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Scott Manley examines China's secret spaceplane in an orbital image
A satellite photograph gives Manley a clearer look at Shenlong, from its wing geometry to its resemblance to America's X-37B.
In short
On YouTube, Scott Manley has 1,870,000 subscribers and 791,013,697 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 1,881,226 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "China's Super Secret Spaceplane Finally Revealed", with 1,158,541 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 1,509 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 48 of 87 in category "Science and experiments". On Instagram, @officialscottmanley has 43,595 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
1,870,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
791,013,697
▲ 1,881,226 in the last 7 days
▲ 7,816,299 in the last 30 days
▲ 7,816,299 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
80,376
on a typical day: 263,404
Videos on the channel
3,086
4 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
2 days ago
November 9, 2026
Views per subscriber
423
a new long video usually gets 346,007 views
a new short video usually gets 79,794 views
a new short video usually gets 79,794 views
Next milestone
2,000,000 subscribers
130,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@officialscottmanley · The account on Instagram
Followers
43,595
Posts
366
4 new posts in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
15,974
usually, by 9 recent Reels
Likes per post
703
usually, by 14 recent posts
1.6% of followers
1.6% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Science and experiments | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,036 of 2,442 | 36 of 43 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Science and experiments
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Some of my better airshow pictures from the Max Power airshow at nasa | Carousel | November 9, 2026 | - | 440 | 6 |
| Blue Origin announced some big upgrades to New Glenn | Reel | November 6, 2026 | 13,795 | 714 | 6 |
| NASA's Vertical Motion Simulator is able to do things no other flight simulator… | Reel | November 5, 2026 | 75,178 | 3,756 | 29 |
| China's plan to put humans on the moon | Reel | November 4, 2026 | 15,974 | 816 | 16 |
| For Halloween here's a story about an undead spacecraft, a spacecraft which died… | Reel | October 31, 2026 | 13,470 | 693 | 5 |
| The Vera Rubin telescope has found what could be a new Dwarf planet out beyond… | Reel | October 28, 2026 | 19,178 | 854 | 18 |
| The US Government released an image of China's reusable space plane, and it… | Reel | October 27, 2026 | 863,747 | 24,739 | 604 |
| Did you know the CIA set up a network of shell companies around the world to… | Reel | October 25, 2026 | 20,396 | 859 | 15 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 9 Reels and 6 carousels.
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.
YouTube: What happened lately
November 4, 2026 3x its usual first day China's Plan To Put Humans On The Moon The video opened at a pace of 73,786 views a day, 3 times a normal first day on this channel (24,594).
This week on the channel +1.9M views this week
Blackbird questions and rocket cars fill Scott Manley's vacation week
Two uploads pair NASA's old SR-71 with a Tesla demonstration that prompted a detour from his time off.
Video people are talking about 8.6x its usual comments
Scott Manley checks the physics behind Tesla's rocket-car flip
His vacation interruption brings cold-gas propulsion, Knight Rider jokes and an unusually busy comment section together.
The video drawing the most views now
NASA's Nuclear Boom
- Video published
- November 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 75,067
- Video views, pace per day
- 39,561
- Views on its first day
- 64,716
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Science and experiments | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 1,509 of 5,393 | 48 of 87 |
| By views gained this week | 1,990 of 5,274 | 24 of 87 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,005 of 5,043 | 26 of 81 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.4% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Science and experiments
Views gained this week in the category Science and experiments
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 1,870,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 1,870,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 783,334,073 views → November 11, 2026: 791,013,697 views · average: 264,814 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NASA's Nuclear Boom | November 9, 2026 | 2:10 short | 75,067 | 39,561 | 64,716 | 3,577 | 176 |
 Why NASA Admin Had to Skydive Into His Event | November 8, 2026 | 1:33 short | 76,044 | 5,344 | 61,251 | 2,889 | 264 |
 We Now Know What Blue Origin's Secret 'Northstar' Project Is | November 6, 2026 | 1:58 short | 85,443 | 4,498 | 53,007 | 2,834 | 132 |
 NASA Let Me Fly the Worlds BEST Flight Simulator | November 6, 2026 | 2:04 short | 47,217 | 907 | 33,012 | 1,713 | 70 |
 Sequel to Space Race Gets Real - Deep Space Updates Novembe… | November 4, 2026 | 33:51 | 470,332 | 9,902 | 279,790 | 10,043 | 869 |
 China's Plan To Put Humans On The Moon | November 3, 2026 | 1:53 short | 106,509 | 831 | 65,036 | 2,754 | 463 |
 This Spacecraft Came Back From Death 20 Years Later | October 31, 2026 | 1:49 short | 70,908 | 231 | 50,165 | 2,457 | 66 |
 Spacecraft That Returned From The Dead! Transmissions From … | October 31, 2026 | 18:39 | 361,956 | 4,132 | 151,471 | 8,928 | 370 |
 Can Cowboy Space Really Design A New Rocket in 2 Years? | October 30, 2026 | 21:16 | 209,897 | 865 | 135,029 | 5,328 | 786 |
 New Dwarf Planet Discovered By Vera Rubin Telescope | October 27, 2026 | 1:08 short | 79,794 | 222 | 45,033 | 2,705 | 129 |
 China's Super Secret Spaceplane Finally Revealed | October 27, 2026 | 1:28 short | 1,158,541 | 923 | 687,348 | 19,504 | 2,070 |
 The Entire History Of The Moon | October 27, 2026 | 21:10 | 242,661 | 1,348 | 139,401 | 6,700 | 471 |
 Japan Launches To Phobos, Rocket Lab Delays, SpaceX Flies C… | October 23, 2026 | 33:09 | 330,059 | 650 | 168,490 | 7,161 | 494 |
 The First Spaceship Named After A Comic Book Character? | October 22, 2026 | 1:23 short | 42,891 | 40 | 25,310 | 1,560 | 71 |
 Let's Talk About Tesla's Rocket Car.... Even Though I'm Sup… | October 17, 2026 | 16:56 | 784,275 | 249 | 430,738 | 19,842 | 5,909 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 23.7 in the category: 30.1
- comments per 1,000 views
- 3.0 in the category: 1.1
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 92,121 views
- short vs long
- 9 short (up to 3 minutes), 6 long
average views per short video: 193,601
average views per long video: 399,863
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wreckage Of Titan Submersible Reveal How It Imploded | September 19, 2024 | 17:21 | 5,821,855 |
 Is Apollo 11's Lunar Module Still In Orbit Around The Moon … | July 17, 2021 | 11:07 | 5,076,710 |
 Why Chernobyl Exploded - The Real Physics Behind The Reactor | June 8, 2019 | 21:37 | 4,920,829 |
 Kerbal Space Program - Your Physics Have No Power Over Me! | July 28, 2014 | 13:08 | 4,719,908 |
 Can Spinlaunch Throw Rockets Into Space? | November 10, 2021 | 11:08 | 3,219,440 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Top Gun Pilot Lands Space Shuttle | March 28, 2024 | 1:00 | 14,303,524 |
 Shuttle Launch STS-114 In Portrait Video Shows Deadly Conse… | December 3, 2021 | 1:00 | 12,642,159 |
 Movies Always Get This Simple Thing Wrong About Space Shutt… | April 18, 2022 | 1:00 | 11,325,079 |
 Is This Why Starship Wasn’t Destroyed The Moment It Lost Co… | April 22, 2023 | 1:00 | 6,584,194 |
 What Happened After Space Shuttle Columbia Lost Contact | February 3, 2023 | 1:00 | 6,331,757 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video taking offChina's Plan To Put Humans On The Moon The video opened at a pace of 73,786 views a day, 3 times a normal first day on this channel (24,594).
- MilestoneChina's Super Secret Spaceplane Finally Revealed The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 822,650 views a day, 4.3 times a normal day (193,088).
- Video taking offChina's Super Secret Spaceplane Finally Revealed The video opened at a pace of 704,892 views a day, 32 times a normal first day on this channel (21,814).Read the story
- Video people are talking aboutLet's Talk About Tesla's Rocket Car.... Even Thou… The video drew 4,119 comments in its first day, 8.6 times a normal first day on this channel (479).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
Video taking off 32x its usual first day
Scott Manley examines China's secret spaceplane in an orbital image
A satellite photograph gives Manley a clearer look at Shenlong, from its wing geometry to its resemblance to America's X-37B.
This week on the channel +1.9M views this week
Blackbird questions and rocket cars fill Scott Manley's vacation week
Two uploads pair NASA's old SR-71 with a Tesla demonstration that prompted a detour from his time off.
Video people are talking about 8.6x its usual comments
Scott Manley checks the physics behind Tesla's rocket-car flip
His vacation interruption brings cold-gas propulsion, Knight Rider jokes and an unusually busy comment section together.
This week on the channel 6 videos this week
Starship reaches orbit, and Scott Manley covers it three ways
An orbit-day explainer, a color view from Starlink and an ultra slow-motion Super Heavy launch followed Flight 14 in quick succession.