World Live Cams — YouTube Camera Locations
Quick answer: View an interactive map of 5,352 geolocated YouTube live cameras worldwide — filter by category and live status, then watch any stream on TV Atlas.
About this dataset
5,352 geolocated YouTube live cameras across 111 countries — city, coast, nature, animal, train, landmark, airport and disaster-prevention streams with live status and viewer counts.
Explore the world's live camera network on an interactive globe: 5,352 geolocated YouTube streams from 111 countries, including Japan's disaster-prevention (bousai) network, coastal and city webcams, wildlife nests, train and airport views. Each camera carries its live status, concurrent viewer counts, category and thumbnail. Playback is one click away on TV Atlas (tvatlas.app) — open a camera here and follow the watch link to view the stream live.
Most-watched cameras
The busiest live feeds on the network, ranked by concurrent viewers.
Big Bear Bald Eagle Nest, California
2,846 concurrent viewers
The network's most-watched feed — a wildlife cam on a bald eagle nest at Big Bear Lake.
Great Mosque of Mecca, Saudi Arabia
1,160 concurrent viewers
A landmark stream overlooking the Masjid al-Haram courtyard.
NASASpaceflight Highway Camera, Mexico
1,439 concurrent viewers
Spaceflight coverage camera tracking Starship-era transport movements.
Tokyo bousai river cams, Japan
1,767 cameras in Japan
The largest national network in the dataset — river, park and street monitoring streams.
Cameras by category
All 5,352 cameras grouped by category, with concurrent viewers at the last refresh.
| Category | Cameras | Concurrent viewers |
|---|---|---|
| Disaster-prevention (bousai) | 1,381 | 9,445 |
| City | 940 | 11,656 |
| Coast | 824 | 5,828 |
| Nature | 732 | 6,379 |
| Animal | 378 | 12,063 |
| Train | 294 | 2,416 |
| Landmark | 277 | 4,203 |
| Airport | 109 | 2,060 |
Animal cams draw the largest audience — about 12,000 concurrent viewers across 378 feeds.
Cameras by country
Top countries by number of live cameras.
| Country | Cameras |
|---|---|
| Japan | 1,767 |
| United States | 1,299 |
| United Kingdom | 168 |
| Italy | 158 |
| Taiwan | 149 |
| Netherlands | 134 |
| Germany | 106 |
| Canada | 105 |
How to download
- 1 Download the world-spots GeoJSON with all camera locations and metadata.
- 2 Open in GeoDataViewer Studio or drag onto the map to explore coverage.
- 3 Filter by category or live status for targeted viewing.
- 4 Watch streams on TV Atlas (https://tvatlas.app/live-cameras).
FAQ
What is included in the live cams dataset?
5,352 geolocated YouTube live cameras across 111 countries with name, country, category (city, coast, nature, animal, train, landmark, airport, disaster-prevention, other), live status, concurrent viewer counts, thumbnail and embed URLs.
How many cameras are live right now?
4,891 of the 5,352 cameras were live at the last refresh, with about 56,000 concurrent viewers across the network. The biggest audiences watch animal cams (bald eagle nests, penguin cams) and Japanese disaster-prevention feeds.
Where can I watch the streams?
On TV Atlas (https://tvatlas.app/live-cameras) — open any camera on the map here and follow the watch link to view the live stream.
Why are there so many cameras in Japan?
Japan operates a large public disaster-prevention (bousai) camera network for river, weather and traffic monitoring — 1,767 of the cameras are in Japan, with the United States second at 1,299.