# South China Morning Post: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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

As of 2026-11-05, South China Morning Post has 4,400,000 subscribers, 4,747,483,034 total views, and 21,649 videos. It ranks #10,793 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [South China Morning Post](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/). 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 South China Morning Post is “Indonesian top cops arrested in presidential wiretap scandal”, a Short published Nov 4, 2026.
- These are South China Morning Post’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Oct 25, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026 (14 long-form videos and 34 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 32,025. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Japanese DJ allegedly drugged in Hong Kong” (733,918 views, Nov 2, 2026). Least viewed: “Why are Japan’s claw machines offering groceries as prizes?” (3,031 views, Nov 3, 2026).
- Median length: 13:41 for 14 long-form videos; 1:21 for 34 Shorts.
- In this sample, South China Morning Post’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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Indonesian top cops arrested in presidential wiretap scandal](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/7mRldYLDEx0/) | 2026-11-04 | Short | 31,708 | 2:41 | - |
| [WATCH: Democrat Abdul El-Sayed speaking while awaiting US senate results](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/JoYY2jhDJS0/) | 2026-11-04 | Long-form | 8,208 | 18:34 | - |
| [WATCH: Democrat James Talarico to speak after flipping Texas Senate seat](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/wyhF0jf4B54/) | 2026-11-04 | Long-form | 23,606 | 1:42:43 | - |
| [1 killed, 1 injured as helicopters collide on Mount Everest](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/iDRKBTkCahc/) | 2026-11-04 | Short | 13,747 | 0:55 | - |
| [Pagoda spire in Thailand collapses](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/HSI9N0nob8c/) | 2026-11-04 | Short | 38,993 | 0:20 | 1.53x |
| [Otherworldly fields of pink grass bloom in China](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/mMIyTj-xbiM/) | 2026-11-03 | Short | 25,258 | 1:01 | - |
| [Bangladesh garment workers clash with police in protests for pay rise](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/ho1puTTBi2k/) | 2026-11-03 | Short | 8,622 | 1:30 | - |
| [What is the ‘cadaver skin jab’?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/rKtLMt7IYBk/) | 2026-11-03 | Short | 6,449 | 2:15 | - |
| [Driver stops to pay toll mid-police chase](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/8lVZZ_CqNvw/) | 2026-11-03 | Short | 65,472 | 0:37 | 2.06x |
| [Man arrested in alleged drink spiking of Japanese DJ](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/3wwr6kqDwGo/) | 2026-11-03 | Short | 147,827 | 1:21 | 3.56x |
| [Why are Japan’s claw machines offering groceries as prizes?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/HW12MyHzVxo/) | 2026-11-03 | Short | 3,031 | 1:16 | - |
| [Kim watches attack-drone demo as Korean tensions rise](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/bbjh0_kvOIU/) | 2026-11-02 | Short | 38,598 | 1:51 | 1.11x |
| [Hong Kong police arrest driver after a 10-hour manhunt](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/XRXXqlAFtbQ/) | 2026-11-02 | Short | 26,013 | 1:04 | - |
| [9 dead after private jet crash in Florida](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/MGcgmhROXPc/) | 2026-11-02 | Short | 37,996 | 1:22 | 1.15x |
| [Japanese DJ allegedly drugged in Hong Kong](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/NBpZZkulD-Y/) | 2026-11-02 | Short | 733,918 | 1:19 | 17.14x |
| [Robot athletes outrun human referees in China mountain climbing race](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/mGGi5kWWcSA/) | 2026-11-02 | Short | 19,557 | 0:48 | - |
| [Growing up while you're expected to die young](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/gcTyG8yPLcw/) | 2026-11-01 | Long-form | 41,368 | 11:18 | 1.03x |
| [Why Australia’s mushroom killer received life without parole](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/BGyGkANow9I/) | 2026-10-31 | Long-form | 46,765 | 2:56 | 1.04x |
| [FULL EVENT: HK Government on Wang Fuk Court fire reforms](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/8QUfWPsYtF8/) | 2026-10-30 | Long-form | 11,984 | 58:17 | - |
| [FULL EVENT: HK Government on Wang Fuk Court fire reforms](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/ezstzPO-1Pw/) | 2026-10-30 | Long-form | 13,675 | 1:32:41 | - |
| [How consequential are the US midterm elections?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/UPRMSiYsClo/) | 2026-10-30 | Short | 14,398 | 3:00 | - |
| [Sanrio scraps Vivant collab over China backlash](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/r66z4W-FbY4/) | 2026-10-30 | Short | 17,791 | 1:54 | - |
| [FULL EVENT: HK government releases Wang Fuk Court fire report](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/pWTuf-P88HY/) | 2026-10-29 | Long-form | 16,476 | 2:04:01 | - |
| [Hong Kong government apologises for Wang Fuk Court fire](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/DECPxtr3YxM/) | 2026-10-29 | Long-form | 52,365 | 6:48 | 1.4x |
| [‘Never-ending’ cruise comes to an abrupt end in Cambodia](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/UYPsf7k-ALA/) | 2026-10-29 | Short | 679,957 | 2:46 | 13.21x |
| [Wang Fuk Court fire: Hong Kong leader apologises, housing chief resigns](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/O00k00dZL2c/) | 2026-10-29 | Short | 14,836 | 1:32 | - |
| [Singapore runners swap streets for the mall amid haze](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/h93YbA0cP2g/) | 2026-10-29 | Short | 68,102 | 1:15 | 1.24x |
| [Chinese scalpers slash iPhone Duo resale price over mixed reviews](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/eff6-Zg7LrE/) | 2026-10-29 | Short | 351,919 | 1:34 | 7.06x |
| [At least 68 dead, dozens injured after high-speed train collision in Spain](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/yXg7tktfYq8/) | 2026-10-29 | Short | 32,341 | 1:07 | - |
| [Indonesia’s wildfire crisis sparks youth protests](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/zQ1q293IGHE/) | 2026-10-29 | Short | 73,647 | 1:56 | 1.89x |
| [FULL EVENT: Asean defence ministers’ talks welcome ceremony](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/LJJNI3a4neU/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 14,421 | 44:14 | - |
| [Lao Gan Ma denies online rumours of mass AI-driven lay-offs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/n5VITaLnyMc/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 43,174 | 1:58 | 1.09x |
| [How AI is helping finance advisers provide clear and customised advice to clients](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/R4YNvqPrq8c/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 42,716 | 4:16 | 1.03x |
| [Global talent find multi-faceted growth in Hong Kong](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/-9_GeohSSkM/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 43,923 | 4:35 | 1.2x |
| [FULL EVENT: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth joins Asean ministers’ meeting in Cebu](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/At_qL2LF-W0/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 9,836 | 16:04 | - |
| [Fire engulfs Seoul’s last shanty town, Guryong village](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/x6xBcfs1W0w/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 7,994 | 0:41 | - |
| [Indonesian firefighters celebrate as rains bring relief to haze-hit regions](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/B0cQZWspIFY/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 139,540 | 1:04 | 4.51x |
| [South Korea bans fake police uniforms ahead of Halloween](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/ZQYQD8jmusg/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 35,357 | 1:06 | 1.41x |
| [North Korean state media’s take on Kim’s visit to China](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/WsimhkIWpqk/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 276,461 | 2:28 | 8.15x |
| [What is China’s fifth plenum and why is it important?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/DmrOF0cgKUc/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 26,280 | 3:00 | 1.02x |
| [North Korea controversial setting for latest Call of Duty game](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/2rIutOqZziU/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 279,767 | 2:11 | 8.94x |
| [What is the ‘cadaver skin jab’?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/oHX6JHq-e6I/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 11,085 | 2:14 | - |
| [Two workers left hanging after gondola falls in Hong Kong](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/lIWSeQUXmgE/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 21,117 | 0:33 | - |
| [What are Chinese netizens saying about the French protests?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/RC2p1B3248c/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 39,340 | 2:49 | 1.62x |
| [Why Lula’s 4th term in Brazil is a big win for China](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/vKhLkrY2GWU/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 95,335 | 2:35 | 4.05x |
| [Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly poisoning cat food](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/B6faYlV0u44/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 24,690 | 1:00 | 1.05x |
| [Kim Jong-un’s unexpected visit to China](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/zHfbH0i6SlQ/) | 2026-10-25 | Short | 61,003 | 1:12 | 2.47x |
| [Typhoon Champi slams into Taiwan](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@southchinamorningpost/videos/27ip5rjeeYI/) | 2026-10-25 | Short | 18,068 | 1:33 | - |

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