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Did Google just dethrone OpenAI and Anthropic?

Fireship's upload has reached 1M views — about 3.8× the ≈262.5K this channel typically draws at the same age.

Key facts

  • •3.8x Fireship's own 90-day median — this channel normally draws about 262.5K views at the same age.
  • •1M views so far, published 2 days ago.
  • •Category: Science & Technology · Language: en · Quality: HD
  • •"Breakout" is measured against this exact channel's trailing 90-day median at matching video age — not a generic niche average.

Updated 2026-10-20 22:30 UTC

Video thumbnail: Did Google just dethrone OpenAI and Anthropic?
Watch on YouTube ↗ · Fireship · 4.3M subscribers

View trajectory

Views this upload has gathered since it published, last measured about 24h in — from our own tracking.

0h 24h after publish 1.4M views

Published Oct 20, 2026 · 2 days ago. How breakouts are measured →

From the creator

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Category: Science & Technology · Language: en · Quality: HD

Topics: Knowledge · Technology

Tags: webdev, app development, lesson, tutorial

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