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IrelandOn today's chart 683K views since yesterday
Tom Scott finds the human wear behind Stonehenge's barriers
A close-up tour with curator Wyn reveals prehistoric joinery, vulnerable ground and the deliberately visible repairs keeping the stones sta…
In short
On YouTube, Tom Scott has 6,750,000 subscribers and 1,974,914,778 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 2,845,595 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "It's getting harder to balance the power grid. Here's why.", with 2,758,448 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 414 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 14 of 96 in category "Explainers, history and education". On Instagram, @tomscottgo has 155,297 followers.
YouTube: On the charts now
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
6,750,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
▲ 10,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 10,000 in the last 30 days
total views
1,974,914,778
▲ 2,845,595 in the last 7 days
▲ 12,879,808 in the last 30 days
▲ 12,879,808 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
303,730
on a typical day: 432,230
Videos on the channel
765
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
2 days ago
November 9, 2026
Views per subscriber
292
a new long video usually gets 1,892,757 views
Next milestone
10,000,000 subscribers
3,250,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@tomscottgo · The account on Instagram
Followers
155,297
▲ 10 a day, on average over the last 2 days
Posts
98
Likes per post
10,239
usually, by 15 recent posts
6.6% of followers
6.6% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Explainers, history and education | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 1,615 of 2,442 | 19 of 38 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Explainers, history and education
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An actual official taskmaster task! The footage will be a bonus video on our… | Photo | August 27, 2026 | - | 10,379 | 84 |
| That was a ridiculous week. Season 19 of Jet Lag: The Game will be out… at some… | Photo | May 28, 2026 | - | 26,941 | 0 |
| It’s been a while. | Reel | March 16, 2026 | 387,246 | 24,958 | 0 |
| Spotify bought us a billboard in Leicester Square! These aren’t composite… | Carousel | April 11, 2025 | - | 12,121 | 0 |
| Just before stepping out on stage. Thank you to players bechillcomedian… | Photo | October 12, 2024 | - | 3,229 | 0 |
| It is very very strange to see something become real like this. | Reel | October 7, 2024 | 131,351 | 3,648 | 0 |
| I’m not out of sabbatical yet, but it feels like I’ve passed the deepest point. | Carousel | July 4, 2024 | - | 36,890 | 0 |
| Onward. | Photo | October 10, 2023 | - | 8,300 | 0 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 2 Reels, 2 carousels, 1 video and 10 photos.
As of November 11, 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
November 11, 2026 passed 1M views Why you can't touch Stonehenge any more The video passed 1,000,000 views.
On today's chart 667K views since yesterday
Tom Scott explains why balancing Britain's power grid is getting harder
Inside Berkshire's electricity control centre, the challenge is shifting from predicting what people need to predicting what generators can…
This week on the channel +2.7M views this week
Tom Scott's breaking machine has a gentler purpose, too
His Kirkaldy Testing Works tour passes 1.5 million views, with volunteers explaining the ingenuity behind the destruction.
The video drawing the most views now
Why you can't touch Stonehenge any more
- Video published
- November 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,660,542
- Video views, pace per day
- 978,000
- Views on its first day
- 1,193,112
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Explainers, history and education | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 414 of 5,393 | 14 of 96 |
| By views gained this week | 1,595 of 5,274 | 15 of 96 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 1,542 of 5,043 | 15 of 91 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 1.5% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Explainers, history and education
Views gained this week in the category Explainers, history and education
YouTube: Trophy cabinet
Trophies on the overall chart
The overall chart ranks the most watched videos of all categories together: every day, every week and every month. A trophy goes to a video that reached No. 1, 2 or 3. To the chart ›
No trophy yet (one of the top three places)
Medals on the category charts
1
4
Each category, such as music, entertainment or sports, has its own chart. A medal goes to a video that reached No. 1, 2 or 3 on it.
- No. 3 · The Science & learning daily chart · November 10, 2026Why you can't touch Stonehenge any moreThe third most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 3 · The Science & learning daily chart · November 9, 2026Why you can't touch Stonehenge any moreThe third most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 3 · The Science & learning daily chart · November 3, 2026It's getting harder to balance the power grid. Here's why.The third most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 2 · The Science & learning daily chart · November 2, 2026It's getting harder to balance the power grid. Here's why.The second most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 3 · The Science & learning daily chart · October 26, 2026This machine breaks things.The third most watched video in Science & learning that day.
The daily charts are counted since October 16, 2026.
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 6,740,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 6,750,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 1,962,247,451 views → November 11, 2026: 1,974,914,778 views · average: 436,804 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 you can't touch Stonehenge any more | November 9, 2026 | 26:25 | 1,660,542 | 978,000 | 1,193,112 | 34,068 | 2,329 |
 It's getting harder to balance the power grid. Here's why. | November 2, 2026 | 16:21 | 2,758,448 | 127,605 | 995,613 | 39,080 | 1,670 |
 This machine breaks things. | October 26, 2026 | 23:17 | 1,921,961 | 20,869 | 980,408 | 33,206 | 1,522 |
 Clocks are so much more interesting than I thought. | October 19, 2026 | 21:05 | 1,155,861 | 9,137 | 650,449 | 27,783 | 1,333 |
 Why robots still can't pick strawberries | October 12, 2026 | 31:10 | 2,219,457 | 9,564 | - | 35,506 | 2,258 |
 In this arcade, you drop metal balls on rich people. | October 5, 2026 | 11:01 | 1,867,099 | 10,896 | - | 36,268 | 960 |
 When I blow this whistle, a swimming pool appears. | September 28, 2026 | 26:07 | 2,449,086 | 6,926 | - | 45,719 | 1,598 |
 Can I get into the Top 100 of tiddlywinks in one day? | September 21, 2026 | 25:58 | 1,383,447 | 1,685 | - | 25,793 | 1,468 |
 Thomas, a tank engine, is not Thomas the Tank Engine. | September 14, 2026 | 18:00 | 2,082,276 | 4,528 | - | 40,637 | 2,009 |
 Flying a plane badly, on purpose. | September 7, 2026 | 17:40 | 2,083,626 | 2,456 | - | 36,615 | 1,101 |
 This Mars rover's cool. But have you seen its wheels? | August 31, 2026 | 22:40 | 1,918,415 | 1,795 | - | 31,422 | 1,433 |
 How do you keep 8,995 codebreakers secret? | August 24, 2026 | 26:25 | 1,477,955 | 2,478 | - | 39,718 | 1,480 |
 This 100-year-old ride must never change again. | August 17, 2026 | 16:37 | 924,765 | 1,740 | - | 36,391 | 1,720 |
 Turns out building dry stone walls is difficult | August 10, 2026 | 24:45 | 1,061,267 | 1,812 | - | 36,000 | 1,712 |
 I'm so glad this hidden monorail broke down. | August 3, 2026 | 27:22 | 1,436,767 | 3,984 | - | 66,541 | 2,680 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 21.4 in the category: 19.6
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.0 in the category: 1.3
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 846,018 views
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 1,760,064
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 This Video Has 77,302,457 Views | April 6, 2020 | 10:39 | 77,302,477 |
 We Sent Garlic Bread to the Edge of Space, Then Ate It | April 23, 2018 | 5:24 | 63,626,029 |
 Why California's musical road sounds terrible | October 16, 2017 | 3:29 | 28,452,551 |
 Why the US Army electrifies this water | August 22, 2022 | 7:42 | 20,926,249 |
 The US-Canada border splits this road down the middle | May 28, 2018 | 2:55 | 17,934,383 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneWhy you can't touch Stonehenge any more The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneI get excited about &. The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneIt's getting harder to balance the power grid. He… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneThis machine breaks things. The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,386,124 views a day, 3.8 times a normal day (365,039).
- MilestoneClocks are so much more interesting than I though… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,405,888 views a day, 3.7 times a normal day (377,670).
- MilestoneWhy robots still can't pick strawberries The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneTurns out building dry stone walls is difficult The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 920,047 views a day, 2.5 times a normal day (361,665).
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
On today's chart 683K views since yesterday
Tom Scott finds the human wear behind Stonehenge's barriers
A close-up tour with curator Wyn reveals prehistoric joinery, vulnerable ground and the deliberately visible repairs keeping the stones sta…
On today's chart 667K views since yesterday
Tom Scott explains why balancing Britain's power grid is getting harder
Inside Berkshire's electricity control centre, the challenge is shifting from predicting what people need to predicting what generators can…
This week on the channel +2.7M views this week
Tom Scott's breaking machine has a gentler purpose, too
His Kirkaldy Testing Works tour passes 1.5 million views, with volunteers explaining the ingenuity behind the destruction.
On today's chart 761K views since yesterday
Tom Scott puts London's giant breaking machine to work
At Kirkaldy Testing Works, volunteer guides show why bending, denting and snapping materials can tell engineers very different things.
This week on the channel +3.2M views this week
Tom Scott discovers what he got wrong about pendulum clocks
A Cumbria workshop visit pairs an enormous Victorian mechanism with 3D-printed prototypes for traditional repairs.
This week on the channel +3M views this week
Strawberries give Tom Scott's robot tour a delicate problem
His visit to Wilkin & Sons in Tiptree brings agriculture, automation and a scone debate into the same episode.
This week on the channel one video this week
Tom Scott's tiddlywinks challenge nears a million views in a week
His only new upload is moving well ahead of the tank engine and the badly flown plane that came before it.