The channel's only new upload follows Japanese expansion, cultural repression and Korean resistance, drawing roughly 27,000 views in four h…
The Armchair Historian
@thearmchairhistorian · The channel on YouTube
Website: armchairhistory.tv
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
no significant change in the last month
▲ 3,422,983 in the last 30 days
Instagram: The numbers
@armchairhistorianshow · The account on Instagram
1.8% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Military, weapons and geopolitics | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,723 of 2,839 | 28 of 31 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Military, weapons and geopolitics
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "That's it everyone! I'll be retiring from YouTube this year. Thanks so much for… | Photo | February 23, 2026 | - | 572 | 59 |
| In case anyone didn't see Griffin's YouTube post over the weekend regarding the… | Photo | December 9, 2025 | - | 175 | 18 |
| As a German ally in WW2, Hungary reclaimed territory lost in WW1 in Slovakia,… | Photo | December 3, 2025 | - | 89 | 2 |
| What if the French had won at Trafalgar, the invasion of Russia, or at Leipzig?… | Photo | November 26, 2025 | - | 70 | 2 |
| Did you know that you can listen to episodes of The Armchair Historian as… | Carousel | November 6, 2025 | - | 83 | 3 |
| At its height, Spain was the world’s first global superpower, a vast empire… | Photo | November 4, 2025 | - | 67 | 0 |
| Master of Command is out and available to purchase on Steam! Save 10% off when… | Carousel | October 30, 2025 | - | 129 | 2 |
| Our new game Master of Command is now available to purchase on Steam, and to… | Photo | October 27, 2025 | - | 119 | 3 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 2 Reels, 2 carousels and 11 photos.
As of November 8, 2026
YouTube: What happened lately
Griffin Johnsen's animated history channel took the week off, and its newest film, an account of the 1968 massacre built on three book-leng…
The video drawing the most views now
Korea 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
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Military, weapons and geopolitics | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 1,134 of 5,392 | 10 of 63 |
| By views gained this week | 3,218 of 5,236 | 39 of 63 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,001 of 5,183 | 35 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
Views gained this week in the category Military, weapons and geopolitics
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
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
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.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Master of Command Anniversary (Key Giveaway!) | November 1, 2026 | 2:34:47 | 49,012 | 245 | 37,144 | 395 | 15 |
Korea Under Japanese Rule | October 28, 2026 | 14:46 | 751,436 | 3,524 | 220,765 | 12,480 | 3,547 |
Mỹ Lai Massacre | September 20, 2026 | 11:34 | 414,736 | 383 | - | 8,148 | 972 |
Soviets Who Helped the Nazis (Uncensored Version) | September 5, 2026 | 19:52 | 513,992 | 217 | - | 8,036 | 898 |
Malmedy Massacre | August 28, 2026 | 9:33 | 539,118 | 421 | - | 8,943 | 567 |
Boer Wars (Full Documentary) | August 1, 2026 | 52:12 | 785,110 | 1,039 | - | 14,393 | 1,131 |
Germany's Last Ditch 1945 Units (Uncensored Version) | July 4, 2026 | 19:36 | 421,056 | 427 | - | 13,330 | 495 |
Wars of South American Independence | June 21, 2026 | 17:10 | 196,767 | 204 | - | 9,813 | 719 |
The Great Northern War | June 1, 2026 | 54:57 | 447,164 | 766 | - | 16,285 | 1,000 |
WW1's Forgotten Middle Eastern Theater (Uncensored Version) | May 24, 2026 | 18:28 | 150,198 | 138 | - | 8,051 | 335 |
U.S. Island Hopping Strategy | May 17, 2026 | 13:23 | 233,059 | 296 | - | 12,157 | 461 |
British Tank Development in WWI | April 26, 2026 | 13:43 | 111,844 | 101 | - | 6,932 | 260 |
India's Annexation of Portuguese Goa | April 11, 2026 | 11:43 | 366,171 | 161 | - | 15,344 | 2,830 |
Life in German-Occupied Poland (Uncensored Version) | March 22, 2026 | 18:33 | 172,693 | 126 | - | 10,213 | 795 |
The Rwandan Genocide | March 7, 2026 | 12:46 | 428,464 | 751 | - | 16,976 | 1,069 |
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)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
D-Day From the German Perspective | Animated History (REMAS… | January 11, 2019 | 10:52 | 8,424,366 |
Life in German-Occupied France | Animated History | July 24, 2020 | 14:45 | 7,701,382 |
D-Day From the German Perspective | Animated History | August 21, 2021 | 24:48 | 7,150,945 |
Vietnam War from the North Vietnamese Perspective | Animate… | November 27, 2020 | 19:36 | 6,155,548 |
2001 Invasion of Afghanistan | Animated History (REMASTER I… | February 25, 2020 | 19:33 | 5,786,749 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
Why did Soldiers Fight in Lines? | Animated Short | June 28, 2023 | 1:00 | 2,834,104 |
Germany's Wonder-Weapons | Animated Short | June 25, 2023 | 0:53 | 2,621,748 |
Evolution of German Uniforms | Animated Short | January 11, 2024 | 0:50 | 2,331,697 |
Why Germans Fled to South America | Animated Short | July 13, 2023 | 0:54 | 1,980,949 |
The 5 Beaches of D-DAY | Animated Short | January 30, 2023 | 0:58 | 1,523,707 |
Stories
The channel's only new upload follows Japanese expansion, cultural repression and Korean resistance, drawing roughly 27,000 views in four h…
Griffin Johnsen's animated history channel took the week off, and its newest film, an account of the 1968 massacre built on three book-leng…
























