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Johnny Harris traces why Egypt puts its water under guard
The first episode of The Human Element follows the Nile through Ethiopia and Egypt, connecting electricity, displaced communities and the s…
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On YouTube, Johnny Harris has 8,010,000 subscribers and 1,269,507,042 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 3,904,154 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "The REAL reason China built so much", with 5,915,098 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 340 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 10 of 96 in category "Explainers, history and education". On Instagram, @johnny.harris has 1,039,108 followers. The account lost 465 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
8,010,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
▲ 30,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 30,000 in the last 30 days
total views
1,269,507,042
▲ 3,904,154 in the last 7 days
▲ 3,977,674 in the last 30 days
▲ 3,977,674 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
418,235
on a typical day: 500,723
Videos on the channel
528
5 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
2 days ago
November 9, 2026
Views per subscriber
158
a new long video usually gets 3,730,204 views
a new short video usually gets 96,800 views
a new short video usually gets 96,800 views
Next milestone
10,000,000 subscribers
1,990,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@johnny.harris · The account on Instagram
Followers
1,039,108
▼ 198 since yesterday
▼ 465 in the last 7 days
▼ 465 in the last 7 days
Posts
1,254
5 new posts in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
199,537
usually, by 7 recent Reels
Likes per post
5,312
usually, by 13 recent posts
0.51% of followers
0.51% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Explainers, history and education | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 757 of 2,448 | 5 of 38 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Explainers, history and education
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I could not stop eating these mangos | Reel | November 9, 2026 | 21,709 | 509 | 4 |
| This is life along the Nile | Reel | November 8, 2026 | 92,380 | 4,983 | 95 |
| Floating down the world's longest river. | Reel | November 7, 2026 | 35,754 | 1,277 | 24 |
| I floated down the Nile River, and these are the faces of the incredible humans… | Carousel | November 7, 2026 | - | 6,890 | 53 |
| How the Nile created a civilization | Reel | November 6, 2026 | 117,883 | 4,088 | 45 |
| It’s finally here!! Last week, we put the first episode of The Human Element on… | Carousel | October 27, 2026 | - | 12,678 | 79 |
| EP 2. Palau | Carousel | October 12, 2026 | - | 1,683 | 5 |
| I've spent all year capturing people's stories. | Reel | October 8, 2026 | 202,634 | 9,968 | 153 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 9 Reels, 4 carousels and 2 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
November 9, 2026 passed 1M views Why Egypt Guards This River With an Army The video passed 1,000,000 views.
This week on the channel +7M views this week
Johnny Harris finds a promotion system behind China's skylines
His China essay connects officials' economic scorecards with land financing, high-speed rail and construction beyond demand.
This week on the channel one video this week
China's building boom gets a longer look from Johnny Harris
His only new upload follows infrastructure back to local government, economic reform and the incentives behind construction.
The video drawing the most views now
Why Egypt Guards This River With an Army
- Video published
- November 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 2,123,990
- Video views, pace per day
- 241,900
- Views on its first day
- 887,678
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Explainers, history and education | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 340 of 5,393 | 10 of 96 |
| By views gained this week | 1,310 of 5,274 | 11 of 96 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,761 of 5,043 | 42 of 91 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 2.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Explainers, history and education
Views gained this week in the category Explainers, history and education
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
3
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 Science & learning daily chart · October 18, 2026The REAL reason China built so muchThe third most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 3 · The Science & learning daily chart · October 17, 2026The REAL reason China built so muchThe third most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 3 · The Science & learning daily chart · October 16, 2026The REAL reason China built so muchThe third most watched video in Science & learning that day.
The daily charts are counted since October 16, 2026.
YouTube and Instagram: Subscribers and followers, last 30 days
Growth in percent since November 3, 2026, so both lines start from the same point
- YouTube · 8,010,000 subscribers 0% (0)
- Instagram · 1,039,108 followers -0.05% (-505)
From November 3, 2026 to November 11, 2026: on YouTube from 8,010,000 to 8,010,000 subscribers (0%), on Instagram from 1,039,613 to 1,039,108 followers (-0.05%).
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 | 8,010,000 | 1,039,108 |
| November 10, 2026 | 8,010,000 | 1,039,306 |
| November 9, 2026 | 8,010,000 | 1,039,070 |
| November 8, 2026 | 8,010,000 | 1,038,908 |
| November 7, 2026 | 8,010,000 | 1,038,991 |
| November 6, 2026 | 8,010,000 | 1,039,028 |
| November 5, 2026 | 8,010,000 | 1,039,444 |
| November 4, 2026 | 8,010,000 | 1,039,573 |
| November 3, 2026 | 8,010,000 | 1,039,613 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 1,265,771,238 views → November 11, 2026: 1,269,507,042 views · average: 128,820 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 could not stop eating these mangos | November 9, 2026 | 1:49 short | 29,200 | 12,423 | 23,754 | 999 | 42 |
 This is life along the Nile | November 8, 2026 | 2:06 short | 53,950 | 8,489 | 34,554 | 2,509 | 70 |
 Floating down the world’s longest river | November 7, 2026 | 1:25 short | 19,907 | 1,280 | 13,467 | 895 | 21 |
 Why Egypt Guards This River With an Army | November 7, 2026 | 41:27 | 2,123,990 | 241,900 | 887,678 | 35,289 | 2,233 |
 How the Nile created a civilization | November 6, 2026 | 1:07 short | 71,423 | 2,892 | 48,072 | 2,262 | 47 |
 The REAL reason China built so much | October 15, 2026 | 50:26 | 5,915,098 | 31,545 | 1,180,463 | 83,697 | 12,972 |
 What I've been working on all year | October 8, 2026 | 1:48 short | 1,160,382 | 1,367 | - | 24,301 | 995 |
 The world's most extreme places, explained | September 24, 2026 | 3:00:24 | 784,145 | 2,953 | - | 6,277 | 311 |
 I don't get democracy | September 10, 2026 | 51:11 | 3,710,996 | 7,406 | - | 46,801 | 5,329 |
 How Money Actually Works | August 13, 2026 | 2:58:31 | 3,749,412 | 8,972 | - | 47,363 | 2,704 |
 Meta glasses? Woof. | August 3, 2026 | 2:24 short | 146,362 | 191 | - | 3,241 | 208 |
 I can put stuff on a page. Iz makes it work. | August 2, 2026 | 1:13 short | 47,238 | 107 | - | 1,192 | 32 |
 Not ~the headlines~ again | August 1, 2026 | 0:43 short | 40,479 | 91 | - | 674 | 15 |
 Can’t wait to show you this journey with @drewbinsky | July 31, 2026 | 1:33 short | 35,000 | 66 | - | 1,031 | 54 |
 I pushed Google Docs to its limit | July 30, 2026 | 1:40 short | 339,650 | 73 | - | 8,947 | 296 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 14.6 in the category: 19.9
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.4 in the category: 1.2
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 109,438 views
- short vs long
- 10 short (up to 3 minutes), 5 long
average views per short video: 194,359
average views per long video: 3,256,728
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Why People Think The Government Killed JFK | November 22, 2023 | 28:17 | 17,428,235 |
 Why People Think the World is Flat | February 18, 2020 | 18:43 | 14,393,006 |
 The “Deep State” Explained | March 13, 2024 | 30:52 | 14,065,632 |
 The REAL Reason McDonalds Ice Cream Machines Are Always Bro… | April 23, 2021 | 29:46 | 13,623,938 |
 What happens if China invades Taiwan? | February 26, 2022 | 21:34 | 11,558,181 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 The Problem with USB-C | October 8, 2022 | 1:00 | 13,767,972 |
 The U.S. Just Got Bigger | September 26, 2024 | 1:00 | 13,111,308 |
 Russia is weaponizing immigrants | December 22, 2023 | 0:53 | 12,152,610 |
 BTS joining the military may cost South Korea billions | October 28, 2022 | 1:00 | 10,731,942 |
 China just violated Japan’s airspace (NOT GOOD) | September 14, 2024 | 0:41 | 10,268,051 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneWhy Egypt Guards This River With an Army The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,252,687 views a day, 2.9 times a normal day (426,178).
- MilestoneThe REAL reason China built so much The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneWhat I've been working on all year 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
Johnny Harris traces why Egypt puts its water under guard
The first episode of The Human Element follows the Nile through Ethiopia and Egypt, connecting electricity, displaced communities and the s…
This week on the channel +7M views this week
Johnny Harris finds a promotion system behind China's skylines
His China essay connects officials' economic scorecards with land financing, high-speed rail and construction beyond demand.
This week on the channel one video this week
China's building boom gets a longer look from Johnny Harris
His only new upload follows infrastructure back to local government, economic reform and the incentives behind construction.
This week on the channel one video this week
Johnny Harris's extreme places explainer runs three times ahead
Behind the new upload, a democracy video and a money video, a month apart in age, are moving at almost exactly the same speed.