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YouTube: The numbers today

YouTube: What happened lately

November 8, 2026 5.8x its usual comments Hegseth defiant amid calls for his firing, impeac… The video drew 209 comments in its first day, 5.8 times a normal first day on this channel (36).

This week on the channel +1.4M views this week

NPR's swipe-fee report asks what cheaper transactions mean for shoppers

Scott Horsley's brief court report drew roughly 369,000 views amid a week spanning election results and My Chemical Romance.

Channel: NPR · Story of November 5, 2026

Video surging 13x the video's usual pace

Catholic schools seek admissions exemption for children with gay or trans relatives

NPR's Nina Totenberg explains a Supreme Court dispute over the conditions Colorado can attach to taxpayer-funded preschool places.

Channel: NPR · Story of November 4, 2026

Video taking off 34x its usual first day

NPR's midterm snapshot: a House edge, a difficult Senate map

The fast-starting report explains why a national Democratic polling advantage does not settle control of both chambers.

Channel: NPR · Story of October 28, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Newly elected members of Congress descend on Washington, D.C.

Video published

November 10, 2026

Video views so far

8,936

Video views, pace per day

13,843

Views in its first 11 hours

8,936

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.3% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

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
Newly elected members of Congress descend on Washington, D.…	November 10, 2026	1:08 short	8,936	13,843	8,936 (11 hours)	744	36
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls articles of impeachmen…	November 10, 2026	1:40 short	4,947	7,251	4,947 (12 hours)	560	72
Sacha Baron Cohen revives his controversial character, Ali …	November 10, 2026	2:10 short	3,163	4,554	3,163 (12 hours)	191	15
NASA is looking for new astronauts open to living, working …	November 9, 2026	1:01 short	13,771	10,068	9,309	820	39
Stephen Miller begins his new role as Trump’s new White Hou…	November 9, 2026	1:40 short	12,743	5,464	10,382	722	67
E-bike injuries on the rise among children and teens	November 8, 2026	0:55 short	6,311	2,519	3,792 (35 hours)	616	40
WHO: Teens don't get enough exercise, and girls get less th…	November 7, 2026	0:52 short	9,744	2,371	3,609	846	19
Judge blocks construction of Trump's arch moments after pla…	November 6, 2026	1:03 short	33,377	194	31,238	760	150
U.S. Capitol Christmas tree making stops across the country…	November 6, 2026	1:09 short	13,543	192	6,067	844	55
Hegseth defiant amid calls for his firing, impeachment	November 6, 2026	1:41 short	26,611	539	18,616	1,483	271
Iran war drove historic numbers of voters to the polls in t…	November 6, 2026	1:23 short	19,058	242	8,677	682	33
Iran's response to midterm results / The blame game / Risks…	November 5, 2026	31:24	13,429	474	9,360	131	16
This election may have felt like a rerun. But there are hug…	November 5, 2026	1:57 short	17,289	58	9,013	1,543	74
For Ukraine's Kherson region, a short ceasefire meant a mom…	November 5, 2026	1:49 short	9,449	42	5,334	870	40
Clergy candidates help Democrats win back control of Congre…	November 5, 2026	0:59 short	13,271	118	5,873	1,484	37

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

59.8 in the category: 18.6

comments per 1,000 views

4.7 in the category: 2.3

a video's usual first day on this channel

9,576 views

short vs long

14 short (up to 3 minutes), 1 long
average views per short video: 13,729
average views per long video: 13,429

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body | Krulwich Wonder…	October 23, 2009	3:39	9,846,366
Human-Powered Helicopter: Straight Up Difficult | SKUNK BEAR	October 13, 2012	5:37	9,664,731
7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast? | SKUNK BEAR	October 31, 2011	2:34	6,348,447
Kapa Haka | NPR	May 20, 2018	2:03	3,815,842
Tucker Carlson has a new enemy: the politics he helped buil…	September 24, 2026	56:45	3,105,575

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Michelle Obama says marriage isn't always 50/50. #shorts	November 16, 2022	0:56	5,393,015
Māori lawmakers protest a bill that would reinterpret a cen…	November 15, 2024	0:55	5,050,561
Buttigieg: "We have a president who really is attempting to…	July 28, 2025	2:01	4,630,768
Rep. Liz Cheney: “Trump is not an ‘impressionable child’ an…	July 13, 2022	0:46	4,528,093
Does Mike Pence still believe Donald Trump is a good man?	November 22, 2022	1:00	4,323,802

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. November 8, 2026Video people are talking aboutHegseth defiant amid calls for his firing, impeac… The video drew 209 comments in its first day, 5.8 times a normal first day on this channel (36).
2. November 7, 2026Video taking offJudge blocks construction of Trump's arch moments… The video opened at a pace of 57,802 views a day, 6 times a normal first day on this channel (9,684).
3. November 5, 2026Video taking offChris Pappas becomes the first openly gay man to … The video opened at a pace of 58,256 views a day, 6.2 times a normal first day on this channel (9,382).
4. November 5, 2026Video taking offTrump blames Republicans, his not being on the ba… The video opened at a pace of 73,007 views a day, 7.8 times a normal first day on this channel (9,382).
5. November 5, 2026Video taking offRepublicans fail to gerrymander their way out of … The video opened at a pace of 44,402 views a day, 4.7 times a normal first day on this channel (9,382).
6. November 4, 2026Video surgingCan Catholic schools receive government funds ref… The video ran that day at 139,484 views a day, 13 times its usual pace (10,607).Read the story
7. October 28, 2026Video taking off2026 midterms become the most expensive election … The video opened at a pace of 146,759 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (9,171).
8. October 28, 2026Video taking offDemocrats favored to win the House, but the Senat… The video opened at a pace of 315,050 views a day, 34 times a normal first day on this channel (9,171).Read the story
9. October 25, 2026Video people are talking aboutHegseth staff damages historic WWII-era globe use… The video drew 205 comments in its first day, 6.8 times a normal first day on this channel (30).
10. October 24, 2026Video taking offTrump must sit for a deposition in his BBC defama… The video opened at a pace of 544,535 views a day, 58 times a normal first day on this channel (9,332).Read the story
11. October 24, 2026Video people are talking aboutAIPAC halts endorsements and direct contributions… The video drew 306 comments in its first day, 10 times a normal first day on this channel (30).
12. October 23, 2026Video taking offIsrael detains dozens of Americans, including a c… The video opened at a pace of 350,446 views a day, 38 times a normal first day on this channel (9,238).Read the story