His yacht's journey home accompanies a sharp jump in channel views, extending a restoration story that began with a non-running boat.
On YouTube, Mat Armstrong has 7,980,000 subscribers and 1,242,036,518 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 30,000 subscribers and 10,279,802 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLD", with 15,369,946 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 344 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 7 of 224 in category "Cars and motoring".
YouTube: The numbers today
▲ 190,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 54,839,281 in the last 30 days
YouTube: What happened lately
November 4, 2026 passed 10M views ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN TH… The video passed 10,000,000 views.
A costly transport quote sends the yacht project towards a sea crossing, with leaking seals, ageing safety equipment and a troublesome valv…
The Chiron rebuild pairs made-to-order glass with a replacement cooling fan sourced from Volkswagen parts.
The video drawing the most views now
ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLD
- Video published
- November 1, 2026
- Video views so far
- 15,369,946
- Video views, pace per day
- 260,545
- Views on its first day
- 7,385,061
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cars and motoring | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 344 of 5,393 | 7 of 224 |
| By views gained this week | 662 of 5,274 | 6 of 224 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 524 of 5,043 | 7 of 221 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 2.5% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.4% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Cars and motoring
Views gained this week in the category Cars and motoring
YouTube: Trophy cabinet
Trophies on the overall chart
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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. 2 · The daily chart · November 2, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe second most watched video that day.
No. 3 · The daily chart · November 1, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe third most watched video that day.
No. 3 · The daily chart · October 18, 2026BUGATTI REFUSED TO SELL US THE FINAL PART SO WE MADE ITThe third most watched video that day.
No. 3 · The monthly chart · September 2026I BOUGHT A NON RUNNING £1.7M LUXURY YACHTThe third most watched video that month.
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. 1 · The Cars & motors weekly chart · November 1 to 7, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe most watched video in Cars & motors that week.
No. 2 · The Outdoors, animals & travel weekly chart · November 1 to 7, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe second most watched video in Outdoors, animals & travel that week.
No. 2 · The Outdoors, animals & travel daily chart · November 6, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe second most watched video in Outdoors, animals & travel that day.
No. 2 · The Cars & motors daily chart · November 5, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe second most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
No. 2 · The Outdoors, animals & travel daily chart · November 5, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe second most watched video in Outdoors, animals & travel that day.
All 23 medals
No. 1 · The Cars & motors daily chart · November 4, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
No. 2 · The Outdoors, animals & travel daily chart · November 4, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe second most watched video in Outdoors, animals & travel that day.
No. 1 · The Outdoors, animals & travel daily chart · November 3, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe most watched video in Outdoors, animals & travel that day.
No. 2 · The Cars & motors daily chart · November 3, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe second most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
No. 1 · The Outdoors, animals & travel daily chart · November 2, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe most watched video in Outdoors, animals & travel that day.
No. 1 · The Cars & motors daily chart · November 2, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
No. 1 · The Cars & motors daily chart · November 1, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
No. 2 · The Outdoors, animals & travel daily chart · November 1, 2026ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLDThe second most watched video in Outdoors, animals & travel that day.
No. 1 · The Cars & motors monthly chart · October 2026SPECIALIST'S INSPECT MY $1.7M BROKEN YACHTThe most watched video in Cars & motors that month.
No. 1 · The DIY, art & crafts monthly chart · October 2026SPECIALIST'S INSPECT MY $1.7M BROKEN YACHTThe most watched video in DIY, art & crafts that month.
No. 2 · The DIY, art & crafts monthly chart · October 2026BUGATTI REFUSED TO SELL US THE FINAL PART SO WE MADE ITThe second most watched video in DIY, art & crafts that month.
No. 1 · The Cars & motors weekly chart · October 18 to 24, 2026BUGATTI REFUSED TO SELL US THE FINAL PART SO WE MADE ITThe most watched video in Cars & motors that week.
No. 1 · The DIY, art & crafts weekly chart · October 18 to 24, 2026BUGATTI REFUSED TO SELL US THE FINAL PART SO WE MADE ITThe most watched video in DIY, art & crafts that week.
No. 3 · The Cars & motors daily chart · October 21, 2026BUGATTI REFUSED TO SELL US THE FINAL PART SO WE MADE ITThe third most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
No. 1 · The Cars & motors daily chart · October 20, 2026BUGATTI REFUSED TO SELL US THE FINAL PART SO WE MADE ITThe most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
No. 1 · The Cars & motors daily chart · October 19, 2026BUGATTI REFUSED TO SELL US THE FINAL PART SO WE MADE ITThe most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
No. 1 · The Cars & motors daily chart · October 18, 2026BUGATTI REFUSED TO SELL US THE FINAL PART SO WE MADE ITThe most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
No. 1 · The Cars & motors monthly chart · September 2026I BOUGHT A NON RUNNING £1.7M LUXURY YACHTThe most watched video in Cars & motors that month.
The daily charts are counted since October 16, 2026.
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 7,790,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 7,980,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 1,188,550,658 views → November 11, 2026: 1,242,036,518 views · average: 1,844,340 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLD | November 1, 2026 | 1:10:50 | 15,369,946 | 260,545 | 7,385,061 | 455,756 | 15,838 |
BUGATTI REFUSED TO SELL US THE FINAL PART SO WE MADE IT | October 18, 2026 | 53:01 | 12,687,264 | 29,900 | 6,588,905 | 316,653 | 9,627 |
SPECIALIST'S INSPECT MY $1.7M BROKEN YACHT | October 4, 2026 | 35:29 | 17,969,418 | 19,372 | - | 392,850 | 22,857 |
I BOUGHT A NON RUNNING £1.7M LUXURY YACHT | September 20, 2026 | 51:45 | 39,828,370 | 51,793 | - | 602,890 | 32,653 |
I BOUGHT A NON RUNNING BUGATTI VEYRON | September 6, 2026 | 1:07:26 | 17,055,417 | 12,297 | - | 385,007 | 21,365 |
I COMPLETED THE REBUILD BUGATTI SAID WAS IMPOSSIBLE | August 23, 2026 | 1:00:05 | 13,320,117 | 9,668 | - | 412,946 | 12,474 |
I BOUGHT A WRECKED MCLAREN & REBUILT IT IN 9 DAYS | August 9, 2026 | 1:09:41 | 11,704,339 | 28,804 | - | 278,147 | 7,805 |
I TOOK MY BROKEN VEYRON BACK TO BUGATTI | July 26, 2026 | 1:09:22 | 9,573,788 | 5,967 | - | 386,853 | 15,788 |
FITTING A $700,000 BODYKIT TO THE WRECKED BUGATTI CHIRON | July 12, 2026 | 50:03 | 9,457,940 | 2,734 | - | 390,241 | 19,943 |
I BOUGHT A BROKEN GT3RS THAT PORSCHE REFUSED TO FIX | July 5, 2026 | 1:20:49 | 14,001,552 | 24,924 | - | 321,758 | 10,952 |
BUGATTI STOP ME ATTEMPTING TOP SPEED IN MY VEYRON | June 14, 2026 | 1:05:42 | 9,580,549 | 4,297 | - | 287,506 | 13,638 |
I EXPOSED BUGATTI'S SERVICE & REPAIR COST'S | May 31, 2026 | 53:08 | 12,237,921 | 4,427 | - | 369,125 | 14,943 |
I FIXED MY BUGATTI VEYRON FOR $3 THEN DROVE IT | May 17, 2026 | 43:10 | 8,988,604 | 3,470 | - | 304,126 | 7,732 |
ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE WRECKED BUGATTI CHIRON FOR THE FIRS… | May 4, 2026 | 55:17 | 10,177,577 | 2,182 | - | 446,402 | 15,888 |
WE MADE THE PARTS THAT BUGATTI REFUSED TO SELL US | April 19, 2026 | 43:02 | 10,241,576 | 1,903 | - | 422,954 | 24,383 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 27.2 in the category: 25.9
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.2 in the category: 1.5
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 14,146,291
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
I BOUGHT A NON RUNNING £1.7M LUXURY YACHT | September 20, 2026 | 51:45 | 37,306,909 |
I BOUGHT A WRECKED PORSCHE 911 GT3 & REBUILT IT IN 24 HOURS | January 1, 2024 | 41:17 | 23,831,848 |
MANSORY WANT BACK MY WRECKED ROLLS ROYCE I JUST REBUILT | September 22, 2024 | 40:11 | 20,583,603 |
I BOUGHT A FLOOD DAMAGED ROLLS ROYCE CULLINAN & REBUILT IT … | January 1, 2025 | 1:14:33 | 19,509,349 |
I BOUGHT A NON RUNNING BUGATTI VEYRON | September 6, 2026 | 1:07:26 | 16,758,939 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
A SAD STORY 🥲 | November 19, 2022 | 0:32 | 4,450,349 |
I JUST BUILT THE FASTEST LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO IN THE UK | November 16, 2022 | 0:25 | 2,277,350 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN TH… The video passed 10,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 9,451,838 views a day, 6 times a normal day (1,583,328).Read the story
- MilestoneBUGATTI REFUSED TO SELL US THE FINAL PART SO WE M… The video passed 10,000,000 views.
Stories
His yacht's journey home accompanies a sharp jump in channel views, extending a restoration story that began with a non-running boat.
A costly transport quote sends the yacht project towards a sea crossing, with leaking seals, ageing safety equipment and a troublesome valv…
The Chiron rebuild pairs made-to-order glass with a replacement cooling fan sourced from Volkswagen parts.
Specialists assess whether his restoration project is safe to sail back to the UK.
A week old and past 24 million views, the boat is gathering views roughly eighteen times faster than the Veyron that came before it.



















