Video taking off 11x its usual first day

A chainsaw rigged as a chop saw, in Beamish's 'Useful DIY Projects' short

The household short passed 150,000 views in its first day, while a companion clip of screw, nut and bolt tricks also ran well ahead of a usual start.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 156,091 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (13,574).

Useful DIY Projects That Can Come in Handy Around the House 🔧 #simple #creative #diy #ideasUseful DIY Projects That Can Come in Handy Around the House 🔧 #simple #creative #diy #ideas

Back inside the house. A day after a brick-and-mortar short gave Beamish a quick start, as we reported here, the clips channel turned to the home: "Useful DIY Projects That Can Come in Handy Around the House 🔧 #simple #creative #diy #ideas". Its description promises practical fixes that make everyday tasks easier, and the short drew more than 150,000 views in its first 24 hours, roughly eleven times what a new Beamish short usually manages.

The comment section is small and mostly hearts, with a line in Persian and another in Indonesian. Its most liked comment singles out one build: a chainsaw set up to work as a chop saw. Perhaps tool tricks need little translation.

The same day brought "Useful Tricks for Screws, Nuts & Bolts 🔧 #diy #practical #nuts #hacks", which also ran well past a usual first day. The uploads keep coming, with bike repairs, fishing knots, woodworking fixes and art from everyday objects all following on Sunday.

None of this changes the channel's bigger picture. Beamish draws around two and a half million views a day across its long back catalog of how-to clips, and the overall day was, if anything, a little quieter than usual.

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The facts
Channel
Beamish
Subscribers
2,580,000 ▲ 20,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
19,677,753
Channel views, pace per day
2,517,308 (on a normal day: 2,775,886)
Video published
October 3, 2026
Video views so far
166,146 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
164,213

The numbers

The household short started far faster than a usual Beamish upload, even though the channel's total day stayed close to its normal pace.

the video's first day
usual first day here
13,574
this video
156,091
subscribers
2,580,000
▲ 20,000 in the last 7 days
total views
5,292,907,226
views per day
2,517,308
typical day: 2,775,886
the video
views
166,146
likes
1,988
comments
6
days online
1
compared with similar channels (subscribers)
Simone Giertz
2,860,000
Beamish
2,580,000
President Chay
2,490,000
Do It On A Dime
2,470,000
Allen Pan
2,340,000
TheSorryGirls
2,330,000
As of October 4, 2026 · 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.
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