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IrelandThis week on the channel +2.9M views this week
Donut turns its HiLow S15 finale into drift HORSE
Nolan Sykes and Jimmy Hilton bring the budget and expensive builds to Orange Show Speedway for a live-audience test.
In short
On YouTube, Donut has 9,360,000 subscribers and 3,112,875,421 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 2,770,156 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Cheap vs Expensive Paint Jobs! | HiLow", with 925,850 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 283 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 6 of 224 in category "Cars and motoring". On Instagram, @donutmedia has 1,783,922 followers. The account lost 427 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
9,360,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
3,112,875,421
▲ 2,770,156 in the last 7 days
▲ 12,914,445 in the last 30 days
▲ 12,914,445 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
310,972
on a typical day: 428,045
Videos on the channel
1,922
2 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 10, 2026
Views per subscriber
332
a new long video usually gets 793,903 views
a new short video usually gets 36,349 views
a new short video usually gets 36,349 views
Next milestone
10,000,000 subscribers
640,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@donutmedia · The account on Instagram
Followers
1,783,922
▼ 158 since yesterday
▼ 427 in the last 7 days
▼ 427 in the last 7 days
Posts
1,801
Views per Reel
304,246
usually, by 13 recent Reels
Likes per post
2,173
usually, by 15 recent posts
0.12% of followers
0.12% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cars and motoring | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 517 of 2,448 | 18 of 100 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Cars and motoring
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This junkyard bug just survived 500 miles in the desert. Come see how it fared… | Reel | November 3, 2026 | 40,697 | 945 | 13 |
| Hello Molecules. My disciplinary sojourn at Jake Raby’s flatsixinnovations… | Reel | November 2, 2026 | 233,768 | 7,838 | 66 |
| The world’s tiniest R34 just landed in America and we’re bringing it to SEMA!… | Reel | October 31, 2026 | 76,076 | 2,408 | 14 |
| Come hang out with me and Adam Nov 4th at the Hankook booth (80021) from 11-4pm… | Reel | October 30, 2026 | 2,675,556 | 1,498 | 19 |
| We might not have had a windshield but at least we had our Dynapro MT2s | Reel | October 29, 2026 | 1,817,498 | 1,447 | 21 |
| Craft Night 🚙 | Reel | October 28, 2026 | 75,176 | 1,481 | 19 |
| Send it! | Reel | October 27, 2026 | 1,678,692 | 1,024 | 14 |
| Join us and the Hardcore Tokyo crew for a proper SEMA send-off. | Carousel | October 23, 2026 | - | 1,891 | 19 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 13 Reels and 2 carousels.
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
November 4, 2026 3.1x its usual first day Porsche Build Finale [Part 1] The video opened at a pace of 76,012 views a day, 3.1 times a normal first day on this channel (24,242).
This week on the channel +3.5M views this week
Sanding or the arcade? Donut's HiLow paint jobs divide the labor
Two Nissan Silvia S15s get contrasting makeovers, with DIY preparation central to the budget team's approach.
This week on the channel +3M views this week
Repair or replace? Donut gives HiLow a body-kit question
A Vertex kit meets a budget repair of Low Car's damaged bodywork, with Tristan's know-how becoming a talking point.
The video drawing the most views now
Testing Our Junkyard Baja Bug vs $1 Million Trophy Truck!
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 232,509
- Video views, pace per day
- 336,844
- Views in its first 12 hours
- 232,509
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cars and motoring | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 283 of 5,393 | 6 of 224 |
| By views gained this week | 1,621 of 5,274 | 35 of 224 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 1,537 of 5,043 | 33 of 221 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.7% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Cars and motoring
Views gained this week in the category Cars and motoring
YouTube and Instagram: Subscribers and followers, last 30 days
Growth in percent since November 3, 2026, so both lines start from the same point
- YouTube · 9,360,000 subscribers 0% (0)
- Instagram · 1,783,922 followers -0.01% (-124)
From November 3, 2026 to November 11, 2026: on YouTube from 9,360,000 to 9,360,000 subscribers (0%), on Instagram from 1,784,046 to 1,783,922 followers (-0.01%).
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 | 9,360,000 | 1,783,922 |
| November 10, 2026 | 9,360,000 | 1,784,080 |
| November 9, 2026 | 9,360,000 | 1,784,228 |
| November 8, 2026 | 9,360,000 | 1,784,411 |
| November 7, 2026 | 9,360,000 | 1,784,491 |
| November 6, 2026 | 9,360,000 | 1,784,556 |
| November 5, 2026 | 9,360,000 | 1,784,528 |
| November 4, 2026 | 9,360,000 | 1,784,349 |
| November 3, 2026 | 9,360,000 | 1,784,046 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 3,099,960,976 views → November 11, 2026: 3,112,875,421 views · average: 445,325 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Testing Our Junkyard Baja Bug vs $1 Million Trophy Truck! | November 10, 2026 | 14:51 | 232,509 | 336,844 | 232,509 (12 hours) | 4,918 | 206 |
 Why the VW Beetle Became the Baja Original | November 5, 2026 | 0:40 short | 62,212 | 1,052 | 40,391 | 1,345 | 33 |
 We saved this junkyard bug and raced it 500 miles in the de… | November 3, 2026 | 1:15 short | 25,170 | 401 | 17,190 | 869 | 28 |
 Buying and Fixing a Wrecked Baja Bug! | November 3, 2026 | 15:46 | 729,392 | 30,366 | 230,568 | 12,112 | 409 |
 Porsche Build Finale [Part 1] | November 3, 2026 | 2:59 short | 145,775 | 542 | 76,012 | 5,612 | 95 |
 TINY R34 doing burnouts | October 31, 2026 | 0:25 short | 24,196 | 239 | 11,065 | 551 | 8 |
 Come see us at SEMA! | October 30, 2026 | 0:23 short | 43,703 | 173 | 25,693 | 625 | 22 |
 Junkyard Beetle vs Mexico | October 29, 2026 | 0:16 short | 36,349 | 194 | 20,744 | 705 | 6 |
 Send It!! | October 27, 2026 | 0:21 short | 29,381 | 121 | 17,486 | 536 | 10 |
 $32,000 vs $100,000 Nissan S15 Build | HiLow Finale! | October 27, 2026 | 19:50 | 775,795 | 5,212 | 437,703 | 15,433 | 1,051 |
 $2,000 vs $15,000 paint job | October 20, 2026 | 0:37 short | 129,761 | 155 | 70,892 | 1,758 | 96 |
 Cheap vs Expensive Paint Jobs! | HiLow | October 20, 2026 | 23:23 | 925,850 | 1,765 | 438,359 | 17,414 | 1,471 |
 $300 vs $3000 Body Kit | HiLow | October 13, 2026 | 18:44 | 918,857 | 1,055 | 475,644 | 16,357 | 798 |
 Cheap vs Expensive Drift Upgrades! | HiLow | October 6, 2026 | 32:23 | 812,012 | 974 | - | 15,082 | 824 |
 $800 vs $6000 Car Interior | HiLow | September 29, 2026 | 20:55 | 753,033 | 523 | - | 14,516 | 477 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 19.1 in the category: 26.1
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.0 in the category: 1.4
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 154,355 views
- short vs long
- 8 short (up to 3 minutes), 7 long
average views per short video: 62,068
average views per long video: 735,349
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 RIP GT-4586 : Ferrari-Powered Toyota drifts a Portland Touge | September 22, 2017 | 3:45 | 23,078,246 |
 $3,500 Single Turbo Kit vs. $8,100 Twin Turbo Kit | HiLow | January 15, 2020 | 44:21 | 20,050,018 |
 $8000 Junkyard V8 vs $30,000 Crate V8 Engine Swap | July 8, 2022 | 38:44 | 19,618,993 |
 We Put a $10,000 Engine in our $500 Civic | July 28, 2023 | 16:06 | 13,600,336 |
 Riding with Japan’s Most Wanted Street Racers | February 26, 2025 | 18:19 | 12,692,907 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rebuilding my Porsche’s new core motor into an absolute mon… | June 20, 2026 | 3:00 | 5,038,747 |
 Doug reviews our $2000 Chinese truck | June 8, 2023 | 0:51 | 3,544,040 |
 PART 6 of my cross-country Suzuki build | April 10, 2023 | 1:00 | 2,838,432 |
 Here's what $67K of factory options looks like | April 2, 2024 | 0:54 | 2,416,004 |
 PART 8 of my cross-country Suzuki build | April 29, 2023 | 1:00 | 2,373,317 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video taking offPorsche Build Finale [Part 1] The video opened at a pace of 76,012 views a day, 3.1 times a normal first day on this channel (24,242).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,541,591 views a day, 4.1 times a normal day (372,031).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,066,800 views a day, 3 times a normal day (355,219).
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 +2.9M views this week
Donut turns its HiLow S15 finale into drift HORSE
Nolan Sykes and Jimmy Hilton bring the budget and expensive builds to Orange Show Speedway for a live-audience test.
This week on the channel +3.5M views this week
Sanding or the arcade? Donut's HiLow paint jobs divide the labor
Two Nissan Silvia S15s get contrasting makeovers, with DIY preparation central to the budget team's approach.
This week on the channel +3M views this week
Repair or replace? Donut gives HiLow a body-kit question
A Vertex kit meets a budget repair of Low Car's damaged bodywork, with Tristan's know-how becoming a talking point.
This week on the channel one video this week
Donut's turbo kit HiLow pulls ahead of a 40-day-old fake GTR
Five days old, the week's only upload is gathering views more than twice as fast as a summer build that is still busy.