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October 24, 2026 passed 1M views Websites taken down worldwide as AI reveals criti… The video passed 1,000,000 views.

News 68K views since yesterday

Iran sees "a pause rather than an end," BBC Persian's Parham Ghobadi says

BBC News' The Iran War Today pairs Tehran's defiant state media with Israel's coming election and Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.

Channel: BBC News · Story of October 24, 2026

This week on the channel +39M views this week

BBC News puts website patching at the center of its week

A PHP security explainer draws about 124,000 views, alongside coverage of oil prices, Florida voters and the BBC's own legal case.

Channel: BBC News · Story of October 23, 2026

Video taking off 51x its usual first day

AI-found PHP flaws send websites offline, from Edinburgh to Doctor Who

Joe Tidy explains how defensive AI research uncovered a decade-old weakness, and why IT teams are now pulling their own sites down.

Channel: BBC News · Story of October 22, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Deadly Paris shooting investigated as "crime of terrorism" | BBC News

Video published

October 23, 2026

Video views so far

102,630

Video views, pace per day

140,383

Views in its first 13 hours

102,630

Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

2.9% of all views the category's channels gained this week

The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
Modern Warfare 4 cast on the 'epic conclusion' of the saga …	October 24, 2026	8:25	6,844	-	6,844 (4 hours)	29	5
Iranian media is defiant as hardliners brace for war | BBC …	October 23, 2026	10:42	67,561	-	67,561 (5 hours)	563	144
What happened to missing journalist Austin Tice?	October 23, 2026	25:21	11,607	-	11,607 (6 hours)	47	4
Meghan Markle “distressed” after learning of “sickening” al…	October 23, 2026	3:54	36,965	92,595	36,965 (7 hours)	158	-
How Yemen fits into Saudi Arabia and Iran's rivalry | BBC N…	October 23, 2026	12:40	32,412	75,715	32,412 (7 hours)	220	17
White House says Melania Trump brokers truce for Ukraine ci…	October 23, 2026	4:34	53,751	108,956	53,751 (8 hours)	230	228
Could Brazil be about to swing back to the right? | BBC News	October 23, 2026	9:36	60,986	110,929	60,986 (9 hours)	280	105
How gerrymandering, stump speeches and Super Pacs could aff…	October 23, 2026	19:26	14,870	25,731	14,870 (10 hours)	67	12
Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan’s RSF fighters, BB…	October 23, 2026	3:00 short	18,108	29,572	18,108 (10 hours)	124	25
Why we can’t stop watching people die | Top Comment	October 23, 2026	18:19	16,013	24,781	16,013 (11 hours)	43	43
Hospitals deliberately targeted and destroyed by Sudan’s RS…	October 23, 2026	1:41 short	6,538	10,063	6,538 (11 hours)	291	14
'Despicable': Democrat Amy Acton responds to attack ad feat…	October 23, 2026	4:02	26,795	40,586	26,795 (11 hours)	136	56
What it takes to make Blue Planet III | BBC News	October 23, 2026	9:19	28,978	43,510	28,978 (11 hours)	178	16
Meghan says allegations against father 'disturbing' and hop…	October 23, 2026	3:01	67,338	97,005	67,338 (12 hours)	201	-
Deadly Paris shooting investigated as "crime of terrorism" …	October 23, 2026	4:15	102,630	140,383	102,630 (13 hours)	495	176

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

5.6 in the category: 16.7

comments per 1,000 views

1.5 in the category: 2.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

52,905 views

short vs long

2 short (up to 3 minutes), 13 long
average views per short video: 12,323
average views per long video: 40,519

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

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Moment judge recognised school friend in dock - BBC News	July 3, 2015	0:56	70,391,173
Children interrupt BBC News interview - BBC News	March 10, 2017	0:44	65,782,352
Sex addiction: Five times a day 'wasn't enough' - BBC News	May 2, 2018	1:22	31,890,753
Indian leopard on the loose ... again - BBC News	February 16, 2016	0:54	30,990,117
Auschwitz: Drone video of Nazi concentration camp - BBC News	January 27, 2015	2:30	26,954,623

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Matthew Perry went head-to-head with journalist Peter Hitch…	October 30, 2023	0:52	32,159,787
The crane collapsed after a powerful earthquake rocked the …	November 20, 2023	0:09	25,069,047
Eyewitness captures moment man tackles and disarms Bondi Be…	December 14, 2025	0:26	12,479,733
Moment Georgia election chief doused in paint by opposition…	November 17, 2024	0:15	11,248,778
These “alien bodies” have had lab tests in Mexico #Shorts #…	September 19, 2023	0:49	8,794,741

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 24, 2026MilestoneWebsites taken down worldwide as AI reveals criti… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
2. October 24, 2026MilestoneMan City Found Guilty: Club may be expelled from … The video passed 1,000,000 views.
3. October 23, 2026Video taking offWhat is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber-s… The video opened at a pace of 120,510 views a day, 4.2 times a normal first day on this channel (28,998).
4. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 12,818,012 views a day, 3.1 times a normal day (4,113,210).
5. October 22, 2026Video taking offWebsites taken down worldwide as AI reveals criti… The video opened at a pace of 1,439,510 views a day, 51 times a normal first day on this channel (28,188).Read the story
6. October 21, 2026Video taking offThe ways 'Godzilla' El Niño is already supercharg… The video opened at a pace of 329,843 views a day, 3.9 times a normal first day on this channel (84,068).
7. October 21, 2026Video taking offUK to send jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houth… The video opened at a pace of 275,026 views a day, 3.3 times a normal first day on this channel (84,068).
8. October 20, 2026Video taking offWho are France’s rioters and what do they want? |… The video opened at a pace of 317,699 views a day, 3.9 times a normal first day on this channel (82,321).
9. October 20, 2026Video taking offFrance riots latest - curfews imposed in Paris an… The video opened at a pace of 309,816 views a day, 3.8 times a normal first day on this channel (82,321).
10. October 19, 2026Video taking offSeveral dead or injured in major fire at Canada m… The video opened at a pace of 302,996 views a day, 3.6 times a normal first day on this channel (84,068).
11. October 19, 2026Video taking offViolent clashes and buildings ablaze in France pr… The video opened at a pace of 263,497 views a day, 3.1 times a normal first day on this channel (84,068).
12. October 19, 2026Video taking offFour killed and dozens seriously injured in major… The video opened at a pace of 115,038 views a day, 3.9 times a normal first day on this channel (29,229).