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IrelandThis week on the channel +4.5M views this week
MatPat's Blumhouse deal gives The Film Theorists a personal surprise
An Amanda the Adventurer adaptation starts the film slate, while Greylock supplies the channel's new horror deep dive.
In short
On YouTube, The Film Theorists has 13,400,000 subscribers and 3,597,188,950 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 3,039,366 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "MatPat LIED to ME! | Film Theory", with 1,277,195 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 166 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 3 of 147 in category "Movie and TV clips and commentary". On Instagram, @matpatgt has 2,117,889 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
13,400,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
3,597,188,950
▲ 3,039,366 in the last 7 days
▲ 13,597,711 in the last 30 days
▲ 13,597,711 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
351,488
on a typical day: 475,287
Videos on the channel
735
2 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
3 days ago
November 8, 2026
Views per subscriber
268
a new long video usually gets 583,403 views
a new short video usually gets 342,170 views
a new short video usually gets 342,170 views
Next milestone
20,000,000 subscribers
6,600,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@matpatgt · The account on Instagram
Followers
2,117,889
▼ 218 since yesterday
Posts
349
Views per Reel
1,607,291
usually, by 6 recent Reels
Likes per post
199,566
usually, by 15 recent posts
9.4% of followers
9.4% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Movie and TV clips and commentary | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 453 of 2,448 | 6 of 50 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Movie and TV clips and commentary
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It's official! I am now making movies with blumhouse! | Carousel | October 13, 2026 | - | 220,473 | 1,422 |
| I came. I tasked. I stroked Alex Horne's jacket. | Reel | September 30, 2026 | 190,724 | 10,795 | 43 |
| We are officially in the SENATE! | Carousel | September 21, 2026 | - | 105,839 | 622 |
| THIS SATURDAY at noon ET, I am chuffed (am I using that right?) to be competing… | Photo | September 3, 2026 | - | 20,479 | 76 |
| A story of learning, friendship, and MatPat doing the worm... | Reel | December 5, 2025 | 1,672,077 | 201,962 | 514 |
| Welcome to my UNCENSORED cut of the FNAF cast trivia challenge! | Reel | November 28, 2025 | 1,542,506 | 199,566 | 813 |
| But seriously...is this lore? | Reel | November 23, 2025 | 2,558,383 | 332,964 | 1,724 |
| SURPRISE! This weekend at newyorkcomiccon they announced that I'm playing Toy… | Carousel | October 13, 2025 | - | 258,920 | 1,351 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 6 Reels, 6 carousels and 3 photos.
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
November 5, 2026 passed 1M views Spiderman is for KIDS?! | Film Theory The video passed 1,000,000 views.
This week on the channel +2.9M views this week
Imaginary movies give The Film Theorists a very real debate
Sinbad's nonexistent genie movie and Tumblr's invented Scorsese epic join a new Self Aware Robot investigation.
This week on the channel +3M views this week
Two Avatars? The Film Theorists considers Seven Havens' twins
A series-wide look at The Last Airbender accompanies the new theory, while Kick-Ass gets a less reassuring superhero assessment.
The video drawing the most views now
Disney Doesn’t Want You to See THIS?! | Film Theory
- Video published
- November 5, 2026
- Video views so far
- 804,598
- Video views, pace per day
- 55,148
- Views on its first day
- 293,553
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Movie and TV clips and commentary | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 166 of 5,393 | 3 of 147 |
| By views gained this week | 1,540 of 5,274 | 36 of 144 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 1,483 of 5,043 | 35 of 132 |
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 Movie and TV clips and commentary
Views gained this week in the category Movie and TV clips and commentary
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 13,400,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 13,400,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 3,583,727,115 views → November 11, 2026: 3,597,188,950 views · average: 464,201 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Film Theory: Over the Garden Wall will CURSE You! | November 8, 2026 | 20:15 | 317,949 | 54,264 | 219,771 | 7,177 | 394 |
 Disney Doesn’t Want You to See THIS?! | Film Theory | November 5, 2026 | 0:58 short | 804,598 | 55,148 | 293,553 | 39,800 | 213 |
 Film Theory: NEVER Look Into the Water! (Santa Rosa Aquariu… | October 31, 2026 | 20:10 | 663,288 | 18,181 | 250,782 | 12,870 | 607 |
 RIP Sir Patrick Stewart | Film Theory | October 30, 2026 | 0:54 short | 217,479 | 517 | 156,776 | 15,008 | 284 |
 Spiderman is for KIDS?! | Film Theory | October 29, 2026 | 0:57 short | 1,061,275 | 2,480 | 538,645 | 36,446 | 725 |
 Film Theory: The Most DISTURBING Analog Horror on YouTube | October 25, 2026 | 42:09 | 671,953 | 5,141 | 323,112 | 15,044 | 670 |
 MatPat LIED to ME! | Film Theory | October 24, 2026 | 0:51 short | 1,277,195 | 1,464 | 632,841 | 85,461 | 686 |
 Film Theory: 38 Marvel Movies, HOW MANY DEATHS?! | October 22, 2026 | 1:36:34 | 503,519 | 3,439 | 216,655 | 9,004 | 888 |
 This Movie Should NOT Exist | Film Theory | October 22, 2026 | 0:42 short | 342,170 | 202 | 202,529 | 14,154 | 239 |
 Film Theory: It's WATCHING YOU! (Self Aware Robot) | October 18, 2026 | 19:17 | 727,820 | 2,461 | 345,318 | 14,825 | 641 |
 The Fake Movies You THINK You Saw! | Film Theory | October 15, 2026 | 0:57 short | 649,223 | 1,382 | 340,771 | 22,863 | 434 |
 TWO Avatars?! | Film Theory | October 14, 2026 | 0:46 short | 244,150 | 395 | 141,813 | 7,301 | 184 |
 Game Theory: You MISSED the Point of Avatar: The Last Airbe… | October 11, 2026 | 2:02:34 | 464,646 | 1,962 | - | 7,614 | 583 |
 This prison is EXPERIMENTING on humans! | Film Theory | October 9, 2026 | 1:16 short | 92,740 | 111 | - | 4,177 | 105 |
 Film Theory: Kick-Ass Is Kicking His Own Ass | October 8, 2026 | 9:23 | 407,977 | 530 | - | 6,103 | 401 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 35.3 in the category: 27.1
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.8 in the category: 1.0
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 224,696 views
- short vs long
- 8 short (up to 3 minutes), 7 long
average views per short video: 586,103
average views per long video: 536,736
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Film Theory: Disney's FROZEN - Anna and Elsa Are NOT SISTER… | December 21, 2015 | 14:54 | 26,371,961 |
 How to KILL Deadpool! | Film Theory | February 26, 2016 | 14:22 | 25,495,331 |
 Film Theory: Gravity Falls ISN'T OVER! (Bill Cipher LIVES!) | December 16, 2017 | 14:30 | 22,035,330 |
 Film Theory: The Cars in The Cars Movie AREN'T CARS! | March 14, 2017 | 13:32 | 21,856,233 |
 Film Theory: What is the Bird Box Monster? | February 5, 2019 | 18:35 | 21,814,843 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spider-Man Into the Spider Verse Animation Hides a Secret! … | February 16, 2023 | 1:00 | 32,720,436 |
 FNAF Just Dropped an F-Bomb?! 🤬 #shorts | November 9, 2023 | 1:00 | 28,514,646 |
 Marvel's First F-Bomb and What It Means 🤬 (Guardians of th… | May 11, 2023 | 0:58 | 27,217,136 |
 Superman's Disguise TOTALLY Works! 🤓 #shorts | January 5, 2023 | 1:00 | 26,784,044 |
 Marvel Hid this SECRET in Black Panther Costumes #shorts | April 20, 2023 | 1:00 | 21,251,665 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneSpiderman is for KIDS?! | Film Theory The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneMatPat LIED to ME! | Film Theory The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Video surgingFilm Theory: Buddy Tried to WARN us! The video ran that day at 35,733 views a day, 2.3 times its usual pace (15,352).
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 +4.5M views this week
MatPat's Blumhouse deal gives The Film Theorists a personal surprise
An Amanda the Adventurer adaptation starts the film slate, while Greylock supplies the channel's new horror deep dive.
This week on the channel +2.9M views this week
Imaginary movies give The Film Theorists a very real debate
Sinbad's nonexistent genie movie and Tumblr's invented Scorsese epic join a new Self Aware Robot investigation.
This week on the channel +3M views this week
Two Avatars? The Film Theorists considers Seven Havens' twins
A series-wide look at The Last Airbender accompanies the new theory, while Kick-Ass gets a less reassuring superhero assessment.
This week on the channel one video this week
The Film Theorists' DreamWorks deep dive outruns everything else
A week old and past a million views, the single upload is gathering views about three times faster than a twelve-day-old Elf theory.