The season-three trailer breakdown has viewers inspecting helmets, predicting Sauron's next move and joking about the Balrog's motives.
On YouTube, Nerd of the Rings has 1,310,000 subscribers and 268,341,686 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 630,721 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Rings of Power Season 3 Trailer BREAKDOWN", with 318,868 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 1,972 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 2 of 10 in category "Books and reading".
YouTube: The numbers today
no significant change in the last month
▲ 3,580,029 in the last 30 days
a new short video usually gets 9,303 views
YouTube: What happened lately
October 23, 2026 11x its usual comments Rings of Power Season 3 Trailer BREAKDOWN The video drew 500 comments in its first day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (46). Read the story
The Hobbit chapter series reaches Bilbo's first burglary attempt, with artwork spanning Tolkien himself, Alan Lee and Ted Nasmith.
The first chapter of The Lord of the Rings got its own video, beside a sneak peek with board game designer Rob Daviau and Shadow of Mordor …
The video drawing the most views now
Rings of Power Season 3 Trailer BREAKDOWN
- Video published
- October 21, 2026
- Video views so far
- 318,868
- Video views, pace per day
- 2,308
- Views on its first day
- 112,117
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Books and reading | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 1,972 of 5,393 | 2 of 10 |
| By views gained this week | 3,145 of 5,274 | 3 of 10 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,853 of 5,043 | 3 of 10 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 18.4% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Books and reading
Views gained this week in the category Books and reading
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 1,310,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 1,310,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 264,813,627 views → November 11, 2026: 268,341,686 views · average: 121,657 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
My Orc Transformation at Wētā Workshop! | October 31, 2026 | 22:30 | 48,903 | 792 | 25,106 | 828 | 65 |
Goldberry, the River-daughter | Tolkien Explained | October 24, 2026 | 7:10 | 104,253 | 485 | 50,854 | 2,712 | 150 |
Rings of Power Season 3 Trailer BREAKDOWN | October 21, 2026 | 18:37 | 318,868 | 2,308 | 112,117 | 5,560 | 835 |
Roast Mutton, The Hobbit Ch 2 | Tolkien by Chapter | October 17, 2026 | 10:39 | 74,372 | 209 | 40,256 | 1,589 | 64 |
Gorlim & the Cruelest Deception of Sauron | Tolkien Explain… | October 10, 2026 | 9:38 | 149,236 | 401 | - | 2,883 | 113 |
Middle-earth at Gen Con 2026! | October 8, 2026 | 6:17 | 53,130 | 63 | - | 523 | 12 |
Wētā Workshop at StatueCon 2026 Interview! | October 6, 2026 | 31:57 | 34,070 | 111 | - | 195 | 15 |
The Morgul Vale | Tolkien Explained | October 3, 2026 | 10:36 | 224,570 | 503 | - | 4,563 | 118 |
Shadow of Mordor on Switch 2! | October 1, 2026 | - | 47,321 | 61 | - | 259 | 25 |
The Lord of the Rings: The King's Gambit Sneak Peek! | September 29, 2026 | 26:55 | 42,504 | 60 | - | 358 | 62 |
A Long-expected Party - LOTR Ch. 1 | Tolkien by Chapter | September 26, 2026 | 20:11 | 129,573 | 139 | - | 3,142 | 334 |
Visiting The Roxy in Wellington, NZ! | September 20, 2026 | 2:07 short | 9,389 | 20 | - | 509 | 24 |
Gnomes, Elves and...Shakespeare? | Tolkien Explained | September 19, 2026 | 10:37 | 74,578 | 195 | - | 1,809 | 135 |
John Howe Witch-king Helm - new art & 48 hours left! | September 15, 2026 | 1:30 short | 6,656 | 15 | - | 238 | 12 |
Visiting the @wetaworkshopnz Cave! | September 15, 2026 | 2:08 short | 9,303 | 9 | - | 359 | 17 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 19.2 in the category: 17.8
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.5 in the category: 1.1
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 40,059 views
- short vs long
- 3 short (up to 3 minutes), 11 long
average views per short video: 8,449
average views per long video: 114,005
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
What if Gandalf Took the Ring? | Tolkien Theory | January 16, 2021 | 19:22 | 6,937,900 |
The Complete Travels of Gandalf | Tolkien Explained | October 24, 2020 | 24:49 | 5,842,232 |
Morgoth: The Origins of Melkor | Tolkien Explained | January 30, 2021 | 18:22 | 5,037,496 |
Five Great Tom Bombadil Theories | Tolkien Theory | January 9, 2021 | 22:21 | 4,662,223 |
The History of Sauron [COMPILATION] | Tolkien Explained | October 28, 2023 | 43:58 | 4,563,272 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
Radio City Music Hall audience yells “Death!” at LOTR in Co… | March 1, 2025 | 0:49 | 104,751 |
Got my first LOTR Conqueror medal! #shorts | April 14, 2022 | 0:59 | 65,784 |
Benjamin Walker recites "The Fall of Gil-galad" at SDCC | August 9, 2022 | 0:38 | 60,897 |
The Shards of Narsil up for Auction! | March 18, 2026 | 0:56 | 57,377 |
Welcome to Hobbiton! #NewZealand #Hobbiton | January 9, 2024 | 0:26 | 55,709 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video people are talking aboutRings of Power Season 3 Trailer BREAKDOWN The video drew 500 comments in its first day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (46).Read the story
Stories
The season-three trailer breakdown has viewers inspecting helmets, predicting Sauron's next move and joking about the Balrog's motives.
The Hobbit chapter series reaches Bilbo's first burglary attempt, with artwork spanning Tolkien himself, Alan Lee and Ted Nasmith.
The first chapter of The Lord of the Rings got its own video, beside a sneak peek with board game designer Rob Daviau and Shadow of Mordor …
























