YouTube channel

The OTUS Project

@the_otus_project · The channel on YouTube

DIY, building and home

In short

On YouTube, The OTUS Project has 155,000 subscribers and 62,639,477 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 2,000 subscribers and 1,154,303 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 4,938 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 183 of 206 in category "DIY, building and home". On Instagram, @otus_project has 228,810 followers.

YouTube: The numbers today

subscribers

155,000

▲ 2,000 in the last 7 days
▲ 4,000 in the last 30 days

total views

62,639,477

▲ 1,154,303 in the last 7 days
▲ 3,046,062 in the last 30 days

views a day (current pace)

108,052

on a typical day: 125,394

Videos on the channel

102

Last upload

57 days ago

September 15, 2026

Views per subscriber

404

a new short video usually gets 136,834 views

Next milestone

200,000 subscribers

at the current pace: in about 338 days

Instagram: The numbers today

@otus_project · The account on Instagram

Followers

228,810

▼ 83 since yesterday

Posts

121

Views per Reel

337,023

usually, by 14 recent Reels

Likes per post

2,793

usually, by 15 recent posts
1.2% of followers

Place on Instagram

	Among all channels on Trari	In the category DIY, building and home
By Instagram followers	1,449 of 2,442	37 of 69

Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.

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Full Instagram ranking ›

Latest posts

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Post	Type	Posted	Views	Likes	Comments
2026 has been a fascinating year for us with our ongoing tornado research.	Reel	September 15, 2026	39,905	2,593	19
Before intercepting tornadoes, sometime our drones sometimes like to hype…	Reel	August 8, 2026	74,194	1,418	17
On May 21st, 2024 we deployed on the Carbon, IA tornado, rated EF3.	Reel	August 6, 2026	315,393	1,816	15
Watch us outrun this storm near Beaver, OK on June 25th!	Reel	August 5, 2026	92,953	1,026	6
Unreleased intercept: On July 3rd our team intercepted a tornado near Hubbell,…	Reel	August 3, 2026	1,056,527	2,793	14
#tornado	Reel	August 1, 2026	169,487	2,144	25
We witnessed a highly unusual tornado on July 20th, 2026 near Mattoon, WI.	Reel	July 30, 2026	328,056	4,137	21
To intercept tornadoes, how do we keep our vehicle(s) powered up?	Reel	July 22, 2026	69,568	1,106	253

Of the 15 latest posts: 14 Reels and 1 photo.

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 6, 2026 2.2x the video's usual pace Flying a drone RIGHT next to this tornado in Cana… The video ran that day at 99,151 views a day, 2.2 times its usual pace (44,723).

This week on the channel +727K views this week

A Canadian tornado, just beyond The OTUS Project's drone

The summer flight has passed eight million views, even though the team never reached its intended destination inside the tornado.

Channel: The OTUS Project · Story of October 13, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Flying a drone RIGHT next to this tornado in Canada

Video published: July 20, 2026
Video views so far: 9,627,663
Video views, pace per day: 57,822

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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	4,938 of 5,393	183 of 206
By views gained this week	2,551 of 5,274	73 of 204
By views gained in the last 30 days	3,022 of 5,043	90 of 196

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: 1.3% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

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183The OTUS Project

155,000

Views gained this week in the category DIY, building and home

44,330,488

31,111,966

23,979,658

23,069,157

21,644,247

19,016,368

17,982,864

15,234,253

12,248,289

11,483,840

11,186,807

11,105,501

10,177,979

8,105,017

1,154,303

YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days

October 13, 2026: 151,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 155,000 subscribers

YouTube: Total views, last 30 days

October 13, 2026: 59,639,521 views → November 11, 2026: 62,639,477 views · average: 103,446 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 Mysterious Tornadoes of 2026	September 15, 2026	0:37 short	36,402	321	-	978	43
POV your drone hypes itself up before a tornado flight	August 8, 2026	0:22 short	104,488	370	-	1,424	34
The SCARIEST tornado we’ve ever flown on:	August 6, 2026	0:11 short	136,834	452	-	1,944	84
We had to OUTRUN this supercell in Oklahoma!	August 5, 2026	0:29 short	118,480	324	-	1,579	31
Flying INSIDE a rain-wrapped tornado	August 3, 2026	0:17 short	70,422	268	-	1,391	34
Flying drones INTO tornadoes 🌪️	August 1, 2026	0:17 short	390,579	822	-	4,564	85
Super RARE tornado sighting in Mattoon, WI	July 30, 2026	0:12 short	379,078	494	-	4,722	206
How do we power our storm chasing setup? #Bluetti #Sponsored	July 23, 2026	1:20 short	38,763	162	-	838	94
Flying a drone RIGHT next to this tornado in Canada	July 20, 2026	2:01 short	9,627,663	57,822	-	184,585	2,409
Look at the ANVIL CLOUD above this tornado in Canada!	July 13, 2026	0:20 short	286,046	293	-	5,397	230
UNBELIEVABLE view of a tornado yesterday in Canada!	July 13, 2026	0:08 short	246,912	421	-	5,609	469
Driving UNDERNEATH a tornado producing supercell!	July 11, 2026	0:30 short	767,568	1,152	-	8,927	222
The most beautiful mommatus we’ve EVER seen!	July 7, 2026	0:15 short	103,091	209	-	2,831	129
🔴 LIVE: Storm Chasing & Drone Intercepts \| South Dakota	July 7, 2026	-	0	0	-	0	0
🔴 LIVE: Storm Chasing & Drone Intercepts \| Minnesota	July 7, 2026	3:15:33	11,494	6	-	325	1

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views: 18.3 in the category: 24.8
comments per 1,000 views: 0.3 in the category: 0.8
short vs long: 13 short (up to 3 minutes), 1 long
average views per short video: 946,640
average views per long video: 11,494

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

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

November 6, 2026Video surgingFlying a drone RIGHT next to this tornado in Cana… The video ran that day at 99,151 views a day, 2.2 times its usual pace (44,723).
November 5, 2026Video surgingFlying a drone RIGHT next to this tornado in Cana… The video ran that day at 109,324 views a day, 2.9 times its usual pace (37,545).
November 5, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 257,023 views a day, 2.8 times a normal day (90,649).

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 +727K views this week

A Canadian tornado, just beyond The OTUS Project's drone

The summer flight has passed eight million views, even though the team never reached its intended destination inside the tornado.

Channel: The OTUS Project · Story of October 13, 2026