James Alofs tours his newly purchased land with Clovis, before Xander Budnick arrives with an excavator.
On YouTube, WILD HOMESTEAD has 564,000 subscribers and 57,013,854 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 2,000 subscribers and 772,310 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "I Bought the 100 Acres Next Door with 3 Waterfalls |EP115| Log Cabin Build on Off-Grid Homestead", with 871,155 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 3,172 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 73 of 163 in category "Outdoors, fishing and homesteading". On Instagram, @wildhomesteadca has 47,209 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
▲ 9,000 in the last 30 days
Instagram: The numbers today
@wildhomesteadca · The account on Instagram
6.6% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,015 of 2,442 | 49 of 69 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Outdoors, fishing and homesteading
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP116 NOW LIVE ON THE YOUTUBE 🎥 WITH THE GREAT AND POWERFUL xanderbudnick AND… | Reel | November 7, 2026 | 28,689 | 1,177 | 22 |
| ARMOURED DIVISION! THANKS TO kubotacanada AND northshoretractorltd FOR… | Carousel | November 5, 2026 | - | 4,182 | 65 |
| THUNDER & LIGHTNING ⛈️😎🧙♂️ #logcabin #cabin #diy #outdoors #offgrid | Reel | November 4, 2026 | 40,796 | 2,200 | 85 |
| LAND NEXT DOOR POPPED UP FOR SALE! WEEKLY YOUTUBE EPISODES RESTARTING TOMORROW… | Reel | October 30, 2026 | 65,170 | 4,152 | 206 |
| WEEKLY EPISODES RESTARTING THIS SATURDAY OCTOBER 31 @ 6AM ET 🐺⚡️☕️ STRENGTH &… | Reel | October 28, 2026 | 62,779 | 5,281 | 491 |
| KING CLOVIS IS 2 YEARS WISE 🤴🏻🇨🇭🏔️ 🐺 MY BEST BUDDY AND SIDEKICK IN THE… | Carousel | October 11, 2026 | - | 5,432 | 162 |
| EP114: ASK ME ANYTHING Q&A + RETURN DATE - 3-YEARS OF WILD HOMESTEAD 🐺 LIVE… | Carousel | October 2, 2026 | - | 4,176 | 87 |
| GREAT VISIT WITH ADAM RUZZO AT HIS NEW LOG CABIN BUILD! THIS IS ADAM’S SECOND… | Carousel | August 8, 2026 | - | 3,139 | 48 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 5 Reels, 9 carousels and 1 photo.
As of November 10, 2026
YouTube: What happened lately
November 8, 2026 5.5x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 304,454 views a day, 5.5 times a normal day (55,348).
Episode 114 of Wild Homestead is an anniversary Ask Me Anything, filmed as his sprained back mends and weekly episodes get ready to return.
The video drawing the most views now
NEW Excavator & Sawmill Barn with @XanderBudnick |EP116| Log Cabin Build on Off-Grid Homestead
- Video published
- November 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 469,943
- Video views, pace per day
- 32,082
- Views on its first day
- 298,082
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 3,172 of 5,393 | 73 of 163 |
| By views gained this week | 2,951 of 5,274 | 57 of 163 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.3% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.4% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading
Views gained this week in the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 555,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 564,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
November 2, 2026: 56,045,955 views → November 11, 2026: 57,013,854 views · average: 107,544 views a day
On November 2, 2026 the channel's total views came back up from 55,360,524 to 56,045,955. The chart starts on that 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
- 45.6 in the category: 19.0
- comments per 1,000 views
- 3.1 in the category: 0.5
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 163,793 views
- short vs long
- 2 short (up to 3 minutes), 13 long
average views per short video: 131,590
average views per long video: 481,979
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
ONE YEAR SOLO: Building a Log Cabin & Homestead in the Wild | January 25, 2025 | 1:39:55 | 5,911,553 |
I Left the City to Build a Log Cabin & Off-Grid Homestead |… | November 25, 2023 | 46:05 | 2,011,366 |
I Left the City to Build a Log Cabin Homestead: 2 Years + 5… | April 4, 2026 | 1:45:07 | 1,512,867 |
I Bought the 100 Acres Next Door with 3 Waterfalls |EP115| … | October 31, 2026 | 38:31 | 779,083 |
WOLVES, Loft Floor, New Stairs |EP51| Log Cabin Build on Of… | March 1, 2025 | 50:57 | 764,949 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
WILD HOMESTEAD RETURNS @XanderBudnick @Off-Grid-Island @cab… | October 28, 2026 | 0:34 | 189,823 |
I Bought 100-acres with 3 Waterfalls to Build a Log Cabin | October 30, 2026 | 0:28 | 68,680 |
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 304,454 views a day, 5.5 times a normal day (55,348).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 152,166 views a day, 3.2 times a normal day (47,355).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 146,756 views a day, 4.3 times a normal day (34,442).
Stories
James Alofs tours his newly purchased land with Clovis, before Xander Budnick arrives with an excavator.
Episode 114 of Wild Homestead is an anniversary Ask Me Anything, filmed as his sprained back mends and weekly episodes get ready to return.


















