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This week on the channel +3.9M views this week
MeatEater packs for an Arctic journey in Season 14
Steven Rinella's return includes a four-part Canadian Arctic trip, while Cal fills the week's hunting lineup.
In short
On YouTube, MeatEater has 1,890,000 subscribers and 582,384,417 views in all, as of November 14, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 10,000 subscribers and 4,383,616 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 1,500 of the 5,392 channels on Trari, and No. 26 of 163 in category "Outdoors, fishing and homesteading". On Instagram, @meateater has 1,462,270 followers. The account gained 1,845 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
1,890,000
▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days
▲ 20,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 20,000 in the last 30 days
total views
582,384,417
▲ 4,383,616 in the last 7 days
▲ 14,993,267 in the last 30 days
▲ 14,993,267 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
767,500
on a typical day: 557,106
Videos on the channel
1,469
7 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 13, 2026
Views per subscriber
308
a new long video usually gets 460,036 views
a new short video usually gets 27,709 views
a new short video usually gets 27,709 views
Next milestone
2,000,000 subscribers
at the current pace: in about 165 days
Instagram: The numbers today
@meateater · The account on Instagram
Followers
1,462,270
▲ 197 a day, on average over the last 2 days
▲ 1,845 in the last 7 days
▲ 1,845 in the last 7 days
Posts
4,927
Views per Reel
93,825
usually, by 4 recent Reels
Likes per post
2,748
usually, by 8 recent posts
0.19% of followers
0.19% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 675 of 2,839 | 4 of 77 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Outdoors, fishing and homesteading
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| You don't have to spend much time around beavers, muskrats, or raccoons to… | Reel | November 13, 2026 | 56,872 | 1,492 | 34 |
| The Department of the Interior has released its 2026–2030 strategic plan,… | Carousel | November 13, 2026 | - | 1,186 | 88 |
| What would it take to release captive-bred deer with genetic resistance to CWD… | Reel | November 13, 2026 | 35,792 | 333 | 15 |
| There's no rule that says you have to dress like you're headed up a mountain… | Carousel | November 12, 2026 | - | 1,725 | 18 |
| There are about a million things to consider when picking out a hunting rifle,… | Reel | November 12, 2026 | 129,171 | 1,976 | 42 |
| For some folks, serving their country isn’t something they ever really stop… | Reel | November 11, 2026 | 66,109 | 1,083 | 11 |
| In the military, the order to “return to base” means it's time to regroup, rest,… | Carousel | November 11, 2026 | - | 1,340 | 9 |
| Big plans for America's wildlife refuges, but who's going to do the work? A… | Carousel | November 11, 2026 | - | 1,548 | 12 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 8 Reels, 6 carousels and 1 photo.
As of November 14, 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.
Apple Podcasts: Podcasts
The MeatEater Podcast · No. 107 today among the top podcasts in the US
Bear Grease · On the podcast charts by subject
Blood Trails · On the podcast charts by subject
YouTube: What happened lately
November 14, 2026 passed 1M views MeatEater Season 14 | Texas Hogs and 'Cats Ep. 1 The video passed 1,000,000 views.
Video taking off 38x its usual first day
MeatEater's Cal goes bowhunting as if he's lost his wallet
A tundra demonstration of the "no-approach approach" brings an unusually fast start and a comment section full of hunters' own experiences.
This week on the channel +2.4M views this week
Buffalo-tail soup makes MeatEater's Africa bonus worth unpacking
Steven Rinella's Season 13 extras travel from Lake Sagara to biltong-making and conversations with anti-poaching rangers.
The video drawing the most views now
New England Natural's Fur Shop | MeatEater Sheds Season 2, Ep 5
- Video published
- November 13, 2026
- Video views so far
- 44,887
- Video views, pace per day
- 73,508
- Views in its first 10 hours
- 44,887
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 1,500 of 5,392 | 26 of 163 |
| By views gained this week | 1,243 of 5,236 | 16 of 163 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 1,460 of 5,183 | 16 of 162 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 1.6% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.5% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading
Views gained this week in the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading
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 · 1,890,000 subscribers +0.53% (+10,000)
- Instagram · 1,462,270 followers +0.18% (+2,602)
From November 4, 2026 to November 14, 2026: on YouTube from 1,880,000 to 1,890,000 subscribers (+0.53%), on Instagram from 1,459,668 to 1,462,270 followers (+0.18%).
YouTube rounds a large channel's subscriber count, so its line moves in steps.
The numbers by day
| Day | Subscribers (YouTube) | Followers (Instagram) |
|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2026 | 1,890,000 | 1,462,270 |
| November 13, 2026 | 1,890,000 | - |
| November 12, 2026 | 1,890,000 | 1,461,973 |
| November 11, 2026 | 1,890,000 | 1,461,662 |
| November 10, 2026 | 1,880,000 | 1,461,236 |
| November 9, 2026 | 1,880,000 | 1,460,997 |
| November 8, 2026 | 1,880,000 | 1,460,773 |
| November 7, 2026 | 1,880,000 | 1,460,425 |
| November 6, 2026 | 1,880,000 | 1,460,143 |
| November 5, 2026 | 1,880,000 | 1,459,986 |
| November 4, 2026 | 1,880,000 | 1,459,668 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 16, 2026: 567,857,768 views → November 14, 2026: 582,384,417 views · average: 500,918 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Why Wildlife Managers Need Trapping | November 13, 2026 | 0:47 short | 4,328 | 8,191 | 4,328 (9 hours) | 169 | 7 |
 New England Natural's Fur Shop | MeatEater Sheds Season 2, … | November 13, 2026 | 28:37 | 44,887 | 73,508 | 44,887 (10 hours) | 685 | 47 |
 How popular is walleye spearfishing in Michigan? | November 13, 2026 | 1:10 short | 2,877 | 4,171 | 2,877 (12 hours) | 108 | 5 |
 What it’s like to be a human crankbait | November 12, 2026 | 1:20 short | 22,675 | 13,187 | 16,392 | 968 | 31 |
 Do walleye school or swim alone? | November 11, 2026 | 0:38 short | 57,757 | 29,463 | 12,141 | 764 | 8 |
 How easy is spearfishing walleye in the Great Lakes? | November 10, 2026 | 0:56 short | 33,565 | 1,750 | 16,900 | 950 | 20 |
 MeatEater Season 14 | Great Lakes Walleye Spearfishing Ep. 2 | November 10, 2026 | 31:54 | 552,119 | 57,756 | 241,283 | 4,725 | 362 |
 Luke McFadden's Crab Shack | MeatEater Sheds Season 2, Ep 4 | November 6, 2026 | 26:31 | 460,036 | 12,761 | 163,112 | 5,122 | 196 |
 Tasting Bobcat Sofkee Over an Open Fire | November 6, 2026 | 1:08 short | 35,601 | 586 | 20,436 | 952 | 28 |
 Steven heads to South Texas with Seth Morris and Kevin Murp… | November 5, 2026 | 0:46 short | 22,191 | 152 | 6,355 | 834 | 6 |
 Kevin Murphy hunts hogs from the ol Subaru | November 5, 2026 | 2:56 short | 19,912 | 721 | 8,694 | 777 | 15 |
 Two bobcats on the first day. Not bad. | November 3, 2026 | 1:31 short | 36,638 | 154 | 17,267 | 1,207 | 49 |
 MeatEater Season 14 | Texas Hogs and 'Cats Ep. 1 | November 3, 2026 | 27:55 | 1,017,105 | 20,270 | 328,724 | 8,610 | 303 |
 Cal's Overland Hunting Adventure | Call Off Road Ep. 2 | October 30, 2026 | 55:36 | 255,956 | 4,331 | 88,769 | 1,895 | 147 |
 MeatEater Season 14 starts Nov 2. Pack For Everything | October 29, 2026 | 1:01 short | 27,709 | 177 | 16,320 | 966 | 31 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 11.1 in the category: 19.0
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.5 in the category: 0.6
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 36,606 views
- short vs long
- 10 short (up to 3 minutes), 5 long
average views per short video: 26,325
average views per long video: 466,020
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 How to Cook Bear Meat in Bear Fat with Steven Rinella - Mea… | June 24, 2013 | 3:25 | 7,712,327 |
 How to Field Dress a Deer with Steven Rinella - MeatEater | May 6, 2013 | 7:24 | 7,169,876 |
 Steven Rinella Gets False-Charged By A Grizzly Bear in Brit… | February 7, 2014 | 2:52 | 5,948,044 |
 MeatEater Season 3 | First Timers: Montana Mule Deer Part 1… | December 16, 2020 | 21:20 | 5,091,133 |
 MeatEater Season 12 | Montana Elk Ep. 2 | October 19, 2023 | 29:21 | 4,761,936 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fleshing hides with our good friend Heather Douville. This … | July 7, 2025 | 0:38 | 26,782,764 |
 A cow elk in Montana pummels a mountain lion that is killin… | July 30, 2023 | 0:22 | 25,357,089 |
 All salmon have worms! | March 16, 2026 | 0:54 | 11,224,326 |
 Apparently this is known in cattle as developmental duplica… | September 12, 2023 | 0:24 | 7,339,632 |
 Heather Douville, a member of the Tlingit tribe, shares tra… | October 23, 2024 | 0:53 | 6,782,497 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneMeatEater Season 14 | Texas Hogs and 'Cats Ep. 1 The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Video taking offMeatEater Season 14 | Texas Hogs and 'Cats Ep. 1 The video opened at a pace of 328,724 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (103,274).
- Video taking offMeatEater Season 14 | Official Trailer The video opened at a pace of 76,122 views a day, 4.6 times a normal first day on this channel (16,512).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,131,314 views a day, 3.2 times a normal day (351,476).
- Video taking offCal explains the lost wallet technique for bow hu… The video opened at a pace of 340,166 views a day, 38 times a normal first day on this channel (8,901).Read the story
- MilestoneSteve and Tony Hunt The Whitetail Rut | MeatEater… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Video taking offThrowback to Joe Rogan's barefoot mule deer stalk The video opened at a pace of 36,606 views a day, 4.1 times a normal first day on this channel (8,838).
- Video taking offPoach a Giraffe in Tanzania and you're looking at… The video opened at a pace of 41,276 views a day, 4.7 times a normal first day on this channel (8,774).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 748,034 views a day, 2.2 times a normal day (336,238).
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 +3.9M views this week
MeatEater packs for an Arctic journey in Season 14
Steven Rinella's return includes a four-part Canadian Arctic trip, while Cal fills the week's hunting lineup.
Video taking off 38x its usual first day
MeatEater's Cal goes bowhunting as if he's lost his wallet
A tundra demonstration of the "no-approach approach" brings an unusually fast start and a comment section full of hunters' own experiences.
This week on the channel +2.4M views this week
Buffalo-tail soup makes MeatEater's Africa bonus worth unpacking
Steven Rinella's Season 13 extras travel from Lake Sagara to biltong-making and conversations with anti-poaching rangers.
This week on the channel 4 videos this week
Janis Putelis and 'Mr Big Nuts': a Wisconsin whitetail hunt from a tree saddle
The early-November hunt passed 110,000 views in its first day, while his mountain mule deer episode from 12 in '26 has climbed past half a …