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IrelandThis week on the channel +2.7M views this week
John Kiriakou's election special puts Trump's phone call under scrutiny
The Briefing Room pairs a state-by-state postmortem with a follow-up asking what Democratic gains could mean for Iran.
In short
On YouTube, John Kiriakou has 418,000 subscribers and 22,637,576 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 23,000 subscribers and 2,637,355 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 3,600 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 102 of 164 in category "Political commentators and debate". On Instagram, @realjohnkiriakou has 692,898 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
418,000
▲ 23,000 in the last 7 days
▲ 70,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 70,000 in the last 30 days
total views
22,637,576
▲ 2,637,355 in the last 7 days
▲ 8,183,185 in the last 30 days
▲ 8,183,185 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
71,857
on a typical day: 297,609
Videos on the channel
90
3 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 10, 2026
Views per subscriber
54
a new long video usually gets 565,121 views
a new short video usually gets 86,348 views
a new short video usually gets 86,348 views
Next milestone
500,000 subscribers
at the current pace: in about 36 days
Instagram: The numbers today
@realjohnkiriakou · The account on Instagram
Followers
692,898
▲ 1,261 since yesterday
Posts
321
4 new posts in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
404,667
usually, by 12 recent Reels
Likes per post
18,926
usually, by 13 recent posts
2.7% of followers
2.7% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Political commentators and debate | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 961 of 2,442 | 32 of 94 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Political commentators and debate
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Join me and CODEPINK tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 10 a.m. for the Taxpayer… | Reel | November 9, 2026 | 49,072 | 2,263 | 138 |
| Interfaith event in support of human rights in Palestine. | Reel | November 7, 2026 | 137,394 | 9,257 | 278 |
| #ad When Haley Stevens went after Abdul and lined up with Mike Rogers, I thought… | Reel | November 3, 2026 | 592,354 | 18,926 | 383 |
| Today’s the day. No excuses. Whatever your politics, get out there and vote.… | Reel | November 3, 2026 | 183,073 | 9,151 | 232 |
| Cannot believe people are dressing as me for Halloween! DM us your best John… | Reel | October 31, 2026 | 223,139 | 12,981 | 93 |
| How does a man about to lose his passport get his whole family out of Brazil and… | Reel | October 30, 2026 | 278,796 | 12,879 | 1,025 |
| #ad Israel’s election results are in, and the results were not pretty for… | Reel | October 29, 2026 | 339,185 | 11,156 | 172 |
| We learned our lesson. | Reel | October 28, 2026 | 2,003,325 | 139,478 | 957 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 14 Reels and 1 carousel.
As of November 10, 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: The podcast
John Kiriakou's Briefing Room · On the podcast charts by subject
YouTube: What happened lately
November 11, 2026 +5.8% subscribers this week The channel went from 395,000 to 418,000 subscribers that week.
A video worth knowing
John Kiriakou calls Texas redistricting a Republican miscalculation
His election-results special uses Bobby Pulido's congressional win and a statewide Democratic sweep to question the strategy behind Republi…
A video worth knowing
John Kiriakou explains Netanyahu's caretaker advantage
The Briefing Room's election edition argues that a parliamentary setback need not remove Israel's prime minister if his opponents cannot bu…
The video drawing the most views now
Biggest Honeypot in American History? Nvidia CEO Caught with Chinese Spy | Episode 36
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 222,187
- Video views, pace per day
- 291,091
- Views in its first 14 hours
- 222,187
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Political commentators and debate | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 3,600 of 5,393 | 102 of 164 |
| By views gained this week | 1,682 of 5,274 | 85 of 164 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 1,958 of 5,043 | 93 of 164 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.3% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 5.8% on this channel, 0.3% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Political commentators and debate
Views gained this week in the category Political commentators and debate
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 349,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 418,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 14,488,540 views → November 11, 2026: 22,637,576 views · average: 281,001 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The most powerful CEO in the world reportedly fell for a Ch… | November 10, 2026 | 1:30 short | 27,758 | 51,840 | 27,758 (9 hours) | 1,687 | 127 |
 Biggest Honeypot in American History? Nvidia CEO Caught wit… | November 10, 2026 | 52:20 | 222,187 | 291,091 | 222,187 (14 hours) | 8,124 | 1,368 |
 Trump's Election Nightmare Could Mean Disaster for Iran | E… | November 5, 2026 | 48:41 | 616,304 | 15,590 | 349,568 | 14,660 | 2,603 |
 I Said Watch for a Blue Wave. It Was a TSUNAMI | Episode 34 | November 4, 2026 | 39:54 | 935,960 | 8,243 | 673,064 | 21,202 | 2,987 |
 Go Vote!! | November 3, 2026 | 1:20 short | 86,348 | 1,406 | 54,949 | 4,785 | 361 |
 Haley Stevens Just Torched Her Political Career | Episode 33 | November 3, 2026 | 51:20 | 347,971 | 2,528 | 271,468 | 10,812 | 1,379 |
 How Did Bolsonaro Escape to the US? I Know What I Would Hav… | October 30, 2026 | 1:22 short | 71,540 | 571 | 37,036 | 2,375 | 186 |
 Netanyahu Loses Big Time. Will It Matter? Israel Election R… | October 29, 2026 | 45:17 | 993,160 | 4,361 | 587,405 | 19,260 | 2,471 |
 We learned our lesson. | October 28, 2026 | 1:01 short | 320,278 | 1,383 | 136,275 | 13,150 | 802 |
 A Warning to Matthew Cole’s Sources | October 27, 2026 | 1:18 short | 58,986 | 340 | 29,775 | 2,351 | 103 |
 The Reporter Who Sent Me to Prison Just Exposed Jared Kushn… | October 27, 2026 | 49:17 | 565,121 | 3,793 | 304,034 | 18,207 | 2,396 |
 Thank you to everyone who came! | October 24, 2026 | 1:16 short | 56,702 | 244 | 31,808 | 3,506 | 168 |
 You’re on my list now, Vivek | October 23, 2026 | 1:02 short | 140,168 | 1,318 | 57,665 | 5,572 | 438 |
 The Most Offensive Ad of the Midterms Just BACKFIRED on Viv… | October 22, 2026 | 49:44 | 506,815 | 2,566 | 247,817 | 11,016 | 1,667 |
 Highlights from my speech at Busboys and Poets | October 21, 2026 | 1:02 short | 129,942 | 679 | 58,341 (24 hours) | 8,250 | 374 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 28.5 in the category: 39.9
- comments per 1,000 views
- 3.4 in the category: 4.4
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 160,338 views
- short vs long
- 8 short (up to 3 minutes), 7 long
average views per short video: 111,465
average views per long video: 598,216
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 The Chilling Similarities Between October 7th and 9/11. | E… | September 10, 2026 | 47:47 | 1,207,251 |
 The Gary Webb Story: CIA, Cocaine, and a Media Assassination | March 12, 2025 | 12:33 | 1,102,840 |
| Netanyahu Loses Big Time. Will It Matter? Israel Election R… | October 29, 2026 | 45:17 | 829,287 |
 Netanyahu Secretly Flew to Dubai: Now We Know Why | Episode… | September 29, 2026 | 36:58 | 672,167 |
 We Have Underestimated the Houthis for FAR Too Long. | Ep. … | September 15, 2026 | 42:53 | 626,149 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 This Struck A Nerve | August 23, 2026 | 1:10 | 281,229 |
 BREAKING: Unbelievable details are emerging from the Flydub… | September 30, 2026 | 2:56 | 242,271 |
| We learned our lesson. | October 28, 2026 | 1:01 | 197,191 |
 Ed Sheeran Is a Coward | September 18, 2026 | 0:43 | 190,054 |
 Forget finding my seat, I'm focused on tactical bird launch… | October 2, 2026 | 0:34 | 181,267 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Weekly growthThe channel went from 395,000 to 418,000 subscribers that week.
- Weekly growthThe channel went from 392,000 to 415,000 subscribers that week.
- Weekly growthThe channel went from 390,000 to 414,000 subscribers that week.
- Weekly growthThe channel went from 389,000 to 412,000 subscribers that week.
- Weekly growthThe channel went from 387,000 to 410,000 subscribers that week.
- Weekly growthThe channel went from 384,000 to 407,000 subscribers that week.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,077,450 views a day, 3.6 times a normal day (300,169).
- Video taking offI Said Watch for a Blue Wave. It Was a TSUNAMI | … The video opened at a pace of 792,411 views a day, 3.3 times a normal first day on this channel (238,324).
- Weekly growthThe channel went from 378,000 to 402,000 subscribers that week.
- Subscriber surgeThe channel added subscribers that day at 7,001 a day, 3 times a normal day (2,319).
- Weekly growthThe channel went from 375,000 to 395,000 subscribers that week.
- Weekly growthThe channel went from 372,000 to 392,000 subscribers that week.
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 +2.7M views this week
John Kiriakou's election special puts Trump's phone call under scrutiny
The Briefing Room pairs a state-by-state postmortem with a follow-up asking what Democratic gains could mean for Iran.
A video worth knowing
John Kiriakou calls Texas redistricting a Republican miscalculation
His election-results special uses Bobby Pulido's congressional win and a statewide Democratic sweep to question the strategy behind Republi…
A video worth knowing
John Kiriakou explains Netanyahu's caretaker advantage
The Briefing Room's election edition argues that a parliamentary setback need not remove Israel's prime minister if his opponents cannot bu…
This week on the channel +1.8M views this week
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