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IrelandThis week on the channel +640K views this week
DownieLive's steam-train race has a commuter-train interruption
Mike Downie's Sydney transport adventure also takes in working heritage buses, a vintage rail motor and the tall ship James Craig.
In short
On YouTube, DownieLive has 1,240,000 subscribers and 197,283,240 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 686,506 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Racing steam trains through Sydney, Australia!", with 244,649 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 2,049 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 21 of 112 in category "Travel". On Instagram, @downielive has 391,615 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
1,240,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
197,283,240
▲ 686,506 in the last 7 days
▲ 2,673,081 in the last 30 days
▲ 2,673,081 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
88,825
on a typical day: 94,444
Videos on the channel
767
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
4 days ago
November 7, 2026
Views per subscriber
159
a new long video usually gets 254,311 views
a new short video usually gets 31,644 views
a new short video usually gets 31,644 views
Next milestone
1,500,000 subscribers
260,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@downielive · The account on Instagram
Followers
391,615
Posts
1,459
2 new posts in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
86,794
usually, by 11 recent Reels
Likes per post
1,932
usually, by 15 recent posts
0.49% of followers
0.49% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Travel | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 1,216 of 2,448 | 19 of 59 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Travel
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is nothing better than a streamlined steam locomotive chasing you down… | Reel | November 7, 2026 | 199,558 | 5,849 | 55 |
| I flew to Sydney just to experience The Great Train Race, and it was worth it! | Carousel | November 7, 2026 | - | 2,539 | 28 |
| I’m trying to say “Yes” to some of the world’s ’you-gotta-do-it’ activities.… | Carousel | November 1, 2026 | - | 1,932 | 35 |
| It’s not too late for a summer photo dump, is it?!? | Carousel | October 26, 2026 | - | 2,216 | 32 |
| The lineups at KEF (Reykjavík International Airport) are the longest I have seen… | Reel | August 20, 2026 | 582,892 | 8,017 | 577 |
| The Westcoast of Iceland is where the Eurasian and the North American tectonic… | Reel | August 20, 2026 | 6,569,153 | 53,585 | 157 |
| Does this count as seeing a total solar eclipse? Or should we go watch it again… | Reel | August 20, 2026 | 45,531 | 504 | 10 |
| The only cloudy day of the week… ⛅️ | Reel | August 19, 2026 | 35,218 | 471 | 9 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 11 Reels and 4 carousels.
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 +728K views this week
Iceland's Westfjords, a total eclipse and DownieLive's weather gamble
Mike Downie's one upload chased totality north, and its comments became a swap meet of everyone's own eclipse memories.
The video drawing the most views now
Racing steam trains through Sydney, Australia!
- Video published
- October 28, 2026
- Video views so far
- 244,649
- Video views, pace per day
- 4,834
- Views on its first day
- 61,409
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Travel | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 2,049 of 5,393 | 21 of 112 |
| By views gained this week | 3,069 of 5,274 | 38 of 107 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,150 of 5,043 | 40 of 104 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.5% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Travel
Views gained this week in the category Travel
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 1,240,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 1,240,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 194,681,122 views → November 11, 2026: 197,283,240 views · average: 89,728 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steam train passes us at full speed | November 7, 2026 | 0:39 short | 19,927 | 871 | 10,247 | 386 | 12 |
 Racing steam trains through Sydney, Australia! | October 28, 2026 | 13:01 | 244,649 | 4,834 | 61,409 | 5,264 | 276 |
 I chased the ECLIPSE across Iceland | September 27, 2026 | 17:30 | 143,891 | 256 | - | 3,622 | 200 |
 Standing on the edge of a tectonic plate | August 23, 2026 | 0:26 short | 155,281 | 141 | - | 2,228 | 60 |
 Stories that didn't make the cut - Downie Express AfterShow | August 15, 2026 | 44:37 | 93,804 | 243 | - | 3,722 | 217 |
 Taking the TRAIN from Bangkok to Bali - FINALE | August 8, 2026 | 1:01:10 | 385,733 | 1,299 | - | 14,824 | 1,067 |
 A boat tour in Bangkok is as CRAZY as you think | August 1, 2026 | 0:39 short | 31,429 | 17 | - | 1,029 | 29 |
 This restaurant has a miniature train you can ride | August 1, 2026 | 0:35 short | 31,860 | 15 | - | 870 | 9 |
 Ep 3 - Taking the TRAIN from Bangkok to Bali | August 1, 2026 | 45:31 | 263,973 | 991 | - | 9,278 | 524 |
 This market has a train running through it... | July 31, 2026 | 1:22 short | 26,836 | 10 | - | 1,256 | 24 |
 We tried the CRAZY Bangkok Jet Boat | July 31, 2026 | 0:46 short | 39,978 | 10 | - | 905 | 30 |
 We tried the viral train restaurant in Bangkok | July 30, 2026 | 0:29 short | 23,814 | 15 | - | 753 | 23 |
 Ep 2 - Taking the TRAIN from Bangkok to Bali | July 25, 2026 | 42:23 | 313,949 | 1,435 | - | 9,819 | 605 |
 The customs problem I didn’t think of… | July 21, 2026 | 1:13 short | 59,468 | 33 | - | 2,251 | 64 |
 Why is it called “Bangkok to Bali” when you start somewhere… | July 21, 2026 | 1:39 short | 28,976 | 14 | - | 1,632 | 73 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 31.0 in the category: 23.9
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.7 in the category: 1.3
- short vs long
- 9 short (up to 3 minutes), 6 long
average views per short video: 46,396
average views per long video: 240,999
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 8 day LUXURY sleeper train in Asia | November 21, 2025 | 44:19 | 7,284,732 |
 48hrs on Canada’s MOST LUXURIOUS TRAIN - The Rocky Mountain… | November 24, 2021 | 24:07 | 6,120,879 |
 Taking the TRAIN from Miami to Alaska! | August 13, 2022 | 16:10 | 5,471,137 |
 4 days in a ROAD TRAIN across Australia | October 19, 2024 | 53:06 | 5,284,816 |
 Riding the WORLD'S LONGEST Model Train Track! | July 1, 2023 | 15:37 | 4,982,390 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 How to get INSIDE a Boeing 737 Fireliner | July 7, 2024 | 0:44 | 6,377,552 |
 The secret meaning behind the Swiss Flag on food packaging | November 17, 2025 | 0:23 | 4,611,035 |
 Swiss crosswalks have changed... | November 18, 2025 | 0:34 | 4,055,230 |
 Team USA rides their Quad Tandem for the first time. | July 17, 2023 | 0:56 | 4,035,016 |
 America's most impressive elevator | July 26, 2024 | 0:58 | 2,863,239 |
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 +640K views this week
DownieLive's steam-train race has a commuter-train interruption
Mike Downie's Sydney transport adventure also takes in working heritage buses, a vintage rail motor and the tall ship James Craig.
This week on the channel +728K views this week
Iceland's Westfjords, a total eclipse and DownieLive's weather gamble
Mike Downie's one upload chased totality north, and its comments became a swap meet of everyone's own eclipse memories.