# BrokenStories: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-10-28, BrokenStories has 547,000 subscribers, 1,464,950,581 total views, and 4,401 videos. It ranks #139,360 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [BrokenStories](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for BrokenStories is “When the last kid got off, the bus driver locked the doors and said, "It's just us now"”, a Short published Jan 28, 2026.
- These are BrokenStories’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Jan 24, 2026 and Jan 28, 2026 (6 long-form videos and 42 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 110,119. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “My grandfather's will said whoever lasted 72 hours alone in his cabin would inherit the property.” (1,247,688 views, Jan 25, 2026). Least viewed: “I gained 25 POUNDS because my girlfriend piled her plate at every buffet \[FULL STORY\]” (25,054 views, Jan 27, 2026).
- Median length: 46:52 for 6 long-form videos; 2:51 for 42 Shorts.
- In this sample, BrokenStories’s consecutive uploads were a median of 0 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 0 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 28, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [When the last kid got off, the bus driver locked the doors and said, "It's just us now"](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/LdHjeqlaljI/) | 2026-01-28 | Short | 630,064 | 2:53 | 1.19x |
| [The substitute said "Put your phones in the box. No one is leaving until I get answers."](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/Ua1TZu2dN0o/) | 2026-01-28 | Short | 426,848 | 2:47 | 1.13x |
| [I wanted to help my girlfriend live a happier life, but now I need therapy and a restraining order.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/-zjdQHYrI1M/) | 2026-01-28 | Short | 331,926 | 2:59 | - |
| [My son's science project triggered a school lockdown. He built a radio.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/REkg2LDOlKk/) | 2026-01-28 | Short | 922,597 | 2:59 | 2.37x |
| [My boss took CREDIT for my project and won an award. He thanked everyone but ME \[FULL STORY\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/UduCKJNh5kI/) | 2026-01-28 | Long-form | 39,301 | 45:26 | 2.91x |
| [My boss took CREDIT for my project and won an award. He thanked everyone but ME](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/trq6XRA8Xg0/) | 2026-01-28 | Short | 111,471 | 2:59 | 1.01x |
| [At my tutor's house, she said, "Get one question wrong, and you're staying at my house tonight!"](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/F12aNRf6-V4/) | 2026-01-27 | Short | 910,407 | 2:55 | 9.6x |
| [I said my dad drops bombs for a living. They evacuated three classrooms.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/AEPLy8s2caw/) | 2026-01-27 | Short | 666,984 | 2:59 | 7.04x |
| [My teacher stormed into class, slammed the door, and pointed directly at me.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/v_kssEFBa6o/) | 2026-01-27 | Short | 917,004 | 3:00 | 9.67x |
| [I was working the late security shift in a parking lot and ended up in a robbery with toy guns.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/EBghUPrJExQ/) | 2026-01-27 | Short | 81,901 | 3:00 | - |
| [Yuki's been here two months. Every student who befriends her stops showing up to school.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/uVt8IdlaTQE/) | 2026-01-27 | Short | 107,595 | 2:23 | 1.2x |
| [A stranger stole everything I had, and it turned into the best night of my life.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/xXjLfWMQPMk/) | 2026-01-27 | Short | 82,022 | 2:59 | - |
| [My grandmother's will required us to survive 7 days in her off-grid cabin.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/01ZoffZYHsk/) | 2026-01-27 | Short | 1,155,367 | 2:59 | 10.08x |
| [Have you ever had a chance to be a hero?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/Lh-bMwMhd_I/) | 2026-01-27 | Short | 70,134 | 2:36 | - |
| [I gained 25 POUNDS because my girlfriend piled her plate at every buffet](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/vyffMLsAT80/) | 2026-01-27 | Short | 60,260 | 2:59 | - |
| [I gained 25 POUNDS because my girlfriend piled her plate at every buffet \[FULL STORY\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/TpAen_dQUyc/) | 2026-01-27 | Long-form | 25,054 | 24:42 | 2x |
| [The school counselor pulled me out of class because my Discord status said "I want to disappear."](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/rnE3oQVN48Q/) | 2026-01-27 | Short | 64,487 | 2:42 | - |
| [My son’s girlfriend arrived at home looking shaken. What she said made me realize I raised a monster](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/AUBaArBxTK8/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 273,988 | 2:56 | 1.72x |
| [I broke my leg hiking alone and the woman who found me wouldn't let me call for help.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/1XF38ceipSA/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 198,504 | 2:24 | 1.73x |
| [My brother lied about us having a sister who died, and I still can't believe the reason why.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/iOjq1Q0Ec4g/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 120,492 | 2:33 | 1.05x |
| [At Gloria’s house she said to me, “If you knew who was in my closet, you would be as excited.”](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/pcKESG-Eljk/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 108,767 | 2:44 | - |
| [My fiancée ended our engagement saying she never really loved me](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/plVia_2gRIg/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 50,865 | 2:50 | - |
| [My fiancée ended our engagement saying she never really loved me \[FULL STORY\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/knjRN1y0WI4/) | 2026-01-26 | Long-form | 32,563 | 1:17:43 | 1.99x |
| [My new frat brothers tried to drown me during pledge week. They had no idea who I really was.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/WdH1Sv3_s9k/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 374,358 | 2:36 | 1.6x |
| [When I opened my son's TikTok live, he had dumbbells zip-tied to his ankles](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/t_PS6v7AbWc/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 82,679 | 2:51 | - |
| [Grandpa built an escape room in his basement. His will said first one out gets everything.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/vx3y6fEGDfU/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 429,155 | 2:42 | 1.83x |
| [They ranked us by face. We ranked them by character. Only one of those lists made people cry.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/CjJZFKyzCas/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 1,238,013 | 2:31 | 6.92x |
| [The Lunch Lady Said, 'After Today, They'll Shut This School Down For Good.'](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/SyjA5ZBhAyM/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 51,813 | 2:48 | - |
| [My biological parents gave me up for adoption, then crashed my college graduation \[FULL STORY\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/gpEC0qu2Xao/) | 2026-01-26 | Long-form | 30,669 | 48:18 | 1.88x |
| [My biological parents gave me up for adoption, then crashed my college graduation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/mqJSvszBke0/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 78,832 | 2:54 | - |
| [I was supposed to present my final project. Instead I spent six hours in handcuffs.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/uJRHm--3a38/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 148,599 | 2:22 | - |
| [The nurse said, 'He won't remember anything when he wakes up.'](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/5Hvj1w2lq_Q/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 797,096 | 2:59 | 3.4x |
| [The vice principal wanted those kids expelled. I wanted to know why he was so sure they did it.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/p7z8I63M8v8/) | 2026-01-25 | Short | 259,077 | 2:30 | 1.11x |
| [The Swat Team Burst Into My Classroom, Looked At Me And Said, “Stand up. Hands where we can see them](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/ej6VTC7J59I/) | 2026-01-25 | Short | 209,417 | 2:41 | 1.43x |
| [knew I was being set up the moment my professor called my name in the middle of my final.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/VM2InihDZUU/) | 2026-01-25 | Short | 344,586 | 3:00 | 2.17x |
| [My neighbor handed me a key and said "If you ever hear screaming from my house, don't call the cops](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/LAzad45LFfY/) | 2026-01-25 | Short | 49,505 | 2:51 | - |
| [When my security camera gave an alert, I didn’t call the cops. I called my therapist.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/T7o2nGCtc34/) | 2026-01-25 | Short | 47,218 | 2:47 | - |
| [My grandfather's will said whoever lasted 72 hours alone in his cabin would inherit the property.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/YnLMaj6DUF4/) | 2026-01-25 | Short | 1,247,688 | 3:00 | 14.16x |
| [My golden child brother LAUGHED at me at Thanksgiving when I announced my business idea](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/K6iTUxn9TRc/) | 2026-01-25 | Short | 84,116 | 2:59 | - |
| [My golden child brother LAUGHED at me at Thanksgiving when I announced my business idea \[FULL STORY\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/F5EFIjkNiCs/) | 2026-01-25 | Long-form | 29,449 | 48:27 | 1.35x |
| [The judge said "Your ex-wife claims you're an unfit father."](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/x-vbB_SNVp4/) | 2026-01-25 | Short | 318,347 | 2:04 | 3.66x |
| [Has a teacher ever ignored a warning that could’ve k*lled someone?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/bA_Dfx5qAcA/) | 2026-01-25 | Short | 81,690 | 2:55 | - |
| [My lawyer called me at work and said, "Your ex just testified under oath that you tried to drown](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/TANzUTLSSr8/) | 2026-01-24 | Short | 360,765 | 2:59 | 2.73x |
| [What is the craziest story that no one will believe but the people who experienced it with you?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/tj2QAP2bpPY/) | 2026-01-24 | Short | 40,213 | 2:56 | - |
| [Someone Screamed, “Everyone Run! Why Does The Special Needs Kid Have A Hammer?!”](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/VDECof2drPc/) | 2026-01-24 | Short | 232,861 | 2:17 | 1.41x |
| [My mother-in-law refuses to give my son’s INHERITANCE](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/oMK_NnmHBVk/) | 2026-01-24 | Long-form | 30,703 | 13:47 | 1.37x |
| [My mother-in-law refuses to give my son’s INHERITANCE](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/Ug2yemvbqAI/) | 2026-01-24 | Short | 40,888 | 2:40 | - |
| [Someone Pointed Out The Kid In The Back Of Lunch And Said, “Did You See Him?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@broken.stories/videos/uMsHbpkNilU/) | 2026-01-24 | Short | 60,836 | 2:49 | - |

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