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This week on the channel +2.1M views this week
Colbert's farewell archive finds fresh company, without a new upload
The channel adds roughly two million weekly views as its musical send-off and Paul McCartney interview keep drawing audiences.
YouTube channel
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
@colbertlateshow · The channel on YouTube
Website: paramountplus.com
In short
On YouTube, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has 10,600,000 subscribers and 11,174,077,542 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it lost 100,000 subscribers and gained 1,822,429 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 235 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 5 of 36 in category "Talk shows and late night". On Instagram, @colbertlateshow has 6,057,171 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
10,600,000
▼ 100,000 in the last 7 days
▼ 100,000 in the last 30 days
▼ 100,000 in the last 30 days
total views
11,174,077,542
▲ 1,822,429 in the last 7 days
▲ 7,605,802 in the last 30 days
▲ 7,605,802 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
254,320
on a typical day: 250,782
Videos on the channel
12,606
Last upload
92 days ago
August 11, 2026
Views per subscriber
1,054
a new long video usually gets 1,276,738 views
Next milestone
20,000,000 subscribers
9,400,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@colbertlateshow · The account on Instagram
Followers
6,057,171
▼ 560 since yesterday
Posts
9,339
Views per Reel
2,349,230
usually, by 13 recent Reels
Likes per post
157,135
usually, by 15 recent posts
2.6% of followers
2.6% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Talk shows and late night | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 167 of 2,448 | 6 of 29 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Talk shows and late night
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello, goodbye. #Colbert #LateShowFYC #LastShowFYC #Emmys #FYC | Reel | August 11, 2026 | 931,643 | 42,966 | 1,041 |
| Jump into the vortex for a special performance of “Jump Up.” | Reel | May 22, 2026 | 1,021,850 | 32,870 | 779 |
| It’s the end of late-night as we know it. | Reel | May 22, 2026 | 1,514,727 | 98,526 | 1,110 |
| paulmccartney, Stephen, elviscostello, jonbatiste, reallouiscato & The… | Reel | May 22, 2026 | 3,789,781 | 271,646 | 5,445 |
| One last time, Stephen delivers a message to the audience. | Reel | May 22, 2026 | 5,111,422 | 487,878 | 7,069 |
| What could be more full circle than a crowd screaming for paulmccartney at the… | Reel | May 22, 2026 | 4,713,303 | 168,953 | 1,429 |
| A special message from our late-night friends of past and present. ❤️ | Reel | May 22, 2026 | 1,524,771 | 84,468 | 491 |
| Stephen’s favorite smell? He’s looking at her! | Reel | May 21, 2026 | 10,123,686 | 633,850 | 2,948 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 13 Reels and 2 photos.
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
This week on the channel
Paul McCartney's 'Hello Goodbye' still leads Colbert's Late Show channel
No new uploads went up, and the three busiest videos all date from the same moment about four months ago, the final monologue among them.
The video drawing the most views now
"Jump Up / Hello Goodbye" Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Jon Batiste, Louis Cato & Stephen Colbert
- Video published
- May 22, 2026
- Video views so far
- 3,668,543
- Video views, pace per day
- 2,386
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Talk shows and late night | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 235 of 5,393 | 5 of 36 |
| By views gained this week | 2,031 of 5,274 | 24 of 33 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,033 of 5,043 | 24 of 34 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.4% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- -0.9% on this channel, 0.2% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Talk shows and late night
Views gained this week in the category Talk shows and late night
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 10,700,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 10,600,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 11,166,579,580 views → November 11, 2026: 11,174,077,542 views · average: 258,550 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
- 31.8 in the category: 24.2
- comments per 1,000 views
- 2.2 in the category: 1.0
- short vs long
- 2 short (up to 3 minutes), 13 long
average views per short video: 1,259,837
average views per long video: 1,862,711
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sarah McDaniel Gives Stephen A Selfie Lesson | February 12, 2016 | 1:42 | 49,663,647 |
 Stephen Calls Bruce Willis A Liar... MISTAKE | December 11, 2015 | 4:21 | 26,628,841 |
 First Lady Michelle Obama Does Her Best Barack Impression | September 21, 2016 | 9:04 | 22,885,364 |
 Will Ferrell, Exotic Animal Expert | February 8, 2016 | 8:02 | 21,692,752 |
 Where Does BTS Want To Be In Ten Years? | May 16, 2019 | 5:57 | 19,580,223 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 At this point, Trump isn't even trying to hide his awfulnes… | March 12, 2024 | 0:46 | 3,171,833 |
 We aren't saying that Trump doesn't care about his follower… | June 11, 2024 | 0:45 | 2,884,426 |
 We'll go with the free option, Tucker! #shorts | December 14, 2023 | 0:42 | 1,700,839 |
 Stephen Colbert is 60 today! Happy Birthday to our host - y… | May 13, 2024 | 0:11 | 1,216,451 |
 Is @nickiminaj taking the window or aisle seat? 👀 ✈️ #colb… | January 18, 2024 | 0:17 | 1,209,408 |
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 +2.1M views this week
Colbert's farewell archive finds fresh company, without a new upload
The channel adds roughly two million weekly views as its musical send-off and Paul McCartney interview keep drawing audiences.
This week on the channel
Paul McCartney's 'Hello Goodbye' still leads Colbert's Late Show channel
No new uploads went up, and the three busiest videos all date from the same moment about four months ago, the final monologue among them.