Why did we do this to ourselves 😭
@mrbeastWatching it in its original place is always the most accurate source.
This video is being watched 35.7× faster than the hourly-views median of same-length videos on the same platform.
Why this video worked
Every line below is computed from this video’s own numbers. No guesses, no filler.
- 35.7× faster than its peers
Watched 35.7× faster than its peers. Compared against the hourly-views median of same-length videos on the same platform.
- 29.2K views per hour
Picking up roughly 29.2K views every hour. That pace means distribution is still open.
- High engagement: 7.8%
Engagement rate 7.8%. Likes plus comments divided by views — it means viewers did more than just watch.
- Opens with an instructional hook
The title makes a teaching promise. The “how-to” shape lifts saves and shares.
The numbers
All of it comes from the API. If a value is missing you see a dash — nothing is estimated in its place.
📈 Growth history
The real view record that builds up as we measure the video again and again.
55.6M → 57.1M (+1.5M views within 15-day window). Not enough points to draw a chart, so instead of a fake curve we show the two measurements as they are.
A free scorecard derived from this video’s own numbers — separate from the AI Lab, costs no tokens.
🔍 Deep Analysis
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The numbers above tell you how well the video is doing. The AI Lab looks inside it: it reads the opening frame, the edit and the sound, and answers “how would you do this”.
- Hook score (0–10) and why it stops the scroll
- First 3 seconds — opening frame and composition
- Why it went viral — one clear answer
- Edit / structure — how the video is built
- Target audience + music/sound strategy
- Actionable recipe — step by step, how you catch it
After the analysis you can ask follow-up questions about the same video.
@mrbeast — more from this creator
Their other videos in our pool. Seeing what one account repeats is the fastest way to spot the pattern.