Tom Scott’s most viewed videos of 2026
Lifetime totals, not views in this range.
Snapshot from 19 Oct 2026.
- Rank 1:

I left YouTube two years ago. Time to come back.
- Rank 2:

I helped break a 142-year-old bell, and that's okay.
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When I blow this whistle, a swimming pool appears.
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Flying a plane badly, on purpose.
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Thomas, a tank engine, is not Thomas the Tank Engine.
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This Mars rover's cool. But have you seen its wheels?
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Why robots still can't pick strawberries
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I should not have liked the world’s first smart home.
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I have a weird conspiracy theory about this bridge
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In this arcade, you drop metal balls on rich people.
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We can't invent a robot better than these ferrets
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How do you keep 8,995 codebreakers secret?
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They can fly 200 miles with no fuel. Here's how.
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I'm so glad this hidden monorail broke down.
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Hello from inside a tiny boat.
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Can I get into the Top 100 of tiddlywinks in one day?
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Why do some British trains still rely on old levers?
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The mist that keeps the Tyne Tunnels safe
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"I feel like I've just destroyed evidence!"
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Turns out building dry stone walls is difficult
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These people walk towards mining disasters.
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I get excited about &.
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This 100-year-old ride must never change again.
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I took a long walk on a dangerous beach.
- Rank 25:

If you found candy with my name in it, here's why.
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I cannot believe Jodrell Bank let me do this
- Rank 27:

I was not prepared for a mannequin that can bleed.
- Rank 28:

To help fire this trebuchet, I climbed inside it
- Rank 29:

If I get this wrong, 50,000 people will hear it.
- Rank 30:

I got hit in the teeth at England's oldest ritual