Donny's geography challenge ends with a name-change check, while Don, Chaps and KB take their map knowledge to Montreal.
Drop A Pin
@dropapinshow · The channel on YouTube
Chosen for "Five creators worth discovering", week of October 11, 2026
On YouTube, Drop A Pin has 179,000 subscribers and 272,580,964 views in all, as of November 14, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 5,000 subscribers and 7,613,237 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 4,774 of the 5,392 channels on Trari, and No. 90 of 96 in category "Explainers, history and education". On Instagram, @thedropapinshow has 730,079 followers. The account gained 8,458 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
▲ 19,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 42,572,823 in the last 30 days
Instagram: The numbers today
@thedropapinshow · The account on Instagram
▲ 8,458 in the last 7 days
1.2% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Explainers, history and education | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 1,055 of 2,839 | 9 of 45 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Explainers, history and education
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trying to get a rare score on Farflung | Reel | November 13, 2026 | 30,677 | 740 | 8 |
| What are the top 5 cities in Canada by population? | Reel | November 12, 2026 | 260,470 | 4,559 | 297 |
| How do you pronounce water in French? | Reel | November 12, 2026 | 184,934 | 2,430 | 162 |
| Why people love living in Dubai | Reel | November 12, 2026 | 47,405 | 416 | 49 |
| Daytripping Montreal staring KB is out now on YouTube! | Reel | November 12, 2026 | 179,351 | 4,055 | 182 |
| What country did this take place in? | Reel | November 11, 2026 | 4,451,927 | 186,388 | 16,028 |
| What country has the highest percentage of military members? | Reel | November 11, 2026 | 449,688 | 6,702 | 252 |
| Is A Few Good Men the best movie filmed at Guantanamo Bay? | Reel | November 11, 2026 | 36,697 | 403 | 8 |
As of November 13, 2026
YouTube: What happened lately
November 13, 2026 5.8x its usual comments We Brought KB to Montreal for 24 Hours | Daytripp… The video drew 255 comments in its first day, 5.8 times a normal first day on this channel (44).
A countries-with-an-A challenge has viewers comparing their own memory blanks and asking whether Aruba should count.
KB names every answer on the card, then brings up Taiwan, revealing the membership rule behind the five-country list.
The video drawing the most views now
What is the only country that borders France and Brazil?
- Video published
- November 13, 2026
- Video views so far
- 89,922
- Video views, pace per day
- 147,083
- Views in its first 10 hours
- 89,922
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Explainers, history and education | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 4,774 of 5,392 | 90 of 96 |
| By views gained this week | 861 of 5,236 | 6 of 96 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 693 of 5,183 | 5 of 95 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 4.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 2.9% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Explainers, history and education
Views gained this week in the category Explainers, history and education
YouTube and Instagram: Subscribers and followers, last 30 days
Growth in percent since November 6, 2026, so both lines start from the same point
- YouTube · 179,000 subscribers +3.5% (+6,000)
- Instagram · 730,079 followers +1.0% (+7,502)
From November 6, 2026 to November 14, 2026: on YouTube from 173,000 to 179,000 subscribers (+3.5%), on Instagram from 722,577 to 730,079 followers (+1.0%).
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 | 179,000 | - |
| November 13, 2026 | 178,000 | 730,079 |
| November 12, 2026 | 177,000 | - |
| November 11, 2026 | 176,000 | 727,948 |
| November 10, 2026 | 175,000 | - |
| November 9, 2026 | 174,000 | 725,152 |
| November 8, 2026 | 174,000 | 724,446 |
| November 7, 2026 | 174,000 | 723,837 |
| November 6, 2026 | 173,000 | 722,577 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 16, 2026: 232,621,862 views → November 14, 2026: 272,580,964 views · average: 1,377,900 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trying to get a rare score in Farflung | November 14, 2026 | 2:50 short | 9,453 | - | 9,453 (3 hours) | 437 | 15 |
Top 5 capital cities in the world by population | November 13, 2026 | 2:59 short | 51,668 | 130,203 | 51,668 (6 hours) | 1,394 | 208 |
What is the only country that borders France and Brazil? | November 13, 2026 | 2:17 short | 89,922 | 147,083 | 89,922 (10 hours) | 2,502 | 231 |
Trying and reviewing Pastis in Montreal | November 13, 2026 | 1:26 short | 8,352 | 11,463 | 8,352 (13 hours) | 257 | 33 |
Trying to get a rare score on Farflung | November 13, 2026 | 2:56 short | 56,328 | 48,460 | 50,485 | 1,296 | 53 |
What are the top 5 cities in Canada by population? | November 12, 2026 | 2:59 short | 204,856 | 142,332 | 173,275 | 4,323 | 414 |
How do you pronounce water in French? | November 12, 2026 | 0:52 short | 26,415 | 9,652 | 23,546 | 522 | 73 |
Why people love living in Dubai | November 12, 2026 | 0:59 short | 5,708 | 1,522 | 5,014 | 123 | 15 |
We Brought KB to Montreal for 24 Hours | Daytripping with D… | November 12, 2026 | 34:49 | 98,023 | 34,775 | 56,430 | 1,486 | 339 |
Daytripping Montreal staring KB is out now! | November 12, 2026 | 0:36 short | 14,358 | 2,717 | 10,561 | 502 | 38 |
What country did this take place in? #veteransday | November 11, 2026 | 2:51 short | 375,603 | 66,572 | 248,825 | 9,323 | 2,944 |
What country has the highest percentage of military members? | November 11, 2026 | 1:58 short | 269,182 | 40,761 | 195,223 | 7,103 | 600 |
Is A Few Good Men the best movie filmed at Guantanamo Bay? | November 11, 2026 | 2:06 short | 5,002 | 435 | 3,940 | 151 | 2 |
9 countries that start and end with the letter a | November 11, 2026 | 2:20 short | 304,776 | 21,410 | 210,601 | 5,307 | 895 |
Which Greek Island is best known for its white buildings wi… | November 10, 2026 | 0:33 short | 13,892 | 961 | 10,341 | 428 | 21 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 22.9 in the category: 19.9
- comments per 1,000 views
- 3.8 in the category: 1.3
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 95,866 views
- short vs long
- 14 short (up to 3 minutes), 1 long
average views per short video: 102,536
average views per long video: 98,023
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
26 Co-Workers. 100 Questions. One Geography Champion. | August 18, 2026 | 27:10 | 526,755 |
25 Employees. 3 Heats. 1 Geography Champion | GEOGRAPHY GRA… | September 30, 2026 | 22:17 | 377,518 |
Ken Burns Tells Revolutionary War Stories They Don’t Teach … | October 6, 2025 | 1:53:18 | 245,360 |
Dozens of Co-Workers Compete To Become Geography Grand Prix… | November 4, 2026 | 23:22 | 240,323 |
Donnie’s Wife Reveals What It’s Really Like Traveling the W… | September 7, 2026 | 1:24:24 | 134,102 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
What State is Farthest From The Ocean? | October 24, 2025 | 1:31 | 12,556,212 |
Who’s The Only US President Who’s First Language Wasn’t Eng… | June 9, 2026 | 2:48 | 12,419,054 |
What’s the largest city with English as the official langua… | June 18, 2026 | 1:29 | 4,014,144 |
What country is that in red? | May 28, 2026 | 1:48 | 4,001,885 |
What’s the only country in all four hemispheres?? | July 22, 2026 | 1:52 | 3,694,291 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video people are talking aboutWe Brought KB to Montreal for 24 Hours | Daytripp… The video drew 255 comments in its first day, 5.8 times a normal first day on this channel (44).
- Video people are talking about9 countries that start and end with the letter a The video drew 716 comments in its first day, 7 times a normal first day on this channel (103).Read the story
- Video taking off7 sovereign countries that end with land The video opened at a pace of 300,297 views a day, 3.1 times a normal first day on this channel (98,052).
- Video taking offWhat city has the most bridges? The video opened at a pace of 368,741 views a day, 3.8 times a normal first day on this channel (98,052).
- Video taking offWhat’s the most densely populated country in the … The video opened at a pace of 360,509 views a day, 3.6 times a normal first day on this channel (99,693).
- Video taking offWhat’s the most populous country completely below… The video opened at a pace of 382,394 views a day, 3.8 times a normal first day on this channel (100,086).
- MilestoneWhat’s the largest city in the contiguous United … The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneWhat country shares the longest border with Franc… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneWhat was the first country to recognize women’s r… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Video taking offWhere’s the world’s oldest university? The video opened at a pace of 382,740 views a day, 3.4 times a normal first day on this channel (111,586).
- Video taking offWhat country has the most silverback gorillas? The video opened at a pace of 319,045 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (99,693).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 4,804,094 views a day, 2.9 times a normal day (1,672,152).
Stories
Donny's geography challenge ends with a name-change check, while Don, Chaps and KB take their map knowledge to Montreal.
A countries-with-an-A challenge has viewers comparing their own memory blanks and asking whether Aruba should count.
KB names every answer on the card, then brings up Taiwan, revealing the membership rule behind the five-country list.
The geography game drew more than eight times the usual first-day comments, with viewers distinguishing hard work from legally guaranteed t…
A question about a river crossing countries joins flags, skylines and dog populations in a busy upload week.
A population-ranking question has viewers comparing school geography lessons, with Europe and Antarctica getting their own side discussions.
A 30-second geography question became a roll call in the comments, with viewers adding the countries that were missed, the old names they s…






























