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YouTube: What happened lately

November 6, 2026 2.6x the video's usual pace What's the fastest ball in sports? The video ran that day at 117,852 views a day, 2.6 times its usual pace (45,532).

This week on the channel +876K views this week

Hockey tape and underwater breaths get Tifo Sports explanations

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The video drawing the most views now

What's the fastest ball in sports?

Video published

November 2, 2026

Video views so far

478,666

Video views, pace per day

17,530

Views on its first day

33,148

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

0.4% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.8% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

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
What's the longest a human has held their breath?	November 8, 2026	1:03 short	6,926	941	5,163	263	2
What does throwing in the towel actually mean?	November 5, 2026	0:57 short	27,155	562	13,556	882	29
What's the fastest ball in sports?	November 2, 2026	1:09 short	478,666	17,530	33,148	12,623	182
How much does a strongman eat in a day?	October 29, 2026	1:00 short	9,323	21	5,318	301	9
Every position in baseball explained	October 28, 2026	4:58	97,078	1,724	10,619	949	67
Why don't F1 cars look fast on TV?	October 26, 2026	0:57 short	40,100	29	26,958	1,216	22
Did you know competitive bricklaying is a sport?	October 25, 2026	0:48 short	33,963	19	20,794	880	21
Why is it called the World Series if it's played in the U.S…	October 22, 2026	1:11 short	40,782	93	21,795	1,272	102
Why do NHL teams deliberately remove their goalie?	October 19, 2026	0:59 short	83,166	198	44,052	2,436	65
What is the tallest tree ever climbed?	October 18, 2026	1:04 short	320,626	162	95,946	4,853	107
Why do so many baseball teams have Sox in the title?	October 15, 2026	1:02 short	92,925	236	34,528	2,390	51
How cycling punished Lance Armstrong	October 14, 2026	7:27	197,153	72	42,114	1,477	168
Why swimmers breathe out underwater	October 12, 2026	0:49 short	41,646	15	-	1,079	17
Why do ice hockey players tape their sticks?	October 8, 2026	0:51 short	221,907	1,040	-	4,417	156
What's the difference between baseball and softball?	October 5, 2026	0:54 short	116,193	97	-	2,591	57

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

20.8 in the category: 19.7

comments per 1,000 views

0.6 in the category: 1.2

a video's usual first day on this channel

18,620 views

short vs long

13 short (up to 3 minutes), 2 long
average views per short video: 116,413
average views per long video: 147,115

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

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

1. November 6, 2026Video surgingWhat's the fastest ball in sports? The video ran that day at 117,852 views a day, 2.6 times its usual pace (45,532).
2. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 304,670 views a day, 3 times a normal day (102,686).
3. October 19, 2026Video taking offWhat is the tallest tree ever climbed? The video opened at a pace of 90,075 views a day, 5 times a normal first day on this channel (18,013).