Paul Cooper's pharaohs documentary approaches 15 million views while Egypt, Majapahit and Carthage keep the archive moving.
On YouTube, Fall of Civilizations has 1,520,000 subscribers and 226,281,297 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 389,503 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 1,762 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 45 of 96 in category "Explainers, history and education".
YouTube: The numbers today
no significant change in the last month
▲ 1,754,074 in the last 30 days
YouTube: What happened lately
Episode 21 tells the story of medieval Java's empire of the islands, with readings in Old and Middle Javanese and thirteen voice actors.
The video drawing the most views now
18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs
- Video published
- April 30, 2024
- Video views so far
- 14,959,915
- Video views, pace per day
- 5,568
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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 | 1,762 of 5,393 | 45 of 96 |
| By views gained this week | 3,607 of 5,274 | 58 of 96 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,518 of 5,043 | 59 of 91 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.2% 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: 1,520,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 1,520,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 224,573,612 views → November 11, 2026: 226,281,297 views · average: 58,885 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21. Majapahit - Empire of the Islands | September 25, 2026 | 4:32:24 | 623,183 | 3,174 | - | 8,558 | 1,007 |
21. Majapahit - Empire of the Islands | July 31, 2026 | 4:31:10 | 638,062 | 1,465 | - | 9,724 | 1,623 |
20. Persia - An Empire in Ashes | December 16, 2025 | 5:29:21 | 1,235,079 | 2,055 | - | 19,687 | 2,011 |
20. Persia - An Empire in Ashes | November 12, 2025 | 5:28:39 | 572,350 | 392 | - | 12,959 | 2,244 |
19. The Mongols - Terror of the Steppe | April 2, 2025 | 6:48:01 | 2,052,017 | 2,437 | - | 35,037 | 3,021 |
Thank you to everyone on YouTube! | March 27, 2025 | 1:39 short | 66,063 | 52 | - | 6,620 | 624 |
Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline - c… | March 23, 2025 | 0:46 short | 24,941 | 22 | - | 1,028 | 61 |
19. The Mongols - Terror of the Steppe | December 4, 2024 | 6:45:42 | 1,149,883 | 372 | - | 18,468 | 2,741 |
18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs | April 30, 2024 | 3:58:13 | 14,959,915 | 5,568 | - | 75,186 | 5,962 |
18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs | February 1, 2024 | 3:58:24 | 8,135,428 | 2,291 | - | 35,190 | 3,044 |
17. Carthage - Empire of the Phoenicians | June 18, 2023 | 3:39:04 | 12,539,791 | 4,876 | - | 62,201 | 3,893 |
17. Carthage - Empire of the Phoenicians | April 11, 2023 | 3:38:13 | 6,115,149 | 2,013 | - | 29,403 | 2,218 |
16. Bagan - City of Temples | November 3, 2022 | 2:07:06 | 2,426,754 | 733 | - | 23,342 | 1,023 |
16. Bagan - City of Temples | October 3, 2022 | 2:07:06 | 702,470 | 265 | - | 7,318 | 567 |
15. The Nabataeans - The Last Days Of Petra | July 17, 2022 | 2:01:35 | 6,112,587 | 785 | - | 52,385 | 2,525 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 6.9 in the category: 21.3
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.6 in the category: 1.3
- short vs long
- 2 short (up to 3 minutes), 13 long
average views per short video: 45,502
average views per long video: 4,404,820
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
8. The Sumerians - Fall of the First Cities | August 16, 2020 | 2:27:49 | 40,988,482 |
13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron | October 16, 2021 | 3:05:25 | 22,202,325 |
18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs | April 30, 2024 | 3:58:13 | 14,888,767 |
17. Carthage - Empire of the Phoenicians | June 18, 2023 | 3:39:04 | 12,479,103 |
7. The Songhai Empire - Africa's Age of Gold | July 19, 2020 | 2:16:09 | 10,684,554 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
Thank you to everyone on YouTube! | March 27, 2025 | 1:39 | 65,256 |
Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline - c… | March 23, 2025 | 0:46 | 24,635 |
Stories
Paul Cooper's pharaohs documentary approaches 15 million views while Egypt, Majapahit and Carthage keep the archive moving.
Episode 21 tells the story of medieval Java's empire of the islands, with readings in Old and Middle Javanese and thirteen voice actors.

















