Michael Stevens uses a transparent coin to explain why an ordinary object can be so difficult to follow.
On YouTube, Vsauce has 25,300,000 subscribers and 7,186,492,642 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 19,377,496 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "The Disturbing Sound The FBI Used At Waco", with 6,452,783 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 51 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 3 of 87 in category "Science and experiments". On Instagram, @electricpants has 2,715,659 followers.
YouTube: On the charts now
YouTube: The numbers today
no significant change in the last month
▲ 98,006,454 in the last 30 days
Instagram: The numbers today
@electricpants · The account on Instagram
5.5% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Science and experiments | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 356 of 2,442 | 4 of 43 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Science and experiments
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| what I found in my safe | Reel | November 9, 2026 | 345,573 | 29,109 | 207 |
| Ghost Tape Number 10 | Reel | November 3, 2026 | 1,515,849 | 132,177 | 973 |
| happy halloween these are my thunder tubes | Reel | October 30, 2026 | 489,657 | 20,200 | 179 |
| we used to think the sun was cold | Reel | October 27, 2026 | 1,780,256 | 153,144 | 686 |
| PHYSICSFUN! physicsfun | Reel | October 22, 2026 | 4,003,280 | 243,183 | 1,769 |
| The disturbing sound the FBI used at Waco | Reel | October 20, 2026 | 3,244,832 | 284,886 | 1,837 |
| POV I'm your trip sitter | Reel | October 16, 2026 | 2,774,438 | 290,546 | 2,548 |
| A spooky mathematical coincidence | Reel | October 10, 2026 | 1,239,855 | 75,324 | 222 |
As of November 10, 2026
YouTube: What happened lately
November 11, 2026 passed 1M views What I Found In My Safe The video passed 1,000,000 views.
Michael Stevens traces misleading online audio clips to a television drama before finding a congressional hearing recording.
Two new uploads pair a hug-sized title with a spooky mathematical coincidence, while audio palindromes remain busy in the catalog.
The video drawing the most views now
What I Found In My Safe
- Video published
- November 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,926,865
- Video views, pace per day
- 1,514,003
- Views on its first day
- 1,613,523
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Science and experiments | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 51 of 5,393 | 3 of 87 |
| By views gained this week | 344 of 5,274 | 3 of 87 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 284 of 5,043 | 2 of 81 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 4.2% 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
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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 - Shorts · October 28, 2026We Used To Think The Sun Was ColdThe third most watched Short in Science & learning that day.
No. 2 · The News & politics weekly chart - Shorts · October 18 to 24, 2026The Disturbing Sound The FBI Used At WacoThe second most watched Short in News & politics that week.
No. 3 · The Science & learning daily chart - Shorts · October 22, 2026The Magic OctagonThe third most watched Short in Science & learning that day.
No. 3 · The Science & learning daily chart - Shorts · October 21, 2026The Disturbing Sound The FBI Used At WacoThe third most watched Short in Science & learning that day.
No. 1 · The Science & learning daily chart - Shorts · October 20, 2026The Disturbing Sound The FBI Used At WacoThe most watched Short in Science & learning that day.
All 6 medals
No. 1 · The Science & learning monthly chart - Shorts · September 2026The Ontological Status of Phenylalanine In Sugar Free SodasThe most watched Short in Science & learning that month.
The daily charts are counted since October 16, 2026.
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 25,300,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 25,300,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 7,091,579,375 views → November 11, 2026: 7,186,492,642 views · average: 3,272,871 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
What I Found In My Safe | November 9, 2026 | 1:59 short | 1,926,865 | 1,514,003 | 1,613,523 | 169,012 | 2,732 |
Ghost Tape Number 10 | November 3, 2026 | 2:38 short | 3,425,484 | 144,547 | 1,621,931 | 253,580 | 5,312 |
Thunder Tubes | October 30, 2026 | 1:02 short | 858,212 | 13,615 | 480,623 | 58,724 | 1,585 |
We Used To Think The Sun Was Cold | October 27, 2026 | 3:00 short | 6,406,012 | 98,398 | 2,647,218 | 475,562 | 7,042 |
The Magic Octagon | October 22, 2026 | 2:48 short | 6,033,068 | 51,753 | 2,155,622 | 357,525 | 7,530 |
The Disturbing Sound The FBI Used At Waco | October 19, 2026 | 2:58 short | 6,452,783 | 58,945 | 2,336,163 | 375,037 | 12,811 |
POV: I'm Your Trip Sitter | October 16, 2026 | 1:23 short | 2,962,412 | 32,916 | 912,097 | 269,650 | 8,545 |
A Spooky Mathematical Coincidence | October 10, 2026 | 1:50 short | 2,676,964 | 9,544 | - | 129,862 | 1,473 |
The Biggest Hug | October 8, 2026 | 2:53 short | 2,839,030 | 10,115 | - | 140,196 | 1,684 |
Making My Perfect Pencil | October 2, 2026 | 2:04 short | 5,311,595 | 36,802 | - | 325,516 | 3,785 |
The Ruler Of The Universe | September 29, 2026 | 2:32 short | 4,217,518 | 27,957 | - | 296,670 | 4,540 |
How To Fix ROCK HARD Brown Sugar | September 22, 2026 | 1:01 short | 6,129,055 | 62,230 | - | 309,000 | 2,903 |
The Ontological Status of Phenylalanine In Sugar Free Sodas | September 20, 2026 | 2:26 short | 13,776,794 | 159,984 | - | 756,644 | 9,448 |
Who Said The First Bad Word On The Moon? | September 16, 2026 | 2:16 short | 11,011,784 | 136,783 | - | 686,021 | 5,908 |
The Ambitrope Coin | August 27, 2026 | 1:20 short | 3,488,278 | 4,166 | - | 185,092 | 1,962 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 61.8 in the category: 28.3
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.0 in the category: 1.1
- short vs long
- 15 short (up to 3 minutes), 0 long
average views per short video: 5,167,723
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
The Power of Suggestion | December 20, 2017 | 28:49 | 90,190,062 |
The Banach–Tarski Paradox | August 1, 2015 | 24:14 | 49,027,044 |
What If Everyone JUMPED At Once? | August 19, 2012 | 7:13 | 40,410,326 |
Is Earth Actually Flat? | December 4, 2014 | 10:31 | 38,677,342 |
What Will We Miss? | July 28, 2013 | 9:49 | 35,894,764 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
Thermite Balls | May 12, 2023 | 1:01 | 324,879,638 |
I Built An Emordnilap Machine | December 7, 2024 | 2:24 | 100,009,149 |
How To Make Galinstan | May 2, 2024 | 1:01 | 99,413,740 |
the circle dot trick | April 22, 2023 | 0:47 | 98,869,825 |
Is A 2-Sided Polygon Possible? | June 12, 2024 | 1:00 | 96,181,499 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneWhat I Found In My Safe The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneGhost Tape Number 10 The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneWho Said The First Bad Word On The Moon? The video passed 10,000,000 views.
- MilestoneWe Used To Think The Sun Was Cold The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneThe Magic Octagon The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 8,875,164 views a day, 2.6 times a normal day (3,408,313).
- MilestoneThe Disturbing Sound The FBI Used At Waco The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestonePOV: I'm Your Trip Sitter The video passed 1,000,000 views.
Stories
Michael Stevens uses a transparent coin to explain why an ordinary object can be so difficult to follow.
Michael Stevens traces misleading online audio clips to a television drama before finding a congressional hearing recording.
Two new uploads pair a hug-sized title with a spooky mathematical coincidence, while audio palindromes remain busy in the catalog.
Two sugary uploads, two days apart, and the more philosophical one is moving roughly twice as fast.
























