Video taking off 19x its usual first day
Heather Cox Richardson explains her Trump-Putin "end game" warning
The historian draws on Hillary Clinton's remarks to argue that Putin's relationship with Trump is entering an unstable phase.
In short
Heather Cox Richardson has 1,110,000 subscribers and 334,489,549 views in all, as of October 24, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 10,000 subscribers and 8,457,694 views. By subscribers it is No. 2,197 of the 5,387 channels on Trari, and No. 64 of 164 in category "Political commentators and debate".
On the charts now
The numbers today
subscribers
1,110,000
▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days
total views
334,489,549
▲ 8,457,694 in the last 7 days
views a day (current pace)
1,988,514
on a typical day: 1,117,470
Videos on the channel
2,308
15+ uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
today
October 24, 2026
Views per subscriber
301
Next milestone
1,500,000 subscribers
at the current pace: in about 273 days
What happened lately
October 24, 2026 19x its usual first day The End Game Is Coming The video opened at a pace of 524,485 views a day, 19 times a normal first day on this channel (27,156). Read the story
Video taking off 7.1x its usual first day
Heather Cox Richardson questions who controls Ukraine's defense lifelines
Her unusually fast-starting Politics Chat connects satellite access to a broader warning about American alliances and public accountability.
Video taking off 7.8x its usual first day
Heather Cox Richardson links Zacharia's debut to Trump's preference for loyalists
Her fast-starting Politics Chat excerpt moves beyond the press secretary's delivery to an argument about who accepts powerful jobs, and why.
The video drawing the most views now
The End Game Is Coming
- Video published
- October 23, 2026
- Video views so far
- 532,224
- Video views, pace per day
- 532,111
- Views on its first day
- 524,485
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Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Political commentators and debate | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 2,197 of 5,387 | 64 of 164 |
| By views gained this week | 823 of 5,295 | 36 of 164 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 1.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.9% on this channel, 0.2% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Political commentators and debate
Views gained this week in the category Political commentators and debate
Subscribers, last 30 days
September 26, 2026: 1,090,000 subscribers → October 24, 2026: 1,110,000 subscribers
Total views, last 30 days
September 26, 2026: 305,676,311 views → October 24, 2026: 334,489,549 views · average: 1,029,044 views a day
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 A New Crop of Rising Politicians | October 24, 2026 | 2:59 short | 2,416 | - | 2,416 (3 hours) | 425 | 13 |
 This Country Needs a Plan | October 24, 2026 | 2:58 short | 4,485 | - | 4,485 (3 hours) | 727 | 34 |
 Mass Consolidation of Farm Land | October 23, 2026 | 2:57 short | 7,680 | - | 7,680 (5 hours) | 910 | 45 |
 Representative Maggie Goodlander | American Conversations | October 23, 2026 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 (6 hours) | 6 | 0 |
 New York City Women’s March, October 23, 1915 | Talk & Draw… | October 23, 2026 | 2:02 short | 41,543 | 64,489 | 41,543 (11 hours) | 1,399 | 58 |
 Emerging Ideas for Political Parties | October 23, 2026 | 2:31 short | 3,690 | 4,445 | 3,690 (16 hours) | 196 | 6 |
 Running as an Independent | October 23, 2026 | 2:20 short | 6,262 | 7,344 | 6,262 (17 hours) | 334 | 7 |
 Reclaiming American Patriotism | October 23, 2026 | 1:43 short | 7,185 | 8,357 | 7,185 (17 hours) | 791 | 43 |
 Voter Disinformation 101 | October 23, 2026 | 2:45 short | 23,426 | 23,882 | 23,426 (23 hours) | 1,965 | 58 |
 A Blue Wave That Defies Margins | October 23, 2026 | 2:03 short | 58,349 | 58,905 | 58,349 (23 hours) | 3,383 | 73 |
 Why Stand With Trump? | October 23, 2026 | 1:59 short | 12,695 | 12,748 | 12,695 (24 hours) | 1,206 | 73 |
 JD Vance’s Horrific 2028 Prep | October 23, 2026 | 1:31 short | 29,221 | 29,236 | 29,221 (24 hours) | 2,110 | 88 |
| The End Game Is Coming | October 23, 2026 | 1:50 short | 532,224 | 532,111 | 524,485 | 23,412 | 1,117 |
 An Unelected Man With Too Much Power | October 23, 2026 | 2:59 short | 94,454 | 93,368 | 92,152 | 7,605 | 384 |
 An Urgency for Change and Addressing Voter Concerns | Expla… | October 23, 2026 | 20:27 | 52,249 | 51,576 | 48,519 | 1,252 | 74 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 52.2 in the category: 42.3
- comments per 1,000 views
- 2.4 in the category: 4.9
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 47,444 views
- short vs long
- 13 short (up to 3 minutes), 1 long
average views per short video: 63,356
average views per long video: 52,249
Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 The Tide Turned This Week | Explainer | September 24, 2025 | 35:55 | 1,518,676 |
 Understanding the U.S. Strike on Venezuela | Explainer | January 3, 2026 | 31:20 | 1,349,594 |
 The Current World of Right-Wing Republicans | Explainer | September 18, 2026 | 42:28 | 1,335,313 |
 Today in Politics | Explainer | February 20, 2026 | 49:51 | 1,136,581 |
 A Big-Picture Look at the Threat to Voting Coming From the … | August 29, 2025 | 24:56 | 1,067,378 |
Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 “If He Goes Down, They All Go With Him” | March 13, 2026 | 2:49 | 3,625,026 |
 Trump’s Not Okay | October 29, 2025 | 2:17 | 1,828,389 |
 The President Is Not Okay | April 3, 2026 | 3:00 | 1,709,603 |
 Melania Trump’s Bizarre 6 Minute Speech to Save Herself | April 10, 2026 | 2:54 | 1,411,024 |
 We’re in a Rupture | August 26, 2026 | 2:18 | 1,312,990 |
What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video taking offThe End Game Is Coming The video opened at a pace of 524,485 views a day, 19 times a normal first day on this channel (27,156).Read the story
- Video taking offAn Unelected Man With Too Much Power The video opened at a pace of 92,152 views a day, 3.4 times a normal first day on this channel (27,156).
- Video taking offThe WSJ Uncovers the Starlink Slowdown The video opened at a pace of 106,907 views a day, 4 times a normal first day on this channel (26,572).
- Video taking offMy Take on Fearing Donald Trump The video opened at a pace of 83,127 views a day, 3.1 times a normal first day on this channel (26,572).
- Video taking offAbdul El-Sayed | American Conversations The video opened at a pace of 191,249 views a day, 3.1 times a normal first day on this channel (62,565).
- Video taking offWhat the Heck Just Happened? The video opened at a pace of 236,009 views a day, 4.5 times a normal first day on this channel (51,922).
- Video taking offPolitics Chat, October 15, 2026 The video opened at a pace of 353,463 views a day, 7.1 times a normal first day on this channel (49,870).Read the story
- Video taking offToday in Politics | Explainer The video opened at a pace of 159,459 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (49,870).
- Video people are talking aboutTwo Disabled Systems and a Blame Game The video drew 340 comments in its first day, 5.3 times a normal first day on this channel (64).
- Video taking offKatie Zacharia’s Bumbled Press Conference The video opened at a pace of 204,806 views a day, 7.8 times a normal first day on this channel (26,140).Read the story
- Video taking offToday in Politics Chat | Livestream Replay The video opened at a pace of 228,397 views a day, 4.1 times a normal first day on this channel (56,218).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,955,533 views a day, 2.2 times a normal day (906,080).
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
Video taking off 19x its usual first day
Heather Cox Richardson explains her Trump-Putin "end game" warning
The historian draws on Hillary Clinton's remarks to argue that Putin's relationship with Trump is entering an unstable phase.
Video taking off 7.1x its usual first day
Heather Cox Richardson questions who controls Ukraine's defense lifelines
Her unusually fast-starting Politics Chat connects satellite access to a broader warning about American alliances and public accountability.
Video taking off 7.8x its usual first day
Heather Cox Richardson links Zacharia's debut to Trump's preference for loyalists
Her fast-starting Politics Chat excerpt moves beyond the press secretary's delivery to an argument about who accepts powerful jobs, and why.
Video taking off 7.4x its usual first day
Heather Cox Richardson takes questions on diesel and immigration enforcement
The full Politics Chat is drawing an unusually large audience alongside a diesel Short and a separate administration explainer.
Video taking off 5.3x its usual first day
Los Angeles, San Diego and 'An Unprecedented Attack by a U.S. President' from Heather Cox Richardson
A clip from her Tuesday Politics Chat drew about twenty times the comments her Shorts usually gather on a first day, and many of them are a…
This week on the channel +7.1M views this week
A Hawkeyes game, not the Hawks: Heather Cox Richardson on Jack Smith's hearing
Her Tuesday Politics Chat walked through a perjury claim built on text messages about an Iowa basketball game, then moved on to diesel pric…
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