Video taking off 11x its usual first day
Stephen A. Smith answers Hughley with his White House agenda
His response moves from personal criticism to HBCU funding, corporate DEI commitments and student-athlete rights.
In short
Stephen A. Smith has 1,420,000 subscribers and 387,006,768 views in all, as of October 24, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 10,000 subscribers and 3,622,017 views. By subscribers it is No. 1,851 of the 5,387 channels on Trari, and No. 48 of 164 in category "Political commentators and debate".
The numbers today
subscribers
1,420,000
▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days
total views
387,006,768
▲ 3,622,017 in the last 7 days
views a day (current pace)
554,901
on a typical day: 310,381
Videos on the channel
4,586
8 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
2 days ago
October 22, 2026
Views per subscriber
272
a new short video usually gets 28,629 views
Next milestone
1,500,000 subscribers
at the current pace: in about 56 days
What happened lately
October 23, 2026 11x its usual first day “You Ain’t Doing NOTHING!” Stephen A. Smith Rips … The video opened at a pace of 581,787 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (51,770). Read the story
Video taking off 8.2x its usual first day
Stephen A. Smith says Trump's dinner came with a no-phone rule
His response to Charlamagne tha God, Jemele Hill and D.L. Hughley pairs a practical explanation with a refusal to apologize for attending.
This week on the channel +2.1M views this week
Trump, Harris and Chuck Rocha fill Stephen A. Smith's week
A White House account passes 1.5 million views amid election commentary and a conversation with Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha.
The video drawing the most views now
“You Ain’t Doing NOTHING!” Stephen A. Smith Rips D.L. Hughley
- Video published
- October 22, 2026
- Video views so far
- 555,315
- Video views, pace per day
- 152,963
- Views on its first day
- 492,286
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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 | 1,851 of 5,387 | 48 of 164 |
| By views gained this week | 1,482 of 5,295 | 67 of 164 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.4% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.7% 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: 1,410,000 subscribers → October 24, 2026: 1,420,000 subscribers
Total views, last 30 days
September 26, 2026: 381,504,164 views → October 24, 2026: 387,006,768 views · average: 196,521 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.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 23.1 in the category: 42.5
- comments per 1,000 views
- 4.5 in the category: 4.9
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 24,022 views
- short vs long
- 11 short (up to 3 minutes), 4 long
average views per short video: 26,749
average views per long video: 725,438
Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 My Thoughts On The Death Of Charlie Kirk | September 11, 2025 | 16:46 | 2,792,393 |
 Sean Diddy Combs indicted: Hollywood might be in trouble | September 17, 2024 | 45:07 | 2,608,650 |
 Stephen A gives his top Fortnite drop location | March 6, 2024 | 1:03 | 2,334,007 |
 My thoughts on the Shannon Sharpe situation | April 22, 2025 | 20:26 | 2,046,083 |
 “Y’all are full of s**t” Stephen A. Smith on Mark Jackson | November 17, 2023 | 12:58 | 2,030,550 |
Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 "I'm the Bronny James of the media" - My nephew Josh.... Go… | December 9, 2024 | 0:39 | 2,742,330 |
 Donald Trump has won every swing state | November 12, 2024 | 0:57 | 2,241,300 |
 Nephew Josh brought "the proof" that he's been with me sinc… | March 11, 2025 | 1:12 | 2,094,759 |
 Alex Toussaint on his dad kicking him out of the house | April 26, 2024 | 0:59 | 1,423,235 |
 My Nephew Josh & Daughter Samantha Join the Show! | October 14, 2025 | 2:03 | 1,341,851 |
What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video taking off“You Ain’t Doing NOTHING!” Stephen A. Smith Rips … The video opened at a pace of 581,787 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (51,770).Read the story
- Video taking offIT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THE D.L. HUGHLEY SHOW… The video opened at a pace of 39,080 views a day, 3.3 times a normal first day on this channel (11,770).
- Video taking offStephen A. Responds to Jemele Hill, Charlamagne t… The video opened at a pace of 355,713 views a day, 8.2 times a normal first day on this channel (43,623).Read the story
- MilestoneInside My Meeting With Trump At The White House The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,068,120 views a day, 9.3 times a normal day (115,215).Read the story
- Video taking offInside My Meeting With Trump At The White House The video opened at a pace of 480,660 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (42,654).Read the story
- Video taking offSean Hannity REVEALS the Truth About the Democrat… The video opened at a pace of 72,025 views a day, 5.6 times a normal first day on this channel (12,792).
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 11x its usual first day
Stephen A. Smith answers Hughley with his White House agenda
His response moves from personal criticism to HBCU funding, corporate DEI commitments and student-athlete rights.
Video taking off 8.2x its usual first day
Stephen A. Smith says Trump's dinner came with a no-phone rule
His response to Charlamagne tha God, Jemele Hill and D.L. Hughley pairs a practical explanation with a refusal to apologize for attending.
This week on the channel +2.1M views this week
Trump, Harris and Chuck Rocha fill Stephen A. Smith's week
A White House account passes 1.5 million views amid election commentary and a conversation with Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha.
Views jump 9.3x the channel's usual pace
Stephen A. Smith makes the case for meeting Trump
Follow-up videos revisit his White House conversation as the channel's daily views climb to more than nine times their usual level.
Video taking off 11x its usual first day
Stephen A. Smith presses Trump on HBCU funding during a four-hour visit
Bill Maher brought him along, Kid Rock was there too, and Smith says the tour included an autopen hanging where Joe Biden's portrait would …
This week on the channel +692K views this week
Gina Hinojosa, Greg Abbott and a college sports bill on Straight Shooter
Six uploads went up, five of them on October 1, as Stephen A. Smith spent the week on Texas politics and the Protect College Sports Act.
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