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October 24, 2026 4.5x its usual first day 'Spiralling situation': Political paralysis deepe… The video opened at a pace of 53,406 views a day, 4.5 times a normal first day on this channel (11,884).

Video taking off 16x its usual first day

Paris resumes daily life amid burned cars and damaged shops

FRANCE 24 English returns to Place de la République, then examines why police preparations fell short across several French cities.

Channel: FRANCE 24 English · Story of October 19, 2026

This week on the channel +11M views this week

Bernard Guetta questions America's alliance on FRANCE 24 English

The French MEP's interview shares the week's coverage with Zelensky in Brussels and Toomas Hendrik Ilves on European unity.

Channel: FRANCE 24 English · Story of October 17, 2026

Video taking off 15x its usual first day

Starlink cuts out at speed, and Kyiv asks SpaceX, Washington and NATO why

Angela Diffley, FRANCE 24's international affairs editor, ties the drone disruption to a wider question about what Ukraine's American partn…

Channel: FRANCE 24 English · Story of October 15, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

'Spiralling situation': Political paralysis deepening France's socioeconomic crisis • FRANCE 24

Video published

October 23, 2026

Video views so far

42,259

Video views, pace per day

53,406

Views in its first 15 hours

42,259

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

0.8% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.3% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

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
Nairobi building collapse forces frantic search for survivo…	October 23, 2026	12:46	8,867	19,129	8,867 (8 hours)	50	16
After French Riots, Curfews & Calm .. is a new Storm Brewin…	October 23, 2026	46:13	8,835	15,661	8,835 (9 hours)	109	19
Netanyahu weighs West Bank operation ahead of elections: ‘P…	October 23, 2026	6:43	7,737	13,165	7,737 (10 hours)	44	6
Israel: Could Arab parties play kingmaker in the next Kness…	October 23, 2026	2:58 short	1,092	1,671	1,092 (11 hours)	18	1
West Bank: Extensive military operation 'on the way', Netan…	October 23, 2026	1:48 short	1,527	2,203	1,527 (12 hours)	30	7
AKAA art and design fair brings African artists to Paris • …	October 23, 2026	11:31	2,864	3,976	2,864 (13 hours)	9	0
Europe faces threat of organised sabotage, terrorist attack…	October 23, 2026	12:22	5,931	8,107	5,931 (13 hours)	61	22
EU member states wrangle over all-important budget: Is a de…	October 23, 2026	11:45	3,409	4,618	3,409 (13 hours)	12	3
French protests: President Emmanuel Macron meets student un…	October 23, 2026	3:40	18,253	24,312	18,253 (14 hours)	21	17
Suspect arrested after 1 killed and 4 wounded in a shooting…	October 23, 2026	5:16	25,267	33,614	25,267 (14 hours)	128	47
France: Gunman kills one and wounds four in town outside Pa…	October 23, 2026	1:40 short	7,719	10,245	7,719 (14 hours)	26	26
Why do women in public life become targets? • FRANCE 24 Eng…	October 23, 2026	12:19	2,121	2,776	2,121 (14 hours)	19	3
French authorities tighten restrictions and ban specific pr…	October 23, 2026	1:22 short	4,559	5,943	4,559 (14 hours)	38	26
Major protests in France: "There is a frustration that has …	October 23, 2026	5:17	11,865	15,099	11,865 (15 hours)	45	16
'Spiralling situation': Political paralysis deepening Franc…	October 23, 2026	11:21	42,259	53,406	42,259 (15 hours)	210	181

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

5.4 in the category: 16.7

comments per 1,000 views

2.6 in the category: 2.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

11,332 views

short vs long

4 short (up to 3 minutes), 11 long
average views per short video: 3,724
average views per long video: 12,491

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Meet Abu Azrael, ‘Iraq’s Rambo’, the most renowned fighter …	May 29, 2015	12:41	27,380,095
EXCLUSIVE - Syria: Kurds destroy a suicide bomber's truck f…	April 25, 2016	1:44	25,321,414
‘Ghanaian Sex and the City’ takes Africa by storm	January 26, 2016	2:01	18,582,787
UK Royal Wedding: Gospel Choir sings "Stand by Me"	May 19, 2018	3:26	17,640,743
Asia's sex industry	June 17, 2010	11:04	9,378,673

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
In #NewZealand, Indigenous #Maori MPs stage a #haka • FRANC…	November 15, 2024	0:43	9,234,811
Titanic: full 3D scan of wreck created for first time • FRA…	May 19, 2023	0:59	2,292,609
Epstein files: 68 new photographs released • FRANCE 24 Engl…	December 19, 2025	0:54	1,420,934
Nepal: Army rescues hundreds trapped in tunnel as flood ris…	August 28, 2026	1:10	1,398,850
US and Israel attack Iran as Trump says US begins 'major co…	February 28, 2026	1:23	1,294,914

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

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

1. October 24, 2026Video taking off'Spiralling situation': Political paralysis deepe… The video opened at a pace of 53,406 views a day, 4.5 times a normal first day on this channel (11,884).
2. October 22, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 3,390,985 views a day, 2.6 times a normal day (1,297,277).
3. October 21, 2026Video taking offUS midterm elections: Trump approval rating falls… The video opened at a pace of 73,485 views a day, 6.2 times a normal first day on this channel (11,791).
4. October 21, 2026Video taking offItaly sends troops, toughens security laws after … The video opened at a pace of 37,523 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (11,791).
5. October 20, 2026Video taking offFrance stunned by October 17 rioting • FRANCE 24 … The video opened at a pace of 110,734 views a day, 9.5 times a normal first day on this channel (11,628).
6. October 19, 2026Video taking offParis protests: A look at the aftermath • FRANCE … The video opened at a pace of 186,980 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (11,354).Read the story
7. October 19, 2026Video taking offIsraeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat … The video opened at a pace of 94,186 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (7,744).
8. October 19, 2026Video taking offREPLAY: French President Emmanuel Macron addresse… The video opened at a pace of 178,670 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (11,354).
9. October 19, 2026Video taking offFrance: Protests "brought the entire population t… The video opened at a pace of 69,336 views a day, 9 times a normal first day on this channel (7,744).
10. October 19, 2026Video taking offFrance protests: "There's a whole range of grieva… The video opened at a pace of 45,528 views a day, 4 times a normal first day on this channel (11,354).
11. October 19, 2026Video taking offFrench Riots: A Gift for Le Pen? • FRANCE 24 Engl… The video opened at a pace of 68,703 views a day, 6.1 times a normal first day on this channel (11,354).
12. October 18, 2026Video taking offFrance faces day of cost-of-living protests • FRA… The video opened at a pace of 39,019 views a day, 3.6 times a normal first day on this channel (10,956).