. Pro exports go up to 4K at 120 fps.
The editor
Everything happens in your browser
A data sheet, a card designer, two picture editors, GIFs and a sound timeline, with a live preview of the video as you work. Excel files open directly, and the music gets quieter on its own while your voice-over plays.
- ▸Made on your computer's own graphics card: nothing to upload, no queue
- ▸Exports up to 4K on Pro, 1080p on Starter and Basic
- ▸Projects save and reopen with every setting
Made in the editor
Countdown video templates
5 of the 25 designs, each clip a real export. Pick one, load a ranking, and every piece of the card can still be changed by hand.
A1 · Slideshow Type 1
The look the editor opens on: four full-height cards dealt out one from behind the other, the full picture, caption bars, a red hexagon badge that flies in and a gloss sweep
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B2 · Two Pictures
Four boxes: the picture, its name, a second picture and the description; the rank and value on the picture. One AI-made image fills both pictures of four cards
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C5 · Magazine Cover
Cream cover: a tall picture with the figure and a giant rank numeral on its foot, a description box and the name
Use this template →
F1 · Trading Card
A collectible frame in each card's colour, a name plate, a rank coin and the country's flag
Use this template →See all 25 templates
Hex badges, two-picture cards, YouTube counters, trading cards and more, each with its clip.
Open the Templates page →The Data Library
Top 10 lists with real numbers, ready to load
Each topic comes with its figures, sources and pictures, so the research is done before you start. You can also paste your own table, or open an Excel or CSV file.
Richest People in the World · 15 rows · opens straight in the editor, the trial included
Forbes real-time estimates, 24 October 2026 · 7 more rows in the editor · browse the Data Library
Questions creators ask
Questions about making countdown videos
- How do I make a top 10 countdown video for YouTube?
- Pick a ranking, choose a design and export. The whole countdown is animated for you, from data to video in about 2 minutes. Top 30, 50 or 100 work the same way: choose how many entries in the Data sheet. See a ranking ready to load: the most expensive superyachts
- How do I start a faceless YouTube channel?
- Countdown videos need no camera and no face: real data, pictures, music, and your voice-over if you want one.
- What are good faceless YouTube channel ideas?
- Rankings work in almost any niche: money, sports, movies, space, history, tech. Browse top 10 lists by niche
- How do I make a YouTube video go viral?
- Pick a topic people argue about, back it with real numbers, and keep viewers guessing until number 1. A countdown does exactly that.
- Where can I find data for top 10 videos?
- In the Data Library: rankings with real numbers and pictures, ready to load into the editor. See the ranking data for top 10 videos
- What's the easiest top 10 video maker?
- One that does the animation, the data and the pictures for you, in your browser, with no editing skills needed. That is what Make Ranks is for.
- Are there templates for countdown videos?
- Yes: 25 designs on 25 backgrounds, and every card can be edited by hand. Pro also saves designs of your own. See the countdown video templates
- How do I turn Excel or Google Sheets data into a video?
- Paste the table into the Data sheet, or open an Excel or CSV file: every row becomes a card.
- How do I make smooth ranking videos without editing skills?
- The motion is automatic, with motion blur and no jumpy frames. Voice-over and music go on a built-in timeline that lowers the music under speech.
- Can I make YouTube Shorts and 4K videos?
- Yes. Every plan exports vertical 9:16 for Shorts, Reels and TikTok, and 16:9 for YouTube. Starter and Basic go up to 1080p at 60 fps, Pro up to 4K at 120 fps. See the Shorts designs
Pricing
Three plans, each starting with a 7-day trial
Limited to 1,000 seats· then a waitlist
Every plan starts with a 7-day trial: 5 watermarked exports in 1080p, any 15 of up to 50 trial topics and every editor tool unlocked. Card required.
Starter
For a first channel: about two videos a week.
$9.9/month
Billed monthly · or $99 a year, 2 months free
Start 7-day trialThen $9.9 a month · cancel any time before day 7
or skip the trial: pay $9.9 today, full plan now- 10 exports a month
- 1,000+ topic library: open 30 a monthup to 10 new topics a day
- Not included: Pro-only topics + 100+ new every month
- No watermark
- Up to 1080p at 60 fps
- Not included: YouTube thumbnail with every video
- 16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for Shorts
- MP4
- Not included: Render up to 20 videos in 1 click
- Not included: Upload workbooks, up to 10 at once
- Not included: Save your own card designs
- 10 saved projects
- Not included: GIF workspace
- Email support
Basic
For a growing channel: up to two videos a day.
$39/month
Billed monthly · or $390 a year, 2 months free
Start 7-day trialThen $39 a month · cancel any time before day 7
or skip the trial: pay $39 today, full plan now- 60 exports a month
- 1,000+ topic library: open 150 a monthup to 25 new topics a day
- Not included: Pro-only topics + 100+ new every month
- No watermark
- Up to 1080p at 60 fps
- YouTube thumbnail with every video
- 16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for Shorts
- MP4 and WebM
- Not included: Render up to 20 videos in 1 click
- Not included: Upload workbooks, up to 10 at once
- Not included: Save your own card designs
- 20 saved projects
- Not included: GIF workspace
- Email support
Pro
For 4K, several channels and videos in batches.
$99/month
Billed monthly · or $990 a year, 2 months free
Start 7-day trialThen $99 a month · cancel any time before day 7
or skip the trial: pay $99 today, full plan now- 250 exports a month
- 1,000+ topic library: open 1,000 a monthup to 40 new topics a day
- Pro-only topics + 100+ new every month
- No watermark
- Up to 4K at 120 fps
- YouTube thumbnail with every video
- 16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for Shorts
- MP4, WebM and PNG sequence
- Render up to 20 videos in 1 click
- Upload workbooks, up to 10 at once
- Save your own card designs
- 100 saved projects
- GIF workspace
- Priority support
Videos are made on your own computer, so there are no export queues and no minutes to buy. More in Good to know, and the trial, refunds and yearly billing in the pricing questions.