Tom Scott

Why Use Many Streetlights When One Will Do?

Published 27 Nov 2023 · 35 daily observations recorded · last updated 2026-09-29

Views
4,143,242
Avg views / hour
166.5
since publish (lifetime average)
Recent velocity
9.8
+236 views over 24h (2026-09-28 → 2026-09-29)
vs channel baseline
—
Channel median
—

Recent growth

Last 7 days
+1,413 views
measured 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-29 (168h)
Last 30 days
+7,875 views
measured 2026-08-30 → 2026-09-29 (720h)

Performance history

Every observation TubeSum recorded, plotted as measured.

Views over time — 35 observed points, 4.1M to 4.1M views 0 1.5M 2.9M 4.4M Jul 24, 2026 · 4,129,487 views Jul 27, 2026 · 4,129,886 views Jul 31, 2026 · 4,130,456 views Aug 5, 2026 · 4,131,210 views Aug 7, 2026 · 4,131,595 views Aug 10, 2026 · 4,131,974 views Aug 17, 2026 · 4,133,158 views Aug 18, 2026 · 4,133,399 views Aug 27, 2026 · 4,134,634 views Aug 30, 2026 · 4,135,367 views Aug 31, 2026 · 4,135,591 views Sep 1, 2026 · 4,135,803 views Sep 4, 2026 · 4,136,499 views Sep 6, 2026 · 4,137,019 views Sep 7, 2026 · 4,137,290 views Sep 9, 2026 · 4,137,884 views Sep 11, 2026 · 4,138,337 views Sep 12, 2026 · 4,138,530 views Sep 13, 2026 · 4,138,754 views Sep 14, 2026 · 4,139,129 views Sep 15, 2026 · 4,139,378 views Sep 16, 2026 · 4,139,591 views Sep 17, 2026 · 4,140,027 views Sep 18, 2026 · 4,140,672 views Sep 19, 2026 · 4,141,012 views Sep 20, 2026 · 4,141,234 views Sep 21, 2026 · 4,141,521 views Sep 22, 2026 · 4,141,829 views Sep 23, 2026 · 4,142,088 views Sep 24, 2026 · 4,142,333 views Sep 25, 2026 · 4,142,523 views Sep 26, 2026 · 4,142,654 views Sep 27, 2026 · 4,142,790 views Sep 28, 2026 · 4,143,006 views Sep 29, 2026 · 4,143,242 views Jul 24 Sep 12 Sep 29

Based on 35 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 4,143,242 166.5 —
2026-09-28 4,143,006 166.7 —
2026-09-27 4,142,790 166.8 —
2026-09-26 4,142,654 167.0 —
2026-09-25 4,142,523 167.2 —
2026-09-24 4,142,333 167.3 —
2026-09-23 4,142,088 167.5 —
2026-09-22 4,141,829 167.6 —
2026-09-21 4,141,521 167.8 —
2026-09-20 4,141,234 167.9 —
2026-09-19 4,141,012 168.1 —
2026-09-18 4,140,672 168.2 —
2026-09-17 4,140,027 168.3 —
2026-09-16 4,139,591 168.5 —
2026-09-15 4,139,378 168.7 —
2026-09-14 4,139,129 168.8 —
2026-09-13 4,138,754 169.0 —
2026-09-12 4,138,530 169.1 —
2026-09-11 4,138,337 169.3 —
2026-09-09 4,137,884 169.6 —
2026-09-07 4,137,290 169.9 —
2026-09-06 4,137,019 170.1 —
2026-09-04 4,136,499 170.4 —
2026-09-01 4,135,803 170.8 —
2026-08-31 4,135,591 171.0 —
2026-08-30 4,135,367 171.2 —
2026-08-27 4,134,634 171.6 —
2026-08-18 4,133,399 173.1 —
2026-08-17 4,133,158 173.3 —
2026-08-10 4,131,974 174.5 —
2026-08-07 4,131,595 175.0 —
2026-08-05 4,131,210 175.4 —
2026-07-31 4,130,456 176.2 —
2026-07-27 4,129,886 176.9 —
2026-07-24 4,129,487 177.4 —

Content analysis

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