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Daniel Riley aims for the "Worlds Fastest Electric Paddleboard"
The rctestflight builder turns from miniature-car endurance to powered paddleboarding as daily channel views climb to five times their usua…
In short
On YouTube, rctestflight has 909,000 subscribers and 180,595,342 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 1,000 subscribers and 920,650 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Can an R/C Car Hit 100,000 Scale Miles (Episode #2)", with 1,528,758 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 2,497 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 70 of 206 in category "DIY, building and home". On Instagram, @rctestflight_ has 141,759 followers. The account gained 28 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
909,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
▲ 5,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 5,000 in the last 30 days
total views
180,595,342
▲ 920,650 in the last 7 days
▲ 3,600,383 in the last 30 days
▲ 3,600,383 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
82,420
on a typical day: 112,774
Videos on the channel
711
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
6 days ago
November 5, 2026
Views per subscriber
198
a new long video usually gets 536,171 views
Next milestone
1,000,000 subscribers
91,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@rctestflight_ · The account on Instagram
Followers
141,759
▲ 8 a day, on average over the last 2 days
▲ 28 in the last 7 days
▲ 28 in the last 7 days
Posts
194
2 new posts in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
66,288
usually, by 15 recent Reels
Likes per post
1,272
usually, by 15 recent posts
0.90% of followers
0.90% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category DIY, building and home | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 1,671 of 2,442 | 48 of 69 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: DIY, building and home
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worlds fastest electric paddleboard flipsky_tech | Reel | November 6, 2026 | 9,412 | 155 | 8 |
| Fastest powered paddleboard on earth??? Motors from flipsky_tech | Reel | November 5, 2026 | 45,345 | 787 | 7 |
| Testing if my self driving rc car can hit 100000 scale miles. #trailtracer | Reel | October 24, 2026 | 27,819 | 1,002 | 8 |
| $2000 propellers pcbway pcbway3d | Reel | October 22, 2026 | 250,159 | 7,690 | 154 |
| How far can an rc car drive before it wears out? Full video on YouTube… | Reel | October 20, 2026 | 125,268 | 4,207 | 18 |
| Full video on YouTube. Rc car lifetime testing #trailtracer | Reel | October 19, 2026 | 107,621 | 2,270 | 14 |
| The rc car autopilot system is now available for purchase. It’s called the Trail… | Reel | October 18, 2026 | 43,373 | 824 | 3 |
| Check out the full video on YouTube #trailtracer | Reel | October 17, 2026 | 109,112 | 2,037 | 2 |
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 7, 2026 5.1x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 423,670 views a day, 5.1 times a normal day (83,415). Read the story
This week on the channel +343K views this week
rctestflight's endurance course needs its own miniature lawnmower
Daniel Riley's second R/C mileage episode mixes worn-out bearings, improvised repairs and a trail that refuses to stay clear.
Views jump 10x the channel's usual pace
rctestflight gives its R/C mileage test a second episode
Daniel Riley's miniature endurance project has a new installment as his channel's daily views climb to ten times their usual pace.
The video drawing the most views now
Building The Worlds Fastest Electric Paddleboard
- Video published
- November 5, 2026
- Video views so far
- 620,815
- Video views, pace per day
- 34,269
- Views on its first day
- 308,833
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category DIY, building and home | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 2,497 of 5,393 | 70 of 206 |
| By views gained this week | 2,765 of 5,274 | 84 of 204 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,849 of 5,043 | 84 of 196 |
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
- 0.1% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category DIY, building and home
Views gained this week in the category DIY, building and home
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
1
1
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 DIY, art & crafts daily chart · October 18, 2026Can an R/C Car Hit 100,000 Scale Miles (Episode #2)The third most watched video in DIY, art & crafts that day.
- No. 2 · The DIY, art & crafts daily chart · October 17, 2026Can an R/C Car Hit 100,000 Scale Miles (Episode #2)The second most watched video in DIY, art & crafts that day.
The daily charts are counted since October 16, 2026.
YouTube and Instagram: Subscribers and followers, last 30 days
Growth in percent since November 5, 2026, so both lines start from the same point
- YouTube · 909,000 subscribers +0.11% (+1,000)
- Instagram · 141,759 followers +0.02% (+22)
From November 5, 2026 to November 11, 2026: on YouTube from 908,000 to 909,000 subscribers (+0.11%), on Instagram from 141,737 to 141,759 followers (+0.02%).
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 | 909,000 | 141,759 |
| November 10, 2026 | 909,000 | - |
| November 9, 2026 | 909,000 | 141,748 |
| November 8, 2026 | 909,000 | 141,753 |
| November 7, 2026 | 909,000 | 141,746 |
| November 6, 2026 | 909,000 | 141,738 |
| November 5, 2026 | 908,000 | 141,737 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 177,022,841 views → November 11, 2026: 180,595,342 views · average: 123,189 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Building The Worlds Fastest Electric Paddleboard | November 5, 2026 | 27:33 | 620,815 | 34,269 | 308,833 | 11,974 | 808 |
 Can an R/C Car Hit 100,000 Scale Miles (Episode #2) | October 17, 2026 | 52:14 | 1,528,758 | 5,858 | 508,687 | 23,869 | 1,676 |
 Mowing My Lawn with a Mini Center Pivot | September 27, 2026 | 22:21 | 921,913 | 1,219 | - | 14,212 | 931 |
 Can an R/C Car Hit 100,000 Scale Miles? Self Driving Edition | September 10, 2026 | 20:50 | 5,270,863 | 6,033 | - | 55,194 | 2,056 |
 Will It Foil? Building a R/C Hydrofoil Sailboat | August 9, 2026 | 28:41 | 236,068 | 233 | - | 7,361 | 380 |
 Tiny Gas Engine on Autonomous Boat | July 18, 2026 | 21:25 | 439,427 | 1,812 | - | 12,738 | 758 |
 Building a Tiny 780 Watt Generator | June 26, 2026 | 24:14 | 499,265 | 581 | - | 15,269 | 1,197 |
 Building a Gyro Stabilized Hyperlapse Drone Boat | May 23, 2026 | 22:15 | 314,346 | 228 | - | 12,106 | 825 |
 Huge 3D Printed Variable Pitch Quadcopter | April 7, 2026 | 31:37 | 889,052 | 708 | - | 24,768 | 1,941 |
 Building a SWATH Hull - Most Stable Boat Design | March 14, 2026 | 18:14 | 408,999 | 814 | - | 13,657 | 667 |
 7cc 4-Stroke Hybrid Electric Autonomous Boat | February 21, 2026 | 29:10 | 573,077 | 441 | - | 18,518 | 1,388 |
 Distributed Propulsion Blown Wing STOL - Build and Test | February 7, 2026 | 28:36 | 909,978 | 1,147 | - | 21,401 | 1,406 |
 Building a Boat to Find the Most Efficient Propeller | January 10, 2026 | 29:53 | 614,651 | 418 | - | 15,937 | 1,363 |
 Range Testing my Electric Micro Catamaran | December 18, 2025 | 17:24 | 215,079 | 229 | - | 10,246 | 706 |
 Hydrofoil R/C Airboat Build and Test | December 9, 2025 | 14:07 | 262,564 | 279 | - | 9,383 | 427 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 19.5 in the category: 24.8
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.2 in the category: 0.8
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 913,657
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 1000W LED Flashlight - Worlds Brightest (90,000 Lumens) | November 21, 2015 | 5:31 | 7,585,257 |
 Mowing My Lawn with a LASER!!! | September 1, 2022 | 19:10 | 6,452,512 |
| Can an R/C Car Hit 100,000 Scale Miles? Self Driving Edition | September 10, 2026 | 20:50 | 5,018,927 |
 RAM Effect Vehicle - A New Type of Aircraft Wing Design? | July 8, 2022 | 16:25 | 4,813,166 |
 Can an RC Car hit 100,000 (scale) Miles? | March 30, 2022 | 43:00 | 4,485,093 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Testing EDF Intake Shape for RC Plane #rcplane #aerodynamics | August 6, 2025 | 2:14 | 1,735,750 |
 Hydrofoil Ground Effect Vehicle | November 30, 2022 | 1:00 | 1,236,316 |
 Giant Foam SR-71 Blackbird R/C plane | November 27, 2022 | 1:00 | 1,042,181 |
 Long Range Drone Flight Gone Wrong | January 4, 2023 | 1:00 | 681,441 |
 R/C Hydrofoil | December 1, 2022 | 0:56 | 370,563 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 423,670 views a day, 5.1 times a normal day (83,415).Read the story
- MilestoneCan an R/C Car Hit 100,000 Scale Miles (Episode #… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 718,913 views a day, 10 times a normal day (71,682).Read the story
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
Views jump 5.1x the channel's usual pace
Daniel Riley aims for the "Worlds Fastest Electric Paddleboard"
The rctestflight builder turns from miniature-car endurance to powered paddleboarding as daily channel views climb to five times their usua…
This week on the channel +343K views this week
rctestflight's endurance course needs its own miniature lawnmower
Daniel Riley's second R/C mileage episode mixes worn-out bearings, improvised repairs and a trail that refuses to stay clear.
Views jump 10x the channel's usual pace
rctestflight gives its R/C mileage test a second episode
Daniel Riley's miniature endurance project has a new installment as his channel's daily views climb to ten times their usual pace.
This week on the channel +1.4M views this week
100,000 scale miles: a self-driving R/C car carries rctestflight's week off
No new uploads went up, and a lawn mowed by a miniature center pivot, with footage from a friend named Destin, kept the other half of the c…