# Michael Girdley: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-11-10, Michael Girdley has 390,000 subscribers, 82,679,210 total views, and 610 videos. It ranks #196,977 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Michael Girdley](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/). 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 Michael Girdley is “The rise and fall of Rite Aid”, a long-form video published Nov 9, 2026.
- These are Michael Girdley’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Sep 11, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026 (26 long-form videos and 22 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 116,050. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Why nobody eats Crumbl Cookies anymore” (1,108,230 views, Sep 23, 2026). Least viewed: “How Blue Apron lost nearly $2 billion in value” (4,059 views, Sep 26, 2026).
- Median length: 22:05 for 26 long-form videos; 0:46 for 22 Shorts.
- In this sample, Michael Girdley’s consecutive uploads were a median of 1 day apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 3 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Nov 10, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The rise and fall of Rite Aid](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/fCGanG1PA4c/) | 2026-11-09 | Long-form | 8,263 | 17:41 | 2.14x |
| [The hidden problem with pickleball's business model](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/TBOy0pzZ39g/) | 2026-11-07 | Short | 7,305 | 0:50 | 1.03x |
| [Why nobody buys from Puma anymore](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/POMnSjVbHKg/) | 2026-11-06 | Long-form | 110,202 | 15:35 | 0.94x |
| [How Elon Musk built and destroyed Tesla's cult following](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/R64EFqY7b5M/) | 2026-11-05 | Short | 22,260 | 0:58 | 1.78x |
| [Why USPS is losing $9 billion a year](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/GZ9pPBGP5H8/) | 2026-11-04 | Long-form | 121,897 | 21:47 | 0.82x |
| [The secret system that makes Waffle House impossible to copy](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/1qpQWbY8PDs/) | 2026-11-03 | Short | 19,547 | 0:34 | 1.74x |
| [The rise and fall of Dollar Tree](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/aVHR50OVcn4/) | 2026-11-02 | Long-form | 96,205 | 15:54 | - |
| [The advertising trick that sold billions of cereal boxes](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/13cAgnbRZoI/) | 2026-10-31 | Short | 9,286 | 0:52 | - |
| [Why nobody can beat Heinz ketchup](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/ZGscay9xZ-w/) | 2026-10-30 | Long-form | 160,254 | 19:11 | 0.74x |
| [The rise and fall of Ford](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/NjuH2pTGYDw/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 129,179 | 20:06 | 0.59x |
| [Why Waffle House is named after waffles](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/umyuaev_6ac/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 6,660 | 0:36 | - |
| [Disney turned $200 land into $14M mansions](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/aHhwx1aGUj8/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 33,574 | 0:48 | 3.44x |
| [Why the Pokémon card market is heading for a crash](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/zik7bHw0GV0/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 195,214 | 17:47 | 0.84x |
| [How Joe Rogers learned the Waffle House formula](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/zW577VxhCOc/) | 2026-10-24 | Short | 5,568 | 0:36 | - |
| [Why Movie Theaters are dying](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/nqcwvvP9d0o/) | 2026-10-23 | Long-form | 146,925 | 28:31 | - |
| [The idea that made Sonic Drive-In faster](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/B3pKGIdfR0o/) | 2026-10-22 | Short | 4,215 | 0:45 | - |
| [Why Popeyes is falling apart](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/Awv6aHilzuQ/) | 2026-10-21 | Long-form | 244,142 | 21:48 | 0.66x |
| [How Waffle House built a cult following](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/b8wpIsgLV2w/) | 2026-10-20 | Short | 22,683 | 0:40 | 1.42x |
| [How Jack Daniel's lost its $15 billion whiskey empire](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/MksFHLzNn1o/) | 2026-10-19 | Long-form | 464,994 | 25:22 | 1.24x |
| [How Sonic's franchise empire began](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/xd3U-t1M5Ck/) | 2026-10-17 | Short | 4,956 | 0:51 | - |
| [Why America's Yoga studios are dying](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/isd8PpmAak4/) | 2026-10-16 | Long-form | 549,957 | 22:01 | 1.84x |
| [The hidden business strategy behind In-N-Out's lines](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/IZvEQ_qi8uc/) | 2026-10-15 | Short | 18,159 | 0:49 | 1.23x |
| [The rise and fall of Planet Fitness](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/r4W3Mi-VCG0/) | 2026-10-14 | Long-form | 465,915 | 19:53 | 1.53x |
| [How one failed idea led to Sonic Drive-In](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/J6GN9UDXYAI/) | 2026-10-13 | Short | 14,612 | 0:38 | 1.28x |
| [Why nobody can compete with YouTube](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/nYIsK3eTc5A/) | 2026-10-12 | Long-form | 369,455 | 23:56 | 1.55x |
| [The real story behind McDonald’s $5 meal deal](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/G_NS1ID1kxE/) | 2026-10-10 | Short | 41,122 | 0:56 | 2x |
| [Why nobody goes to Six Flags anymore](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/5Gf8QPakQ6Y/) | 2026-10-09 | Long-form | 222,879 | 21:44 | 0.92x |
| [The man who built Sonic Drive-In](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/YtR9SYKGmLg/) | 2026-10-08 | Short | 5,413 | 0:40 | - |
| [Why Waffle House keeps winning while American diners die](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/qBAW4P9wUqo/) | 2026-10-07 | Long-form | 232,279 | 16:32 | 0.94x |
| [ElevenLabs Just Removed the Language Barrier](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/skm9mN9RrUw/) | 2026-10-07 | Short | 4,076 | 1:12 | - |
| [How one CEO gained control of Snapchat](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/AwSG3O-L29g/) | 2026-10-06 | Short | 24,721 | 0:57 | 1.86x |
| [Boeing’s downfall is worse than you think](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/Y7ymYKjPPD0/) | 2026-10-05 | Long-form | 247,312 | 27:21 | 0.69x |
| [The hidden problem that killed Blue Apron](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/wLotfOEHkgQ/) | 2026-10-03 | Short | 8,317 | 0:32 | - |
| [Why everyone stopped buying Lululemon](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/yJ66cU4wF50/) | 2026-10-02 | Long-form | 800,450 | 28:05 | 1.91x |
| [The science that makes Doritos addictive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/nDXycHp1zGQ/) | 2026-10-01 | Short | 18,021 | 0:39 | 1.34x |
| [Why iPhone users never switch](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/DC9PGKWovx8/) | 2026-09-30 | Long-form | 467,920 | 26:11 | 1.11x |
| [How Taco Bell turned Doritos into a $1 billion hit](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/4ru_MrTmTkQ/) | 2026-09-29 | Short | 14,995 | 0:45 | 1.58x |
| [The rise and fall of Sonic Drive-In](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/EXwfD2r9LB4/) | 2026-09-28 | Long-form | 239,755 | 22:42 | 0.77x |
| [How Blue Apron lost nearly $2 billion in value](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/AdgAAqTFDb8/) | 2026-09-26 | Short | 4,059 | 0:35 | - |
| [The rise and fall of Star Wars](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/r8nUkv8G2zA/) | 2026-09-25 | Long-form | 248,618 | 24:21 | 0.79x |
| [How Twitter fumbled Vine](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/u-xoKUHmVGk/) | 2026-09-24 | Short | 7,288 | 0:51 | - |
| [Why nobody eats Crumbl Cookies anymore](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/NPMLe0IzBeQ/) | 2026-09-23 | Long-form | 1,108,230 | 24:16 | 3.38x |
| [Why people stopped buying Doritos](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/CCADY-d-VbQ/) | 2026-09-22 | Short | 364,372 | 0:52 | 27.99x |
| [The rise and fall of Blue Apron](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/chVOCRZcPiI/) | 2026-09-21 | Long-form | 158,963 | 20:40 | - |
| [What actually killed GameStop?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/qmw72QiZuWY/) | 2026-09-18 | Long-form | 217,512 | 26:57 | 0.51x |
| [Why nobody buys GoPro products anymore](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/NnPdQXuuERM/) | 2026-09-16 | Long-form | 741,803 | 25:23 | 1.73x |
| [Why nobody goes to Dunkin'](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/PqeOHMR7-Ug/) | 2026-09-14 | Long-form | 486,111 | 22:10 | 1.34x |
| [Why Rolex isn’t cool anymore](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@michael-girdley/videos/PvWRoLfAVc4/) | 2026-09-11 | Long-form | 372,316 | 30:13 | 1.01x |

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