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IrelandOn today's chart 88K views since yesterday
Max the Meat Guy finds a steak surprise at Denny's
Olive Garden also earns an unexpectedly warm reception as Max, Kyle and Sofia work through America's chain-restaurant steaks.
In short
On YouTube, Max the Meat Guy has 10,400,000 subscribers and 7,583,497,279 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 32,321,451 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "I Tried America’s Most EXPENSIVE Menu Items", with 7,044,062 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 244 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 11 of 187 in category "Cooking and food". On Instagram, @maxthemeatguy has 2,357,528 followers. The account lost 1,209 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: On the charts now
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
10,400,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
▲ 100,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 100,000 in the last 30 days
total views
7,583,497,279
▲ 32,321,451 in the last 7 days
▲ 118,638,063 in the last 30 days
▲ 118,638,063 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
4,285,470
on a typical day: 4,156,599
Videos on the channel
783
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
3 days ago
November 8, 2026
Views per subscriber
729
a new long video usually gets 5,885,922 views
a new short video usually gets 1,652,600 views
a new short video usually gets 1,652,600 views
Next milestone
20,000,000 subscribers
9,600,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@maxthemeatguy · The account on Instagram
Followers
2,357,528
▼ 348 since yesterday
▼ 1,209 in the last 7 days
▼ 1,209 in the last 7 days
Posts
592
1 new post in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
1,022,550
usually, by 14 recent Reels
Likes per post
25,719
usually, by 15 recent posts
1.1% of followers
1.1% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cooking and food | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 401 of 2,442 | 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipotle Smoked Brisket | Reel | November 5, 2026 | 1,488,881 | 7,065 | 73 |
| The Steak Monster | Reel | October 14, 2026 | 1,413,655 | 62,836 | 185 |
| I Cooked Sandy (from SpongeBob) | Reel | October 1, 2026 | 233,559 | 10,283 | 168 |
| $50 vs $300 vs $1,000 Brisket | Reel | September 30, 2026 | 3,676,591 | 198,153 | 289 |
| $2,000 Wagyu Pasta | Reel | September 16, 2026 | 3,017,890 | 108,991 | 214 |
| I Cooked Squidward | Reel | September 11, 2026 | 453,831 | 20,238 | 165 |
| I Cooked SpongeBob | Reel | September 1, 2026 | 290,238 | 10,188 | 106 |
| Brisket Seasoned Tomahawk | Reel | August 25, 2026 | 379,572 | 25,719 | 96 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 14 Reels and 1 carousel.
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 10, 2026 passed 1M views I Tried EVERY Steak in America The video passed 1,000,000 views.
Subscriber surge +100,000 subscribers in a day
Max the Meat Guy adds 100,000 subscribers in a day
His menu has widened from exotic meats to family recipes, restaurant splurges and a country-by-country hot-sauce tasting.
On today's chart 90K views since yesterday
Max the Meat Guy's hot-sauce tour ends at extreme currywurst
Kyle and Sophia join a tasting that pairs sauces with cooked dishes, vocabulary puzzles and a mock arrest over a cheese toastie.
The video drawing the most views now
I Tried EVERY Steak in America
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,737,933
- Video views, pace per day
- 350,000
- Views on its first day
- 1,093,013
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cooking and food | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 244 of 5,393 | 11 of 187 |
| By views gained this week | 185 of 5,274 | 9 of 187 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 219 of 5,043 | 8 of 174 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 2.7% of all views the category's channels gained this week
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
2
6
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 · November 9, 2026I Tried EVERY Steak in AmericaThe third most watched video in Food that day.
- No. 3 · The Food daily chart · October 29, 2026I Tried America’s Most EXPENSIVE Menu ItemsThe third most watched video in Food that day.
- No. 2 · The Food daily chart · October 28, 2026I Tried America’s Most EXPENSIVE Menu ItemsThe second most watched video in Food that day.
- No. 3 · The Food daily chart · October 27, 2026I Tried America’s Most EXPENSIVE Menu ItemsThe third most watched video in Food that day.
- No. 3 · The Food daily chart · October 26, 2026I Tried America’s Most EXPENSIVE Menu ItemsThe third most watched video in Food that day.
All 8 medals
- No. 3 · The Food daily chart · October 25, 2026I Tried America’s Most EXPENSIVE Menu ItemsThe third most watched video in Food that day.
- No. 2 · The Food daily chart · October 21, 2026I Cooked Earth’s Deadliest AnimalsThe second most watched video in Food that day.
- No. 3 · The Food weekly chart · October 11 to 17, 2026I Ate Every ICONIC Dish in AmericaThe third most watched video in Food that week.
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 · 10,400,000 subscribers 0% (0)
- Instagram · 2,357,528 followers -0.05% (-1,265)
From November 3, 2026 to November 11, 2026: on YouTube from 10,400,000 to 10,400,000 subscribers (0%), on Instagram from 2,358,793 to 2,357,528 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 | 10,400,000 | 2,357,528 |
| November 10, 2026 | 10,400,000 | 2,357,876 |
| November 9, 2026 | 10,400,000 | 2,358,041 |
| November 8, 2026 | 10,400,000 | 2,358,146 |
| November 7, 2026 | 10,400,000 | 2,358,329 |
| November 6, 2026 | 10,400,000 | 2,358,438 |
| November 5, 2026 | 10,400,000 | 2,358,523 |
| November 4, 2026 | 10,400,000 | 2,358,737 |
| November 3, 2026 | 10,400,000 | 2,358,793 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 7,467,248,022 views → November 11, 2026: 7,583,497,279 views · average: 4,008,595 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 Tried EVERY Steak in America | November 8, 2026 | 53:30 | 1,737,933 | 350,000 | 1,093,013 | 25,495 | 1,716 |
 I Tried the World’s SPICIEST Sauce | November 1, 2026 | 46:42 | 3,186,652 | 180,271 | 1,020,262 | 39,578 | 3,630 |
 I Tried America’s Most EXPENSIVE Menu Items | October 25, 2026 | 57:48 | 7,044,062 | 126,955 | 1,803,338 | 64,620 | 3,868 |
 I Cooked Earth’s Deadliest Animals | October 20, 2026 | 59:11 | 4,619,487 | 83,944 | 1,148,334 | 52,983 | 2,464 |
 I Ate Every ICONIC Dish in America | October 11, 2026 | 57:05 | 5,052,197 | 31,751 | - | 51,542 | 4,527 |
 I Tried Your CRAZIEST Family Recipes | October 4, 2026 | 45:26 | 7,885,232 | 55,042 | - | 80,864 | 3,863 |
 I Cooked Sandy (from SpongeBob) | September 25, 2026 | 0:41 short | 647,622 | 9,100 | - | 28,872 | 487 |
 I Ranked EVERY Food at Costco | September 22, 2026 | 1:00:25 | 5,726,652 | 17,319 | - | 51,182 | 2,652 |
 I Cooked Gary the Snail | September 15, 2026 | 0:40 short | 547,062 | 9,392 | - | 24,255 | 369 |
 I Cooked Patrick from SpongeBob | September 14, 2026 | 0:41 short | 621,533 | 8,989 | - | 27,234 | 262 |
 I Ranked EVERY Pizza in America | September 13, 2026 | 53:00 | 6,045,192 | 15,912 | - | 65,308 | 7,493 |
 I Made REAL Jellyfish Jelly | September 11, 2026 | 0:36 short | 3,653,313 | 34,076 | - | 170,268 | 1,281 |
 I Cooked Squidward | September 7, 2026 | 0:48 short | 2,761,877 | 17,090 | - | 129,998 | 980 |
 I Cooked the World's BIGGEST Leg | September 6, 2026 | 56:47 | 7,320,443 | 23,315 | - | 75,631 | 3,083 |
 I Cooked Plankton | September 3, 2026 | 0:52 short | 2,657,578 | 19,633 | - | 108,464 | 639 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 16.7 in the category: 23.8
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.6 in the category: 0.5
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 1,124,519 views
- short vs long
- 6 short (up to 3 minutes), 9 long
average views per short video: 1,814,830
average views per long video: 5,401,983
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 I Rated EVERY Outdoor Boys Meal | June 22, 2025 | 23:06 | 26,172,706 |
 I Cooked EVERY Character from Spongebob | April 19, 2026 | 53:48 | 19,307,879 |
 Steak BATTLE: Vegan Steak vs Wagyu A5 | July 2, 2023 | 14:56 | 17,017,636 |
 I Cooked Every EXOTIC Bird | April 6, 2025 | 34:45 | 14,297,768 |
 I Cooked Every EXOTIC Hot Pepper | October 26, 2025 | 34:48 | 12,788,000 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jumbo Chili Cheese Dog | July 6, 2022 | 0:29 | 329,683,097 |
 Grow a Weenie | July 23, 2023 | 0:19 | 201,175,086 |
 YouTubers Season My Steak… | March 18, 2026 | 0:29 | 142,131,802 |
 I (kinda) got kicked out of Wendy’s parking lot #shorts | December 15, 2021 | 0:59 | 136,752,788 |
 $1 vs $5,000 Mac and Cheese | August 13, 2024 | 1:00 | 116,045,464 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneI Tried EVERY Steak in America The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Video surgingI Made REAL Jellyfish Jelly The video ran that day at 77,042 views a day, 2.1 times its usual pace (36,009).
- Video surgingI Cooked Plankton The video ran that day at 43,323 views a day, 2.2 times its usual pace (19,962).
- MilestoneI Tried the World’s SPICIEST Sauce The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Subscriber surgeThe channel added subscribers that day at 100,000 a day, 139 times a normal day (718).Read the story
- Video surgingI Cooked Plankton The video ran that day at 36,337 views a day, 2.2 times its usual pace (16,232).
- MilestoneI Cooked Earth’s Deadliest Animals The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 9,074,805 views a day, 2.9 times a normal day (3,137,400).
- Video surgingSteak seasoned steak (brisket edition) The video ran that day at 26,135 views a day, 2.4 times its usual pace (10,754).
- Video surgingSteak seasoned steak (brisket edition) The video ran that day at 20,909 views a day, 2.2 times its usual pace (9,625).
- Video surgingI Cooked Plankton The video ran that day at 30,069 views a day, 2.3 times its usual pace (13,171).
- Video surgingI Cooked Plankton The video ran that day at 27,137 views a day, 2.3 times its usual pace (11,619).
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
On today's chart 88K views since yesterday
Max the Meat Guy finds a steak surprise at Denny's
Olive Garden also earns an unexpectedly warm reception as Max, Kyle and Sofia work through America's chain-restaurant steaks.
Subscriber surge +100,000 subscribers in a day
Max the Meat Guy adds 100,000 subscribers in a day
His menu has widened from exotic meats to family recipes, restaurant splurges and a country-by-country hot-sauce tasting.
On today's chart 90K views since yesterday
Max the Meat Guy's hot-sauce tour ends at extreme currywurst
Kyle and Sophia join a tasting that pairs sauces with cooked dishes, vocabulary puzzles and a mock arrest over a cheese toastie.
This week on the channel +23M views this week
Kyle gets a birthday cake on Max the Meat Guy's menu
The trio's priciest-menu taste test has passed four million views, with a McDonald's-themed birthday detour between burgers.
A video worth knowing
A Firehouse sub outscores the golden tomahawk in Max the Meat Guy's priciest-menu test
Kyle, Sofia and Max order the top item at chain after chain, and the best score lands at a sandwich shop, not the gold-leaf steakhouse.
This week on the channel +27M views this week
Swordfish becomes its own skewer for Max the Meat Guy
Kyle and Sophia join a cooking challenge that turns natural weapons into dinner, with citrus-aged fish and kangaroo stew.
This week on the channel +25M views this week
Max the Meat Guy's iconic-dish tour needs another plate
Big Macs, lettuce wraps and a Bloomin' Onion join the taste test, but viewers have a recurring request for Kyle.
This week on the channel 2 videos this week
Max the Meat Guy's Costco ranking outruns the SpongeBob cook
Five days old and past three million views, the warehouse tour is gathering views about three times faster than the newer Sandy video.