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This week on the channel +12M views this week
BBC Earth's octopus takes the hunt onto dry land
The Blue Planet III clip anchors six new uploads, alongside Singapore's urban wildlife and cranes crossing the Himalayas.
In short
On YouTube, BBC Earth has 14,600,000 subscribers and 5,763,903,242 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 9,349,490 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 146 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 3 of 37 in category "Documentaries and journalism". On Instagram, @bbcearth has 10,823,572 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
14,600,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
5,763,903,242
▲ 9,349,490 in the last 7 days
▲ 39,733,561 in the last 30 days
▲ 39,733,561 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
690,544
on a typical day: 1,315,462
Videos on the channel
3,458
5 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 10, 2026
Views per subscriber
394
a new long video usually gets 252,481 views
Next milestone
20,000,000 subscribers
5,400,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@bbcearth · The account on Instagram
Followers
10,823,572
▼ 604 since yesterday
Posts
7,561
6 new posts in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
495,980
usually, by 7 recent Reels
Likes per post
12,850
usually, by 12 recent posts
0.12% of followers
0.12% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Documentaries and journalism | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 98 of 2,442 | 3 of 24 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Documentaries and journalism
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For these tiny turtles, the journey to the ocean is anything but easy 💚 | Reel | November 8, 2026 | 257,601 | 3,207 | 38 |
| Dugongs 🤝 After dinner naps | Reel | November 8, 2026 | 769,726 | 11,941 | 40 |
| 🦈 You've never seen sharks behave like this before! | Carousel | November 7, 2026 | - | 6,061 | 40 |
| 🦈 Tiger sharks 🤝 scientists 🔬 | Reel | November 5, 2026 | 93,495 | 2,330 | 21 |
| 🌊 Get an exclusive first look inside the official Blue Planet III companion… | Carousel | November 4, 2026 | - | 7,628 | 43 |
| One animal’s waste is another animal’s treasure 💩 | Reel | November 3, 2026 | 1,060,182 | 14,908 | 186 |
| From dugong dung to fiddler crab courting, we've loved seeing all your reactions… | Carousel | November 2, 2026 | - | 8,430 | 39 |
| Nature’s Smartest Hunters? 🐬 🪸 | Reel | November 1, 2026 | 3,495,100 | 57,952 | 623 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 9 Reels and 6 carousels.
As of November 10, 2026
Follower, post, like, comment and view counts in this part are Instagram's. The changes and the "usually" figures are Trari's own calculations.
YouTube: What happened lately
November 10, 2026 2x the video's usual pace 🦈 Tiger sharks 🤝 scientists 🔬 #FixingThePlanet… The video ran that day at 45,114 views a day, 2 times its usual pace (22,013).
This week on the channel +8.2M views this week
Fire ants build a living lifeboat on BBC Earth
David Attenborough's insect compilation joins a new Blue Planet III trailer among six uploads.
This week on the channel +8.8M views this week
Rewilding the backyard brings BBC Earth's nature stories home
A garden-focused Speed & Scale film joins winter hunting and big-cat encounters across four new uploads.
The video drawing the most views now
The Giant Fish That Rises From The Deep | Blue Planet III | 4k | BBC Earth
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 101,311
- Video views, pace per day
- 139,178
- Views in its first 13 hours
- 101,311
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Documentaries and journalism | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 146 of 5,393 | 3 of 37 |
| By views gained this week | 712 of 5,274 | 3 of 37 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 690 of 5,043 | 2 of 35 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 10.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Documentaries and journalism
Views gained this week in the category Documentaries and journalism
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 14,600,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 14,600,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 5,724,767,385 views → November 11, 2026: 5,763,903,242 views · average: 1,349,512 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 7.5 in the category: 20.0
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.5 in the category: 1.7
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 42,916 views
- short vs long
- 1 short (up to 3 minutes), 14 long
average views per short video: 205,737
average views per long video: 261,996
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lion Trapped by Clan of Hyenas | Dynasties | BBC Earth | November 26, 2018 | 3:34 | 109,456,466 |
 Monkey Troop Mourns the Death of Baby Together | BBC Earth | January 12, 2017 | 1:27 | 106,671,400 |
 Cubs Meet Adult Tiger for the First Time | Tigers About The… | August 26, 2015 | 4:11 | 100,158,062 |
 Saving an Elephant from a Deadly Snare | BBC Earth | June 2, 2018 | 4:07 | 92,097,974 |
 Birth of Twin Tiger Cubs | Tigers About The House | BBC Ear… | July 20, 2015 | 4:11 | 86,262,850 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Proboscis monkey makes giant leap of faith into crocodile-i… | December 14, 2022 | 0:31 | 47,474,344 |
 Ibex goats playing in the mountains 🐐 #PlanetEarth3 | November 22, 2023 | 0:19 | 5,540,045 |
 Stay hydrated 💧 #Shorts #Animals #WiIdlife #Deer | July 8, 2025 | 0:12 | 4,769,550 |
 Total lunar eclipse in under 20 seconds 🤯 | November 13, 2021 | 0:15 | 4,752,519 |
 Majestic Dolphin Leaps into the Air | BBC Earth | January 20, 2023 | 0:14 | 3,164,241 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video surging🦈 Tiger sharks 🤝 scientists 🔬 #FixingThePlanet… The video ran that day at 45,114 views a day, 2 times its usual pace (22,013).
- Video surging🦈 Tiger sharks 🤝 scientists 🔬 #FixingThePlanet… The video ran that day at 44,908 views a day, 2.3 times its usual pace (19,469).
- Video surging🦈 Tiger sharks 🤝 scientists 🔬 #FixingThePlanet… The video ran that day at 48,243 views a day, 3 times its usual pace (16,272).
- MilestoneExtraordinary Big Cat Moments | BBC Earth The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Video surgingProtecting the pollinators 🐝 #BBCEarth #FixingTh… The video ran that day at 55,221 views a day, 2.1 times its usual pace (26,580).
- Video surgingProtecting the pollinators 🐝 #BBCEarth #FixingTh… The video ran that day at 72,656 views a day, 3.4 times its usual pace (21,460).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 3,303,903 views a day, 2.8 times a normal day (1,195,868).
- MilestoneFIRST LOOK: Blue Planet III Trailer | Featuring J… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube, Meta Instagram
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
This week on the channel +12M views this week
BBC Earth's octopus takes the hunt onto dry land
The Blue Planet III clip anchors six new uploads, alongside Singapore's urban wildlife and cranes crossing the Himalayas.
This week on the channel +8.2M views this week
Fire ants build a living lifeboat on BBC Earth
David Attenborough's insect compilation joins a new Blue Planet III trailer among six uploads.
This week on the channel +8.8M views this week
Rewilding the backyard brings BBC Earth's nature stories home
A garden-focused Speed & Scale film joins winter hunting and big-cat encounters across four new uploads.
This week on the channel 4 videos this week
BBC Earth tops 5.7 billion views with spiders setting the pace
A day-old spider video is the quickest mover of four uploads, while a Planet Earth II anniversary clip holds the biggest total.