Vsauce

The Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis

Published 5 Dec 2018 · 34 daily observations recorded · last updated 2026-09-29

Views
21,064,554
Avg views / hour
307.5
since publish (lifetime average)
Recent velocity
22.5
+539 views over 24h (2026-09-28 → 2026-09-29)
vs channel baseline
—
Channel median
—

Recent growth

Last 7 days
+4,232 views
measured 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-29 (168h)
Last 30 days
+17,118 views
measured 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-29 (792h)

Performance history

Every observation TubeSum recorded, plotted as measured.

Views over time — 34 observed points, 21M to 21.1M views 0 7.4M 14.7M 22.1M Jul 20, 2026 · 21,038,448 views Jul 22, 2026 · 21,038,808 views Jul 23, 2026 · 21,039,049 views Jul 24, 2026 · 21,039,294 views Jul 27, 2026 · 21,040,082 views Jul 29, 2026 · 21,040,519 views Jul 31, 2026 · 21,041,027 views Aug 5, 2026 · 21,042,172 views Aug 7, 2026 · 21,042,669 views Aug 10, 2026 · 21,043,287 views Aug 17, 2026 · 21,044,799 views Aug 27, 2026 · 21,047,436 views Sep 1, 2026 · 21,050,060 views Sep 4, 2026 · 21,051,475 views Sep 7, 2026 · 21,052,975 views Sep 11, 2026 · 21,054,709 views Sep 12, 2026 · 21,055,115 views Sep 13, 2026 · 21,055,454 views Sep 14, 2026 · 21,056,029 views Sep 15, 2026 · 21,056,497 views Sep 16, 2026 · 21,056,951 views Sep 17, 2026 · 21,057,697 views Sep 18, 2026 · 21,058,296 views Sep 19, 2026 · 21,058,724 views Sep 20, 2026 · 21,059,122 views Sep 21, 2026 · 21,059,830 views Sep 22, 2026 · 21,060,322 views Sep 23, 2026 · 21,060,939 views Sep 24, 2026 · 21,061,558 views Sep 25, 2026 · 21,062,124 views Sep 26, 2026 · 21,062,633 views Sep 27, 2026 · 21,063,322 views Sep 28, 2026 · 21,064,015 views Sep 29, 2026 · 21,064,554 views Jul 20 Sep 12 Sep 29

Based on 34 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 21,064,554 307.5 —
2026-09-28 21,064,015 307.6 —
2026-09-27 21,063,322 307.7 —
2026-09-26 21,062,633 307.8 —
2026-09-25 21,062,124 307.9 —
2026-09-24 21,061,558 308.0 —
2026-09-23 21,060,939 308.1 —
2026-09-22 21,060,322 308.2 —
2026-09-21 21,059,830 308.2 —
2026-09-20 21,059,122 308.4 —
2026-09-19 21,058,724 308.5 —
2026-09-18 21,058,296 308.5 —
2026-09-17 21,057,697 308.6 —
2026-09-16 21,056,951 308.8 —
2026-09-15 21,056,497 308.9 —
2026-09-14 21,056,029 309.0 —
2026-09-13 21,055,454 309.1 —
2026-09-12 21,055,115 309.2 —
2026-09-11 21,054,709 309.3 —
2026-09-07 21,052,975 309.7 —
2026-09-04 21,051,475 310.0 —
2026-09-01 21,050,060 310.3 —
2026-08-27 21,047,436 310.8 —
2026-08-17 21,044,799 311.9 —
2026-08-10 21,043,287 312.6 —
2026-08-07 21,042,669 312.9 —
2026-08-05 21,042,172 313.2 —
2026-07-31 21,041,027 313.7 —
2026-07-29 21,040,519 313.9 —
2026-07-27 21,040,082 314.1 —
2026-07-24 21,039,294 314.5 —
2026-07-23 21,039,049 314.6 —
2026-07-22 21,038,808 314.7 —
2026-07-20 21,038,448 314.9 —

Content analysis

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