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IrelandThis week on the channel +977K views this week
Wendover's Diego Garcia essay asks who gets to call it home
With no new uploads, the channel added nearly a million views across its catalog over seven days.
In short
On YouTube, Wendover Productions has 4,920,000 subscribers and 845,998,529 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 1,538,407 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "America's Most Illegal Military Base", with 931,841 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 607 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 18 of 96 in category "Explainers, history and education". On Instagram, @wendoverproductions has 3,404 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
4,920,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
845,998,529
▲ 1,538,407 in the last 7 days
▲ 5,481,506 in the last 30 days
▲ 5,481,506 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
273,820
on a typical day: 226,551
Videos on the channel
292
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
5 days ago
November 6, 2026
Views per subscriber
171
a new long video usually gets 999,269 views
Next milestone
5,000,000 subscribers
80,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers today
@wendoverproductions · The account on Instagram
Followers
3,404
Posts
0
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Explainers, history and education | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,369 of 2,442 | 37 of 38 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Explainers, history and education
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 8, 2026 3.4x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 587,136 views a day, 3.4 times a normal day (174,430).
Views jump 6.8x the channel's usual pace
Wendover Productions examines "America's Most Illegal Military Base"
A new military explainer joins the channel's economic and infrastructure stories as daily views reach almost seven times their usual pace.
This week on the channel +774K views this week
Botswana's wealth question keeps Wendover's catalog busy
The economics explainer has passed a million views during a week without new uploads.
The video drawing the most views now
Why There Are So Many Different Hotel Brands
- Video published
- November 6, 2026
- Video views so far
- 851,914
- Video views, pace per day
- 73,503
- Views on its first day
- 418,790
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Explainers, history and education | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 607 of 5,393 | 18 of 96 |
| By views gained this week | 2,217 of 5,274 | 27 of 96 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,407 of 5,043 | 38 of 91 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.8% 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: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 4,920,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 4,920,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 840,569,045 views → November 11, 2026: 845,998,529 views · average: 187,223 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 There Are So Many Different Hotel Brands | November 6, 2026 | 20:03 | 851,914 | 73,503 | 418,790 | 12,041 | 640 |
 Waymo vs Tesla | October 30, 2026 | 18:58 | 887,997 | 17,616 | 415,341 | 11,255 | 2,288 |
 America's Most Illegal Military Base | October 21, 2026 | 23:49 | 931,841 | 5,054 | 424,211 | 12,507 | 1,103 |
 Why Botswana Got So Wealthy | September 30, 2026 | 18:43 | 1,180,019 | 2,201 | - | 14,704 | 674 |
 How the Channel Tunnel Works | September 4, 2026 | 23:27 | 2,322,667 | 3,326 | - | 23,517 | 1,628 |
 Why the Ikea Business Model Wins | August 25, 2026 | 18:29 | 1,037,221 | 2,312 | - | 16,301 | 1,054 |
 How Taiwan is Preparing to Get Invaded | August 8, 2026 | 16:56 | 1,816,817 | 1,653 | - | 32,954 | 4,184 |
 Why Texas Wins | August 4, 2026 | 19:16 | 552,480 | 439 | - | 14,070 | 1,660 |
 Why American Houses Are So Flimsy | July 15, 2026 | 14:07 | 755,642 | 893 | - | 21,355 | 2,631 |
 How Private Equity Ruined American Youth Sports | June 30, 2026 | 18:33 | 626,715 | 397 | - | 14,459 | 1,421 |
 The Problem With Spirit Airlines’ Business Model | June 16, 2026 | 22:49 | 704,755 | 347 | - | 16,854 | 1,235 |
 Why Fast Food Got So Expensive | June 1, 2026 | 19:21 | 1,553,505 | 503 | - | 32,970 | 3,567 |
 What Went Wrong With California High Speed Rail | May 20, 2026 | 21:14 | 961,318 | 695 | - | 24,750 | 5,176 |
 How Car Dealerships Scam America | May 5, 2026 | 17:55 | 1,198,134 | 996 | - | 30,127 | 2,943 |
 How the Iran War Spiked Oil Prices | April 17, 2026 | 17:15 | 1,514,684 | 1,993 | - | 21,721 | 1,219 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 17.7 in the category: 19.8
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.9 in the category: 1.2
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 1,126,380
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cities at Sea: How Aircraft Carriers Work | December 26, 2018 | 11:54 | 14,141,155 |
 China's Geography Problem | October 10, 2017 | 10:50 | 12,691,815 |
 The US President's $2,614 Per Minute Transport System | February 14, 2017 | 12:03 | 12,242,155 |
 The Economics of Airline Class | March 14, 2017 | 11:38 | 12,192,574 |
 Living Underwater: How Submarines Work | February 5, 2019 | 12:13 | 11,013,441 |
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 587,136 views a day, 3.4 times a normal day (174,430).
- MilestoneWhy the Ikea Business Model Wins The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 759,420 views a day, 6.8 times a normal day (111,061).Read the story
- MilestoneWhy Botswana Got So Wealthy 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
This week on the channel +977K views this week
Wendover's Diego Garcia essay asks who gets to call it home
With no new uploads, the channel added nearly a million views across its catalog over seven days.
Views jump 6.8x the channel's usual pace
Wendover Productions examines "America's Most Illegal Military Base"
A new military explainer joins the channel's economic and infrastructure stories as daily views reach almost seven times their usual pace.
This week on the channel +774K views this week
Botswana's wealth question keeps Wendover's catalog busy
The economics explainer has passed a million views during a week without new uploads.
This week on the channel
Wendover's Channel Tunnel keeps digging as five million nears
With no new uploads, three late-summer explainers about a tunnel, Taiwan and Ikea are carrying the channel at its usual pace.