A new military explainer joins the channel's economic and infrastructure stories as daily views reach almost seven times their usual pace.
Wendover Productions has 4,920,000 subscribers and 842,451,738 views in all, as of October 24, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 1,362,863 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Why Botswana Got So Wealthy", with 1,101,281 views. By subscribers it is No. 603 of the 5,387 channels on Trari, and No. 18 of 96 in category "Explainers, history and education".
The numbers today
What happened lately
October 23, 2026 6.8x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 759,420 views a day, 6.8 times a normal day (111,061). Read the story
The economics explainer has passed a million views during a week without new uploads.
With no new uploads, three late-summer explainers about a tunnel, Taiwan and Ikea are carrying the channel at its usual pace.
The video drawing the most views now
America's Most Illegal Military Base
- Video published
- October 21, 2026
- Video views so far
- 629,346
- Video views, pace per day
- 95,510
- Views on its first day
- 424,211
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Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Explainers, history and education | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 603 of 5,387 | 18 of 96 |
| By views gained this week | 2,499 of 5,295 | 39 of 96 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.5% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Explainers, history and education
Views gained this week in the category Explainers, history and education
Subscribers, last 30 days
September 26, 2026: 4,910,000 subscribers → October 24, 2026: 4,920,000 subscribers
Total views, last 30 days
September 26, 2026: 837,898,337 views → October 24, 2026: 842,451,738 views · average: 162,621 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.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
America's Most Illegal Military Base | October 21, 2026 | 23:49 | 629,346 | 95,510 | 424,211 | 9,391 | 937 |
Why Botswana Got So Wealthy | September 30, 2026 | 18:43 | 1,101,281 | 6,516 | 368,424 | 14,067 | 647 |
How the Channel Tunnel Works | September 4, 2026 | 23:27 | 2,256,797 | 4,367 | - | 23,144 | 1,606 |
Why the Ikea Business Model Wins | August 25, 2026 | 18:29 | 995,194 | 2,192 | - | 16,030 | 1,040 |
How Taiwan is Preparing to Get Invaded | August 8, 2026 | 16:56 | 1,754,584 | 3,911 | - | 32,688 | 4,245 |
Why Texas Wins | August 4, 2026 | 19:16 | 546,448 | 465 | - | 14,021 | 1,656 |
Why American Houses Are So Flimsy | July 15, 2026 | 14:07 | 738,914 | 869 | - | 21,221 | 2,620 |
How Private Equity Ruined American Youth Sports | June 30, 2026 | 18:33 | 619,780 | 288 | - | 14,408 | 1,417 |
The Problem With Spirit Airlines’ Business Model | June 16, 2026 | 22:49 | 696,582 | 352 | - | 16,785 | 1,236 |
Why Fast Food Got So Expensive | June 1, 2026 | 19:21 | 1,540,606 | 755 | - | 32,915 | 3,564 |
What Went Wrong With California High Speed Rail | May 20, 2026 | 21:14 | 947,534 | 1,446 | - | 24,673 | 5,164 |
How Car Dealerships Scam America | May 5, 2026 | 17:55 | 1,185,002 | 558 | - | 30,016 | 2,937 |
How the Iran War Spiked Oil Prices | April 17, 2026 | 17:15 | 1,459,829 | 2,437 | - | 21,586 | 1,216 |
How Nike Lost Its Way | March 31, 2026 | 18:16 | 1,186,963 | 428 | - | 23,308 | 1,976 |
How ICE's Surveillance System Works | March 24, 2026 | 20:37 | 610,401 | 707 | - | 24,193 | 2,726 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 19.6 in the category: 21.2
- comments per 1,000 views
- 2.0 in the category: 1.3
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 1,084,617
Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
Cities at Sea: How Aircraft Carriers Work | December 26, 2018 | 11:54 | 14,141,155 |
China's Geography Problem | October 10, 2017 | 10:50 | 12,691,815 |
The US President's $2,614 Per Minute Transport System | February 14, 2017 | 12:03 | 12,242,155 |
The Economics of Airline Class | March 14, 2017 | 11:38 | 12,192,574 |
Living Underwater: How Submarines Work | February 5, 2019 | 12:13 | 11,013,441 |
What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 759,420 views a day, 6.8 times a normal day (111,061).Read the story
- MilestoneWhy Botswana Got So Wealthy The video passed 1,000,000 views.
Stories
A new military explainer joins the channel's economic and infrastructure stories as daily views reach almost seven times their usual pace.
The economics explainer has passed a million views during a week without new uploads.
With no new uploads, three late-summer explainers about a tunnel, Taiwan and Ikea are carrying the channel at its usual pace.

















