3Blue1Brown

The barber pole optical mystery

Published 6 Jan 2025 · 28 daily observations recorded · last updated 2026-09-29

Views
899,530
Avg views / hour
59.4
since publish (lifetime average)
Recent velocity
0.4
+9 views over 24h (2026-09-28 → 2026-09-29)
vs channel baseline
—
Channel median
—

Recent growth

Last 7 days
+84 views
measured 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-29 (168h)
Last 30 days
+379 views
measured 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-29 (792h)

Performance history

Every observation TubeSum recorded, plotted as measured.

Views over time — 28 observed points, 899K to 9K views 0 315K 63K 945K Aug 8, 2026 · 898,937 views Aug 10, 2026 · 898,948 views Aug 17, 2026 · 899,013 views Aug 27, 2026 · 899,151 views Aug 31, 2026 · 899,203 views Sep 1, 2026 · 899,219 views Sep 4, 2026 · 899,242 views Sep 7, 2026 · 899,279 views Sep 9, 2026 · 899,293 views Sep 11, 2026 · 899,310 views Sep 12, 2026 · 899,324 views Sep 13, 2026 · 899,330 views Sep 14, 2026 · 899,340 views Sep 15, 2026 · 899,348 views Sep 16, 2026 · 899,357 views Sep 17, 2026 · 899,369 views Sep 18, 2026 · 899,377 views Sep 19, 2026 · 899,389 views Sep 20, 2026 · 899,409 views Sep 21, 2026 · 899,435 views Sep 22, 2026 · 899,446 views Sep 23, 2026 · 899,460 views Sep 24, 2026 · 899,464 views Sep 25, 2026 · 899,475 views Sep 26, 2026 · 899,491 views Sep 27, 2026 · 899,508 views Sep 28, 2026 · 899,521 views Sep 29, 2026 · 899,530 views Aug 8 Sep 15 Sep 29

Based on 28 observations · last observed Sep 29, 2026 · straight lines connect consecutive observations — TubeSum does not measure the days between them.

All observations

The same points the chart plots, as exact numbers. Gaps mean no observation was taken that day.

Date Views Avg views / hour Channel median
2026-09-29 899,530 59.4 —
2026-09-28 899,521 59.5 —
2026-09-27 899,508 59.6 —
2026-09-26 899,491 59.7 —
2026-09-25 899,475 59.8 —
2026-09-24 899,464 59.9 —
2026-09-23 899,460 60.0 —
2026-09-22 899,446 60.1 —
2026-09-21 899,435 60.2 —
2026-09-20 899,409 60.3 —
2026-09-19 899,389 60.4 —
2026-09-18 899,377 60.5 —
2026-09-17 899,369 60.6 —
2026-09-16 899,357 60.7 —
2026-09-15 899,348 60.8 —
2026-09-14 899,340 60.9 —
2026-09-13 899,330 61.0 —
2026-09-12 899,324 61.0 —
2026-09-11 899,310 61.1 —
2026-09-09 899,293 61.4 —
2026-09-07 899,279 61.6 —
2026-09-04 899,242 61.9 —
2026-09-01 899,219 62.2 —
2026-08-31 899,203 62.3 —
2026-08-27 899,151 62.7 —
2026-08-17 899,013 63.7 —
2026-08-10 898,948 64.5 —
2026-08-08 898,937 64.7 —

Content analysis

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