# Drishti IAS: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-11-05, Drishti IAS has 12,900,000 subscribers, 1,970,819,911 total views, and 22,129 videos. It ranks #1,919 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/). 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 Drishti IAS is “Which Optional Subject Should You Choose for UPSC ? \| Complete Selection Guide \| Drishti IAS”, a long-form video published Nov 4, 2026.
- These are Drishti IAS’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Oct 28, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026 (35 long-form videos and 13 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 20,299. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Cyclone Arnab: Landfall, Impact & Naming Explained \| UPSC Current Affairs” (246,615 views, Oct 28, 2026). Least viewed: “Drishti IAS Diwali Mahotsav Sale \| Get Up to 60% OFF \| 3 Days Left!” (4,001 views, Nov 3, 2026).
- Median length: 52:30 for 35 long-form videos; 1:06 for 13 Shorts.
- In this sample, Drishti IAS’s consecutive uploads were a median of 0 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 1 day).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Nov 5, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Which Optional Subject Should You Choose for UPSC ? \| Complete Selection Guide \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/B-SjG6HtYqU/) | 2026-11-04 | Long-form | 6,607 | 13:53 | - |
| [Inflation \| Part 3 \| Aarambh Batch \| Economics \| UPSC Prelims 2027](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/wFyGFG_SC8A/) | 2026-11-04 | Long-form | 6,160 | 1:05:19 | - |
| [Pink Meteorite from Mars Found in Sahara Desert \| 4.1 Billion-Year-Old Discovery](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/kFJTVUTBuPA/) | 2026-11-04 | Short | 37,185 | 1:03 | 7.95x |
| [The Hindu Newspaper Analysis & PIB \| 04 November 2026 \| Current Affairs for UPSC CSE \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/kiIgHNd7_Xk/) | 2026-11-04 | Long-form | 27,355 | 1:01:21 | - |
| [Delhi Air Pollution: Why Are Emergency Measures Failing? \| Nazariya \| Editorial Analysis](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/7o4XpnZPS8s/) | 2026-11-04 | Long-form | 6,653 | 17:53 | - |
| [Reconstructing Ancient Indian History \| Class 11 History, Chapters 1 & 2 \| NCERT \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/F4PBETywCyk/) | 2026-11-04 | Long-form | 12,564 | 52:30 | - |
| [Earthquakes Explained \| Causes, Types & Geographical Significance \| Indian Geography](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/uTB3LzGKK78/) | 2026-11-03 | Long-form | 16,624 | 1:07:41 | - |
| [Cyclone Murasu Explained \| Cyclone Naming System \| UPSC Current Affairs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/B2R7vLkyyIg/) | 2026-11-03 | Short | 91,584 | 1:30 | 12.87x |
| [All UNESCO Sites in India \| Important Facts, Locations & History \| UPSC \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/bqLy4cCMcmg/) | 2026-11-03 | Long-form | 14,913 | 17:54 | - |
| [Landforms and Their Evolution – Part 2 \| Class 11, Chapter 6 \| NCERT Geography \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/jPz_pMfIxtY/) | 2026-11-03 | Long-form | 10,112 | 1:02:05 | - |
| [Drishti IAS Diwali Mahotsav Sale \| Get Up to 60% OFF \| 3 Days Left!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/QzBeDHjD61A/) | 2026-11-03 | Short | 4,001 | 0:43 | - |
| [Permanent Wind System \| Geography \| Aarambh Batch \| UPSC Prelims 2027 \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/Psh6YAgLsU8/) | 2026-11-03 | Long-form | 20,417 | 1:21:09 | - |
| [The Hindu Newspaper Analysis & PIB \| 03 November 2026 \| Current Affairs for UPSC CSE \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/LVp9flzJp2A/) | 2026-11-03 | Long-form | 39,051 | 1:00:26 | - |
| [Landforms and Their Evolution \| Class 11, Chapter 6 \| NCERT Geography \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/97Czi0ubOCc/) | 2026-11-03 | Long-form | 13,442 | 50:30 | - |
| [Can a Person Be Punished Under a New Criminal Law? \| Article 20](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/XxUN6aCIm2k/) | 2026-11-02 | Short | 7,593 | 1:45 | - |
| [Fundamental Rights (Articles 19–35) \| Part 2 \| Aarambh Series \| UPSC Prelims 2027 \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/r_WU-_GE0hA/) | 2026-11-02 | Long-form | 23,516 | 2:02:45 | - |
| [Starting UPSC Preparation from Scratch? \| Everything You Need to Know \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/s7Ne8BysMw8/) | 2026-11-02 | Long-form | 12,557 | 14:34 | - |
| [US Midterms & Israel Elections 2026: What Do They Mean for India? \| Editorial Analysis \| Nazariya](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/JlKDFS_SiYo/) | 2026-11-02 | Long-form | 13,534 | 27:38 | - |
| [The Hindu Newspaper Analysis & PIB \| 02 November 2026 \| Current Affairs for UPSC CSE \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/3mNMott3px0/) | 2026-11-02 | Long-form | 42,678 | 1:01:41 | - |
| [Drishti IAS Mega Diwali Gift Revealed! 🎁 \| Biggest Opportunity for UPSC Aspirants \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/rcx6tJ4voBE/) | 2026-11-01 | Long-form | 32,031 | 36:10 | - |
| [Class 6 History Complete NCERT in One Shot \| Full Revision \| UPSC 2027](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/PDKjpWVKGBs/) | 2026-11-01 | Long-form | 35,617 | 2:57:36 | - |
| [PIB Analysis \| 25–31 October 2026 \| Important Current Affairs for UPSC Prelims & Mains \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/WPmDL4fZa24/) | 2026-11-01 | Long-form | 30,310 | 31:56 | - |
| [Class 9th NCERT Geography Complete Revision \| Marathon Class \| One Shot \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/idxjsDN2u5g/) | 2026-11-01 | Long-form | 30,047 | 2:41:03 | - |
| [Drishti IAS Diwali Mahotsav Sale \| Get Up to 60% OFF \| Sale Now Live!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/HB87Qj5Tn8c/) | 2026-10-31 | Short | 11,905 | 0:43 | - |
| [The Biggest Opportunity for UPSC Aspirants Is Coming! \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/4Yp_DXhx3kE/) | 2026-10-31 | Short | 14,951 | 0:30 | 1.03x |
| [World Bank Report 2026: India Among the Fastest in Poverty Reduction \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/CduVS69zE8I/) | 2026-10-31 | Long-form | 111,077 | 16:02 | 3.34x |
| [All Ramsar Sites of India 2026 in One Shot \| Complete Revision for UPSC Prelims 2027 \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/FAAdYzz0Ji8/) | 2026-10-31 | Long-form | 51,463 | 29:00 | 1.55x |
| [How to Prepare for UPSC CSE 2028/29? \| Complete Strategy for Beginners \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/4q8HBv1dOIE/) | 2026-10-31 | Short | 14,410 | 0:36 | - |
| [What Is Pinkflation? Understanding the Gender Price Gap](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/CI5y-MU-Idg/) | 2026-10-31 | Short | 7,757 | 2:22 | - |
| [The Hindu Newspaper Analysis & PIB \| 30-31 October 2026 \| Current Affairs for UPSC CSE \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/_-JBT2igM_U/) | 2026-10-31 | Long-form | 45,740 | 56:11 | - |
| [India After Independence \| Class 8 History, Chapter 10 \| NCERT \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/lBZdiO-ax_Q/) | 2026-10-30 | Long-form | 32,264 | 48:36 | - |
| [Geomorphic Processes \| Class 11, Chapter 5 \| NCERT Geography \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/7Ww2HmtSkIY/) | 2026-10-30 | Long-form | 25,121 | 54:45 | - |
| [Genomics, Genome India Project & CRISPR \| Science & Technology \| Aarambh Batch \| UPSC Prelims 2027](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/0UkhFQITXGE/) | 2026-10-30 | Long-form | 22,383 | 1:16:06 | - |
| [Shrinkflation Explained: What Is Shrinkflation? \| Economics Explained \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/NTH-oRriXtk/) | 2026-10-30 | Short | 7,309 | 1:35 | - |
| [Vijayanagara Empire Explained \| History, Rulers, Administration & Culture \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/YYSqlPxVGZQ/) | 2026-10-30 | Long-form | 20,180 | 27:18 | - |
| [Distribution of Oceans and Continents \| Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 \| Part 3 \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/BcbFWaTx_BE/) | 2026-10-30 | Long-form | 16,428 | 1:00:01 | - |
| [E100 Flex Fuel Rules Explained \| Can Your Petrol Car Run on 100% Ethanol? \| UPSC Current Affairs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/AKm952qSscM/) | 2026-10-29 | Long-form | 56,101 | 16:18 | 1.12x |
| [Jainism Explained \| History \| Aarambh Batch \| UPSC Prelims 2027 \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/3ew1blsKWPg/) | 2026-10-29 | Long-form | 45,013 | 1:13:32 | - |
| [What Is GDP and GNP? Understand the Difference with Examples \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/7tCMufjmmdQ/) | 2026-10-29 | Long-form | 16,737 | 44:45 | - |
| [The Hindu Newspaper Analysis & PIB \| 29 October 2026 \| Current Affairs for UPSC CSE \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/oQn3hgbvDCw/) | 2026-10-29 | Long-form | 44,034 | 49:26 | - |
| [The Making of the National Movement: 1870s–1947 \| Class 8 History, Chapter 9 \| NCERT \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/b6GWPj3L_y8/) | 2026-10-29 | Long-form | 15,931 | 49:24 | - |
| [UPSC Open Seminar at Drishti IAS Lucknow Centre \| 30 October](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/eP87geX37h4/) | 2026-10-29 | Short | 6,860 | 1:16 | - |
| [Distribution of Oceans and Continents \| Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 \| Part 2 \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/qOvvHvT3sjY/) | 2026-10-29 | Long-form | 14,486 | 1:09:25 | - |
| [Cyclone Arnab: Landfall, Impact & Naming Explained \| UPSC Current Affairs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/6PaoIBBlJI0/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 246,615 | 1:06 | 10.9x |
| [Kufri Jamunia: The Biofortified Potato That Could Improve Nutrition \| Current Affairs \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/nl7d2qcVgeM/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 111,172 | 9:29 | 1.64x |
| [Purple Potato Explained: Can It Help Fight Hidden Hunger? \| Current Affairs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/35Qv2ub2Qw8/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 21,615 | 1:11 | - |
| [Why Do Seasons Change? \| Causes of Seasonal Changes \| Geography \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/JHOuDzPOQWA/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 7,509 | 0:59 | - |
| [Inflation \| Part 2 \| Aarambh Batch \| Indian Economy \| UPSC Prelims 2027 \| Drishti IAS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@drishtiiasvideos/videos/bTqkuTlhzkY/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 24,951 | 1:07:09 | - |

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