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How Transformers Work: Visualizing Attention

Published 7 Apr 2024 · 26 daily observations recorded · last updated 2026-09-29

Views
4,666,348
Avg views / hour
214.9
since publish (lifetime average)
Recent velocity
297.8
+7,147 views over 24h (2026-09-28 → 2026-09-29)
vs channel baseline
—
Channel median
—

Recent growth

Last 7 days
+48,150 views
measured 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-29 (168h)
Last 30 days
+217,685 views
measured 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-29 (792h)

Performance history

Every observation TubeSum recorded, plotted as measured.

Views over time — 26 observed points, 4.4M to 4.7M views 0 1.6M 3.3M 4.9M Aug 11, 2026 · 4,390,095 views Aug 17, 2026 · 4,411,260 views Aug 27, 2026 · 4,448,663 views Aug 31, 2026 · 4,470,281 views Sep 1, 2026 · 4,477,901 views Sep 4, 2026 · 4,496,343 views Sep 7, 2026 · 4,514,365 views Sep 11, 2026 · 4,542,266 views Sep 12, 2026 · 4,549,077 views Sep 13, 2026 · 4,554,053 views Sep 14, 2026 · 4,561,077 views Sep 15, 2026 · 4,567,669 views Sep 16, 2026 · 4,574,718 views Sep 17, 2026 · 4,585,099 views Sep 18, 2026 · 4,592,925 views Sep 19, 2026 · 4,598,665 views Sep 20, 2026 · 4,604,007 views Sep 21, 2026 · 4,612,304 views Sep 22, 2026 · 4,618,198 views Sep 23, 2026 · 4,625,718 views Sep 24, 2026 · 4,632,606 views Sep 25, 2026 · 4,640,066 views Sep 26, 2026 · 4,646,091 views Sep 27, 2026 · 4,652,311 views Sep 28, 2026 · 4,659,201 views Sep 29, 2026 · 4,666,348 views Aug 11 Sep 16 Sep 29

Based on 26 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 4,666,348 214.9 —
2026-09-28 4,659,201 214.8 —
2026-09-27 4,652,311 214.7 —
2026-09-26 4,646,091 214.7 —
2026-09-25 4,640,066 214.6 —
2026-09-24 4,632,606 214.5 —
2026-09-23 4,625,718 214.5 —
2026-09-22 4,618,198 214.4 —
2026-09-21 4,612,304 214.3 —
2026-09-20 4,604,007 214.2 —
2026-09-19 4,598,665 214.2 —
2026-09-18 4,592,925 214.1 —
2026-09-17 4,585,099 214.0 —
2026-09-16 4,574,718 213.8 —
2026-09-15 4,567,669 213.7 —
2026-09-14 4,561,077 213.6 —
2026-09-13 4,554,053 213.5 —
2026-09-12 4,549,077 213.5 —
2026-09-11 4,542,266 213.4 —
2026-09-07 4,514,365 213.1 —
2026-09-04 4,496,343 212.9 —
2026-09-01 4,477,901 212.8 —
2026-08-31 4,470,281 212.7 —
2026-08-27 4,448,663 212.6 —
2026-08-17 4,411,260 213.3 1,262,848
2026-08-11 4,390,095 213.7 1,262,848

Content analysis

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