YouTube channel

Better Ideas

Self-improvement and productivity

In short

On YouTube, Better Ideas has 3,040,000 subscribers and 152,778,260 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 205,558 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "I destroyed my spine. Here's how I fixed it in 6 months.", with 123,425 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 975 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 11 of 29 in category "Self-improvement and productivity". On Instagram, @betterideas has 23,216 followers. The account lost 56 followers in the last 7 days.

YouTube: The numbers today

subscribers

3,040,000

no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month

total views

152,778,260

▲ 205,558 in the last 7 days
▲ 625,865 in the last 30 days

views a day (current pace)

17,585

on a typical day: 24,236

Videos on the channel

132

1 uploaded in the last 7 days

Last upload

5 days ago

November 6, 2026

Views per subscriber

a new long video usually gets 193,447 views

Next milestone

5,000,000 subscribers

1,960,000 subscribers to go

Instagram: The numbers today

@betterideas · The account on Instagram

Followers

23,216

▼ 6 a day, on average over the last 2 days
▼ 56 in the last 7 days

Posts

Likes per post

1,903

usually, by 15 recent posts
8.2% of followers

Place on Instagram

	Among all channels on Trari	In the category Self-improvement and productivity
By Instagram followers	2,191 of 2,448	22 of 23

Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.

Instagram followers: Self-improvement and productivity

13,048,036

9,137,147

8,461,980

5,149,475

4,958,522

2,871,880

2,233,377

1,753,990

1,423,587

1,287,841

1,165,234

970,241

966,446

939,316

23,216

Full Instagram ranking ›

Latest posts

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Post	Type	Posted	Views	Likes	Comments
What are you doing	Photo	September 14, 2026	-	729	86
Don’t be like Billy. Go to gym. Be in cold tub. To be frank, be Frank.	Carousel	August 28, 2024	-	1,909	54
👽	Carousel	June 16, 2024	-	2,470	49
How’s everyone doing	Carousel	February 24, 2024	-	2,356	92
What’s your second favorite animal	Photo	November 9, 2023	-	2,200	86
Tag someone who makes you laugh other than theovon	Photo	July 19, 2023	-	667	20
How’s your summer going so far?	Carousel	June 30, 2023	-	1,903	46
Shout out to diegocarrington rocking the Inaction Is A Slow Death dual skulls on…	Carousel	April 21, 2023	-	845	17

Of the 15 latest posts: 9 carousels, 1 video and 5 photos.

As of November 11, 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

This week on the channel +172K views this week

Better Ideas takes stock of the self-improvement trend buffet

Joey Schweitzer's tier list ranges from waking up early to goblin mode, with room to change his mind.

Channel: Better Ideas · Story of October 17, 2026

This week on the channel one video this week

Ten hours of focus, sold as boring, carries Better Ideas

Joey Schweitzer's only upload of the week walks through if-then plans and the four things that break a flow state.

Channel: Better Ideas · Story of September 29, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

I destroyed my spine. Here's how I fixed it in 6 months.

Video published: November 6, 2026
Video views so far: 123,425
Video views, pace per day: 10,093
Views on its first day: 67,026

Similar channels

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

	Among all channels on Trari	In the category Self-improvement and productivity
By subscribers	975 of 5,393	11 of 29
By views gained this week	4,124 of 5,274	20 of 29
By views gained in the last 30 days	4,289 of 5,043	19 of 23

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category: 0.3% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscribers in the category Self-improvement and productivity

9,800,000

8,850,000

8,670,000

6,710,000

6,430,000

5,360,000

5,040,000

4,680,000

4,060,000

3,060,000

3,040,000

2,770,000

2,410,000

14Jordan B Peterson Clips

2,090,000

15Dan Koe

1,450,000

Views gained this week in the category Self-improvement and productivity

41,726,423

6,378,023

2,214,932

1,963,758

1,480,623

1,310,300

1,129,930

1,115,926

999,173

791,680

747,193

12Jordan B Peterson Clips

732,761

13Tony Robbins

604,575

14Brandon Carter

596,656

20Better Ideas

205,558

YouTube and Instagram: Subscribers and followers, last 30 days

Growth in percent since November 4, 2026, so both lines start from the same point

YouTube · 3,040,000 subscribers 0% (0)
Instagram · 23,216 followers -0.24% (-56)

From November 4, 2026 to November 11, 2026: on YouTube from 3,040,000 to 3,040,000 subscribers (0%), on Instagram from 23,272 to 23,216 followers (-0.24%).

YouTube rounds a large channel's subscriber count, so its line moves in steps.

The numbers by day

Day	Subscribers (YouTube)	Followers (Instagram)
November 11, 2026	3,040,000	23,216
November 10, 2026	3,040,000	-
November 9, 2026	3,040,000	23,228
November 8, 2026	3,040,000	-
November 7, 2026	3,040,000	23,243
November 6, 2026	3,040,000	-
November 5, 2026	3,040,000	23,261
November 4, 2026	3,040,000	23,272

YouTube: Total views, last 30 days

October 13, 2026: 152,173,038 views → November 11, 2026: 152,778,260 views · average: 20,869 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
I destroyed my spine. Here's how I fixed it in 6 months.	November 6, 2026	11:07	123,425	10,093	67,026	2,053	160
Ranking every self-improvement trend (from best to worst)	October 6, 2026	20:05	163,272	509	-	3,135	288
It's boring, but this is how you focus on anything for 10+ …	September 22, 2026	16:53	352,812	430	-	7,215	290
How to fix your f***ed brain	July 17, 2026	15:18	223,019	173	-	12,599	614
The fastest way to destroy your mind	July 9, 2026	4:37	629,963	349	-	36,301	1,208
Reacting to the worst advice I've ever given	May 31, 2026	16:33	54,767	4	-	2,541	247
You were never supposed to think this much	May 25, 2026	15:29	137,743	75	-	8,524	548
Every stage of self improvement explained	April 14, 2026	16:59	219,081	189	-	13,742	555
6 things that quickly cured my procrastination	February 25, 2026	15:02	188,356	97	-	9,236	487
How to make more money (even if you're dumb)	February 18, 2026	17:48	168,769	71	-	7,840	534
This is how to unf*** your life in one year	January 15, 2026	14:50	187,494	125	-	8,930	626
Your life's greatest chapter begins now	December 26, 2025	11:42	226,471	79	-	14,013	680
The laziness cure you don't want to hear	September 1, 2025	11:57	381,439	482	-	22,203	1,077
How to unf*** your motivation	July 20, 2025	10:40	198,538	22	-	11,304	560
The 5 personality types who can destroy your life	June 25, 2025	17:25	115,371	14	-	5,201	448

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views: 48.9 in the category: 35.6
comments per 1,000 views: 2.5 in the category: 1.4
short vs long: 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 224,701

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
How to quickly get out of a rut	September 30, 2019	9:42	12,186,286
Why you're always tired	October 28, 2020	13:15	9,727,955
The fastest way to ruin your entire life	December 12, 2023	6:56	7,260,710
8 steps to unf*** your life	September 9, 2023	7:18	6,845,320
How to be miserable for the rest of your life	April 1, 2021	7:31	6,681,516

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
You don't need willpower #shorts	March 4, 2023	1:00	433,339
The pain of action #shorts	May 12, 2023	0:58	413,778

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.

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