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IrelandThis week on the channel +1.4M views this week
China's factory pivot gets a household check from Economics Explained
The week's only new essay has passed half a million views, tracing the move from property development to high-end manufacturing.
In short
On YouTube, Economics Explained has 2,890,000 subscribers and 386,507,138 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 531,556 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Living Paycheck to Paycheck? So Is Everyone Else", with 878,375 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 1,022 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 24 of 96 in category "Explainers, history and education".
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
2,890,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
386,507,138
▲ 531,556 in the last 7 days
▲ 5,207,093 in the last 30 days
▲ 5,207,093 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
35,104
on a typical day: 136,998
Videos on the channel
457
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 10, 2026
Views per subscriber
133
a new long video usually gets 812,802 views
Next milestone
3,000,000 subscribers
110,000 subscribers to go
Apple Podcasts: The podcast
Economics Explained · On the podcast charts by subject
YouTube: What happened lately
October 23, 2026 3.3x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 626,988 views a day, 3.3 times a normal day (192,744).
This week on the channel +935K views this week
Free AI in South Korea gives Economics Explained a policy puzzle
The channel's only new upload explores what happens when access to AI comes without a price tag.
This week on the channel one video this week
Can GDP growth hurt Europe? Economics Explained argues yes
The week's only upload passed half a million views within about two days, following a billionaire-tax video that has crossed 1.3 million.
The video drawing the most views now
The Psychology of Inflation
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 166,093
- Video views, pace per day
- 228,243
- Views in its first 13 hours
- 166,093
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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 | 1,022 of 5,393 | 24 of 96 |
| By views gained this week | 3,331 of 5,274 | 51 of 96 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,467 of 5,043 | 39 of 91 |
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 Explainers, history and education
Views gained this week in the category Explainers, history and education
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 2,890,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 2,890,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 381,334,823 views → November 11, 2026: 386,507,138 views · average: 178,355 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Psychology of Inflation | November 10, 2026 | 15:59 | 166,093 | 228,243 | 166,093 (13 hours) | 2,599 | 166 |
 Why Argentina Wants the World’s Corrupt Billionaires | November 1, 2026 | 16:31 | 389,070 | 5,420 | 248,560 | 4,760 | 599 |
 How China Is Restarting Its Economy | October 28, 2026 | 13:50 | 813,215 | 7,158 | 366,678 | 10,226 | 1,121 |
 How Old Money Kills Economies | October 21, 2026 | 15:22 | 767,821 | 1,605 | 333,110 | 8,458 | 631 |
 Living Paycheck to Paycheck? So Is Everyone Else | October 18, 2026 | 17:31 | 878,375 | 1,763 | 435,273 | 8,620 | 1,034 |
 What Happens When AI Is Free ... South Korea Tried It | October 14, 2026 | 12:30 | 595,030 | 961 | 266,730 | 6,250 | 576 |
 Can $55,000 Solve The Population Crisis? | October 5, 2026 | 16:18 | 707,244 | 160 | - | 7,613 | 1,769 |
 Australia May Have Just Solved The Housing Crisis | October 1, 2026 | 14:09 | 1,791,379 | 1,577 | - | 19,812 | 2,189 |
 Why Europe's GDP Growth Is Crippling Its Economy | September 27, 2026 | 15:33 | 994,847 | 1,173 | - | 9,203 | 1,103 |
 Has Inequality Ever Been Worse? | September 21, 2026 | 19:44 | 812,390 | 661 | - | 10,571 | 1,857 |
 Finally a Country Is Taxing Its Billionaires | September 9, 2026 | 13:30 | 1,425,392 | 668 | - | 15,255 | 2,130 |
 Economics Is A Junk Science | September 6, 2026 | 17:07 | 1,237,583 | 397 | - | 16,568 | 2,346 |
 Why New Zealand Is the Only Safe Haven Left | August 29, 2026 | 13:19 | 1,191,499 | 1,087 | - | 10,074 | 1,123 |
 Unfortunately, AI Might Be Turning Us Into Peasants | August 24, 2026 | 23:17 | 572,875 | 519 | - | 12,415 | 1,520 |
 Almost No One Realizes This About AI Data Centers | August 16, 2026 | 18:21 | 580,383 | 704 | - | 11,523 | 1,229 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 11.9 in the category: 19.9
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.5 in the category: 1.2
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 389,863 views
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 861,546
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 MIT Has Predicted that Society Will Collapse in 2040 | Econ… | November 26, 2021 | 18:03 | 14,530,543 |
 How The Dutch Economy Shows We Can't Reduce Wealth Inequali… | November 26, 2020 | 16:35 | 7,964,288 |
 Young Generations Are Now Poorer Than Their Parents And It'… | June 16, 2022 | 16:10 | 7,503,807 |
 The Rather Pathetic Economy of Russia | Economics Explained | March 18, 2022 | 18:57 | 5,397,115 |
 How the World's Richest Country Lost 90% of its GDP | December 24, 2022 | 14:16 | 5,259,919 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 The Scary Solution to the Chinese Debt Crisis #Shorts | Eco… | June 23, 2021 | 1:00 | 1,529,851 |
 The World's Newest Richest Man Is ... 🥁🥁🥁 #shorts | Econ… | June 10, 2021 | 0:59 | 746,308 |
 Should You Become an Economist? #Shorts | Economics Explain… | November 6, 2021 | 1:00 | 729,967 |
 Tax Havens Don't Have Taxes. So How Do They Make Money? | E… | November 16, 2021 | 1:00 | 494,875 |
 Is Anyone Saving For Retirement? | February 4, 2023 | 1:00 | 432,199 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 626,988 views a day, 3.3 times a normal day (192,744).
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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 +1.4M views this week
China's factory pivot gets a household check from Economics Explained
The week's only new essay has passed half a million views, tracing the move from property development to high-end manufacturing.
This week on the channel +935K views this week
Free AI in South Korea gives Economics Explained a policy puzzle
The channel's only new upload explores what happens when access to AI comes without a price tag.
This week on the channel one video this week
Can GDP growth hurt Europe? Economics Explained argues yes
The week's only upload passed half a million views within about two days, following a billionaire-tax video that has crossed 1.3 million.