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Garand Thumb's AA-12 review has an extractor-shaped catch
The automatic shotgun's Call of Duty reputation meets light recoil, a broken part and a skeptical verdict on military service.
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On YouTube, Garand Thumb has 4,640,000 subscribers and 824,914,203 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 3,760,786 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Is the FN 5.7 Really As Deadly As They Say?", with 2,107,838 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 649 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 3 of 63 in category "Military, weapons and geopolitics". On Instagram, @garand_thumb has 1,326,661 followers. The account gained 4,356 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
4,640,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
▲ 20,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 20,000 in the last 30 days
total views
824,914,203
▲ 3,760,786 in the last 7 days
▲ 16,247,256 in the last 30 days
▲ 16,247,256 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
312,053
on a typical day: 545,968
Videos on the channel
441
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
3 days ago
November 8, 2026
Views per subscriber
177
a new long video usually gets 1,190,745 views
Next milestone
5,000,000 subscribers
360,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@garand_thumb · The account on Instagram
Followers
1,326,661
▲ 310 since yesterday
▲ 4,356 in the last 7 days
▲ 4,356 in the last 7 days
Posts
4,062
3 new posts in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
648,351
usually, by 9 recent Reels
Likes per post
22,076
usually, by 14 recent posts
1.7% of followers
1.7% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Military, weapons and geopolitics | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 646 of 2,448 | 2 of 23 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Military, weapons and geopolitics
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG L85A2 ENJOYER | Reel | November 8, 2026 | 614,270 | 15,450 | 233 |
| OI M8! U GOT A LOISENSEEE FOR THAT? murdochandco L85A2 now made in the USA from… | Photo | November 5, 2026 | - | 11,407 | 245 |
| 🛑 CRITICAL DISCUSSION TIME 🛑 | Reel | November 5, 2026 | 4,571,952 | 55,252 | 791 |
| trying to start a fight so posting this | Carousel | November 3, 2026 | - | 20,955 | 207 |
| Like a little miniature M2 Browning | Reel | November 2, 2026 | 901,367 | 37,311 | 198 |
| barharms1776 AA12 video is live :) | Reel | November 1, 2026 | 342,569 | 20,030 | 114 |
| barharms1776 M60 | Reel | October 31, 2026 | 343,508 | 31,932 | 215 |
| We Division Posting now | Photo | October 30, 2026 | - | 14,931 | 76 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 10 Reels, 1 carousel and 4 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
October 29, 2026 passed 1M views Is the FN 5.7 Really As Deadly As They Say? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
This week on the channel +3.8M views this week
Garand Thumb's lab-coat episode ends with an artichoke
Jordan returns for the channel's only new upload, a Five-seveN test now at roughly 1.4 million views.
A video worth knowing
Garand Thumb tests the FN 5.7's outsized reputation
Clear gelatin and slow-motion footage reveal markedly different results from cartridges sharing the same caliber.
The video drawing the most views now
They Remade Britain’s Most Infamous Rifle
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 624,861
- Video views, pace per day
- 110,327
- Views on its first day
- 426,727
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Military, weapons and geopolitics | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 649 of 5,393 | 3 of 63 |
| By views gained this week | 1,336 of 5,274 | 10 of 63 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 1,308 of 5,043 | 9 of 63 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 3.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Military, weapons and geopolitics
Views gained this week in the category Military, weapons and geopolitics
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 · 4,640,000 subscribers 0% (0)
- Instagram · 1,326,661 followers +0.33% (+4,356)
From November 4, 2026 to November 11, 2026: on YouTube from 4,640,000 to 4,640,000 subscribers (0%), on Instagram from 1,322,305 to 1,326,661 followers (+0.33%).
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 | 4,640,000 | 1,326,661 |
| November 10, 2026 | 4,640,000 | 1,326,351 |
| November 9, 2026 | 4,640,000 | 1,325,865 |
| November 8, 2026 | 4,640,000 | 1,325,310 |
| November 7, 2026 | 4,640,000 | 1,324,782 |
| November 6, 2026 | 4,640,000 | 1,324,124 |
| November 5, 2026 | 4,640,000 | 1,322,831 |
| November 4, 2026 | 4,640,000 | 1,322,305 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 808,951,599 views → November 11, 2026: 824,914,203 views · average: 550,434 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 They Remade Britain’s Most Infamous Rifle | November 8, 2026 | 29:52 | 624,861 | 110,327 | 426,727 | 13,665 | 2,067 |
 The Coolest Shotgun Ever Made | November 1, 2026 | 12:49 | 989,723 | 17,758 | 510,887 | 19,914 | 1,617 |
 Is the FN 5.7 Really As Deadly As They Say? | October 25, 2026 | 20:56 | 2,107,838 | 28,570 | 572,700 | 37,214 | 3,093 |
 The Italians made a Way Better M-14 | October 18, 2026 | 21:38 | 1,374,079 | 3,874 | 638,677 | 22,301 | 1,606 |
 We Tested the Guns From WARDOGS in Real Life | October 11, 2026 | 29:01 | 496,596 | 1,354 | - | 9,266 | 629 |
 Is The HK 417 The Best Battle Rifle Ever Made? | October 4, 2026 | 28:35 | 1,284,530 | 5,378 | - | 20,341 | 1,621 |
 How To Use Drones In War | September 27, 2026 | 31:08 | 506,557 | 801 | - | 8,344 | 720 |
 Benelli's New Shotgun Might Not Be It; The Benelli M2 G1 | September 20, 2026 | 24:58 | 638,378 | 1,292 | - | 10,888 | 847 |
 Is the Tiny 32 AUTO Even Lethal? | September 13, 2026 | 19:35 | 1,096,960 | 2,944 | - | 17,840 | 2,667 |
 How To Survive a Nuclear Strike - First 72 Hours | September 6, 2026 | 24:26 | 1,809,341 | 6,225 | - | 28,406 | 3,684 |
 The Coolest Rifle That You Didn't Realize was real: THE LR-… | August 30, 2026 | 26:07 | 678,419 | 961 | - | 13,655 | 1,324 |
 The Hero Who Helped Stop The Idaho In-N-Out Active Shooter | August 23, 2026 | 38:32 | 3,604,594 | 10,891 | - | 106,991 | 10,191 |
 How To Setup A Fighting Rifle From Start To Finish | August 16, 2026 | 38:22 | 1,815,396 | 15,716 | - | 44,931 | 2,446 |
 Top 5 Survival Guns For The End Of The World | August 9, 2026 | 18:58 | 1,394,512 | 12,855 | - | 32,011 | 2,339 |
 Basics Of Desert Recce / Survival Kit (Becoming Deadly In t… | August 2, 2026 | 51:09 | 405,774 | 857 | - | 13,877 | 1,375 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 21.2 in the category: 21.5
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.9 in the category: 1.4
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 473,865 views
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 1,255,170
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Garand thumb | December 30, 2012 | 0:30 | 12,292,806 |
 How strong is this Russian Titanium helmet? The Altyn Helmet | February 27, 2022 | 26:26 | 10,195,977 |
 Do bulletproof masks actually work? Ballistic test. | January 16, 2022 | 17:22 | 9,155,854 |
 I give myself Garand Thumb / we find out how painful garand… | August 22, 2021 | 17:41 | 8,881,267 |
 How Deadly Is A 22 Pistol? 22 Pistol vs Human | July 16, 2023 | 17:04 | 8,802,201 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneIs the FN 5.7 Really As Deadly As They Say? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,208,467 views a day, 2.7 times a normal day (454,062).
- MilestoneThe Italians made a Way Better M-14 The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneIs the Tiny 32 AUTO Even Lethal? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,079,685 views a day, 2.5 times a normal day (434,587).
- MilestoneIs The HK 417 The Best Battle Rifle Ever Made? 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
A video worth knowing
Garand Thumb's AA-12 review has an extractor-shaped catch
The automatic shotgun's Call of Duty reputation meets light recoil, a broken part and a skeptical verdict on military service.
This week on the channel +3.8M views this week
Garand Thumb's lab-coat episode ends with an artichoke
Jordan returns for the channel's only new upload, a Five-seveN test now at roughly 1.4 million views.
A video worth knowing
Garand Thumb tests the FN 5.7's outsized reputation
Clear gelatin and slow-motion footage reveal markedly different results from cartridges sharing the same caliber.
This week on the channel +2.8M views this week
WARDOGS leaves the screen for Garand Thumb's range
His only new upload compares the game's firearms with their real-world handling and recoil.
This week on the channel one video this week
Garand Thumb's drone warfare guide arrives past 800 million views
His only new upload is running almost level with the entire channel's usual daily pace, well ahead of a three-week-old nuclear survival gui…