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Video taking off 21x its usual first day
Starr County stands out in Post's breakdown of Talarico's victory
The short report finds leftward shifts across almost every Texas county, extending beyond the heavily Hispanic south.
In short
On YouTube, Washington Post has 2,860,000 subscribers and 1,723,792,630 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 3,236,096 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 1,033 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 36 of 126 in category "News networks and broadcasters". On Instagram, @washingtonpost has 7,691,553 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
2,860,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
1,723,792,630
▲ 3,236,096 in the last 7 days
▲ 9,445,463 in the last 30 days
▲ 9,445,463 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
302,821
on a typical day: 356,607
Videos on the channel
25,329
15+ uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
today
November 11, 2026
Views per subscriber
602
Next milestone
3,000,000 subscribers
140,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@washingtonpost · The account on Instagram
Followers
7,691,553
▲ 616 since yesterday
Posts
27,457
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category News networks and broadcasters | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 133 of 2,448 | 7 of 74 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: News networks and broadcasters
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trisha Paytas has been cancelled 1,000 times. But who is she? “Internet… | Reel | November 11, 2026 | 148,262 | 2,713 | 42 |
| Nine members of the Kennedy family sued on Tuesday to block President Trump’s… | Photo | November 11, 2026 | - | 22,366 | 136 |
| The landscape around the Lincoln Memorial is becoming cluttered with war… | Carousel | November 11, 2026 | - | 2,363 | 35 |
| This season’s “Love Is Blind” audience is more in the mood for reckoning than… | Carousel | November 10, 2026 | - | 18,674 | 247 |
| Kim Reynolds noticed her Doberman was behaving oddly around her infant. It… | Carousel | November 10, 2026 | - | 15,977 | 76 |
| The Trump administration has onboarded thousands of new immigration officers in… | Carousel | November 10, 2026 | - | 3,998 | 118 |
| More than 400 years after Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower ship first came… | Photo | November 10, 2026 | - | 30,561 | 112 |
| Hidden inside a deep pool in a limestone cavern in America’s hottest and driest… | Photo | November 10, 2026 | - | 13,430 | 27 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 5 Reels, 6 carousels and 4 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 9, 2026 4.3x the video's usual pace 3D printed: plant-based meat is here. I tried it. The video ran that day at 21,847 views a day, 4.3 times its usual pace (5,060).
This week on the channel +1.6M views this week
A world-walk homecoming amid Washington Post's election-week coverage
Karl Bushby's return to Hull shares the week with flooded Florida polling places and a Georgia volunteer driving older voters.
Video taking off 23x its usual first day
Karl Bushby's walk ends in Hull, with a tea complaint
The Washington Post captures the adventurer's family reunion after nearly three decades on the road, alongside his thanks to the people who…
The video drawing the most views now
Base jumpers reach new heights with record-breaking human catapult feat
- Video published
- November 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 35,930
- Video views, pace per day
- 29,678
- Views on its first day
- 30,442
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category News networks and broadcasters | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 1,033 of 5,393 | 36 of 126 |
| By views gained this week | 1,475 of 5,274 | 69 of 126 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 1,820 of 5,043 | 76 of 121 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.2% 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: 2,860,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 2,860,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 1,714,596,960 views → November 11, 2026: 1,723,792,630 views · average: 317,092 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.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 41.0 in the category: 18.6
- comments per 1,000 views
- 4.1 in the category: 2.3
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 3,981 views
- short vs long
- 14 short (up to 3 minutes), 1 long
average views per short video: 11,272
average views per long video: 1,649
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Watch the full, on-camera shouting match between Trump, Pel… | December 11, 2018 | 10:31 | 30,390,276 |
 Trump's most awkward moments of 2018 | The Washington Post | December 19, 2018 | 3:33 | 19,859,873 |
 We tried Amazon Key. The strangers it let in our door wasn'… | December 7, 2017 | 3:47 | 13,543,394 |
 Joshua Bell's 'Stop and Hear the Music' metro experiment | … | April 11, 2007 | 2:37 | 8,914,194 |
 Trump's most awkward moments of 2017 | The Washington Post | December 28, 2017 | 2:54 | 8,718,424 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Russian and Ukrainian delegates fight for flag at conference | May 5, 2023 | 0:31 | 116,665,414 |
 Millions watched this firefighter conquer his fear | September 24, 2025 | 1:28 | 20,476,147 |
 Glen Canyon Dam releases water | May 12, 2023 | 0:35 | 17,227,406 |
 U.S. pilot ejects from fighter jet after slow-moving crash | December 16, 2022 | 0:37 | 16,717,723 |
 Car slams into Biden's motorcade | December 18, 2023 | 0:35 | 13,753,949 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video surging3D printed: plant-based meat is here. I tried it. The video ran that day at 21,847 views a day, 4.3 times its usual pace (5,060).
- Video taking offKeisha Lance Bottoms honors ancestors as she beco… The video opened at a pace of 60,878 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (4,466).
- Video taking off‘The bad guys lost’: Michigan’s El-Sayed centers … The video opened at a pace of 55,699 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (4,466).
- Video taking offTexas turned blue. Here's what the data says abou… The video opened at a pace of 95,772 views a day, 21 times a normal first day on this channel (4,466).Read the story
- Video taking offJon Ossoff calls Trump a ‘failed lame-duck presid… The video opened at a pace of 35,469 views a day, 7.9 times a normal first day on this channel (4,466).
- Video taking offPappas thanks husband, calls out billionaires in … The video opened at a pace of 36,652 views a day, 8.2 times a normal first day on this channel (4,466).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 834,814 views a day, 3 times a normal day (277,640).
- Video taking offHe set out 28 years ago to walk around the world.… The video opened at a pace of 98,254 views a day, 23 times a normal first day on this channel (4,320).Read the story
- Video taking offTrump’s arch project would cast a shadow on thous… The video opened at a pace of 39,844 views a day, 9.4 times a normal first day on this channel (4,257).
- Video taking offAlex Pretti’s parents call on federal government … The video opened at a pace of 36,811 views a day, 7.7 times a normal first day on this channel (4,759).
- Video taking off'He should be on HGTV': Obama blasts Trump admini… The video opened at a pace of 52,521 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (4,808).Read the story
- Milestone61-year-old woman sets new planking world record The video passed 1,000,000 views.
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
Video taking off 21x its usual first day
Starr County stands out in Post's breakdown of Talarico's victory
The short report finds leftward shifts across almost every Texas county, extending beyond the heavily Hispanic south.
This week on the channel +1.6M views this week
A world-walk homecoming amid Washington Post's election-week coverage
Karl Bushby's return to Hull shares the week with flooded Florida polling places and a Georgia volunteer driving older voters.
Video taking off 23x its usual first day
Karl Bushby's walk ends in Hull, with a tea complaint
The Washington Post captures the adventurer's family reunion after nearly three decades on the road, alongside his thanks to the people who…
Video taking off 11x its usual first day
Obama's two-city rally reel moves from gold decor to favors
The Washington Post compilation joins Cleveland jokes to sharper Detroit criticism as Obama campaigns ahead of the midterms.
Video taking off 29x its usual first day
El-Sayed defends religious freedom as Rogers questions his loyalty
Washington Post's excerpt from Michigan's final Senate debate draws an unusually large audience for the channel's Shorts.
Video taking off 10x its usual first day
A homecoming crown changes hands in a Pennsylvania school gym
Washington Post's fast-starting Short shows Keny Cedanio Ramirez sharing his sash and crown with runner-up Axton Kuhla.
This week on the channel +1.8M views this week
Pilates for a retriever joins Washington Post's rocket-car week
Weasel's studio sessions and New York bridal collections share an upload schedule with reporting from France and Southern California.
Video taking off 17x its usual first day
Tear gas entered buildings, Paris resident tells Post's protest report
Reuters footage carried by the Washington Post pairs wrecked streets with witnesses describing the unrest and the grievances behind it.
Video taking off 15x its usual first day
Tesla's rocket-powered Roadster flies, but isn't approved for roads
The Washington Post's clip pairs a smoke-filled Texas demonstration with Tesla's warning that the car is not approved for public road use.
Video taking off 66x its usual first day
Caught in a West Bank attack, Post photographer Heidi Levine: "They took everything"
The Washington Post's 40-second clip follows her from the ground to a forced retreat down a dirt road.
Video taking off 58x its usual first day
Navi Pillay offers to share her Nobel Peace Prize with Trump, for more applause
The new laureate's half-minute of humor in Nuremberg has become the Post's most talked-about Short, with a comment section a hundred times …
Video taking off 10x its usual first day
From Senate hearings to bear 89: Backpack runs ten times the Post's usual start
The Washington Post's short tribute to the new Fat Bear Week winner, billed for his gentle manner and his very large back end, left the pap…
Video taking off 27x its usual first day
Jack Smith's Senate testimony opens twenty-six times the Post's norm
A day after an FDA hearing led the channel, a second Senate session takes the lead, while the Post's channel as a whole runs at about half …
This week on the channel 15 videos this week
Can the president be wrong? The Post's FDA hearing draws a crowd
Heidi Overton's confirmation grilling passed a hundred thousand views in a fifteen-upload week that also covered Hannah Einbinder and Susan…