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YouTube: What happened lately

November 1, 2026 3.1x the video's usual pace Oxford English Literature prof explains the ACOTA… The video ran that day at 50,104 views a day, 3.1 times its usual pace (16,045).

This week on the channel +464K views this week

Midterms, mathematics and Warcraft fill Oxford's seminar-sized week

Maya Tudor examines political representation, while Thomas Hakman explores why familiar games keep drawing players back.

Channel: University of Oxford · Story of November 6, 2026

This week on the channel +421K views this week

College 'parents' and freshers' families: Oxford explains its kinship trees

A Magdalen College short about students adopting new arrivals led eleven uploads timed to the start of term, and a 2,000-year-old way to fi…

Channel: University of Oxford · Story of October 7, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

'I'm quite excited to be the first in the family to graduate.'

Video published

November 7, 2026

Video views so far

59,734

Video views, pace per day

21,538

Views on its first day

12,518

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

0.2% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.2% 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
A foggy morning in Oxford	November 10, 2026	0:15 short	2,351	3,543	2,351 (11 hours)	248	9
'It's a thicker biscuit...more digestivey.' - Prof Spence o…	November 9, 2026	2:12 short	1,957	694	1,678	84	5
A little Diwali magic at Oxford ✨🪔	November 7, 2026	0:53 short	14,180	1,789	7,676	895	21
'I'm quite excited to be the first in the family to graduat…	November 7, 2026	0:50 short	59,734	21,538	12,518	1,588	33
Why people still can't stop playing Skyrim - Oxford gaming …	November 6, 2026	1:35 short	9,611	215	4,694	392	54
Rocket science? Just another extracurricular at Oxford 🚀	November 6, 2026	0:14 short	17,632	459	11,690	554	8
'The grind is back, baby' - Oxford gaming expert on WoW	November 4, 2026	2:16 short	13,000	166	10,413	281	35
Oxford prof explains an unexpected trend in the US midterm…	November 4, 2026	1:04 short	42,615	195	31,370	973	85
‘Behind the chaos, there is some truth.’	November 4, 2026	1:27 short	4,769	119	2,476	358	25
Books to read if you're thinking of studying English at Oxf…	November 2, 2026	0:14 short	2,898	113	936	105	4
An Oxford interview question to get you thinking…	November 2, 2026	0:17 short	7,259	102	3,279	265	40
Oxford professor blind test: Cadbury or Galaxy 🍫	November 1, 2026	2:28 short	4,110	63	2,089	245	9
Spooky season at an Oxford University library 🎃	October 31, 2026	0:13 short	5,812	66	2,670	370	10
'A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of p…	October 30, 2026	1:49 short	30,483	132	12,552	1,449	29
How did Africa become a symbol of freedom?	October 30, 2026	1:29 short	3,532	53	1,643	180	2

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

36.3 in the category: 19.7

comments per 1,000 views

1.7 in the category: 1.2

a video's usual first day on this channel

4,833 views

short vs long

15 short (up to 3 minutes), 0 long
average views per short video: 14,662

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Richard Dawkins versus Rowan Williams: Humanity's ultimate …	November 7, 2012	1:28:08	1,603,760
1.1 An Introduction to General Philosophy	October 21, 2010	5:55	453,320
Oxford from the air	June 19, 2015	0:30	416,789
What is Fermat's Last Theorem?	March 15, 2016	1:44	389,407
Cockatoos Make Tools from Different Materials	November 16, 2016	1:30	349,017

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
'Wow...Spectacular' - Oxford University professors spin a d…	December 31, 2024	1:25	22,552,123
The Oxford professor and his pendulums #OxfordUni	April 20, 2025	1:17	9,175,612
Oxford University mathematician shares his favourite toy 😮…	February 15, 2025	0:55	2,241,683
Oxford mathematician explains a puzzle many people find con…	January 7, 2026	2:12	1,928,478
Oxford University mathematician spins some turtles 🐢 #Oxfo…	April 9, 2025	1:09	1,847,985

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

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

1. November 1, 2026Video surgingOxford English Literature prof explains the ACOTA… The video ran that day at 50,104 views a day, 3.1 times its usual pace (16,045).
2. October 31, 2026Video surgingOxford English Literature prof explains the ACOTA… The video ran that day at 30,497 views a day, 2.1 times its usual pace (14,439).
3. October 30, 2026Video surgingOxford English Literature prof explains the ACOTA… The video ran that day at 27,549 views a day, 2.1 times its usual pace (12,983).
4. October 27, 2026Video surgingOxford English Literature prof explains the ACOTA… The video ran that day at 24,236 views a day, 2.2 times its usual pace (10,798).
5. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 356,901 views a day, 4.4 times a normal day (81,121).
6. October 19, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 152,967 views a day, 2.2 times a normal day (68,501).
7. October 14, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 158,335 views a day, 3.1 times a normal day (51,258).