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IrelandThis week on the channel +404K views this week
J.J. McCullough wraps Canada's election month before a politics break
His October roundup spans Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia, plus mayoral results in Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa.
In short
On YouTube, J.J. McCullough has 996,000 subscribers and 392,096,258 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 227,213 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "a TON of stuff happened in Canadian politics this month", with 224,605 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 2,391 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 66 of 164 in category "Political commentators and debate". On Instagram, @jjmccullough has 36,623 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
996,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
▼ 1,000 in the last 30 days
▼ 1,000 in the last 30 days
total views
392,096,258
▲ 227,213 in the last 7 days
▲ 1,028,289 in the last 30 days
▲ 1,028,289 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
10,813
on a typical day: 35,880
Videos on the channel
617
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
5 days ago
November 6, 2026
Views per subscriber
393
a new long video usually gets 119,900 views
Next milestone
1,000,000 subscribers
4,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@jjmccullough · The account on Instagram
Followers
36,623
no change in the last 2 days
Posts
2,531
Likes per post
969
usually, by 15 recent posts
2.6% of followers
2.6% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Political commentators and debate | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,084 of 2,442 | 78 of 94 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Political commentators and debate
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As I’m sure you know, my beloved mentee greg.guevara does this thing where he… | Photo | October 31, 2026 | - | 2,052 | 32 |
| I made a silly little photo montage of things that happened during the 20 days… | Photo | September 13, 2026 | - | 1,084 | 18 |
| Did you know I am doing an art poster contest? It’s true. Share this post with… | Photo | August 15, 2026 | - | 812 | 28 |
| Today I went to the Freemason temple here in Philly. I asked the tour guide,… | Carousel | August 13, 2026 | - | 1,116 | 35 |
| Look at this draft proposal for the Great Seal of the United States they had on… | Photo | August 11, 2026 | - | 814 | 13 |
| These days, you often find the best expressions of a city’s distinct cultural… | Carousel | August 10, 2026 | - | 398 | 12 |
| Here I am at the bridgeusa_ national summit in Philadelphia! It’s a popular… | Photo | August 9, 2026 | - | 440 | 13 |
| Here I am in Philadelphia, the city where Monopoly comes to life! | Photo | August 7, 2026 | - | 550 | 37 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 2 carousels and 13 photos.
As of November 10, 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 22, 2026 4.4x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 103,025 views a day, 4.4 times a normal day (23,409).
This week on the channel +207K views this week
Ten people from Canadian history keep J.J. McCullough near a million
The week's only new upload was a long Lib & Learn conversation with Emily Jashinsky of Breaking Points about the midterms and propaganda.
The video drawing the most views now
a TON of stuff happened in Canadian politics this month
- Video published
- October 28, 2026
- Video views so far
- 224,605
- Video views, pace per day
- 2,437
- Views on its first day
- 98,254
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Political commentators and debate | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 2,391 of 5,393 | 66 of 164 |
| By views gained this week | 4,052 of 5,274 | 149 of 164 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,935 of 5,043 | 149 of 164 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.0% on this channel, 0.3% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Political commentators and debate
Views gained this week in the category Political commentators and debate
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 997,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 996,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 391,074,662 views → November 11, 2026: 392,096,258 views · average: 35,227 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Why are they called "movies" | November 6, 2026 | 1:49 short | 28,547 | 1,316 | 17,945 | 1,300 | 103 |
 Hegseth's fake title | October 30, 2026 | 1:27 short | 144,618 | 318 | 47,757 | 4,770 | 179 |
 a TON of stuff happened in Canadian politics this month | October 28, 2026 | 21:05 | 224,605 | 2,437 | 98,254 | 3,823 | 749 |
 The Most Powerful Men in America | October 19, 2026 | 2:06 short | 46,013 | 64 | 32,850 | 1,392 | 158 |
 Canadian political terms iceberg EXPLAINED | October 18, 2026 | 25:42 | 109,054 | 211 | 67,538 | 2,262 | 383 |
 10 people from Canadian history you should know | September 24, 2026 | 26:50 | 155,107 | 159 | - | 3,412 | 773 |
 Canadian politics UPDATE! Carney can't stop WINNING?? | September 5, 2026 | 25:27 | 392,205 | 118 | - | 7,041 | 2,501 |
 I hate this Simpsons meme so much | August 29, 2026 | 18:45 | 295,595 | 88 | - | 7,201 | 1,922 |
 American magazines | August 5, 2026 | 1:01:59 | 71,134 | 71 | - | 2,975 | 603 |
 The Seven Levels of American Culture | July 14, 2026 | 28:13 | 106,931 | 131 | - | 4,701 | 861 |
 Liminal Objects: permanent things from temporary moments | June 24, 2026 | 20:14 | 117,168 | 51 | - | 5,621 | 1,161 |
 The 10 most-referenced paintings ever | June 8, 2026 | 24:23 | 113,989 | 19 | - | 4,870 | 1,001 |
 Canada has changed a LOT since the 1950s | May 20, 2026 | 23:48 | 119,900 | 94 | - | 4,517 | 677 |
 The New York Times’ impossible cultural literacy test | May 10, 2026 | 21:34 | 122,287 | 27 | - | 4,924 | 1,359 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 28.7 in the category: 39.9
- comments per 1,000 views
- 6.1 in the category: 4.3
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 54,185 views
- short vs long
- 3 short (up to 3 minutes), 11 long
average views per short video: 73,059
average views per long video: 166,179
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 What other countries are told is "American" | September 18, 2021 | 12:53 | 4,535,645 |
 Weirdest National Anthems | May 20, 2017 | 4:49 | 2,540,547 |
 Listen to world leaders speak English! | March 7, 2020 | 20:19 | 2,501,245 |
 All aboot Canadian accents | November 1, 2015 | 5:41 | 2,044,250 |
 How Evangelicals became Republicans | July 19, 2020 | 32:04 | 1,886,675 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 The cake design they won't make #shorts | August 24, 2021 | 1:00 | 14,280,065 |
 Unusual Pope names #shorts | May 5, 2022 | 1:00 | 9,442,668 |
 The 13 fake countries at the Olympics #shorts | July 26, 2021 | 1:00 | 8,947,287 |
 The Philippines flag's many rules #shorts | May 20, 2021 | 0:55 | 6,580,807 |
 The state with the worst symbols #shorts | July 28, 2021 | 1:00 | 6,376,417 |
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 103,025 views a day, 4.4 times a normal day (23,409).
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 +404K views this week
J.J. McCullough wraps Canada's election month before a politics break
His October roundup spans Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia, plus mayoral results in Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa.
This week on the channel +207K views this week
Ten people from Canadian history keep J.J. McCullough near a million
The week's only new upload was a long Lib & Learn conversation with Emily Jashinsky of Breaking Points about the midterms and propaganda.