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The Armchair Historian

@thearmchairhistorian · The channel on YouTube

Website: armchairhistory.tv

In short

On YouTube, The Armchair Historian has 2,540,000 subscribers and 433,966,276 views in all, as of November 14, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 607,658 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Korea Under Japanese Rule", with 751,436 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 1,134 of the 5,392 channels on Trari, and No. 10 of 63 in category "Military, weapons and geopolitics". On Instagram, @armchairhistorianshow has 4,623 followers.

YouTube: The numbers today

subscribers
2,540,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
total views
433,966,276
▲ 607,658 in the last 7 days
▲ 3,422,983 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
113,849
on a typical day: 107,619
Videos on the channel
337
2 uploaded in the last 30 days
Last upload
13 days ago
November 1, 2026
Views per subscriber
170
a new long video usually gets 414,736 views
Next milestone
3,000,000 subscribers
460,000 subscribers to go

Instagram: The numbers

@armchairhistorianshow · The account on Instagram

Followers
4,623
▲ 26 a day, on average over the last 3 days
Posts
311
Likes per post
83
usually, by 15 recent posts
1.8% of followers

Place on Instagram

Among all channels on TrariIn the category Military, weapons and geopolitics
By Instagram followers2,723 of 2,83928 of 31

Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.

Instagram followers: Military, weapons and geopolitics

2Garand Thumb
1,327,490
3Colion Noir
1,217,241
5SureFire
572,638
7T.REX ARMS
404,929
10SPARTAN117GW
250,101
11Cold Steel
235,999

Full Instagram ranking ›

Latest posts

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PostTypePostedViewsLikesComments
"That's it everyone! I'll be retiring from YouTube this year. Thanks so much for…PhotoFebruary 23, 2026-57259
In case anyone didn't see Griffin's YouTube post over the weekend regarding the…PhotoDecember 9, 2025-17518
As a German ally in WW2, Hungary reclaimed territory lost in WW1 in Slovakia,…PhotoDecember 3, 2025-892
What if the French had won at Trafalgar, the invasion of Russia, or at Leipzig?…PhotoNovember 26, 2025-702
Did you know that you can listen to episodes of The Armchair Historian as…CarouselNovember 6, 2025-833
At its height, Spain was the world’s first global superpower, a vast empire…PhotoNovember 4, 2025-670
Master of Command is out and available to purchase on Steam! Save 10% off when…CarouselOctober 30, 2025-1292
Our new game Master of Command is now available to purchase on Steam, and to…PhotoOctober 27, 2025-1193

Of the 15 latest posts: 2 Reels, 2 carousels and 11 photos.

As of November 8, 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.

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YouTube: What happened lately

The video drawing the most views now

Korea Under Japanese RuleKorea Under Japanese Rule
Video published
October 28, 2026
Video views so far
751,436
Video views, pace per day
3,524
Views on its first day
220,765

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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

Among all channels on TrariIn the category Military, weapons and geopolitics
By subscribers1,134 of 5,39210 of 63
By views gained this week3,218 of 5,23639 of 63
By views gained in the last 30 days3,001 of 5,18335 of 63

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category
0.5% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscribers in the category Military, weapons and geopolitics

1hickok45
8,150,000
3Garand Thumb
4,640,000
5Yarnhub
3,430,000
6Colion Noir
3,420,000
8Iraqveteran8888
2,730,000
9Sellsword Arts
2,670,000
12Business Basics
2,110,000
13TAOFLEDERMAUS
1,660,000
14T.REX ARMS
1,650,000
15Skallagrim
1,630,000

Views gained this week in the category Military, weapons and geopolitics

1Yarnhub
15,278,465
2Sellsword Arts
14,427,627
3Max Afterburner
11,519,703
6Sgt. Sam
6,913,934
7Colion Noir
6,533,757
10Garand Thumb
3,875,844
12BFBS Forces News
2,867,711
14hickok45
2,264,230

YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days

2,540,000 October 16, 2026: 2,540,000 2,540,000 October 16, 2026 November 14, 2026

October 16, 2026: 2,540,000 subscribers → November 14, 2026: 2,540,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)

YouTube: Total views, last 30 days

433,966,276 432,313,595 430,660,914 November 14, 2026: 433,966,276 433,966,276 October 16, 2026: 430,660,914 430,660,914 October 16, 2026 November 14, 2026

October 16, 2026: 430,660,914 views → November 14, 2026: 433,966,276 views · average: 113,978 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.

VideoUploadedLengthViewsPer dayFirst dayLikesComments
Master of Command Anniversary (Key Giveaway!)November 1, 20262:34:4749,01224537,14439515
Korea Under Japanese RuleOctober 28, 202614:46751,4363,524220,76512,4803,547
Mỹ Lai MassacreSeptember 20, 202611:34414,736383-8,148972
Soviets Who Helped the Nazis (Uncensored Version)September 5, 202619:52513,992217-8,036898
Malmedy MassacreAugust 28, 20269:33539,118421-8,943567
Boer Wars (Full Documentary)August 1, 202652:12785,1101,039-14,3931,131
Germany's Last Ditch 1945 Units (Uncensored Version)July 4, 202619:36421,056427-13,330495
Wars of South American IndependenceJune 21, 202617:10196,767204-9,813719
The Great Northern WarJune 1, 202654:57447,164766-16,2851,000
WW1's Forgotten Middle Eastern Theater (Uncensored Version)May 24, 202618:28150,198138-8,051335
U.S. Island Hopping StrategyMay 17, 202613:23233,059296-12,157461
British Tank Development in WWIApril 26, 202613:43111,844101-6,932260
India's Annexation of Portuguese GoaApril 11, 202611:43366,171161-15,3442,830
Life in German-Occupied Poland (Uncensored Version)March 22, 202618:33172,693126-10,213795
The Rwandan GenocideMarch 7, 202612:46428,464751-16,9761,069

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views
28.9 in the category: 21.6
comments per 1,000 views
2.7 in the category: 1.4
short vs long
0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 372,054

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

VideoUploadedLengthViews
Why did Soldiers Fight in Lines? | Animated ShortJune 28, 20231:002,834,104
Germany's Wonder-Weapons | Animated ShortJune 25, 20230:532,621,748
Evolution of German Uniforms | Animated ShortJanuary 11, 20240:502,331,697
Why Germans Fled to South America | Animated ShortJuly 13, 20230:541,980,949
The 5 Beaches of D-DAY | Animated ShortJanuary 30, 20230:581,523,707
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.
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