John Nellis tests footballers' lungs as subscriber growth accelerates

His latest football experiment has passed eight million views, alongside a daily subscriber gain far above his usual pace.

Channel: John Nellis Story of October 27, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel is adding 99,991 subscribers a day, 7.7 times a normal day (12,933).

I Tested Footballer’s Lungs

John Nellis is adding nearly 100,000 subscribers a day, a sharp acceleration for a creator whose football interests extend well beyond what happens during a match.

The new addition to his side-quest list is "I Tested Footballer's Lungs," posted on October 24 and already past eight million views. It follows the name-guessing challenge he handed to his partner, but swaps football recognition for a physical test. The title supplies the premise without naming the players involved.

That sideways approach to the sport runs through Nellis's archive. His most-watched Short asks whether he can cook a steak inside a football stadium. His most-watched regular video, "Kylian Mbappé Surprised His Biggest Fan," takes a different route: an encounter with one of the game's most recognizable players.

The lung-test upload is the standout by views among his recent releases. Across the channel, daily viewing is also above its usual level, though the subscriber jump cannot be pinned on a single upload.

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The videos drawing views on John Nellis right now

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The numbers

Subscriber growth has accelerated much more sharply than daily views. Here is how the channel's pace compares with its usual day.

new subscribers per day

typical day

12,933

now

99,991

subscribers

16,900,000

▲ 200,000 in the last 7 days

total views

11,430,868,320

views per day

14,587,123

typical day: 11,175,621

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Futcrunch

24,300,000

Sidemen

23,400,000

KSI

19,200,000

John Nellis

16,900,000

Miniminter

10,600,000

ChrisMD

6,350,000

As of October 27, 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.