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IrelandThis week on the channel +11M views this week
Forrest Galante searches old animal footage for signs of hope
His extinction-history video has passed half a million views, with the thylacine, baiji and ivory-billed woodpecker among its subjects.
In short
On YouTube, Forrest Galante has 3,060,000 subscribers and 1,446,606,809 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 10,000 subscribers and 10,511,271 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 969 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 28 of 99 in category "Pets and animals". On Instagram, @forrest.galante has 1,200,023 followers. The account gained 9,805 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
3,060,000
▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days
▲ 50,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 50,000 in the last 30 days
total views
1,446,606,809
▲ 10,511,271 in the last 7 days
▲ 53,640,499 in the last 30 days
▲ 53,640,499 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
1,128,104
on a typical day: 1,602,097
Videos on the channel
1,120
3 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 10, 2026
Views per subscriber
472
a new short video usually gets 109,805 views
Next milestone
5,000,000 subscribers
1,940,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@forrest.galante · The account on Instagram
Followers
1,200,023
▲ 1,199 since yesterday
▲ 9,805 in the last 7 days
▲ 9,805 in the last 7 days
Posts
1,961
6 new posts in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
155,350
usually, by 7 recent Reels
Likes per post
6,218
usually, by 13 recent posts
0.52% of followers
0.52% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Pets and animals | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 697 of 2,448 | 11 of 37 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Pets and animals
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back in 2011, I got to swim among thousands of golden jellyfish in Palau’s… | Photo | November 9, 2026 | - | 2,975 | 17 |
| Down in Baja I picked up this amazing stone scorpionfish, said to be the most… | Photo | November 8, 2026 | - | 1,937 | 10 |
| What's stopping these animals from crossing an invisible line? The reason is way… | Reel | November 7, 2026 | 1,741,064 | 66,029 | 309 |
| This is one of the strangest mysteries in ornithology. | Carousel | November 6, 2026 | - | 1,018 | 4 |
| Don’t wanna be bunk mates with any of these guys 😅 | Reel | November 5, 2026 | 155,350 | 2,814 | 17 |
| Come behind the scenes with me at Vantara, the world's most extraordinary… | Reel | November 4, 2026 | 458,233 | 31,018 | 148 |
| For all my freshwater fishing nerds out there, can anyone name this crazy cool… | Photo | November 1, 2026 | - | 6,218 | 86 |
| There is no sound more eerie than that of the spotted hyena’s cackle echoing… | Photo | October 31, 2026 | - | 7,880 | 25 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 7 Reels, 1 carousel and 7 photos.
As of November 11, 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 1, 2026 3.3x its usual first day Private Tour of America’s Best Backyard Reptile R… The video opened at a pace of 312,961 views a day, 3.3 times a normal first day on this channel (95,172).
Video taking off 5.6x its usual first day
Forrest Galante's sloth encounter comes with a blunt pet warning
Jacob Feder's Florida rescue tour brings Galante face-to-face with capuchins, unusual turtles and a black jaguar named Noir.
This week on the channel +20M views this week
Cute animals and shark dives shape Forrest Galante's wildlife questions
Six new uploads range from animal encounters to Māori eagle legends and Bigfoot-themed videos.
The video drawing the most views now
Extinct Tiger That Early Explorers Encountered
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 37,139
- Video views, pace per day
- 49,662
- Views in its first 14 hours
- 37,139
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Pets and animals | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 969 of 5,393 | 28 of 99 |
| By views gained this week | 649 of 5,274 | 22 of 96 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 532 of 5,043 | 17 of 94 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 1.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.3% on this channel, 0.2% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Pets and animals
Views gained this week in the category Pets and animals
YouTube: Trophy cabinet
Trophies on the overall chart
The overall chart ranks the most watched videos of all categories together: every day, every week and every month. A trophy goes to a video that reached No. 1, 2 or 3. To the chart ›
No trophy yet (one of the top three places)
Medals on the category charts
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Each category, such as music, entertainment or sports, has its own chart. A medal goes to a video that reached No. 1, 2 or 3 on it.
- No. 3 · The Outdoors, animals & travel daily chart · October 18, 2026Private Tour of Florida’s Best Backyard Animal SanctuaryThe third most watched video in Outdoors, animals & travel that day.
- No. 1 · The Outdoors, animals & travel monthly chart · September 2026Why No Bird, Fish or Mammal Will Cross this Invisible LineThe most watched video in Outdoors, animals & travel that month.
The daily charts are counted since October 16, 2026.
YouTube and Instagram: Subscribers and followers, last 30 days
Growth in percent since November 4, 2026, so both lines start from the same point
- YouTube · 3,060,000 subscribers +0.33% (+10,000)
- Instagram · 1,200,023 followers +0.82% (+9,805)
From November 4, 2026 to November 11, 2026: on YouTube from 3,050,000 to 3,060,000 subscribers (+0.33%), on Instagram from 1,190,218 to 1,200,023 followers (+0.82%).
YouTube rounds a large channel's subscriber count, so its line moves in steps.
The numbers by day
| Day | Subscribers (YouTube) | Followers (Instagram) |
|---|---|---|
| November 11, 2026 | 3,060,000 | 1,200,023 |
| November 10, 2026 | 3,060,000 | 1,198,824 |
| November 9, 2026 | 3,050,000 | 1,197,447 |
| November 8, 2026 | 3,050,000 | 1,194,395 |
| November 7, 2026 | 3,050,000 | 1,191,585 |
| November 6, 2026 | 3,050,000 | 1,191,084 |
| November 5, 2026 | 3,050,000 | 1,190,536 |
| November 4, 2026 | 3,050,000 | 1,190,218 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 1,395,350,063 views → November 11, 2026: 1,446,606,809 views · average: 1,767,474 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Extinct Tiger That Early Explorers Encountered | November 10, 2026 | 1:18 short | 37,139 | 49,662 | 37,139 (14 hours) | 1,944 | 48 |
 The CIA Spent $20 Million Turning Cats Into Spies | November 9, 2026 | 0:59 short | 72,704 | 30,626 | 57,877 | 2,293 | 125 |
 Forrest Galante on Nearly Dying in Australia | November 6, 2026 | 0:59 short | 142,430 | 8,879 | 76,039 | 4,260 | 84 |
 What Is The Worst Bug Bite? | November 4, 2026 | 0:46 short | 114,869 | 5,179 | 53,456 | 3,709 | 96 |
 How Brown Bears Survived the Ice Age | November 3, 2026 | 1:02 short | 39,675 | 1,110 | 22,987 | 1,545 | 36 |
 The Tribe That Tortured Bears | November 2, 2026 | 0:42 short | 112,260 | 1,545 | 60,798 | 2,710 | 121 |
 Private Tour of America’s Best Backyard Reptile Rescue Cent… | October 31, 2026 | 26:27 | 882,101 | 17,589 | 353,031 | 7,925 | 331 |
 What Is It Like To Be In The Perspective of Prey? | October 30, 2026 | 0:57 short | 72,898 | 954 | 41,502 | 2,769 | 47 |
 What Is The Worst Pest? | October 28, 2026 | 0:44 short | 244,978 | 1,466 | 97,229 | 5,369 | 137 |
 How Bison Survived The Ice Age | October 27, 2026 | 1:10 short | 69,190 | 729 | 36,486 | 2,571 | 107 |
 How This Star Wars Animal Survived the Ice Age | October 27, 2026 | 1:12 short | 42,161 | 515 | 22,185 | 1,904 | 33 |
 Joe Rogan Reacts to Russian Town Overrun By Polar Bears | October 26, 2026 | 0:50 short | 376,885 | 804 | 189,199 | 8,786 | 186 |
 5 Last Videos of Extinct Animals | October 25, 2026 | 18:04 | 880,214 | 18,301 | 189,381 | 6,602 | 339 |
 Can You Really Suck Out Snake Venom To Save Someone? | October 23, 2026 | 0:30 short | 107,351 | 689 | 50,760 | 2,026 | 32 |
 What Animal Has The Worst Defense Strategy? | October 21, 2026 | 0:50 short | 258,703 | 1,818 | 99,454 | 6,116 | 97 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 17.5 in the category: 24.3
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.5 in the category: 0.4
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 66,952 views
- short vs long
- 13 short (up to 3 minutes), 2 long
average views per short video: 130,095
average views per long video: 881,157
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Private Tour of an Indian Billionaire’s Secret Wildlife Res… | December 18, 2024 | 36:05 | 23,564,523 |
 Private Tour Of World's Largest Animal Sanctuary | August 9, 2025 | 18:54 | 13,391,723 |
 Meet the Billionaire That Built The World’s Largest Animal … | November 8, 2025 | 8:58 | 12,414,592 |
 Private Tour of Billionaire's Secret Animal Sanctuary in In… | March 27, 2025 | 27:56 | 11,425,584 |
 Why No Bird, Fish or Mammal Will Cross this Invisible Line | September 26, 2026 | 16:43 | 8,152,847 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Friendly or Not Friendly? | March 29, 2026 | 0:28 | 84,502,688 |
 Friendly or Not Friendly? | February 14, 2026 | 0:38 | 48,142,989 |
 Think They Can See Me? | June 13, 2026 | 0:16 | 40,883,172 |
 Friendly Or Not Friendly? | March 13, 2026 | 0:45 | 30,295,730 |
 Which Animals Like Bubbles? | April 20, 2026 | 0:45 | 29,978,904 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video taking offPrivate Tour of America’s Best Backyard Reptile R… The video opened at a pace of 312,961 views a day, 3.3 times a normal first day on this channel (95,172).
- MilestonePrivate Tour of Florida’s Best Backyard Animal Sa… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Video taking offPrivate Tour of Florida’s Best Backyard Animal Sa… The video opened at a pace of 378,251 views a day, 5.6 times a normal first day on this channel (66,952).Read the story
- MilestoneWhat Animal Has The Worst Bite? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Video taking offWhich Cute Animal is the Deadliest? The video opened at a pace of 254,306 views a day, 4.4 times a normal first day on this channel (57,887).
- Video taking offWhat Is The Best Shark To Dive With? The video opened at a pace of 220,922 views a day, 4 times a normal first day on this channel (55,121).
- MilestoneWhat Country Has The Worst Wildlife? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
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 +11M views this week
Forrest Galante searches old animal footage for signs of hope
His extinction-history video has passed half a million views, with the thylacine, baiji and ivory-billed woodpecker among its subjects.
Video taking off 5.6x its usual first day
Forrest Galante's sloth encounter comes with a blunt pet warning
Jacob Feder's Florida rescue tour brings Galante face-to-face with capuchins, unusual turtles and a black jaguar named Noir.
This week on the channel +20M views this week
Cute animals and shark dives shape Forrest Galante's wildlife questions
Six new uploads range from animal encounters to Māori eagle legends and Bigfoot-themed videos.
Video taking off 11x its usual first day
Crocodile or tiger? Forrest Galante asks about the worst bite
His fast-starting wildlife Short has viewers debating whether powerful jaws alone settle the question.
Video taking off 8.9x its usual first day
Forrest Galante asks "What Country Has The Worst Wildlife?" and British viewers nominate the pigeon
The wildlife biologist's newest Short drew hundreds of comments in half a day, while his frozen Antarctic rainforest video passed a million…
This week on the channel 4 videos this week
The Wallace Line: where Forrest Galante's animals stop crossing
A three-day-old explainer on the invisible boundary through Indonesia has passed two million views, with a megalodon question and two bird …