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BBC Ideas sends Sophia Herod to Mercury's weather desk
The BBC Weather presenter delivers an extraterrestrial forecast, while Boolean logic and shoelace science keep drawing viewers.
In short
On YouTube, BBC Ideas has 705,000 subscribers and 47,565,065 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 252,861 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "The deceptively simple power of Boolean logic", with 207,976 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 2,847 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 66 of 96 in category "Explainers, history and education".
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
705,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
▲ 4,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 4,000 in the last 30 days
total views
47,565,065
▲ 252,861 in the last 7 days
▲ 1,110,721 in the last 30 days
▲ 1,110,721 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
37,647
on a typical day: 33,289
Videos on the channel
636
2 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 10, 2026
Views per subscriber
67
a new long video usually gets 19,832 views
a new short video usually gets 5,268 views
a new short video usually gets 5,268 views
Next milestone
750,000 subscribers
at the current pace: in about 338 days
YouTube: What happened lately
October 23, 2026 2.7x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 108,205 views a day, 2.7 times a normal day (40,742).
This week on the channel +278K views this week
Introverts in the interview chair: BBC Ideas' job advice short
Sofja Umarik animated the Open University film, which runs from tricky questions about yourself to facing an AI interviewer.
The video drawing the most views now
How to prepare for an interview (especially if you're an introvert)
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,587
- Video views, pace per day
- 1,913
- Views in its first 16 hours
- 1,587
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Explainers, history and education | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 2,847 of 5,393 | 66 of 96 |
| By views gained this week | 3,988 of 5,274 | 71 of 96 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,879 of 5,043 | 68 of 91 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Explainers, history and education
Views gained this week in the category Explainers, history and education
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 701,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 705,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 46,465,356 views → November 11, 2026: 47,565,065 views · average: 37,921 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.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 How to prepare for an interview (especially if you're an in… | November 10, 2026 | 1:18 short | 1,587 | 1,913 | 1,587 (16 hours) | 75 | 1 |
 Scorching temperatures predicted for Venus | November 5, 2026 | 0:55 short | 3,843 | 120 | 1,528 | 139 | 6 |
 How hot does it get on planet Mercury? | November 3, 2026 | 0:29 short | 7,177 | 44 | 3,075 | 159 | 8 |
 Are you tying your shoelaces wrong? | October 28, 2026 | 4:46 | 19,832 | 499 | 7,342 | 311 | 34 |
 What's the weather like... on Jupiter? | October 27, 2026 | 0:51 short | 2,686 | 23 | 1,247 | 86 | 6 |
 A very short guide to Boolean logic | October 22, 2026 | 2:04 short | 6,542 | 30 | 3,312 | 240 | 4 |
 Why did humans start drinking cow's milk? | October 20, 2026 | 0:43 short | 9,801 | 21 | 4,165 | 180 | 3 |
 Lightning is on the rise - here’s why | October 15, 2026 | 1:33 short | 12,735 | 8 | 9,816 | 161 | 4 |
 The deceptively simple power of Boolean logic | October 14, 2026 | 5:15 | 207,976 | 545 | 11,016 | 3,067 | 122 |
 Are you too quiet to be a great leader? | October 8, 2026 | 1:35 short | 3,795 | 10 | - | 144 | 2 |
 How to stay safe in a lightning storm | October 6, 2026 | 1:41 short | 4,886 | 14 | - | 159 | 5 |
 The truth about oily fish and your brain | October 1, 2026 | 1:14 short | 5,651 | 14 | - | 176 | 3 |
 Introvert? Here's how to ace your next job interview | September 30, 2026 | 5:12 | 17,471 | 85 | - | 294 | 6 |
 Is the internet broken? | September 29, 2026 | 3:00 short | 3,707 | 5 | - | 167 | 11 |
 Why multitasking is a myth | September 24, 2026 | 1:27 short | 3,723 | 5 | - | 210 | 5 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 17.9 in the category: 19.7
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.7 in the category: 1.2
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 3,193 views
- short vs long
- 12 short (up to 3 minutes), 3 long
average views per short video: 5,511
average views per long video: 81,759
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 The quiet power of introverts | BBC Ideas | January 28, 2020 | 3:43 | 6,965,825 |
 Why algorithms are called algorithms | BBC Ideas | July 11, 2019 | 3:09 | 3,351,049 |
 Why people are choosing to quit social media | BBC Ideas | May 15, 2020 | 4:09 | 2,931,528 |
 How the Illuminati conspiracy theory started | BBC Ideas | October 8, 2019 | 5:09 | 2,191,658 |
 Why being bilingual is good for your brain | BBC Ideas | October 12, 2023 | 5:35 | 1,725,965 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Do you have an innie or an outie? #BellyButton #Anatomy #BB… | May 14, 2024 | 1:00 | 107,488 |
 What the frick is a fractal? 🤔 | BBC Ideas | July 6, 2023 | 0:59 | 75,933 |
 How to tell if someone is lying to you | BBC Ideas | December 14, 2023 | 1:00 | 36,598 |
 Why we need wasps | BBC Ideas | July 20, 2023 | 0:57 | 35,331 |
 How bilingualism boosts your brain | BBC Ideas | January 11, 2024 | 0:59 | 28,121 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 108,205 views a day, 2.7 times a normal day (40,742).
- Video surgingThe deceptively simple power of Boolean logic The video ran that day at 41,757 views a day, 2.6 times its usual pace (16,334).
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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 +181K views this week
BBC Ideas sends Sophia Herod to Mercury's weather desk
The BBC Weather presenter delivers an extraterrestrial forecast, while Boolean logic and shoelace science keep drawing viewers.
This week on the channel +278K views this week
Introverts in the interview chair: BBC Ideas' job advice short
Sofja Umarik animated the Open University film, which runs from tricky questions about yourself to facing an AI interviewer.