This week on the channel +2.5M views this week

Sand meets water in Michael Drake's summer bodyboard run

His dune-to-water Short was the most-watched of three new uploads, with viewers sharing memories of similar slopes.

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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.

Australian summers over everything

Wax the board, take a running start, then let the dune do the work. Michael Drake's "Australian summers over everything" switches to a board-mounted view for the descent, before the red bodyboard skims across the water and splashes to a stop. No spoken explanation required.

The Short has reached about 342,000 views, making it the most-watched of his three uploads this week and his busiest video by daily views right now. "Is this the best city in the world?" and "Would you do this? " supplied the other new viewing invitations.

The comments turn the sandboarding clip into a small exchange of Australian holiday memories. Several viewers recognise the slopes as Moore River, with one recalling childhood trips and another mentioning fishing there. Others nominate dunes around Esperance and Bremer Bay. Those are viewers' identifications and recommendations, but the theme is clear: plenty have a favourite sandy descent of their own.

Water is also doing useful work elsewhere in the archive. The month-old "The best swimming hole in Australia " has passed a million views and is the channel's next-busiest upload by daily viewing.

Across the channel, the week brought roughly 2.5 million views, the largest weekly gain among its nearby travel peers. Subscribers edged upwards, although daily viewing is currently well below Michael Drake's usual level. For the moment, his fastest-moving invitation is refreshingly uncomplicated: a board, a dune and water at the bottom.

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What viewers say

I spent my childhood holidays there at Moore River (Guilderton). I have done those slopes hundreds of times. Best memories. 😊😊😊😂
@robyneyahya8651See it on YouTube
Those sand dunes up at Moore river are so much fun, I usally just go up for the black bream fishing.
@AussieDauSee it on YouTube
This song choice is just Michael in a nutshell
@MrJumbledSee it on YouTube

4 more comments

Some good dunes at Moore River WA we go on them all the time and at the top You can find wax for ur board
@Arlie-MaeMannersSee it on YouTube
Dunn Rocks at Esperance "sanddunes" are also really cool 😍
Best beach Ive been in ma life
@RudyVanLiesSee it on YouTube
Bremer Bay down south of WA has some of the best dunes to sand board!!
@EthanSmith-b5gSee it on YouTube
I do that every time I go to a river or a beach
@HarkyBBearSee it on YouTube

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The videos drawing views on Michael Drake right now

Is this the best city in the world?190,560 views · 2026-10-29

Would you do this? 157,922 views · 2026-10-28

The best swimming hole in Australia 1,215,848 views

The facts

Channel: Michael Drake
Subscribers: 809,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 2,517,310
Videos published this week: 3
Video published: November 1, 2026
Video views so far: 341,868
Views on its first day: 170,403

The numbers

Here is Michael Drake's week in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

2,517,310

1,433,072

1,356,500

1,212,246

658,673

321,044

223,615

89,425

62,200

subscribers

809,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

859,696,298

views per day

116,311

typical day: 344,025

first-day views of each video posted this week

Australian summers over everything

170,403

Is this the best city in the world?

132,809

Would you do this?

71,547

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

909,000

856,000

847,000

839,000

809,000

793,000

779,000

737,000

726,000

As of November 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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