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This week on the channel +2.6M views this week
FOX 32 Chicago passes half a billion views, luggage included
A Good Day Chicago warning about suitcase wheels is the station's most-watched new upload of the week.
In short
On YouTube, FOX 32 Chicago has 488,000 subscribers and 501,230,611 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 1,000 subscribers and 2,455,279 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 3,380 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 24 of 52 in category "Local news stations".
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
488,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
▲ 3,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 3,000 in the last 30 days
total views
501,230,611
▲ 2,455,279 in the last 7 days
▲ 8,324,641 in the last 30 days
▲ 8,324,641 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
73,321
on a typical day: 275,765
Videos on the channel
43,945
15+ uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
today
November 11, 2026
Views per subscriber
1,027
Next milestone
500,000 subscribers
at the current pace: in about 120 days
YouTube: What happened lately
November 7, 2026 28x its usual first day Joliet man charged with killing 21-year-old Walma… The video opened at a pace of 48,617 views a day, 28 times a normal first day on this channel (1,721). Read the story
Video taking off 28x its usual first day
Joliet man held without bail over Hammond Walmart killing
FOX 32 Chicago reports on the first court hearing after an employee was fatally shot while working inside the store.
Video taking off 74x its usual first day
El-Sayed addresses Vance as "Habibi" in Michigan victory speech
FOX 32 Chicago's short excerpt captures the senator-elect turning a January swearing-in into a pointed message for Vance and Trump.
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Local news stations | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 3,380 of 5,393 | 24 of 52 |
| By views gained this week | 1,738 of 5,274 | 29 of 52 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 1,937 of 5,043 | 30 of 52 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 1.5% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.2% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Local news stations
Views gained this week in the category Local news stations
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 485,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 488,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 492,982,359 views → November 11, 2026: 501,230,611 views · average: 284,422 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.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 21.2 in the category: 18.0
- comments per 1,000 views
- 6.3 in the category: 5.1
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 1,678 views
- short vs long
- 2 short (up to 3 minutes), 13 long
average views per short video: 348
average views per long video: 1,028
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago black belt takes down man who allegedly punched 7-E… | June 23, 2022 | 2:19 | 20,280,543 |
 Video shows suspect fire shots at person in Chicago | April 9, 2022 | 2:34 | 17,083,442 |
 Viral video shows dog bringing her puppy to the vet for help | January 17, 2025 | 1:05 | 6,855,393 |
 Tensions flare: Lightfoot, alderwoman clash at Chicago City… | June 24, 2021 | 2:23 | 4,851,225 |
 Hundreds of teenagers flood into downtown Chicago, smashing… | April 16, 2023 | 4:45 | 3,184,721 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Former Florida school bus driver released on $30K bond afte… | April 8, 2026 | 0:11 | 4,511,807 |
 ICE tear gassed 27 Chicago police officers, Superintendent … | October 6, 2025 | 0:48 | 3,283,646 |
 Chicago's Broadway ICE facility is not closing despite rumo… | September 22, 2025 | 0:37 | 811,758 |
 ICE agents told to leave after using Indiana police lot wit… | October 9, 2025 | 0:28 | 736,626 |
 Ice protest turns confrontational outside suburban Chicago … | September 19, 2025 | 1:11 | 730,354 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video taking offJoliet man charged with killing 21-year-old Walma… The video opened at a pace of 48,617 views a day, 28 times a normal first day on this channel (1,721).Read the story
- Video taking offAbdul El-Sayed takes shots at Trump, Vance after … The video opened at a pace of 184,091 views a day, 74 times a normal first day on this channel (2,502).Read the story
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 564,483 views a day, 2.5 times a normal day (228,794).
- Video taking offPrivate jet crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida The video opened at a pace of 98,770 views a day, 39 times a normal first day on this channel (2,514).Read the story
- Video taking offTop Gun pilot shares thoughts on Florida jet cras… The video opened at a pace of 49,873 views a day, 29 times a normal first day on this channel (1,719).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 854,066 views a day, 3.3 times a normal day (261,383).
- Video taking offUFO spacecraft? Harvard's Avi Loeb break down a c… The video opened at a pace of 49,358 views a day, 34 times a normal first day on this channel (1,444).Read the story
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 513,365 views a day, 2.6 times a normal day (200,137).
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 +2.6M views this week
FOX 32 Chicago passes half a billion views, luggage included
A Good Day Chicago warning about suitcase wheels is the station's most-watched new upload of the week.
Video taking off 28x its usual first day
Joliet man held without bail over Hammond Walmart killing
FOX 32 Chicago reports on the first court hearing after an employee was fatally shot while working inside the store.
Video taking off 74x its usual first day
El-Sayed addresses Vance as "Habibi" in Michigan victory speech
FOX 32 Chicago's short excerpt captures the senator-elect turning a January swearing-in into a pointed message for Vance and Trump.
Video taking off 39x its usual first day
Florida jet crash seen from a passing driver's dashcam
FOX 32 Chicago carries the footage alongside a ChicagoLIVE interview with Navy fighter pilot Matthew Buckley.
Video taking off 34x its usual first day
Birds, not spacecraft? Avi Loeb answers a former Pentagon official's wreckage claim
Speaking from Champaign on Chicago Live, the Harvard astrophysicist asks for material evidence and explains how a wingbeat can give a myste…
This week on the channel +1.6M views this week
A semi under an I-65 overpass, and a fight over 'troubled' businesses at FOX 32 Chicago
Fifteen uploads ran from Wednesday's morning newscasts to a live crash in northwest Indiana, while the channel held at 485,000 subscribers.
Video taking off 28x its usual first day
Bears 23, Jets 12: After The Whistle and a goal-line running back debate
FOX 32 Chicago's postgame reaction to Tyson Bagent's win drew a comment section split between D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai, plus one vie…
Video taking off 29x its usual first day
Trump's Presidents Cup visit pulls FOX 32 Chicago off its routine
The clip from the golf crowd drew comments almost as quickly as likes, and on its own it is running at about a quarter of the whole channel…