Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers

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What happened lately

October 23, 2026 5.1x its usual first day After a Long Trade War. How Many Deals? The video opened at a pace of 42,355 views a day, 5.1 times a normal first day on this channel (8,384).

This week on the channel +1.8M views this week

From diesel taxes to Nobel ideas with Justin Wolfers

Producer Augusta Chapman joins the crisis Q&A, while Hall and Woodford's prize brings spending expectations into focus.

Channel: Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers · Story of October 13, 2026

Video taking off 9.5x its usual first day

Justin Wolfers questions oil reserves as a fix for Hormuz

His fast-starting Short argues for longer-term energy independence, while a related upload brings the question down to the family driveway.

Channel: Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers · Story of October 12, 2026

Video taking off 15x its usual first day

29,000 jobs and slower pay: Justin Wolfers on what September's report really says

His same-day walkthrough of a weak jobs report drew a comment section full of questions about who the unemployment rate leaves out.

Channel: Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers · Story of October 3, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

An Economist Explains What's Really Behind America's Economic Gloom

Video published

October 23, 2026

Video views so far

52,084

Video views, pace per day

65,368

Views in its first 15 hours

52,084

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

0.6% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.7% 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
Consumer Confidence Is Collapsing	October 23, 2026	1:48 short	5,132	7,175	5,132 (13 hours)	292	15
An Economist Explains What's Really Behind America's Econom…	October 23, 2026	25:26	52,084	65,368	52,084 (15 hours)	1,665	269
After a Long Trade War. How Many Deals?	October 21, 2026	0:54 short	70,590	17,086	42,355	1,871	195
Why Consumer Confidence Collapsed (And It's Not Inflation)	October 21, 2026	20:29	171,025	16,876	118,643	4,188	715
Borrowers Are Competing With Uncle Sam	October 20, 2026	0:27 short	16,709	844	11,540	324	16
Washington has discovered a brilliant financial strategy	October 19, 2026	0:53 short	24,635	1,001	18,003	753	53
America Has Two Economies. Only One Is Thriving.	October 19, 2026	6:59	67,879	518	56,805	1,168	120
Are Price Increases Just Corporate Greed?	October 19, 2026	0:13 short	5,074	128	3,159	110	10
For 30 Years, Computers Kept Getting Cheaper	October 18, 2026	0:32 short	11,412	164	7,168	280	22
Only 9% of economic forecasters gave Fed Chair Kevin Warsh …	October 17, 2026	1:46 short	10,711	305	7,257	406	12
Why Tariffs and Oil Prices Are a Double Hit	October 17, 2026	1:02 short	12,178	126	6,307	517	49
Doubled Diesel, Vanishing Raises, and a Spooked Economist	October 17, 2026	44:05	104,986	2,279	70,004	2,704	513
Why Inflation Feels Much Worse Than It Is	October 17, 2026	0:55 short	12,090	108	5,131	435	24
Prices Are Beating Paychecks: 3.7% vs 3%	October 16, 2026	0:56 short	7,131	67	2,868	308	18
Why Haven't Trump's Tariffs Crashed the Economy?	October 16, 2026	29:02	213,241	4,486	118,141	4,835	695

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

25.3 in the category: 21.2

comments per 1,000 views

3.5 in the category: 1.3

a video's usual first day on this channel

19,483 views

short vs long

10 short (up to 3 minutes), 5 long
average views per short video: 17,566
average views per long video: 121,843

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

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

1. October 23, 2026Video taking offAfter a Long Trade War. How Many Deals? The video opened at a pace of 42,355 views a day, 5.1 times a normal first day on this channel (8,384).
2. October 15, 2026Video taking offThe American Economy Just Got Another Nasty Surpr… The video opened at a pace of 225,035 views a day, 4.1 times a normal first day on this channel (55,154).
3. October 12, 2026Video taking offStrategic petroleum reserves were built for a rai… The video opened at a pace of 66,838 views a day, 9.5 times a normal first day on this channel (7,040).Read the story
4. October 12, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 800,521 views a day, 5.4 times a normal day (148,600).
5. October 9, 2026Video taking offThe Diesel Crisis Just Took an Unexpected Turn The video opened at a pace of 161,077 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (50,067).
6. October 7, 2026Video taking offThis Oil Deal Sounds Huge. Until You Do the Math The video opened at a pace of 62,024 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (19,483).
7. October 5, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 248,594 views a day, 2.1 times a normal day (117,516).
8. October 4, 2026Video taking offThe Robot, the Trillionaire, and the Coffee That … The video opened at a pace of 48,642 views a day, 3.9 times a normal first day on this channel (12,606).
9. October 3, 2026Video taking offWhat September's Employment Numbers Really Say The video opened at a pace of 125,222 views a day, 15 times a normal first day on this channel (8,384).Read the story
10. October 1, 2026Video taking offThe Money Habits Too Many People Skip The video opened at a pace of 56,082 views a day, 6.8 times a normal first day on this channel (8,242).