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This week on the channel +511K views this week
TKOR's Legacy Doc asks what home meant to Grant Thompson
The first full episode features his widow's reflections on belonging, audience encouragement and the secure home he built.
In short
On YouTube, TKOR has 12,400,000 subscribers and 3,711,552,465 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 427,988 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "The Boy Without a Home | Grant Thompson Legacy Doc Episode 1", with 31,714 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 185 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 3 of 206 in category "DIY, building and home". On Instagram, @thekingofrandom has 389,786 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
12,400,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
3,711,552,465
▲ 427,988 in the last 7 days
▲ 2,199,714 in the last 30 days
▲ 2,199,714 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
52,315
on a typical day: 65,751
Videos on the channel
1,946
2 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
3 days ago
November 8, 2026
Views per subscriber
299
a new long video usually gets 34,826 views
a new short video usually gets 11,046 views
a new short video usually gets 11,046 views
Next milestone
20,000,000 subscribers
7,600,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@thekingofrandom · The account on Instagram
Followers
389,786
▼ 85 since yesterday
Posts
1,303
Views per Reel
10,727
usually, by 15 recent Reels
Likes per post
108
usually, by 15 recent posts
0.03% of followers
0.03% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category DIY, building and home | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 1,212 of 2,442 | 30 of 69 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: DIY, building and home
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WE 3D PRINTED CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR #trendingvideo #diyprojects #viralreelsfb… | Reel | December 25, 2025 | 10,101 | 72 | 3 |
| Potato Launcher FAIL #diyprojects #viralreelsfb #science #trendingvideo | Reel | November 17, 2025 | 24,160 | 186 | 13 |
| Carving A Pumpkin With A Giant Candy Sword! #experiment #diyprojects… | Reel | October 11, 2025 | 16,662 | 221 | 4 |
| MEDIEVAL MACE MADE 100% FROM CANDY #trendingvideo #fypchallenge #experiment… | Reel | October 10, 2025 | 8,619 | 71 | 5 |
| Is Candy Sharp Enough to Cut Through Food? #trendingvideo #experiment… | Reel | October 9, 2025 | 10,330 | 88 | 3 |
| GLUE DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE AGAINST THIS STUFF #DIYProjects #science #experiment… | Reel | September 19, 2025 | 46,776 | 572 | 8 |
| This Paper Is WATERPROOF #experiment #DIYProjects #science #viralreelsfb | Reel | September 18, 2025 | 8,273 | 100 | 4 |
| It Is Possible To Paint In 3d Layers? #science #viralreelsfb #experiment… | Reel | September 17, 2025 | 25,413 | 211 | 1 |
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
This week on the channel +677K views this week
Beyond the experiments, TKOR previews Grant Thompson's private world
Archival snapshots and home videos accompany a documentary teaser about the person behind The King of Random.
This week on the channel +466K views this week
Grant Thompson's life story opens TKOR's Legacy Doc
Two new uploads introduce the documentary project and its purpose: remembering the person behind The King of Random.
The video drawing the most views now
The one thing that Grant remembers school by
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 8,098
- Video views, pace per day
- 2,480
- Views on its first day
- 4,769
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category DIY, building and home | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 185 of 5,393 | 3 of 206 |
| By views gained this week | 3,526 of 5,274 | 114 of 204 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,347 of 5,043 | 102 of 196 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category DIY, building and home
Views gained this week in the category DIY, building and home
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 12,400,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 12,400,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 3,709,396,568 views → November 11, 2026: 3,711,552,465 views · average: 74,341 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
- 37.9 in the category: 24.8
- comments per 1,000 views
- 2.4 in the category: 0.8
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 5,292 views
- short vs long
- 9 short (up to 3 minutes), 6 long
average views per short video: 13,050
average views per long video: 65,975
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 How To Make LEGO Gummy Candy! TKOR's How To Make Lego Gummi… | May 25, 2015 | 6:19 | 49,783,263 |
 How To Open Coconuts Without Any Tools! TKOR's Easy Way Of … | November 1, 2016 | 4:26 | 36,037,598 |
 Self Freezing Coca-Cola (The trick that works on any soda!) | June 20, 2013 | 3:18 | 34,562,125 |
 How To Make A Laser Assisted Blowgun | January 28, 2015 | 6:53 | 31,943,856 |
 How To Make a Matchbox Rocket Launching Kit | December 11, 2014 | 6:07 | 28,579,404 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Stay Cool with This Frozen Water Bottle Tip! ❄️🥤 #TKOR Qui… | June 29, 2024 | 0:28 | 74,197,939 |
 DON'T Touch This Paste... #shorts | June 29, 2023 | 0:19 | 73,799,170 |
 Sodium Metal + Water = 🔥 #science #experiment #scienceexpe… | May 10, 2024 | 1:01 | 25,737,639 |
 Watch this Eat Through Foam #science #scienceexperiment #ex… | May 13, 2024 | 0:44 | 18,072,300 |
 🧊 Instant Soda Slushie! ❄️ Unbelievable Freezing Trick | T… | July 1, 2024 | 1:00 | 14,315,009 |
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 +511K views this week
TKOR's Legacy Doc asks what home meant to Grant Thompson
The first full episode features his widow's reflections on belonging, audience encouragement and the secure home he built.
This week on the channel +677K views this week
Beyond the experiments, TKOR previews Grant Thompson's private world
Archival snapshots and home videos accompany a documentary teaser about the person behind The King of Random.
This week on the channel +466K views this week
Grant Thompson's life story opens TKOR's Legacy Doc
Two new uploads introduce the documentary project and its purpose: remembering the person behind The King of Random.
This week on the channel
TKOR's 'It's been 7 years...' keeps the pace at two months
No new uploads went up, and a heartfelt letter from late August sits close behind the summer video on daily views.