The Shadow Illusion
Published March 12, 2026
At a glance
Views
4,048,815
Likes
128,998
Comments
1,764
Performance vs. channel
All-time outlier score
Engagement rate
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About
Cut any shape hole into a piece of cardboard and hold it up to the sunlight. When sunlight shines through this hole, it casts a circular image on the wall regardless of the shape of the hole. Why does this happen? The size of the hole also doesn't affect the size of the image. This counterintuitive demonstration s…
- Published
- March 12, 2026
- Made for kids
- No
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We're working on new analytics and tools. Stay tuned.
How The Shadow Illusion is doing
It has 4.04M views in total. It ranks #1,903,386 among tracked YouTube videos by views.
Key facts about The Shadow Illusion
- Total views
- 4.04M
- Total likes
- 128K
- Total comments
- 1.76K
- Published
- March 12, 2026
- Global rank by views
- #1,903,386
Frequently asked questions
How many views does The Shadow Illusion have?
The Shadow Illusion has 4,048,815 views, 128,998 likes and 1,764 comments, ranking #1,903,386 among tracked YouTube videos by views.
How accurate are these YouTube video analytics?
View, like, and comment counts come from YouTube's public API and refresh regularly. Growth and revenue figures are estimates built from tracked historical data, so they can differ slightly from what the creator sees privately in YouTube Studio.
What is the outlier score?
How this video's views compare to the channel's usual Shorts or long-form video. A 2x score means double the usual views for that channel, 0.5x means half.
What is engagement rate and how is it calculated?
Likes and comments per view, compared to this channel's typical engagement rate — shown as above or below what's usual for the channel.
How is the revenue estimate calculated?
It's a rough public estimate based on a $0.7–$2.0 CPM (revenue per 1,000 views) applied to view count — not actual creator earnings, which depend on ad rates, audience geography, and monetization settings YouTube doesn't expose publicly.
Is this YouTube video analytics checker free?
Yes. You get 10 free channel and video analytics lookups per 24 hours without an account — logging in, which is also free, removes that limit entirely.