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October 23, 2026 2.3x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 614,027 views a day, 2.3 times a normal day (271,540).

This week on the channel +2.5M views this week

VICE News gives Snyder's power warning a shorter form

Three new uploads return to U.S. power and Trump, while the full Shane Smith conversation approaches 800,000 views.

Channel: VICE News · Story of October 23, 2026

This week on the channel +1.7M views this week

Timothy Snyder brings his "superpower suicide" argument to VICE News

Shane Smith's only new interview ranges from Ukraine and nuclear proliferation to oligarchy, affordability and AI.

Channel: VICE News · Story of October 16, 2026

This week on the channel 2 videos this week

Adam Mockler's 'Clipping' talk still leads VICE News at 24 days

Two short election and cyber clips went up, but a Shane Smith Has Questions episode from early September is still drawing views about four …

Channel: VICE News · Story of September 27, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

How America Is Committing “Superpower Suicide” ft. Timothy Snyder | Shane Smith Has Questions

Video published

October 15, 2026

Video views so far

784,604

Video views, pace per day

16,256

Views on its first day

188,577

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

0.2% 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
Trump's Turn to Russia 🇷🇺	October 21, 2026	1:06 short	9,832	1,109	7,700	320	41
Trump Is Playing a Dangerous Game	October 21, 2026	0:43 short	8,995	1,019	6,915	201	18
The U.S. Is Committing Superpower Suicide	October 21, 2026	0:42 short	17,415	1,536	13,602	423	87
How America Is Committing “Superpower Suicide” ft. Timothy …	October 15, 2026	59:43	784,604	16,256	188,577	13,079	2,074
What does Russia want? #shanesmith #vicenews #russia	October 2, 2026	0:52 short	9,306	27	3,976	123	7
They used AI to clone his boss's face.	October 1, 2026	0:54 short	30,860	55	16,796	323	12
I Don’t See Anybody in Charge Here | w/Renée DiResta on AI,…	October 1, 2026	1:03:14	95,234	774	21,936	463	26
States are building their own cyber defenses, and you’re pa…	September 24, 2026	1:18 short	6,781	17	-	158	6
Are dead people actually voting? Cisco Aguilar explains. #v…	September 23, 2026	1:17 short	6,963	15	-	185	13
Why Nevada Republicans depend on mail-in ballots. #vicenews…	September 18, 2026	1:04 short	6,398	8	-	145	8
Why the Supreme Court just rejected Trump's voting restrict…	September 17, 2026	1:34 short	7,321	8	-	171	9
Trump’s Fight to Control the 2026 Midterms w/ Cisco Aguilar…	September 17, 2026	41:48	127,263	135	-	460	56
Autonomous weapons are already here. #technology #future #m…	September 11, 2026	1:09 short	24,374	28	-	465	34
When AI acts on its own. #gemini #tech #ai	September 11, 2026	0:21 short	58,648	26	-	422	31
The future of AI and why we must say NO to save ourselves. …	September 10, 2026	0:53 short	13,100	3	-	172	16

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

14.2 in the category: 16.7

comments per 1,000 views

2.0 in the category: 2.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

11,166 views

short vs long

12 short (up to 3 minutes), 3 long
average views per short video: 16,666
average views per long video: 335,700

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
What It's Really Like to Fight for the Islamic State	April 27, 2016	6:40	49,743,389
Detroiters Are Waging Paintball Wars As A Way To Stop Gang …	May 10, 2018	5:31	28,269,944
The Madam of the Brothel (Excerpt from 'Sex Slaves of Bangl…	February 17, 2015	3:00	26,220,746
Inside El Chapo’s Escape Tunnel	July 24, 2015	11:19	24,188,332
Latin America’s Deadliest Place to Be a Woman	June 30, 2021	15:11	20,333,190

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
TikTok CEO Reminds Senator Multiple Times He’s From Singapo…	February 1, 2024	0:37	18,627,454
Did Kim Jong Un’s Daughter Just Get a Massive Promotion? #s…	February 13, 2023	0:57	11,495,900
Incredible Phone Call of Survivor Buried Under Earthquake R…	February 20, 2023	0:35	9,591,894
First Inmates Arrive at ‘Biggest Mega-Prison’ in the Americ…	March 2, 2023	0:24	9,009,024
Israel Just Ordered 1.1 Million People in Gaza to Leave The…	October 13, 2023	0:48	7,081,309

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 614,027 views a day, 2.3 times a normal day (271,540).
2. October 13, 2026Video surgingTrump’s Fight to Control the 2026 Midterms w/ Cis… The video ran that day at 26,779 views a day, 7.6 times its usual pace (3,514).