Fireship

Anthropic researchers are quitting... and now we know why

Published 15 Sep 2026 · 14 daily observations recorded · last updated 2026-09-28

Views
2,702,567
Avg views / hour
8,978.6
since publish (lifetime average)
Recent velocity
401.6
+9,638 views over 24h (2026-09-27 → 2026-09-28)
vs channel baseline
3.8×
Channel median
705,276
over 24 comparable videos

Recent growth

Last 7 days
+118,218 views
measured 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-28 (168h)

Performance history

Every observation TubeSum recorded, plotted as measured.

Views over time — 14 observed points, 27.1K to 2.8M views 0 993K 2M 3M Sep 15, 2026 · 27,120 views Sep 16, 2026 · 1,279,428 views Sep 17, 2026 · 2,282,009 views Sep 18, 2026 · 2,692,916 views Sep 19, 2026 · 2,836,563 views Sep 20, 2026 · 2,565,845 views Sep 21, 2026 · 2,584,349 views Sep 22, 2026 · 2,618,859 views Sep 23, 2026 · 2,642,491 views Sep 24, 2026 · 2,661,489 views Sep 25, 2026 · 2,674,138 views Sep 26, 2026 · 2,685,376 views Sep 27, 2026 · 2,692,929 views Sep 28, 2026 · 2,702,567 views Sep 15 Sep 21 Sep 28

Based on 14 observations · last observed Sep 28, 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
2026-09-28 2,702,567 8,978.6 705,276
2026-09-27 2,692,929 9,757.0 705,276
2026-09-26 2,685,376 10,656.3 705,276
2026-09-25 2,674,138 11,626.7 705,276
2026-09-24 2,661,489 13,046.5 705,276
2026-09-23 2,642,491 14,680.5 705,276
2026-09-22 2,618,859 16,787.6 705,276
2026-09-21 2,584,349 18,863.9 705,276
2026-09-20 2,565,845 23,757.8 705,276
2026-09-19 2,836,563 33,768.6 705,276
2026-09-18 2,692,916 42,076.8 705,276
2026-09-17 2,282,009 57,050.2 705,276
2026-09-16 1,279,428 106,619.0 705,276
2026-09-15 27,120 27,120.0 —

Content analysis

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