Why McDonald's Avoids 1.4 Billion People
Long-form15:18
Published Jul 15, 2026, 3:22 PM · 3mo ago
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5.6M subscribers · median 3.7M views
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Views
3,088,184
+1,671 views/hour
Likes
57.8K
1.9% of views
Comments
4.1K
0.13% of views
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Views / hour now
1.7K
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Peak views / hour
1.7K
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Avg views / day
33.5K
since upload
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0.8×
Rank in channel
#14
of 21 tracked
Engagement
2.0%
likes + comments / views
Est. ad revenue
$12,353–$27,794
lifetime, $4–9 RPM
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McDonald’s conquered the world - but not Africa. Why are the golden M’s so rare across the continent?
Corrections:
0:10 The figures shown are in billions of US dollars, not millions.
4:01 The timeline shows incorrect years after 1995.
Sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wrUWXweHEZLT_QNEbfAwCr0_DIzqVZLXJFzox7W5uM0/edit?usp=drivesdk
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- Jul 15, 2026, 3:22 PM
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- 15:18 (918 s)
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