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Veritasium's "alien matter" is helium that climbs out of its cup
Derek Muller and Casper Mebius rebuild a century of cold-physics experiments in Nottingham, ending with a fountain powered by light.
In short
On YouTube, Veritasium has 21,400,000 subscribers and 4,745,916,240 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 30,119,022 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "I finally saw quantum mechanics with my own eyes... (It's spookier than I expected)", with 16,893,105 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 74 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 4 of 87 in category "Science and experiments".
YouTube: On the charts now
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
21,400,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
4,745,916,240
▲ 30,119,022 in the last 7 days
▲ 91,907,575 in the last 30 days
▲ 91,907,575 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
3,346,611
on a typical day: 3,464,094
Videos on the channel
548
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
5 days ago
November 6, 2026
Views per subscriber
221
a new long video usually gets 15,875,990 views
a new short video usually gets 1,438,618 views
a new short video usually gets 1,438,618 views
Next milestone
50,000,000 subscribers
28,600,000 subscribers to go
YouTube: What happened lately
November 8, 2026 passed 1M views Why do deserts get cold at night? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
This week on the channel +22M views this week
Veritasium's atomic-clock journey takes to the helicopter
Emilia Gyles visits Western Australian researchers testing laser links, part of a documentary that has reached 6.5 million views.
On today's chart 1.5M views since yesterday
Veritasium hauls an atomic clock up Mount Blue Sky to test Einstein
Lasers that chill atoms, an 80-kilometer beam of light and a clock flown in a helicopter all serve one question: does time on a mountain ru…
The video drawing the most views now
I finally saw quantum mechanics with my own eyes... (It's spookier than I expected)
- Video published
- November 4, 2026
- Video views so far
- 16,893,105
- Video views, pace per day
- 1,463,105
- Views on its first day
- 3,432,891
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Science and experiments | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 74 of 5,393 | 4 of 87 |
| By views gained this week | 208 of 5,274 | 2 of 87 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 306 of 5,043 | 3 of 81 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 6.5% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Science and experiments
Views gained this week in the category Science and experiments
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
12
9
3
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. 2 · The Science & learning daily chart · November 10, 2026I finally saw quantum mechanics with my own eyes... (It's spookier than I expected)The second most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 1 · The Science & learning daily chart · November 9, 2026I finally saw quantum mechanics with my own eyes... (It's spookier than I expected)The most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 1 · The Science & learning daily chart · November 8, 2026I finally saw quantum mechanics with my own eyes... (It's spookier than I expected)The most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 1 · The Science & learning weekly chart · November 1 to 7, 2026I finally saw quantum mechanics with my own eyes... (It's spookier than I expected)The most watched video in Science & learning that week.
- No. 1 · The Science & learning daily chart · November 7, 2026I finally saw quantum mechanics with my own eyes... (It's spookier than I expected)The most watched video in Science & learning that day.
All 24 medals
- No. 1 · The Science & learning daily chart · November 6, 2026I finally saw quantum mechanics with my own eyes... (It's spookier than I expected)The most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 1 · The Science & learning daily chart · November 5, 2026I finally saw quantum mechanics with my own eyes... (It's spookier than I expected)The most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 1 · The Science & learning daily chart · November 4, 2026I finally saw quantum mechanics with my own eyes... (It's spookier than I expected)The most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 2 · The Science & learning monthly chart · October 2026Fiber Optics are so much cooler than I thoughtThe second most watched video in Science & learning that month.
- No. 3 · The Tech monthly chart · October 2026Fiber Optics are so much cooler than I thoughtThe third most watched video in Tech that month.
- No. 3 · The Science & learning daily chart - Shorts · October 31, 2026What happens if I lower this weight into the water?The third most watched Short in Science & learning that day.
- No. 2 · The Science & learning daily chart · October 26, 2026No device could prove Einstein wrong... until nowThe second most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 2 · The Science & learning daily chart · October 25, 2026No device could prove Einstein wrong... until nowThe second most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 2 · The Science & learning weekly chart · October 18 to 24, 2026Fiber Optics are so much cooler than I thoughtThe second most watched video in Science & learning that week.
- No. 2 · The Science & learning daily chart · October 24, 2026No device could prove Einstein wrong... until nowThe second most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 3 · The Science & learning weekly chart · October 18 to 24, 2026No device could prove Einstein wrong... until nowThe third most watched video in Science & learning that week.
- No. 1 · The Science & learning daily chart · October 23, 2026No device could prove Einstein wrong... until nowThe most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 2 · The Science & learning daily chart · October 20, 2026Fiber Optics are so much cooler than I thoughtThe second most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 1 · The Science & learning daily chart · October 19, 2026Fiber Optics are so much cooler than I thoughtThe most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 1 · The Science & learning daily chart · October 18, 2026Fiber Optics are so much cooler than I thoughtThe most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 1 · The Science & learning weekly chart · October 11 to 17, 2026Fiber Optics are so much cooler than I thoughtThe most watched video in Science & learning that week.
- No. 2 · The Science & learning daily chart · October 17, 2026Fiber Optics are so much cooler than I thoughtThe second most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 2 · The Science & learning daily chart · October 16, 2026Fiber Optics are so much cooler than I thoughtThe second most watched video in Science & learning that day.
- No. 1 · The Science & learning monthly chart · September 2026The Insane Real Engineering of the Nazi Enigma MachineThe most watched video in Science & learning that month.
The daily charts are counted since October 16, 2026.
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 21,400,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 21,400,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 4,655,204,708 views → November 11, 2026: 4,745,916,240 views · average: 3,127,983 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 do deserts get cold at night? | November 6, 2026 | 1:26 short | 1,726,529 | 88,654 | 835,655 | 36,316 | 618 |
 I finally saw quantum mechanics with my own eyes... (It's s… | November 4, 2026 | 1:05:56 | 16,893,105 | 1,463,105 | 3,432,891 | 183,446 | 11,735 |
 These ponds help support half the people on Earth | November 2, 2026 | 1:53 short | 542,431 | 5,166 | 326,748 | 15,087 | 399 |
 What happens if I lower this weight into the water? | October 30, 2026 | 1:14 short | 3,413,611 | 13,384 | 1,494,495 | 90,460 | 2,515 |
 Why doesn't your heart get tired like other muscles do? | October 27, 2026 | 1:13 short | 1,438,618 | 3,030 | 705,088 | 45,105 | 903 |
 No device could prove Einstein wrong... until now | October 23, 2026 | 34:28 | 8,074,159 | 56,971 | 2,886,745 | 83,659 | 4,902 |
 Is there something faster than light? | October 22, 2026 | 0:58 short | 1,324,630 | 2,945 | 584,466 | 34,913 | 590 |
 When you lose weight where does it go? | October 15, 2026 | 1:10 short | 1,403,178 | 3,368 | 519,630 | 32,270 | 843 |
 Fiber Optics are so much cooler than I thought | October 12, 2026 | 34:32 | 15,875,990 | 113,793 | - | 164,087 | 6,428 |
 What is edge dislocation? | October 9, 2026 | 1:11 short | 4,573,515 | 19,593 | - | 126,128 | 798 |
 How Dangerous Are Non-Stick Pans? | October 1, 2026 | 1:41 short | 1,723,839 | 3,005 | - | 49,580 | 1,047 |
 We're trying something new... | September 30, 2026 | 5:08 | 1,455,436 | 2,042 | - | 22,032 | 2,555 |
 What happens to these balloons when you open the valve? | September 24, 2026 | 1:34 short | 1,728,777 | 8,607 | - | 54,392 | 1,103 |
 The Insane Real Engineering of the Nazi Enigma Machine | September 21, 2026 | 47:42 | 21,859,265 | 61,553 | - | 152,949 | 7,539 |
 Heating A Ball Just By Squeezing It | September 18, 2026 | 1:06 short | 995,376 | 8,354 | - | 27,643 | 388 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 13.5 in the category: 31.1
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.5 in the category: 1.2
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 789,249 views
- short vs long
- 10 short (up to 3 minutes), 5 long
average views per short video: 1,887,050
average views per long video: 12,831,591
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir? | May 10, 2019 | 12:07 | 112,782,176 |
 These are the asteroids to worry about | November 30, 2020 | 20:06 | 81,043,496 |
 World's Lightest Solid! | May 31, 2019 | 12:02 | 63,635,934 |
 The Closest Thing We Have to Alien Technology | December 31, 2025 | 55:00 | 63,563,364 |
 Backspin Basketball Flies Off Dam | July 15, 2015 | 3:01 | 60,996,568 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Can you swim in shade balls? | August 19, 2025 | 2:28 | 64,589,939 |
 I waterproofed myself with aerogel! | February 1, 2024 | 0:59 | 63,071,944 |
 Falling ladders - why does this happen? | January 12, 2023 | 0:28 | 53,106,191 |
 What happens if you cut the green rope? | January 15, 2026 | 1:07 | 51,533,789 |
 I call this the 'No, You Don't' Law | April 10, 2024 | 0:58 | 43,673,607 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneWhy do deserts get cold at night? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneI finally saw quantum mechanics with my own eyes.… The video passed 10,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 7,873,223 views a day, 2.9 times a normal day (2,761,423).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 5,888,513 views a day, 2.4 times a normal day (2,497,381).
- Video taking offI finally saw quantum mechanics with my own eyes.… The video opened at a pace of 2,687,248 views a day, 3.6 times a normal first day on this channel (743,635).
- MilestoneWhy doesn't your heart get tired like other muscl… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneIs there something faster than light? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Video taking offNo device could prove Einstein wrong... until now The video opened at a pace of 2,656,812 views a day, 3.6 times a normal first day on this channel (728,364).
- MilestoneWhen you lose weight where does it go? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneFiber Optics are so much cooler than I thought The video passed 10,000,000 views.
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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 1.9M views since yesterday
Veritasium's "alien matter" is helium that climbs out of its cup
Derek Muller and Casper Mebius rebuild a century of cold-physics experiments in Nottingham, ending with a fountain powered by light.
This week on the channel +22M views this week
Veritasium's atomic-clock journey takes to the helicopter
Emilia Gyles visits Western Australian researchers testing laser links, part of a documentary that has reached 6.5 million views.
On today's chart 1.5M views since yesterday
Veritasium hauls an atomic clock up Mount Blue Sky to test Einstein
Lasers that chill atoms, an 80-kilometer beam of light and a clock flown in a helicopter all serve one question: does time on a mountain ru…
This week on the channel +17M views this week
Veritasium's weight-loss question has an answer in every breath
A street-interview Short turns a familiar fitness question into a chemistry lesson, with a detour through gym fees.
This week on the channel +25M views this week
Glass carries the internet in Veritasium's engineering deep dive
Henry van Dyck presents the fiber-optics story, with pioneer Donald Keck and a visit to a fiber manufacturing plant.
This week on the channel 2 videos this week
Veritasium's Enigma machine runs ten times ahead of its valve
Six days old and past nine million views, the engineering deep dive is still gathering views far faster than the week's second upload.