From https://www.airpair.com/angularjs/posts/top-10-mistakes-angularjs-developers-make

angular_count_watchers.js

(function () { 
    var root = $(document.getElementsByTagName('body'));
    var watchers = [];

    var f = function (element) {
        if (element.data().hasOwnProperty('$scope')) {
            angular.forEach(element.data().$scope.$$watchers, function (watcher) {
                watchers.push(watcher);
            });
        }

        angular.forEach(element.children(), function (childElement) {
            f($(childElement));
        });
    };

    f(root);

    console.log(watchers.length);
})();

angular_count_watchers_noJquery.js

(function () { 
    var root = angular.element(document.getElementsByTagName('body'));
    var watchers = [];

    var f = function (element) {
        if (element.data().hasOwnProperty('$scope')) {
            angular.forEach(element.data().$scope.$$watchers, function (watcher) {
                watchers.push(watcher);
            });
        }

        angular.forEach(element.children(), function (childElement) {
            f(angular.element(childElement));
        });
    };

    f(root);

    console.log(watchers.length);
})();