Humphrey Yang sells his Diet Coke silver bar, and viewers say keep it
A short trip to a precious-metals buyer, posted between his usual investing lessons, had a quiet first day and then took off.
Humphrey Yang
Story of Why this story? The video is running at 207,717 views a day, 6.3 times its usual pace (32,778).
Selling my Diet Coke Silver Bar 👀
A slow start, then a surge. "Selling my Diet Coke Silver Bar 👀" went up on October 2 and drew about 40,000 views on its first day, a modest opening for Humphrey Yang. By its fifth day it was bringing in roughly five times that every day, and it has passed 360,000 views in all.
It is an odd one for this channel. Yang, a former financial advisor, usually spends his uploads on plans and milestones: what changes when you invest $500 a month instead of $5,000, or when your investments start out-earning your paycheck. Here the lesson comes with a branded collectible, and a person from the gold and silver business making him an offer.
The comments are a running argument about that offer. The most liked ones say they would simply have held on to the bar, especially if it is as rare as it seems. Others side with the buyer, reckoning he paid well above what the silver alone is worth, and point out that collectors and metal dealers value very different things. A few compare the price with what the bars fetch online. And more than one viewer admits they first thought the whole can was made of silver.
The bar has lifted the whole channel, which is running about half again above its usual daily views. It is not carrying the week alone: the $500 vs $1,500 vs $5,000 comparison, posted the day before, has gone past a quarter of a million views.
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What viewers say
At first, I thought the whole can was the silver bar 😂
@Isma_ALVSee it on YouTubeFor that money I would have kept it..
@leadreviewer3257See it on YouTubeThat was a very generous offer for a business to buy this for double melt.
@kieferonlineSee it on YouTube
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- Channel
- Humphrey Yang
- Subscribers
- 2,090,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 2,046,082
- Channel views, pace per day
- 378,309 (on a normal day: 240,413)
- Video published
- October 2, 2026
- Video views so far
- 367,943 (5 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 207,717 (on a normal day: 32,778)
The numbers
The figures show a video that started quietly and picked up speed days later, pulling the channel along with it.
💡 Test your knowledge
In which year did Diet Coke first go on sale in the United States?
Coca-Cola launched Diet Coke in the United States in 1982.
