Drew Durnil puts America's regional boundaries up for debate

A dozen uploads take in Balkan borders, Eiffel Tower copies and the historical exceptions behind a colonial-era map.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Is This Really the Most PERFECT Regional Map of the USA?!

Where does one American region end and another begin? Drew Durnil's latest map question turns the familiar outline of the United States into something less settled: how to divide it up inside.

"Is This Really the Most PERFECT Regional Map of the USA?!" is drawing the channel's fastest daily viewing right now. It arrives in a dozen-upload week that also asks viewers to consider Balkan borders and why Eiffel Towers keep appearing far beyond Paris. For a channel built around history, geography and world memes, there is plenty here for anyone who enjoys arguing with a map.

The week's most-watched new upload remains the Short "Were These Countries REALLY Never Colonized by Europeans?!", now approaching 850,000 views. Drew works through a purple-highlighted world map, explaining buffer states, questioning Liberia's inclusion and distinguishing European colonization from rule by other powers. That distinction also runs through the comments, where viewers debate what counts as colonization, occupation or outside control rather than simply accepting the map's categories.

Across the channel, the week added roughly three million views. Subscribers stayed unchanged, while daily viewing is close to its usual level. Nearby educational channels offer a quieter backdrop: Invicta is also near its normal daily audience, while Philosophy Tube and Fall of Civilizations are running below theirs.

Drew's newest American map and the Eiffel Tower question now join the colonial-history Short as the channel's busiest viewing draws, moving the conversation from imperial borders to regional ones and a very recognizable Parisian silhouette.

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The videos drawing views on Drew Durnil right now

Were These Countries REALLY Never Colonized by Europeans?!848,071 views · 2026-10-13 IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE - Can You Draw the PERFECT Borders in the Balkan…165,072 views · 2026-10-15 Why Are There So Many EIFFEL TOWERS Around the World?!93,650 views · 2026-10-18 Why Do Brazilians Abroad Vote So Differently?!82,341 views · 2026-10-16 Maps You Might Not Recognize Today?!34,896 views · 2026-10-17

The numbers

Here is how Drew Durnil's week adds up.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Drew Durnil

3,006,533

Speak English With Class

973,324

Horses

559,349

English Unleashed: The Po…

510,603

Invicta

468,485

Fall of Civilizations

441,472

Language Simp

189,901

Philosophy Tube

111,783

Learn Korean with KoreanC…

68,097

subscribers

1,560,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

1,167,491,414

views per day

330,106

typical day: 340,276

first-day views of each video posted this week

Were These Countries REALLY Never Colon…

264,137

IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE - Can You Draw the…

101,246

Why Are There So Many EIFFEL TOWERS Aro…

61,605

Why Do Brazilians Abroad Vote So Differ…

32,749

Maps You Might Not Recognize Today?!

24,806

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Invicta

1,670,000

Philosophy Tube

1,670,000

Language Simp

1,670,000

Learn Korean with KoreanC…

1,650,000

Horses

1,600,000

Speak English With Class

1,590,000

Drew Durnil

1,560,000

Fall of Civilizations

1,520,000

English Unleashed: The Po…

1,500,000

As of October 20, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.