This week on the channel +12M views this week

A steel mill disappearance anchors MrBallen's seven-upload week

The New Zealand mystery shares an episode with a factory disaster and a father's investigation of an unexplained noise.

Channel:

MrBallen Story of October 19, 2026Trari 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.

New Zealand's most famous disappearance

The mystery drew the crowd. "New Zealand's most famous disappearance" was MrBallen's most-watched new upload, reaching about 1.3 million views with a three-story collection rather than a single case.

Its opening chapter, "Where's Jim?", concerns a longtime steel mill employee who vanishes, leaving investigators with a succession of baffling clues. The episode then moves to a factory disaster in "Making Soap" and a father investigating a mysterious noise in "Sinking Feeling." MrBallen notes that his stories are based on real events, with some details fictionalized for dramatic purposes and pseudonyms sometimes used to protect those involved.

Seven uploads gave the week several different storytelling settings. "Treasure hunter murdered with a single stab" follows the investigation into a small-town teacher's murder, while "They CRAWLED after him | Campfire Stories with MrBallen" takes the narration around a campfire for stories involving a taxi driver's passengers and a secret inside a family home.

The strongest daily momentum now belongs to "She did something insane for her family." Its chapters move from a treasure hunt to a young mother's frightening night and an unexplained blind date. The campfire episode and the New Zealand collection are the other busiest uploads right now.

Across the channel, the week brought roughly 12 million views, while the subscriber count remained unchanged. Daily viewing is below its usual level. Nearby in the broader true-crime-and-courts group, Dr Insanity added subscribers and Law&Crime Network had a substantial viewing week. For MrBallen, the newest collection is drawing the quickest daily attention, even as the steel mill mystery holds the week's largest new-upload audience.

Published on Trari