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This week on the channel +245M views this week

A rooftop observatory brings Mark Rober's viewer drawing to life

"The Star Lookout" puts a telescope, sleeping bag and electric s'mores station on a Rivian R2.

Channel: Mark Rober Story of Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

How Big Is a Shooting Star?How Big Is a Shooting Star?
What did you think?

A shooting star can begin with something smaller than a grain of sand. Mark Rober uses that surprisingly tiny starting point for a much larger build in "How Big Is a Shooting Star?", his only new upload this week.

Working with Rivian CEO RJ, Rober turns Emery's winning viewer drawing, "The Star Lookout," into a desert stargazing perch. A geodesic dome sits on the R2's roof, with a panoramic view of the sky, a telescope and somewhere to curl up. The electric s'mores station takes care of the terrestrial refreshments. The clip also showcases Rivian's vehicle as part of their joint design project.

The Short has reached roughly 680,000 views. In the comments, the small size of the particles behind shooting stars supplies one point of surprise; the telescope attracts questions of its own. Another viewer imagines taking the vehicle concept further with a miniature CrunchLabs inside.

Rober added 600,000 subscribers over the week, while his daily views sit slightly below their usual level. Across the science channels here, his weekly view gain is the largest, with Vsauce also adding subscribers and AsapSCIENCE enjoying an above-usual daily viewing pace.

For Rober, the busiest video right now is "The Insane Science Hidden in These Toys," followed by "I Solved Every Board Game." That statistics-fueled outing credits U.S. National Monopoly Champion Richard J. Marinaccio for research help. And the older "I Discovered a Lost Plane" continues drawing substantial attention, months after its release.

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More from Mark RoberThis week on the channel +182M views this weekMark Rober's Jenga fix involves a wrist-mounted air cannonHis board-game experiment approaches 14 million views, with friction lessons and a former teacher testing the limits of preparation.Channel: Mark Rober · Story of October 29, 2026 Also in Science and experimentsVideo taking off 27x its usual first dayScott Manley examines Super Heavy's tower abort and green flareHis fast-starting Short separates the reported reason for abandoning the tower catch from what happened just above the water.Channel: Scott Manley · Story of November 15, 2026 A different discovery todayVideo taking off 5x its usual first dayCaptain Steeeve traces the FAA ground stop to a system called ERAMFilmed at Detroit Metro Airport, his explainer runs from a failed network update to what pilots do when the radio goes quiet.Channel: Captain Steeeve · Story of November 15, 2026

What viewers say

  • "smaller than a grain of sand"
    That's a big surprise.
    @Blackmark52See it on YouTube
  • Woah, Space, Rocks, Mark?! Say less
    @c1ph3rytSee it on YouTube
  • I’d put a mini version of Crunch Labs in the car, accessible via a staircase inside the vehicle—or maybe a "MarkMobile."
    @Simone-ke9rjSee it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on Mark Rober right now

The Insane Science Hidden in These Toys8,228,186 views I Solved Every Board Game24,021,292 views I Discovered a Lost Plane41,015,816 views
The facts
Channel
Mark Rober
Subscribers
86,500,000 ▲ 600,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
245,263,624
Videos published this week
1
Video published
November 13, 2026
Video views so far
680,647
Views on its first day
548,238

The numbers

Here is how Mark Rober's week looks across views, subscribers and uploads.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
Mark Rober
245,263,624
Veritasium
21,785,514
Vsauce
18,637,850
Cleo Abram
16,009,821
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
12,910,005
NileRed
5,529,581
AsapSCIENCE
2,642,802
The Slow Mo Guys
647,060
SmarterEveryDay
325,752
subscribers
86,500,000
▲ 600,000 in the last 7 days
total views
20,332,267,870
views per day
32,099,148
typical day: 33,723,368
first-day views of each video posted this week
How Big Is a Shooting Star?
548,238
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Mark Rober
86,500,000
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
25,800,000
Vsauce
25,400,000
Veritasium
21,400,000
The Slow Mo Guys
15,000,000
SmarterEveryDay
11,900,000
NileRed
11,000,000
AsapSCIENCE
10,800,000
Cleo Abram
8,960,000
As of November 15, 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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