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IrelandThis week on the channel +1.8M views this week
Could Jack Edwards' book gifts become someone's next movie?
His Florence Pugh and Mike Faist encounter has passed 330,000 views, with readers imagining a second life for the recommendations.
In short
On YouTube, Jack Edwards has 1,750,000 subscribers and 220,159,042 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 10,000 subscribers and 1,225,486 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "I bought books for Florence Pugh and Mike Faist", with 580,690 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 1,577 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 1 of 10 in category "Books and reading". On Instagram, @jackbenedwards has 1,469,386 followers. The account gained 11,714 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
1,750,000
▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days
▲ 20,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 20,000 in the last 30 days
total views
220,159,042
▲ 1,225,486 in the last 7 days
▲ 5,898,129 in the last 30 days
▲ 5,898,129 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
72,407
on a typical day: 175,533
Videos on the channel
468
1 uploaded in the last 30 days
Last upload
27 days ago
October 15, 2026
Views per subscriber
125
a new short video usually gets 374,453 views
Next milestone
2,000,000 subscribers
250,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@jackbenedwards · The account on Instagram
Followers
1,469,386
▲ 1,642 since yesterday
▲ 11,714 in the last 7 days
▲ 11,714 in the last 7 days
Posts
805
3 new posts in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
668,727
usually, by 12 recent Reels
Likes per post
32,610
usually, by 13 recent posts
2.2% of followers
2.2% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Books and reading | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 610 of 2,442 | 2 of 4 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Books and reading
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There’s a very clear worst and best of this year’s Booker Prize shortlisted… | Reel | November 9, 2026 | 808,070 | 33,728 | 860 |
| Headed to NYC to celebrate the worthy winners of this year’s Rings!!! I was… | Carousel | November 8, 2026 | - | 15,130 | 48 |
| blue books for the blue wave 🌊🌊🌊 these books all have the colour “blue”… | Reel | November 7, 2026 | 489,705 | 32,629 | 265 |
| Exclusive alert!!!!! Officially revealing the new tv show adaptation tie-in… | Reel | October 29, 2026 | 586,393 | 18,832 | 95 |
| DRACULA FANS RISE UP!!!!! This spooky season there’s a brand new FULL CAST… | Reel | October 23, 2026 | 277,929 | 8,406 | 108 |
| I bought books for the cast of Sense and Sensibility, Daisy Edgar Jones and… | Reel | October 22, 2026 | 1,258,694 | 66,397 | 245 |
| I’m sooo thrilled to be joining the second annual Rings award from instagram as… | Reel | October 20, 2026 | 353,640 | 6,226 | 86 |
| George MacKay shares his favourite novels and poetry in this episode of required… | Reel | October 20, 2026 | 367,932 | 11,338 | 51 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 13 Reels and 2 carousels.
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 16, 2026 7.1x its usual first day I bought books for Florence Pugh and Mike Faist The video opened at a pace of 174,873 views a day, 7.1 times a normal first day on this channel (24,568). Read the story
Video taking off 7.1x its usual first day
Love triangles and a royal banquet: Jack Edwards picks books for Pugh and Faist
Mike Faist leaves with Lily King's Heart the Lover, while Florence Pugh gets a novel built around historical feasts.
This week on the channel
Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock get Jack Edwards' book picks
Ten days after it went up, the celebrity book-shopping video has passed 800,000 views while nothing new joined it.
The video drawing the most views now
I bought books for Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock
- Video published
- September 21, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,696,936
- Video views, pace per day
- 9,328
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Books and reading | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 1,577 of 5,393 | 1 of 10 |
| By views gained this week | 2,473 of 5,274 | 1 of 10 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,339 of 5,043 | 2 of 10 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 35.8% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.6% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Books and reading
Views gained this week in the category Books and reading
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 · 1,750,000 subscribers +0.57% (+10,000)
- Instagram · 1,469,386 followers +0.74% (+10,823)
From November 4, 2026 to November 11, 2026: on YouTube from 1,740,000 to 1,750,000 subscribers (+0.57%), on Instagram from 1,458,563 to 1,469,386 followers (+0.74%).
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 | 1,750,000 | 1,469,386 |
| November 10, 2026 | 1,750,000 | 1,467,744 |
| November 9, 2026 | 1,750,000 | 1,465,445 |
| November 8, 2026 | 1,750,000 | 1,464,887 |
| November 7, 2026 | 1,750,000 | 1,463,803 |
| November 6, 2026 | 1,750,000 | 1,462,481 |
| November 5, 2026 | 1,740,000 | 1,460,055 |
| November 4, 2026 | 1,740,000 | 1,458,563 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 214,430,814 views → November 11, 2026: 220,159,042 views · average: 197,525 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 I bought books for Florence Pugh and Mike Faist | October 15, 2026 | 1:24 short | 580,690 | 4,645 | 177,219 | 22,050 | 130 |
 Mike Faist’s favourite books | October 3, 2026 | 1:39 short | 207,472 | 689 | - | 6,444 | 72 |
 Florence Pugh’s favourite books | October 2, 2026 | 1:56 short | 588,602 | 1,507 | - | 22,108 | 242 |
 Rashida Jones’ favourite books | October 1, 2026 | 1:49 short | 164,268 | 517 | - | 5,094 | 68 |
 Myha’la’s favourite books | October 1, 2026 | 2:07 short | 70,672 | 374 | - | 2,760 | 41 |
 Igby Rigney and Graham Campbell’s favourite books | October 1, 2026 | 2:35 short | 75,837 | 373 | - | 2,234 | 37 |
 Iňaki Godoy’s favourite book | October 1, 2026 | 1:28 short | 56,982 | 370 | - | 2,303 | 34 |
 I bought books for Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock | September 21, 2026 | 1:38 short | 1,696,936 | 9,328 | - | 69,254 | 632 |
 Sandra Bullock’s favourite book | September 20, 2026 | 1:02 short | 297,510 | 483 | - | 9,309 | 108 |
 Nicole Kidman’s favourite books | September 19, 2026 | 0:56 short | 748,429 | 1,732 | - | 24,577 | 170 |
 I bought custom bookmarks that match the world of classic b… | September 12, 2026 | 2:54 short | 451,396 | 342 | - | 28,622 | 286 |
 What Jacob Elordi has been reading lately | September 3, 2026 | 1:08 short | 227,371 | 493 | - | 7,387 | 91 |
 Margaret Qualley’s favourite books | September 2, 2026 | 0:23 short | 832,003 | 932 | - | 17,897 | 91 |
 I bought books for Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin and Margaret Q… | September 1, 2026 | 1:55 short | 1,496,821 | 4,517 | - | 61,637 | 614 |
 i'm back and these are the best books i've read so far this… | August 8, 2026 | 31:04 | 464,792 | 2,435 | - | 13,897 | 535 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 37.1 in the category: 13.3
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.4 in the category: 1.3
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 33,141 views
- short vs long
- 14 short (up to 3 minutes), 1 long
average views per short video: 535,356
average views per long video: 464,792
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 tier-ranking every classic book (so you know which ones to … | April 3, 2022 | 18:18 | 3,638,227 |
 i bought decorative "aesthetic books" on etsy... and actual… | April 2, 2021 | 17:54 | 3,485,694 |
 I read every book Kendall Jenner has recommended on Instagr… | May 9, 2021 | 15:33 | 3,339,994 |
 i read tiktok's most popular books -- can booktok be truste… | May 23, 2021 | 12:08 | 2,219,350 |
 I read every book Namjoon (RM from BTS) has recommended and… | February 19, 2021 | 19:58 | 2,137,912 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cillian Murphy’s favourite books | October 15, 2025 | 1:02 | 7,448,842 |
 I bought books for Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon | July 26, 2026 | 1:05 | 6,539,103 |
 I bought books for Cillian Murphy | April 24, 2026 | 1:41 | 6,238,357 |
 the only book i've rated 5-stars in 2023 (so far) | February 24, 2023 | 0:13 | 3,674,078 |
 Zendaya’s favourite books | July 22, 2026 | 1:03 | 3,006,524 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video taking offI bought books for Florence Pugh and Mike Faist The video opened at a pace of 174,873 views a day, 7.1 times a normal first day on this channel (24,568).Read the story
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 +1.8M views this week
Could Jack Edwards' book gifts become someone's next movie?
His Florence Pugh and Mike Faist encounter has passed 330,000 views, with readers imagining a second life for the recommendations.
Video taking off 7.1x its usual first day
Love triangles and a royal banquet: Jack Edwards picks books for Pugh and Faist
Mike Faist leaves with Lily King's Heart the Lover, while Florence Pugh gets a novel built around historical feasts.
This week on the channel
Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock get Jack Edwards' book picks
Ten days after it went up, the celebrity book-shopping video has passed 800,000 views while nothing new joined it.