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IrelandThis week on the channel +916K views this week
Dan Hurd digs beneath Nugget Bar's annual reshuffle
A return to the Dream Claim anchors 11 uploads, alongside Vancouver Island jasper scouting and Fraser River rockhounding.
In short
On YouTube, Dan Hurd (Dan Hurd Prospecting) has 1,510,000 subscribers and 358,204,148 views in all, as of November 14, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 916,349 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 1,772 of the 5,392 channels on Trari, and No. 35 of 163 in category "Outdoors, fishing and homesteading". On Instagram, @dan_hurd_prospecting has 26,200 followers. The account gained 14 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
1,510,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
358,204,148
▲ 916,349 in the last 7 days
▲ 3,450,998 in the last 30 days
▲ 3,450,998 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
159,629
on a typical day: 125,012
Videos on the channel
1,668
9 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
2 days ago
November 12, 2026
Views per subscriber
237
a new short video usually gets 22,971 views
Next milestone
2,000,000 subscribers
490,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers
@dan_hurd_prospecting · The account on Instagram
Followers
26,200
▼ 3 a day, on average over the last 2 days
▲ 14 in the last 7 days
▲ 14 in the last 7 days
Posts
2,167
3 new posts in the last 7 days
Likes per post
103
usually, by 14 recent posts
0.39% of followers
0.39% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,500 of 2,839 | 63 of 77 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Outdoors, fishing and homesteading
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodonite sphere! | Photo | November 10, 2026 | - | 44 | 0 |
| It's Sunday Morning, time for our weekly video on YouTube. This week I'm out on… | Photo | November 8, 2026 | - | 50 | 1 |
| BONUS VIDEOS ALL NOVEMBER! 🎥⛏️ | Photo | November 7, 2026 | - | 69 | 2 |
| It's Sunday morning, that means a new weekly video! This is a continuation of… | Photo | November 1, 2026 | - | 85 | 1 |
| It's time for our weekly Sunday morning video release! | Photo | October 25, 2026 | - | 109 | 1 |
| New full length video every Sunday morning at 7:15. This week Dayna and I… | Photo | October 18, 2026 | - | 405 | 9 |
| Victoria Rock and Gem Show. DaVinci Centre Victoria BC. Oct 17,18. Sat 11:00 to… | Reel | October 18, 2026 | 1,845 | 108 | 4 |
| Added some cabs to the website. | Photo | October 14, 2026 | - | 66 | 0 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 2 Reels and 13 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
October 19, 2026 9.9x its usual first day What Surprise Is Hiding on My New Claim? The video opened at a pace of 120,491 views a day, 9.9 times a normal first day on this channel (12,228). Read the story
This week on the channel +728K views this week
Dan Hurd's peridot haul comes with a mining-plan update
Dayna's crystal pocket anchors a five-upload week, while Dan says Jolly Green Giant mining will wait until 2027.
Video taking off 9.9x its usual first day
Dan Hurd and Dayna find peridot beyond the rock pockets
A hillside-soil experiment delivers gemstones, while Dayna's basalt discovery gives the prospecting trip an unexpected detour.
The video drawing the most views now
I Beat Mother Nature at Her Own Game!
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 150,901
- Video views, pace per day
- 11,321
- Views on its first day
- 94,325
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 1,772 of 5,392 | 35 of 163 |
| By views gained this week | 2,806 of 5,236 | 55 of 163 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,993 of 5,183 | 61 of 162 |
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 Outdoors, fishing and homesteading
Views gained this week in the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading
YouTube and Instagram: Subscribers and followers, last 30 days
Growth in percent since November 5, 2026, so both lines start from the same point
- YouTube · 1,510,000 subscribers 0% (0)
- Instagram · 26,200 followers +0.05% (+14)
From November 5, 2026 to November 14, 2026: on YouTube from 1,510,000 to 1,510,000 subscribers (0%), on Instagram from 26,186 to 26,200 followers (+0.05%).
YouTube rounds a large channel's subscriber count, so its line moves in steps.
The numbers by day
| Day | Subscribers (YouTube) | Followers (Instagram) |
|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2026 | 1,510,000 | - |
| November 13, 2026 | 1,510,000 | - |
| November 12, 2026 | 1,510,000 | - |
| November 11, 2026 | 1,510,000 | 26,200 |
| November 10, 2026 | 1,510,000 | - |
| November 9, 2026 | 1,510,000 | 26,205 |
| November 8, 2026 | 1,510,000 | 26,203 |
| November 7, 2026 | 1,510,000 | - |
| November 6, 2026 | 1,510,000 | 26,194 |
| November 5, 2026 | 1,510,000 | 26,186 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 16, 2026: 354,889,727 views → November 14, 2026: 358,204,148 views · average: 114,290 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 What will we find inside this gold ore? | November 12, 2026 | 0:16 short | 11,564 | 7,829 | 9,857 | 360 | 3 |
 104 Yards of Gold We Found 12 6 Grams! | November 12, 2026 | 0:47 short | 10,651 | 3,845 | 6,807 (24 hours) | 448 | 10 |
 Gold Panning Reveal We Caught the Biggest Pieces, now for t… | November 12, 2026 | 1:24 short | 6,600 | 991 | 5,132 | 522 | 12 |
 Gold Cleanup! Classifying 16 Mesh and Panning Oversize. | November 11, 2026 | 0:43 short | 6,356 | 1,213 | 4,447 | 283 | 4 |
 Quarter Inch Gold flakes in the Sluice Box | November 11, 2026 | 1:44 short | 12,586 | 2,098 | 8,845 | 655 | 18 |
 Gold Panning Classifier Sizes Why I Use ¼ Inch Mesh | November 10, 2026 | 1:00 short | 8,213 | 967 | 4,908 | 397 | 13 |
 I Beat Mother Nature at Her Own Game! | November 10, 2026 | 25:02 | 150,901 | 11,321 | 94,325 | 5,389 | 158 |
 The thrill of the hunt! Galena Holds the gold! | November 10, 2026 | 0:22 short | 16,176 | 1,294 | 8,742 | 484 | 4 |
 Jade Hunting 2026! How to Identify Jade and Other Valuable … | November 8, 2026 | 35:28 | 107,781 | 10,560 | 59,566 (38 hours) | 3,252 | 145 |
 Fire-Engine Red Jasper… Surrounded by GOLD?! | November 7, 2026 | 21:17 | 137,846 | 2,037 | 75,017 | 4,592 | 209 |
 Gold Nuggets Found! What else is in the Crevice! | November 7, 2026 | 0:22 short | 14,400 | 149 | 9,717 | 516 | 14 |
 Real Gold Or Fool's Gold? Shimmering Seam! | November 6, 2026 | 0:28 short | 22,971 | 122 | 8,393 | 618 | 28 |
 One last grab from the hot spot. Golden Griffon | November 6, 2026 | 0:16 short | 40,742 | 564 | 18,037 | 725 | 22 |
 16 ounces of gold per ton – that's over 500 grams! | November 5, 2026 | 0:28 short | 10,262 | 77 | 6,793 | 484 | 10 |
 How to sample a vein properly | November 2, 2026 | 2:29 short | 35,283 | 136 | 14,265 | 976 | 35 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 33.3 in the category: 18.9
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.2 in the category: 0.6
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 12,613 views
- short vs long
- 12 short (up to 3 minutes), 3 long
average views per short video: 16,317
average views per long video: 132,176
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jade Hunting, How to "Identify" and "Test" Jade! | March 27, 2022 | 24:02 | 12,051,071 |
 I found GOLD in an ILLEGAL ground sluice! | October 31, 2021 | 24:27 | 11,463,780 |
 Why Are There 96,000,000 Red Gem Stones on This Beach! | September 20, 2020 | 22:10 | 4,422,049 |
 I broke ALL my GOLD records at once in this river! | November 1, 2020 | 28:01 | 3,839,919 |
 I FOUND $40,000 IN GEMSTONES 3 HOURS!! | August 9, 2020 | 13:59 | 3,098,879 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 They say there is gold EVERYWHERE on the Fraser. | October 12, 2021 | 1:00 | 28,738,477 |
 The sounds of GOLD! | May 23, 2022 | 0:59 | 25,620,269 |
 You Can Always Find Gold On The Fraser River! | November 3, 2022 | 1:00 | 15,468,944 |
 Breaking a Rock to Discover a Beautiful Gemstone. | May 21, 2021 | 0:57 | 12,649,970 |
 I found a REALLY big flake of GOLD on this private gold cla… | December 22, 2021 | 1:00 | 9,241,736 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video taking offWhat Surprise Is Hiding on My New Claim? The video opened at a pace of 120,491 views a day, 9.9 times a normal first day on this channel (12,228).Read the story
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 +916K views this week
Dan Hurd digs beneath Nugget Bar's annual reshuffle
A return to the Dream Claim anchors 11 uploads, alongside Vancouver Island jasper scouting and Fraser River rockhounding.
This week on the channel +728K views this week
Dan Hurd's peridot haul comes with a mining-plan update
Dayna's crystal pocket anchors a five-upload week, while Dan says Jolly Green Giant mining will wait until 2027.
Video taking off 9.9x its usual first day
Dan Hurd and Dayna find peridot beyond the rock pockets
A hillside-soil experiment delivers gemstones, while Dayna's basalt discovery gives the prospecting trip an unexpected detour.
This week on the channel 2 videos this week
Down the mountain by helicopter: Dan Hurd's 50-tonne iolite boulder, part two
After the blast came the bagging, and a pilot slinging sacks of gem rough down to a flat deck below, with an Ocean Picture Stone explainer …