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IrelandThis week on the channel +677K views this week
TLDR News puts Burnham's first Budget to a Treasury minister
Ben Blissett questions Daniel Tomlinson about devolution, energy bills and the government's appetite for change.
In short
On YouTube, TLDR News has 936,000 subscribers and 218,262,279 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 276,959 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Could Another Brexit Debate End Farage?", with 373,722 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 2,473 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 76 of 126 in category "News networks and broadcasters". On Instagram, @tldrnewsuk has 36,788 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
936,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
▲ 2,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 2,000 in the last 30 days
total views
218,262,279
▲ 276,959 in the last 7 days
▲ 2,458,621 in the last 30 days
▲ 2,458,621 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
25,484
on a typical day: 66,220
Videos on the channel
1,216
2 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 10, 2026
Views per subscriber
233
a new long video usually gets 358,933 views
Next milestone
1,000,000 subscribers
64,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@tldrnewsuk · The account on Instagram
Followers
36,788
Posts
1,671
Views per Reel
25,262
usually, by 15 recent Reels
Likes per post
608
usually, by 15 recent posts
1.7% of followers
1.7% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category News networks and broadcasters | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,079 of 2,442 | 69 of 74 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: News networks and broadcasters
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the UK need media reform? Lisa Nandy dcmsgovuk x TLDR interview out on TLDR… | Reel | June 3, 2026 | 8,142 | 141 | 5 |
| 🚨 TLDR INTERVIEWS ANGELA RAYNER 🚨 | Reel | April 3, 2025 | 24,044 | 403 | 7 |
| 🚨 TLDR INTERVIEWS KEIR STARMER 🚨 | Reel | March 7, 2025 | 30,954 | 1,382 | 22 |
| 🚨 TLDR INTERVIEWS JAMES CLEVERLY 🚨 | Reel | October 3, 2024 | 29,241 | 608 | 7 |
| 🚨 TLDR INTERVIEWS RACHEL REEVES 🚨 Premiering on YouTube at 11am BST, Thursday… | Reel | September 25, 2024 | 22,701 | 521 | 15 |
| 🇬🇧🇬🇷 Rishi Sunak has cancelled a meeting with the Greek PM because of the… | Reel | November 28, 2023 | 21,675 | 543 | 20 |
| 🇬🇧 A court has ruled that "Tory scum" is not an offence | Reel | November 22, 2023 | 25,262 | 905 | 13 |
| 🔮 London won't get its own orb | Reel | November 21, 2023 | 55,990 | 1,264 | 74 |
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
October 31, 2026 4.5x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 398,713 views a day, 4.5 times a normal day (87,964).
This week on the channel +1.8M views this week
Andy Burnham's conference speech fills TLDR News's four-video week
Three of the four explainers unpack the Labour speech, from housing and pensions to whether Britain could rejoin the EU, while a fourth goe…
The video drawing the most views now
Why Balancing the Grid is Becoming Increasingly Expensive
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 120,353
- Video views, pace per day
- 135,879
- Views in its first 18 hours
- 120,353
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category News networks and broadcasters | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 2,473 of 5,393 | 76 of 126 |
| By views gained this week | 3,906 of 5,274 | 117 of 126 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,243 of 5,043 | 109 of 121 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category News networks and broadcasters
Views gained this week in the category News networks and broadcasters
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 934,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 936,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 215,826,382 views → November 11, 2026: 218,262,279 views · average: 83,996 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Why Balancing the Grid is Becoming Increasingly Expensive | November 10, 2026 | 9:23 | 120,353 | 135,879 | 120,353 (18 hours) | 1,775 | 382 |
 The Green Party Split Explained | November 6, 2026 | 8:30 | 169,023 | 6,802 | 109,134 | 2,776 | 824 |
 Should Burnham Call an Election? | October 30, 2026 | 8:23 | 267,225 | 1,355 | 173,646 | 3,630 | 769 |
 Burnham’s First Budget Explained | October 29, 2026 | 11:48 | 276,163 | 943 | 191,801 | 4,019 | 420 |
 Why the UK is Looking Surprisingly Functional | October 26, 2026 | 8:20 | 367,173 | 888 | 239,472 | 6,461 | 1,168 |
 The Conservative Comeback Explained | October 22, 2026 | 8:01 | 230,141 | 216 | 152,980 | 3,443 | 655 |
 Can Burnham Actually Ditch First-Past-the-Post? | October 15, 2026 | 9:38 | 339,541 | 277 | 218,041 | 4,312 | 1,023 |
 Could Another Brexit Debate End Farage? | October 13, 2026 | 9:05 | 373,722 | 159 | 237,816 | 5,215 | 954 |
 The Holborn & St Pancras Election Explained | October 9, 2026 | 8:27 | 348,211 | 41 | - | 4,260 | 983 |
 Will the UK Rejoin the EU? | October 3, 2026 | 8:01 | 648,690 | 315 | - | 7,041 | 2,044 |
 Burnham’s Surprisingly Radical Plan for Government Explained | October 1, 2026 | 8:16 | 382,664 | 144 | - | 5,180 | 714 |
 Can Burnham “Reindustrialise” the UK? (probably not) | September 30, 2026 | 8:46 | 237,309 | 168 | - | 3,099 | 522 |
 Why Northern Ireland’s Power-Sharing Is on the Brink of Col… | September 29, 2026 | 8:49 | 358,933 | 116 | - | 4,404 | 1,484 |
 Is Reform UK Now in Crisis? | September 27, 2026 | 8:16 | 577,478 | 176 | - | 7,337 | 1,165 |
 Why Burnham is Pushing for More Devolution in England | September 22, 2026 | 8:38 | 381,251 | 396 | - | 4,194 | 468 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 13.2 in the category: 18.9
- comments per 1,000 views
- 2.7 in the category: 2.3
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 211,360 views
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 338,525
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 The UK's Upcoming Porn Ban Explained - TLDR News | April 18, 2019 | 10:05 | 2,056,251 |
 The Secret Plan for Prince Philip's Death: Operation Forth … | February 26, 2021 | 9:02 | 1,877,583 |
 Everyone Regrets Brexit: So What? | February 3, 2023 | 10:43 | 1,371,026 |
 Does the EU Really Need the UK? - Brexit Explained | December 5, 2018 | 13:30 | 1,322,640 |
 The UK Election Results Explained | July 5, 2024 | 8:17 | 1,316,813 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lisa Nandy: Does the UK need media reform? | June 3, 2026 | 1:43 | 13,855 |
 Lisa Nandy: Should social media be banned for under 16s? | June 4, 2026 | 1:06 | 8,433 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 398,713 views a day, 4.5 times a normal day (87,964).
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 +677K views this week
TLDR News puts Burnham's first Budget to a Treasury minister
Ben Blissett questions Daniel Tomlinson about devolution, energy bills and the government's appetite for change.
This week on the channel +1.8M views this week
Andy Burnham's conference speech fills TLDR News's four-video week
Three of the four explainers unpack the Labour speech, from housing and pensions to whether Britain could rejoin the EU, while a fourth goe…