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IrelandSubscriber surge +99,972 subscribers in a day
TED reaches 28 million subscribers with connection on the agenda
Talks about keeping friends through parenthood and reconsidering romantic dealbreakers accompany an unusually large subscriber gain.
In short
On YouTube, TED has 28,000,000 subscribers and 3,276,733,340 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 5,734,347 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 40 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 2 of 96 in category "Explainers, history and education". On Instagram, @ted has 8,588,485 followers. The account gained 3,170 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
28,000,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
▲ 100,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 100,000 in the last 30 days
total views
3,276,733,340
▲ 5,734,347 in the last 7 days
▲ 23,474,083 in the last 30 days
▲ 23,474,083 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
837,967
on a typical day: 856,897
Videos on the channel
5,889
9 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 10, 2026
Views per subscriber
117
a new long video usually gets 81,331 views
a new short video usually gets 46,152 views
a new short video usually gets 46,152 views
Next milestone
50,000,000 subscribers
22,000,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@ted · The account on Instagram
Followers
8,588,485
▼ 52 since yesterday
▲ 3,170 in the last 7 days
▲ 3,170 in the last 7 days
Posts
2,765
5 new posts in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
121,123
usually, by 10 recent Reels
Likes per post
1,461
usually, by 13 recent posts
0.02% of followers
0.02% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Explainers, history and education | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 121 of 2,442 | 1 of 38 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Explainers, history and education
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explaining something to yourself is the key to actually learning it, says… | Reel | November 10, 2026 | 22,956 | 355 | 5 |
| When a couple creates their own world together, love thrives, says social… | Reel | November 8, 2026 | 434,904 | 16,156 | 112 |
| What does it mean to trust someone? | Reel | November 7, 2026 | 144,485 | 1,107 | 24 |
| If you want to get offline and reconnect with your community, actor and director… | Reel | November 5, 2026 | 206,301 | 2,691 | 35 |
| If we can tell a better story about democracy, then we can tell a better story… | Reel | November 4, 2026 | 86,287 | 856 | 24 |
| Are you in your dream job? For many people, the answer is no. Here’s what… | Reel | November 3, 2026 | 83,019 | 957 | 20 |
| Reading isn't just a private pastime — it’s a civic act that builds empathy and… | Photo | November 2, 2026 | - | 12,093 | 39 |
| If that amazing feeling after you accomplish something doesn’t last as long as… | Reel | November 1, 2026 | 184,624 | 6,437 | 219 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 12 Reels and 3 photos.
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.
Apple Podcasts: Podcasts
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YouTube: What happened lately
November 3, 2026 +99,972 subscribers in a day The channel added subscribers that day at 99,972 a day, 400 times a normal day (250). Read the story
This week on the channel +4.8M views this week
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Her deep-listening framework anchors a nine-upload week that also finds common ground in shared recipes and walkable streets.
This week on the channel +6.3M views this week
Lindsay Scola's TED talk separates exhaustion from laziness
The sleep health educator recounts the long path to a narcolepsy diagnosis, amid seven new TED uploads.
The video drawing the most views now
How to Look and Sound Confident | Cara Hale Alter | TED
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 166,725
- Video views, pace per day
- 66,154
- Views on its first day
- 76,849
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Explainers, history and education | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 40 of 5,393 | 2 of 96 |
| By views gained this week | 1,016 of 5,274 | 8 of 96 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 1,028 of 5,043 | 8 of 91 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 3.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Explainers, history and education
Views gained this week in the category Explainers, history and education
YouTube and Instagram: Subscribers and followers, last 30 days
Growth in percent since November 3, 2026, so both lines start from the same point
- YouTube · 28,000,000 subscribers 0% (0)
- Instagram · 8,588,485 followers +0.04% (+3,407)
From November 3, 2026 to November 11, 2026: on YouTube from 28,000,000 to 28,000,000 subscribers (0%), on Instagram from 8,585,078 to 8,588,485 followers (+0.04%).
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 | 28,000,000 | 8,588,485 |
| November 10, 2026 | 28,000,000 | 8,588,537 |
| November 9, 2026 | 28,000,000 | 8,587,171 |
| November 8, 2026 | 28,000,000 | 8,586,830 |
| November 7, 2026 | 28,000,000 | 8,586,648 |
| November 6, 2026 | 28,000,000 | 8,586,495 |
| November 5, 2026 | 28,000,000 | 8,585,816 |
| November 4, 2026 | 28,000,000 | 8,585,315 |
| November 3, 2026 | 28,000,000 | 8,585,078 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 3,253,537,302 views → November 11, 2026: 3,276,733,340 views · average: 799,863 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.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 13.4 in the category: 19.7
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.6 in the category: 1.2
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 49,236 views
- short vs long
- 7 short (up to 3 minutes), 8 long
average views per short video: 28,272
average views per long video: 88,478
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED | April 6, 2016 | 14:04 | 62,068,540 |
 This Is What Happens When You Reply to Spam Email | James V… | February 1, 2016 | 9:49 | 58,250,970 |
 How to Speak So That People Want to Listen | Julian Treasur… | June 27, 2014 | 9:59 | 51,706,183 |
 The next outbreak? We’re not ready | Bill Gates | TED | April 3, 2015 | 8:37 | 38,890,714 |
 Tom Thum: The orchestra in my mouth | TED | July 19, 2013 | 11:42 | 37,351,460 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hint: It’s all you need #TEDTalks | June 25, 2026 | 3:00 | 18,986,242 |
 Make no mistake... or do, it might make you famous! #TEDTal… | August 8, 2025 | 1:29 | 5,609,493 |
 A peek inside the minds behind true crime #TEDTalks | October 31, 2025 | 1:28 | 1,417,322 |
 You can always count on people to fill in the blanks #TEDTa… | June 21, 2026 | 2:14 | 1,085,695 |
 How Language Shapes the Way We Think | Lera Boroditsky @TED… | March 20, 2024 | 0:49 | 1,065,871 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Subscriber surgeThe channel added subscribers that day at 99,972 a day, 400 times a normal day (250).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
Subscriber surge +99,972 subscribers in a day
TED reaches 28 million subscribers with connection on the agenda
Talks about keeping friends through parenthood and reconsidering romantic dealbreakers accompany an unusually large subscriber gain.
This week on the channel +4.8M views this week
Listening isn't surrender, Emily Kasriel tells TED
Her deep-listening framework anchors a nine-upload week that also finds common ground in shared recipes and walkable streets.
This week on the channel +6.3M views this week
Lindsay Scola's TED talk separates exhaustion from laziness
The sleep health educator recounts the long path to a narcolepsy diagnosis, amid seven new TED uploads.
This week on the channel +4.7M views this week
Chris Fenning gives TED a conversation starter: get to the point
His workplace communication framework joins talks on river restoration, shipping finance and the civic effects of inequality.
This week on the channel 12 videos this week
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