Tifo Sports by The Athletic

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What happened lately

October 23, 2026 3x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 304,670 views a day, 3 times a normal day (102,686).

This week on the channel +876K views this week

Hockey tape and underwater breaths get Tifo Sports explanations

Two new uploads examine small sporting habits, with the hockey explainer reaching about 150,000 views.

Channel: Tifo Sports by The Athletic · Story of October 14, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

What is the tallest tree ever climbed?

Video published

October 18, 2026

Video views so far

283,140

Video views, pace per day

22,389

Views on its first day

95,946

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

0.4% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.8% 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
Why is it called the World Series if it's played in the U.S…	October 22, 2026	1:11 short	28,753	13,987	21,795	990	72
Why do NHL teams deliberately remove their goalie?	October 19, 2026	0:59 short	70,746	2,131	44,052	2,193	58
What is the tallest tree ever climbed?	October 18, 2026	1:04 short	283,140	22,389	95,946	4,473	98
Why do so many baseball teams have Sox in the title?	October 15, 2026	1:02 short	87,561	784	34,528	2,297	47
How cycling punished Lance Armstrong	October 14, 2026	7:27	181,260	2,182	42,114	1,367	164
Why swimmers breathe out underwater	October 12, 2026	0:49 short	40,727	122	20,957	1,067	17
Why do ice hockey players tape their sticks?	October 8, 2026	0:51 short	192,223	1,457	45,506	3,847	148
What's the difference between baseball and softball?	October 5, 2026	0:54 short	113,844	190	30,919	2,548	55
Why do rugby players hold their hands like that?	October 4, 2026	0:55 short	212,185	1,986	26,230	4,967	70
How do swimming pools work?	October 1, 2026	0:54 short	18,062	48	7,925	622	9
How do steroids actually work?	September 30, 2026	4:58	109,974	1,081	17,355	1,245	54
Why do moto GP riders lean so far into corners?	September 28, 2026	0:58 short	25,941	63	10,134	731	7
Why do synchronized swimmers have gelatin in their hair?	September 27, 2026	0:46 short	13,780	35	8,717	411	8
How do Spurs change their pitch for the NFL?	September 24, 2026	0:48 short	75,013	34	-	2,043	28
How do sunglasses help you breathe better?	September 21, 2026	0:45 short	20,896	28	-	738	11

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

20.0 in the category: 21.2

comments per 1,000 views

0.6 in the category: 1.3

a video's usual first day on this channel

21,933 views

short vs long

13 short (up to 3 minutes), 2 long
average views per short video: 90,990
average views per long video: 145,617

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

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

1. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 304,670 views a day, 3 times a normal day (102,686).
2. October 19, 2026Video taking offWhat is the tallest tree ever climbed? The video opened at a pace of 90,075 views a day, 5 times a normal first day on this channel (18,013).
3. October 12, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 233,895 views a day, 3.1 times a normal day (75,884).
4. October 11, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 182,178 views a day, 2.8 times a normal day (64,074).
5. October 9, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 127,828 views a day, 2.3 times a normal day (56,352).
6. October 7, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 114,978 views a day, 2.4 times a normal day (47,508).