AJ credits "YouTube University," while a visit to Sam the Dough Guy reveals another San Diego kitchen built around sharing the craft.
On YouTube, Gareth Leonard has 804,000 subscribers and 124,654,687 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 2,000 subscribers and 1,260,828 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "This Guy Makes Pizza at Home and has a 3,500 Person Wait List", with 3,031,142 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 2,687 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 127 of 187 in category "Cooking and food". On Instagram, @garetheats has 60,183 followers. The account gained 194 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
▲ 8,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 3,990,151 in the last 30 days
a new short video usually gets 60,321 views
Instagram: The numbers today
@garetheats · The account on Instagram
▲ 194 in the last 7 days
19% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cooking and food | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 1,954 of 2,448 | 87 of 94 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Cooking and food
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Tried 4 of the BEST Liquor Store Sandwiches in San Diego! | Reel | October 23, 2026 | 286,752 | 14,273 | 639 |
| Today, I’m diving into City Heights to try the best Vietnamese food in San… | Reel | September 10, 2026 | 166,358 | 6,662 | 258 |
| 3 Crowd-sourced burger recommendations that you gotta add to your hit list! 🍔 | Reel | September 2, 2026 | 363,080 | 14,173 | 583 |
| 3 Must-Try Chinese Restaurants in San Diego if you’re craving some noodle soups,… | Reel | August 20, 2026 | 154,256 | 5,182 | 169 |
| Betting on the Fillies while eating a Philly Cheesesteak is peak San Diego… | Reel | August 14, 2026 | 31,185 | 907 | 35 |
| I was invited on a side quest to taste test the full menu from what many chef… | Reel | August 7, 2026 | 31,882 | 818 | 68 |
| My all-time favorite food is Mediterranean & Middle Eastern cuisine, so I went… | Reel | July 16, 2026 | 215,893 | 7,788 | 213 |
| I was confronted by a San Diego native, who shows me some of the best Mexican… | Reel | July 9, 2026 | 1,730,036 | 124,094 | 1,358 |
As of November 10, 2026
YouTube: What happened lately
November 3, 2026 6.7x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 767,911 views a day, 6.7 times a normal day (114,236). Read the story
AJ's home pop-up has thousands waiting for a slot, but a delayed customer reveals the pressure of serving each pie fresh.
His channel is drawing nearly seven times its usual daily views as the San Diego home-pizza visit approaches two million.
The video drawing the most views now
This Guy Makes Pizza at Home and has a 3,500 Person Wait List
- Video published
- October 30, 2026
- Video views so far
- 3,031,142
- Video views, pace per day
- 65,177
- Views on its first day
- 395,590
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cooking and food | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 2,687 of 5,393 | 127 of 187 |
| By views gained this week | 2,445 of 5,274 | 108 of 187 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,754 of 5,043 | 115 of 174 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.1% 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 Cooking and food
Views gained this week in the category Cooking and food
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 Food daily chart · October 31, 2026This Guy Makes Pizza at Home and has a 3,500 Person Wait ListThe third most watched video in Food that day.
The daily charts are counted since October 16, 2026.
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 796,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 804,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 120,694,614 views → November 11, 2026: 124,654,687 views · average: 136,554 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
- 14.1 in the category: 23.7
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.6 in the category: 0.5
- short vs long
- 3 short (up to 3 minutes), 12 long
average views per short video: 461,666
average views per long video: 863,682
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YouTube: Most watched Shorts
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|---|---|---|---|
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YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 767,911 views a day, 6.7 times a normal day (114,236).Read the story
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 708,381 views a day, 15 times a normal day (48,219).Read the story
- MilestoneThis Guy Makes Pizza at Home and has a 3,500 Pers… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 140,696 views a day, 3.7 times a normal day (37,944).
Stories
AJ credits "YouTube University," while a visit to Sam the Dough Guy reveals another San Diego kitchen built around sharing the craft.
AJ's home pop-up has thousands waiting for a slot, but a delayed customer reveals the pressure of serving each pie fresh.
His channel is drawing nearly seven times its usual daily views as the San Diego home-pizza visit approaches two million.
His visit to a home pizza maker with a thousands-long waiting list passes a million views amid a sharp jump across the channel.
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