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Published 21 Jul 2016 · 53 daily observations recorded · last updated 2026-10-19

Views
4,315,692
Avg views / hour
48.1
since publish (lifetime average)
Recent velocity
0.7
+16 views over 24h (2026-10-18 → 2026-10-19)
vs channel baseline
—
Channel median
—

Recent growth

Last 7 days
+233 views
measured 2026-10-12 → 2026-10-19 (168h)
Last 30 days
+1,151 views
measured 2026-09-19 → 2026-10-19 (720h)

Performance history

Every observation TubeSum recorded, plotted as measured.

Views over time — 53 observed points, 4.3M to 4.3M views 0 1.5M 3M 4.5M Jul 20, 2026 · 4,313,138 views Jul 22, 2026 · 4,313,176 views Jul 23, 2026 · 4,313,194 views Jul 24, 2026 · 4,313,218 views Jul 27, 2026 · 4,313,267 views Jul 29, 2026 · 4,313,300 views Jul 31, 2026 · 4,313,350 views Aug 5, 2026 · 4,313,441 views Aug 10, 2026 · 4,313,527 views Aug 17, 2026 · 4,313,657 views Aug 27, 2026 · 4,313,860 views Sep 1, 2026 · 4,313,995 views Sep 4, 2026 · 4,314,088 views Sep 7, 2026 · 4,314,156 views Sep 11, 2026 · 4,314,285 views Sep 12, 2026 · 4,314,314 views Sep 13, 2026 · 4,314,335 views Sep 14, 2026 · 4,314,373 views Sep 15, 2026 · 4,314,413 views Sep 16, 2026 · 4,314,445 views Sep 17, 2026 · 4,314,481 views Sep 18, 2026 · 4,314,516 views Sep 19, 2026 · 4,314,541 views Sep 20, 2026 · 4,314,560 views Sep 21, 2026 · 4,314,587 views Sep 22, 2026 · 4,314,620 views Sep 23, 2026 · 4,314,652 views Sep 24, 2026 · 4,314,679 views Sep 25, 2026 · 4,314,717 views Sep 26, 2026 · 4,314,741 views Sep 27, 2026 · 4,314,747 views Sep 28, 2026 · 4,314,773 views Sep 29, 2026 · 4,314,810 views Sep 30, 2026 · 4,314,847 views Oct 1, 2026 · 4,314,882 views Oct 2, 2026 · 4,314,939 views Oct 3, 2026 · 4,314,950 views Oct 4, 2026 · 4,314,958 views Oct 5, 2026 · 4,315,046 views Oct 6, 2026 · 4,315,064 views Oct 7, 2026 · 4,315,130 views Oct 8, 2026 · 4,315,196 views Oct 9, 2026 · 4,315,214 views Oct 10, 2026 · 4,315,243 views Oct 11, 2026 · 4,315,265 views Oct 12, 2026 · 4,315,459 views Oct 13, 2026 · 4,315,468 views Oct 14, 2026 · 4,315,544 views Oct 15, 2026 · 4,315,576 views Oct 16, 2026 · 4,315,630 views Oct 17, 2026 · 4,315,658 views Oct 18, 2026 · 4,315,676 views Oct 19, 2026 · 4,315,692 views Jul 20 Sep 23 Oct 19

Based on 53 observations · last observed Oct 19, 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
2026-10-19 4,315,692 48.1 —
2026-10-18 4,315,676 48.1 —
2026-10-17 4,315,658 48.1 —
2026-10-16 4,315,630 48.1 —
2026-10-15 4,315,576 48.1 —
2026-10-14 4,315,544 48.1 —
2026-10-13 4,315,468 48.1 —
2026-10-12 4,315,459 48.1 —
2026-10-11 4,315,265 48.2 —
2026-10-10 4,315,243 48.2 —
2026-10-09 4,315,214 48.2 —
2026-10-08 4,315,196 48.2 —
2026-10-07 4,315,130 48.2 —
2026-10-06 4,315,064 48.2 —
2026-10-05 4,315,046 48.2 —
2026-10-04 4,314,958 48.2 —
2026-10-03 4,314,950 48.3 —
2026-10-02 4,314,939 48.3 —
2026-10-01 4,314,882 48.3 —
2026-09-30 4,314,847 48.3 —
2026-09-29 4,314,810 48.3 —
2026-09-28 4,314,773 48.3 —
2026-09-27 4,314,747 48.3 —
2026-09-26 4,314,741 48.3 —
2026-09-25 4,314,717 48.4 —
2026-09-24 4,314,679 48.4 —
2026-09-23 4,314,652 48.4 —
2026-09-22 4,314,620 48.4 —
2026-09-21 4,314,587 48.4 —
2026-09-20 4,314,560 48.4 —
2026-09-19 4,314,541 48.4 —
2026-09-18 4,314,516 48.4 —
2026-09-17 4,314,481 48.5 —
2026-09-16 4,314,445 48.5 —
2026-09-15 4,314,413 48.5 —
2026-09-14 4,314,373 48.5 —
2026-09-13 4,314,335 48.5 —
2026-09-12 4,314,314 48.5 —
2026-09-11 4,314,285 48.5 —
2026-09-07 4,314,156 48.6 —
2026-09-04 4,314,088 48.6 —
2026-09-01 4,313,995 48.7 —
2026-08-27 4,313,860 48.7 —
2026-08-17 4,313,657 48.9 —
2026-08-10 4,313,527 48.9 —
2026-08-05 4,313,441 49.0 —
2026-07-31 4,313,350 49.1 —
2026-07-29 4,313,300 49.1 —
2026-07-27 4,313,267 49.1 —
2026-07-24 4,313,218 49.2 —
2026-07-23 4,313,194 49.2 —
2026-07-22 4,313,176 49.2 —
2026-07-20 4,313,138 49.2 —

Content analysis

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