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YouTube: The numbers today

YouTube: What happened lately

October 31, 2026 3x its usual first day Has Google Zero come for… Google? The video opened at a pace of 36,900 views a day, 3 times a normal first day on this channel (12,291).

This week on the channel +4.4M views this week

Nilay wants the touchscreen MacBook, just not for touch

The Vergecast considers what Apple's new laptop means for the iPad, alongside a week of hands-on coverage and archival contrasts.

Channel: The Verge · Story of November 1, 2026

Video taking off 59x its usual first day

Steve Jobs' touchscreen warning meets Apple's new MacBook Pro

The Verge pairs an old keynote objection with new hands-on footage, prompting viewers to debate when touching a laptop screen actually help…

Channel: The Verge · Story of October 29, 2026

This week on the channel +11M views this week

The Verge follows Tesla's flying demo with a delivery question

Roadster spectacle shares the upload slate with a Vergecast debate about Apple's HomeView apps.

Channel: The Verge · Story of October 18, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

It only takes a prick to pop a bubble | The Vergecast

Video published

November 10, 2026

Video views so far

19,973

Video views, pace per day

42,634

Views in its first 8 hours

19,973

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

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

The channel's share of the category

0.6% of all views the category's channels gained this week

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
Ring's home drone #Vergecast	November 10, 2026	1:44 short	3,263	-	3,263 (5 hours)	84	7
Nvidia's sex scandal is a big deal #Vergecast	November 10, 2026	1:35 short	11,397	28,720	11,397 (6 hours)	322	32
It only takes a prick to pop a bubble | The Vergecast	November 10, 2026	43:51	19,973	42,634	19,973 (8 hours)	365	67
Ring's autonomous security robot	November 10, 2026	0:40 short	9,860	12,647	9,860 (15 hours)	137	18
Ring Drone Cam hands-on	November 10, 2026	0:48 short	27,912	35,797	27,912 (15 hours)	315	34
Torrenters vs. J.D. Salinger	November 9, 2026	1:46 short	4,439	1,754	3,920	95	2
Is a 5.3 inch display enough for a phone? #Vergecast	November 9, 2026	1:53 short	30,093	13,822	25,413	748	68
Torrenters are building epic media collections | The Vergec…	November 9, 2026	37:12	30,712	10,574	26,458	297	44
Tesla is ‘winding down’ production of the Cybertruck	November 6, 2026	0:20 short	20,362	1,051	13,115	189	21
The AI industry does not have a marketing problem	November 6, 2026	0:41 short	33,526	1,963	19,781	655	41
AI agents ordered four Ubers #Vergecast	November 6, 2026	0:57 short	22,519	2,795	5,581 (32 hours)	579	20
X is a failure #Vergecast	November 6, 2026	0:49 short	44,247	2,227	23,802	1,107	68
Google yanks search from schools #Vergecast	November 6, 2026	0:44 short	23,031	1,439	10,883	847	38
Touchscreen MacBook Pro #Vergecast	November 6, 2026	0:38 short	8,815	331	5,377	126	5
Big Tech lost big in the 2026 election | The Vergecast	November 6, 2026	1:39:50	70,272	2,556	42,234	846	106

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

18.6 in the category: 23.3

comments per 1,000 views

1.6 in the category: 1.4

a video's usual first day on this channel

18,076 views

short vs long

12 short (up to 3 minutes), 3 long
average views per short video: 19,955
average views per long video: 40,319

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Tesla Cybertruck event in 5 minutes	November 22, 2019	5:07	16,937,191
Riding the Lexus hoverboard in Spain	August 4, 2015	5:37	15,080,667
Samsung Galaxy S8 first look!	March 29, 2017	5:15	9,395,902
Building the ultimate Star Wars lightsaber	April 10, 2016	5:56	9,344,938
SpaceX lands rocket at sea, makes history	April 8, 2016	2:59	6,575,701

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
If your phone came with an X-ray app… #shorts	May 17, 2023	0:08	9,332,008
We just saw the Steam Machine, the PC game console that's n…	November 12, 2025	1:20	6,317,232
A 19-year-old designed a viral sliding gamepad for your pho…	January 10, 2025	0:41	3,645,677
Mark Zuckerberg reacts to Elon Musk possibly buying Twitter…	October 11, 2022	0:36	3,211,464
This retro remote doesn’t use infrared (or batteries)	August 7, 2023	1:00	1,856,565

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

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

1. October 31, 2026Video taking offHas Google Zero come for… Google? The video opened at a pace of 36,900 views a day, 3 times a normal first day on this channel (12,291).
2. October 30, 2026MilestoneSteve Jobs on touchscreen MacBooks The video passed 1,000,000 views.
3. October 29, 2026Video taking offHands-on with Apple's first touchscreen MacBook P… The video opened at a pace of 504,967 views a day, 42 times a normal first day on this channel (12,159).
4. October 29, 2026Video taking offSteve Jobs on touchscreen MacBooks The video opened at a pace of 717,263 views a day, 59 times a normal first day on this channel (12,159).Read the story
5. October 29, 2026Video taking offJohn Ternus introduces touchscreen MacBook Pro The video opened at a pace of 86,916 views a day, 7.1 times a normal first day on this channel (12,159).
6. October 29, 2026Video taking offCrowd reacts to illuminated Apple logo The video opened at a pace of 61,057 views a day, 5 times a normal first day on this channel (12,159).
7. October 29, 2026Video taking offMy heart will go on The video opened at a pace of 50,733 views a day, 4.2 times a normal first day on this channel (12,159).
8. October 29, 2026Video taking offApple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro The video opened at a pace of 38,985 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (12,159).
9. October 24, 2026Video taking offSome thoughts on the iPhone Duo The video opened at a pace of 36,754 views a day, 3.3 times a normal first day on this channel (11,212).
10. October 23, 2026Video taking offiPhone Duo vs. Z Fold 8 The video opened at a pace of 60,961 views a day, 6 times a normal first day on this channel (10,135).
11. October 22, 2026Video taking offiPhone Duo review The video opened at a pace of 78,419 views a day, 8.2 times a normal first day on this channel (9,590).
12. October 22, 2026Video taking offiPhone Duo review (emotional) The video opened at a pace of 195,209 views a day, 6.8 times a normal first day on this channel (28,810).