Video taking off 9.8x its usual first day
Simon Marks examines Witkoff's "humanitarian" description of Putin
LBC's American Week connects Washington's approach to Russia with Pete Hegseth's remarks about British and allied soldiers.
LBC has 1,540,000 subscribers and 1,855,508,152 views in all, as of October 24, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 20,938,021 views. By subscribers it is No. 1,730 of the 5,387 channels on Trari, and No. 59 of 126 in News networks and broadcasters.
The numbers today
subscribers
1,540,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
1,855,508,152
▲ 20,938,021 in the last 7 days
views a day (current pace)
1,082,289
on a typical day: 2,647,217
Videos on the channel
18,683
15+ uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
October 23, 2026
Views per subscriber
1,204
Next milestone
2,000,000 subscribers
460,000 subscribers to go
What happened lately
October 24, 2026 9.8x its usual first day The moment American policy shifted... | Simon Mar… The video opened at a pace of 438,407 views a day, 9.8 times a normal first day on this channel (44,619). Read the story
Video taking off 10x its usual first day
Lewis Goodall questions Trump's focus after South Carolina rally
LBC's midterm discussion moves from Republican polling vulnerabilities to Trump's account of asking about renaming the Atlantic Ocean.
This week on the channel +19M views this week
LBC's Simon Marks sees a deposition problem for Trump's BBC lawsuit
The Washington correspondent tells James O'Brien the case could be dismissed if Trump continues avoiding a deposition.
The video drawing the most views now
The moment American policy shifted... | Simon Marks' American Week
- Video published
- October 23, 2026
- Video views so far
- 290,245
- Video views, pace per day
- 438,407
- Views in its first 11 hours
- 290,245
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Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category News networks and broadcasters | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 1,730 of 5,387 | 59 of 126 |
| By views gained this week | 360 of 5,295 | 14 of 123 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 1.6% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category News networks and broadcasters
Views gained this week in the category News networks and broadcasters
Subscribers, last 30 days
September 26, 2026: 1,530,000 subscribers → October 24, 2026: 1,540,000 subscribers
Total views, last 30 days
September 26, 2026: 1,791,248,681 views → October 24, 2026: 1,855,508,152 views · average: 2,294,981 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ‘I'm going to start prepping for a crisis’ | James O’Brien … | October 23, 2026 | 2:24:21 | 9,944 | 19,936 | 9,944 (8 hours) | 90 | 101 |
 'You've clearly decided that Meghan's evil and Kate's an an… | October 23, 2026 | 1:28 short | 5,892 | 10,817 | 5,892 (9 hours) | 124 | 25 |
 Debate: Green councillor confronted on 'Zionism is racism' … | October 23, 2026 | 12:04 | 9,712 | 17,587 | 9,712 (9 hours) | 30 | 138 |
| The moment American policy shifted... | Simon Marks' Americ… | October 23, 2026 | 11:21 | 290,245 | 438,407 | 290,245 (11 hours) | 3,602 | 492 |
 Instant reaction: Melania secures surprise ceasefire in Ukr… | October 23, 2026 | 10:04 | 126,526 | 177,208 | 126,526 (13 hours) | 1,180 | 406 |
 LBC callers react to 'disturbing allegations' about Meghan … | October 23, 2026 | 12:25 | 33,843 | 44,702 | 33,843 (14 hours) | 485 | 363 |
 Is it scaremongering to talk about AI job losses? | LBC cal… | October 23, 2026 | 31:19 | 55,769 | 70,618 | 55,769 (15 hours) | 764 | 497 |
 Sadiq Khan thanks Batman | October 23, 2026 | 0:16 short | 37,477 | 47,067 | 37,477 (15 hours) | 466 | 84 |
 'Prepping for attacks is a luxury hobby!' | October 23, 2026 | 1:30 short | 21,089 | 24,893 | 21,089 (17 hours) | 338 | 199 |
 Prepare for food shortage and disruption, government warns | October 23, 2026 | 16:24 | 31,833 | 36,077 | 31,833 (18 hours) | 241 | 330 |
 Trump's latest made-up award | October 23, 2026 | 0:39 short | 54,072 | 58,108 | 54,072 (20 hours) | 500 | 467 |
 Financial Secretary to the Treasury James Murray joins Nick… | October 23, 2026 | 8:50 | 15,869 | 16,779 | 15,869 (21 hours) | 82 | 18 |
 Simon Marks: 'My worries about the USA bargaining with Russ… | October 22, 2026 | 7:42 | 157,709 | 107,318 | 134,202 | 2,034 | 300 |
 Iain Dale on LBC | October 22, 2026 | - | 23,547 | 1,621 | 23,262 | 40 | 1 |
 What has AI ever done for us? | James O’Brien - The Whole S… | October 22, 2026 | 2:25:06 | 21,903 | 12,954 | 18,282 | 212 | 69 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 11.4 in the category: 16.7
- comments per 1,000 views
- 3.9 in the category: 2.5
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 46,950 views
- short vs long
- 4 short (up to 3 minutes), 10 long
average views per short video: 29,632
average views per long video: 75,335
Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Drivers fight back against eco-protesters causing misery & … | October 13, 2021 | 2:26 | 8,406,625 |
 Seven times James O'Brien took on Donald Trump supporters |… | July 22, 2021 | 27:40 | 5,086,849 |
 Trump fan hangs up after being asked a tough question by Ja… | January 20, 2021 | 3:03 | 4,404,177 |
 The Cambridge scientist who thinks he’s just discovered ali… | April 26, 2024 | 9:11 | 3,756,614 |
 Jordan Peterson Meets Maajid Nawaz | Interview In Full | LBC | May 22, 2018 | 49:16 | 3,021,221 |
Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rioter gets bitten on the arse by a dog, while another gets… | August 2, 2024 | 0:18 | 6,884,124 |
 Should the UK respond to Trump's trade war? | April 2, 2025 | 0:55 | 5,813,088 |
 'How dare JD Vance disrespect British troops' | LBC | March 5, 2025 | 1:16 | 4,668,281 |
 Would you rather fight '100 million Russians or one billion… | February 16, 2025 | 0:56 | 4,526,792 |
 'Trump wants to crash the dollar' | April 8, 2025 | 1:01 | 4,354,909 |
What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video taking offThe moment American policy shifted... | Simon Mar… The video opened at a pace of 438,407 views a day, 9.8 times a normal first day on this channel (44,619).Read the story
- MilestoneTrump vs Zelenskyy 2.0 | Simon Marks’ American We… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Milestone'The country is hurtling to an abyss' | Simon Mar… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneThe first time this has happened in 20 years... |… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Milestone'Donald Trump baffles the Chinese' | Simon Marks'… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Video taking offInstant reaction: Melania secures surprise ceasef… The video opened at a pace of 177,208 views a day, 4 times a normal first day on this channel (44,619).
- Video taking offLewis Goodall reacts to Trump's gaffes at midterm… The video opened at a pace of 435,504 views a day, 10 times a normal first day on this channel (43,370).Read the story
- Video taking off'This turns my stomach': Steve Witkoff calls Puti… The video opened at a pace of 192,808 views a day, 4.4 times a normal first day on this channel (43,370).
- Video taking offRussia strikes Kyiv with illegal 'cluster munitio… The video opened at a pace of 281,409 views a day, 6.5 times a normal first day on this channel (43,370).
- Video taking offTrump asks Google Maps to rename Atlantic Ocean The video opened at a pace of 148,060 views a day, 3 times a normal first day on this channel (49,175).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 6,937,978 views a day, 2.9 times a normal day (2,363,667).
- Video taking offSimon Marks wants to know when the UK will ‘get a… The video opened at a pace of 310,808 views a day, 7.4 times a normal first day on this channel (41,751).
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 9.8x its usual first day
Simon Marks examines Witkoff's "humanitarian" description of Putin
LBC's American Week connects Washington's approach to Russia with Pete Hegseth's remarks about British and allied soldiers.
Video taking off 10x its usual first day
Lewis Goodall questions Trump's focus after South Carolina rally
LBC's midterm discussion moves from Republican polling vulnerabilities to Trump's account of asking about renaming the Atlantic Ocean.
This week on the channel +19M views this week
LBC's Simon Marks sees a deposition problem for Trump's BBC lawsuit
The Washington correspondent tells James O'Brien the case could be dismissed if Trump continues avoiding a deposition.
Video taking off 16x its usual first day
Military widower presses JD Vance on accountability at town hall
LBC's Simon Marks questions the political cost of the vice president's response, while James O'Brien asks whether old standards of accounta…
Video taking off 13x its usual first day
Paris police search demonstrators amid wider French unrest
LBC's raw broadcast follows cordons, bag searches and an advancing shield line, while its description reports attacks on buildings in Lyon …
Video taking off 15x its usual first day
Simon Marks examines Trump's Ukraine pressure and a presidential coin
LBC's American Week draws an unusually large audience for a roundup linking midterm polling, presidential imagery and tensions with Kyiv.
Video taking off 13x its usual first day
Andrew Marr asks who controls Britain's wiring after Ukraine's Starlink slowdown
A Ukrainian MP and a former ambassador to Washington join the LBC host as Elon Musk points the finger at the US government's Starshield.
Video taking off 18x its usual first day
LBC sees an "audience of one" in Katie Zacharia's briefing
A question about Ukraine and a verbal slip anchor the broadcaster's analysis of the new press secretary's debut.
Video taking off 15x its usual first day
Simon Marks: "Putin has played Trump like a violin"
His discussion with James O'Brien links Russian fuel supplies to the US midterms, drawing nearly half a million views in its first 15 hours.
Video taking off 10x its usual first day
Sir Richard Shirreff calls Trump's diesel deal "treacherous"
The former NATO commander tells LBC's Shelagh Fogarty that easing Russian sanctions helps Putin's war effort.
Video taking off 14x its usual first day
Simon Marks' American Week links election fears and execution plans
LBC's US politics roundup has passed half a million views, with a comment section already much busier than usual.
Video taking off 17x its usual first day
'Hurtling into an abyss': Simon Marks on a firing squad meant to be watched
LBC's Washington editor joins James O'Brien to react to the plan to broadcast the execution of the Fort Hood shooter, and points out that A…
Video taking off 23x its usual first day
No outside observers for the midterms: Simon Marks calls it a first in 20 years
Back on James O'Brien's show, the Washington-based journalist explains why American voters will go to the polls without international monit…
Video taking off 18x its usual first day
Trump's offer to let Iran 'take out' two Californian cities brings Simon Marks back to James O'Brien
A day after his last visit, the Washington correspondent's reaction drew a comment section about fifteen times busier than an LBC clip usua…
Video taking off 12x its usual first day
Trump's 'final four weeks' email gives Simon Marks a fright on James O'Brien's show
It turned out to be a fundraising appeal, and LBC's Washington voice used it to walk through a midterm campaign of aspirin, expletives and …
This week on the channel 15 videos this week
Martial law, Man City's tax bill and Christa Pike: LBC's Thursday crowd
Andrew Marr hosted the two busiest clips of fifteen uploads, one with Simon Marks on Trump's Time interview, one with Dan Neidle and David …
Video taking off 12x its usual first day
A febrile moment, from Washington: Simon Marks lifts James O'Brien's LBC
Their talk about Trump's White House summit with tech chiefs drew about ten times the views of anything else LBC posted the same day, the M…
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