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October 7, 2026 3.6x its usual first day Why the Future is Human … Plus AI | Esther Perel … The video opened at a pace of 58,366 views a day, 3.6 times a normal first day on this channel (16,358).

This week on the channel +6.3M views this week

Lindsay Scola's TED talk separates exhaustion from laziness

The sleep health educator recounts the long path to a narcolepsy diagnosis, amid seven new TED uploads.

Channel: TED · Story of October 22, 2026

This week on the channel +4.7M views this week

Chris Fenning gives TED a conversation starter: get to the point

His workplace communication framework joins talks on river restoration, shipping finance and the civic effects of inequality.

Channel: TED · Story of October 15, 2026

This week on the channel 12 videos this week

A brass quintet's 'Spark!' outruns a dozen TED uploads

The day-old music performance is gathering views faster than any talk on the channel, while a productivity episode still holds the most vie…

Channel: TED · Story of September 27, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

How to Stop Homelessness Before It Starts | Jen Loving | TED

Video published

October 23, 2026

Video views so far

41,862

Video views, pace per day

57,406

Views in its first 13 hours

41,862

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

2.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week

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
The real danger isn't the technology itself, but rather the…	October 23, 2026	1:55 short	4,348	7,867	4,348 (9 hours)	173	2
How to Stop Homelessness Before It Starts | Jen Loving | TED	October 23, 2026	9:06	41,862	57,406	41,862 (13 hours)	245	42
Algorithms may be narrowing your taste #TEDTalks	October 22, 2026	1:28 short	14,619	10,398	11,503	447	10
Inside the “Play Labs” Helping Refugee Kids Heal | Erum Mar…	October 22, 2026	11:03	47,865	15,937	40,397	136	12
What Makes a Good Game? | Eric Zimmerman | TED	October 20, 2026	12:21	77,217	4,931	49,044	380	19
When there's a whale, there's a way	October 19, 2026	0:53 short	18,145	1,051	8,098	246	6
The Secret to Lasting Love | Eli J. Finkel | TED	October 19, 2026	12:34	131,412	13,149	66,505	1,376	40
I Thought I Was Lazy. Turns Out I Had a Sleep Disorder | Li…	October 18, 2026	8:54	128,765	4,046	76,553	916	52
Campaigns Spend Millions to Influence Voters. This Works Be…	October 17, 2026	10:57	95,667	1,012	63,628	359	25
AI and the End of Loneliness | Paul Bloom | TED	October 16, 2026	12:15	95,563	1,331	57,135	644	84
Why I’m Building Libraries Inside Prisons | Reginald Dwayne…	October 15, 2026	12:29	73,144	600	48,089	354	27
How the Wealth Gap Is Reshaping Politics | Xochitl Gonzalez…	October 13, 2026	10:37	148,513	1,632	61,386	991	111
The original cosmic hit #TEDTalks	October 12, 2026	2:23 short	35,677	522	10,396	645	39
Why We Blew Up Four Dams — and Saved a River | Amy Bowers C…	October 12, 2026	12:57	87,944	308	58,341	352	57
How to Start Any Conversation the Right Way | Chris Fenning…	October 11, 2026	11:08	293,042	5,866	89,076	2,434	48

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

7.5 in the category: 21.2

comments per 1,000 views

0.4 in the category: 1.3

a video's usual first day on this channel

49,822 views

short vs long

4 short (up to 3 minutes), 11 long
average views per short video: 18,197
average views per long video: 110,999

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED	April 6, 2016	14:04	62,068,540
This Is What Happens When You Reply to Spam Email | James V…	February 1, 2016	9:49	58,250,970
How to Speak So That People Want to Listen | Julian Treasur…	June 27, 2014	9:59	51,706,183
The next outbreak? We’re not ready | Bill Gates | TED	April 3, 2015	8:37	38,890,714
Tom Thum: The orchestra in my mouth | TED	July 19, 2013	11:42	37,351,460

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Hint: It’s all you need #TEDTalks	June 25, 2026	3:00	18,986,242
Make no mistake... or do, it might make you famous! #TEDTal…	August 8, 2025	1:29	5,609,493
A peek inside the minds behind true crime #TEDTalks	October 31, 2025	1:28	1,417,322
You can always count on people to fill in the blanks #TEDTa…	June 21, 2026	2:14	1,085,695
How Language Shapes the Way We Think | Lera Boroditsky @TED…	March 20, 2024	0:49	1,065,871

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

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

1. October 7, 2026Video taking offWhy the Future is Human … Plus AI | Esther Perel … The video opened at a pace of 58,366 views a day, 3.6 times a normal first day on this channel (16,358).
2. October 6, 2026Video taking offHow to Use Tech to Outsmart Dictators | Leopoldo … The video opened at a pace of 53,419 views a day, 3.4 times a normal first day on this channel (15,762).
3. October 5, 2026Video taking offHow Sharing Books Makes You Less Lonely | Rebecca… The video opened at a pace of 66,136 views a day, 4.7 times a normal first day on this channel (14,202).
4. October 4, 2026Video taking offThe Shape-Shifting Sounds of the Accordion | Mari… The video opened at a pace of 67,807 views a day, 5.4 times a normal first day on this channel (12,641).
5. October 3, 2026Video taking offThe Gravity-Defying Future of Manufacturing | Sch… The video opened at a pace of 57,191 views a day, 4.8 times a normal first day on this channel (12,039).
6. October 2, 2026Video taking offHow AI Unleashed (Not Replaced) My Creativity | K… The video opened at a pace of 49,811 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (15,762).
7. September 29, 2026Video taking offIs AI Turning Us All into the Same Person? | Sand… The video opened at a pace of 93,050 views a day, 3.1 times a normal first day on this channel (30,011).
8. September 28, 2026Video taking offNews Tells You What Happened. Drawing Shows You H… The video opened at a pace of 89,244 views a day, 3.9 times a normal first day on this channel (22,820).
9. September 27, 2026Video taking off“Spark!” | Bulldog Brass Society Quintet | TED The video opened at a pace of 73,323 views a day, 7.5 times a normal first day on this channel (9,829).