The Comment Section ยท No. 15 ยท Saturday, October 3, 2026

Five videos, 4.6k comments. The room ran 38% positive, and almost none of it looked automated.

The fastest-rising videos on YouTube in the US right now, read through their comment sections.

Comments read

4.6k

across 5 videos

38%

Positive

5% negative
57% neutral

Estimated automated

0%

our estimate, in aggregate

Busiest hour

1st

hour after upload

Sentiment, themes and automation figures are PAID LLC's own estimates, computed from public comments. They are not YouTube metrics, and they describe each comment section in aggregate, never any individual account. Comment text, video titles and statistics come from YouTube and belong to their authors. How this is built.

Underrated comment of the day

โ€œWillam Afton ahhhhh ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญโ€
@justashortmaker670 likes15 hours agoSee it on YouTube

The dad traps his family in charging machines in the basement, echoing Five Nights at Freddy's lore.

Today's five

What the comments said.

01

Xiaomi 18 Fold: How Does This Happen?

Marques Brownlee

4.2M views239k/hr1k comments read10:47

This video is a product review hosted by Marques Brownlee, where he looks at the Xiaomi 18 Fold. He compares the folding phone's specs, appearance, cameras, and software to the iPhone Duo. Near the end of the video, he announces his desk pads are available for purchase on his website.

Everyone is cracking Silicon Valley jokes about how shamelessly Xiaomi copied the iPhone Duo design.

corporate espionageapple vs xiaomidesign copying

The mood

24% positive65% neutral11% negative

๐Ÿ˜‚ 96๐Ÿคฃ 28๐Ÿ˜… 23๐Ÿ˜ 18๐Ÿ˜ญ 9

Estimated automated0%
  • 4 auto-generated account names
  • 3 accounts with no uploads
  • 2 accounts under a month old

PAID LLC estimate, not a YouTube metric. Describes the section in aggregate, never an individual account.

Most liked

โ€œI donโ€™t know if this is Video A or B. But I like this one.โ€
@linussnyder17k likes19 hours agoSee it on YouTube

Underrated here

โ€œAs Jian Yang would say: "New Iphone Duo" ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃโ€
@symphony_vk0 likes11 hours agoSee it on YouTube
Full breakdown
02

Trump Desperate to Win Midterms, Jon Stewart is an Urban Scavenger & We Say Goodbye toโ€ฆ

Jimmy Kimmel Live

1.6M views149k/hr1k comments read14:20

This video is a comedy talk show performance featuring Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart. Jimmy Kimmel walks onto a stage to address a cheering audience in a theater. He delivers a comedic monologue, then introduces a person in a rat costume who dances on stage. Jon Stewart then emerges from a manhole cover on stage and has a comedic conversation with Jimmy Kimmel.

People lost it when Jon Stewart popped out of a manhole cover wearing a mask.

Jon StewartGuillermo's rat suitPolitical jokes

The mood

49% positive46% neutral5% negative

๐Ÿ˜‚ 241โค 189๐Ÿ’™ 144๐Ÿคฃ 79๐ŸŽ‰ 61

Estimated automated0%
  • 15 accounts with no uploads
  • 12 identical text from several accounts
  • 12 auto-generated account names

PAID LLC estimate, not a YouTube metric. Describes the section in aggregate, never an individual account.

Most liked

โ€œDonnie's crowd sizes are dwindling... he can't even fill a small arena in Alabama! Hope it bodes well for the midterms!! ๐Ÿ’™โ€
@Opus3131.5k likes12 hours agoSee it on YouTube

Underrated here

โ€œI definitely wasn't expecting Jon Stewart under that mask coming out of the manhole. โ™ฅ๏ธ You Jimmy!!! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ You always help me get through the next day ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘‹โ€
@edwarddunleavy73291 like11 hours agoSee it on YouTube

Jon Stewart emerged from a stage manhole cover wearing a disguise.

Full breakdown
03

Don't Go Down There ๐Ÿซฃ

His Story

2.4M views139k/hr606 comments read1:44

This is an animated story about a boy who visits his friend and discovers a dark secret in the basement. He sees his friend, his friend's mother, and his friend's sister locked in a machine being charged by the father. The main character manages to free them before escaping the exploding house.

Everyone is completely losing it over the main character suddenly turning into Superman right as the house explodes.

basement secretssuperman escapecrazy dad

The mood

32% positive65% neutral3% negative

๐Ÿ˜ญ 79๐Ÿ˜‚ 41โค 40๐Ÿ˜ข 29โœŒ 26

Estimated automated0%
  • 12 posted within minutes of upload
  • 12 accounts with no uploads
  • 12 auto-generated account names

PAID LLC estimate, not a YouTube metric. Describes the section in aggregate, never an individual account.

Most liked

โ€œIs bro's Dad gonna start a robot apocalypse soon? ๐Ÿ˜ญโ€
@HxsainsBrotherr439 likes19 hours agoSee it on YouTube

Also underrated here

โ€œWhy did he fly like superman at the end๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚โ€
@Stefan-r1y1 like17 hours agoSee it on YouTube
Full breakdown
04

Spooky Month: The Wacky Wicked Woods

Sr Pelo

2.8M views130k/hr1k comments read28:14

This is an animated cartoon featuring two characters named Skid and Pump. They walk into a spooky forest with other children looking for candy and encounter a strange, tall witch who traps them in a gameshow. The witch runs a series of games and challenges with the children before they are ultimately captured.

Everyone is losing their minds over the endless internet references and the weird rotoscoped ending.

internet referencesanimation stylesthe rotoscope ending

The mood

39% positive59% neutral3% negative

๐Ÿ˜ญ 64๐Ÿ˜‚ 49๐Ÿ”ฅ 25๐Ÿฅน 25โค 22

Estimated automated0%
  • 9 identical text from several accounts
  • 3 accounts with no uploads
  • 3 auto-generated account names

PAID LLC estimate, not a YouTube metric. Describes the section in aggregate, never an individual account.

Most liked

โ€œHow many references do you want Sr Pelo: Yesโ€
@cuongtrie25k likes23 hours agoSee it on YouTube

Underrated here

โ€œYeah I did see the Magic the Gathering card in there, but then Morshu killed me ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€โ€
@malzinor0 likes5 hours agoSee it on YouTube

Morshu from Zelda pops up as a shopkeeper selling items.

Full breakdown

05

Proud owner of a haunted house ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿš๏ธ #craft #DIY giant clown entrance w/ @YouTubeโ€ฆ

Serena Neel

2.9M views125k/hr1k comments read2:50

This video features a woman clearing out her garage to transform it into a haunted house entrance. She rents a van to pick up insulation foam boards and glues them together on the garage floor. Finally, she draws and paints a giant clown on the foam, cuts out the mouth, and erects it at the entrance to her garage.

The room was split.

garagebiggerlove

The mood

45% positive52% neutral3% negative

๐Ÿ˜‚ 198โค 173๐Ÿ˜ญ 69๐Ÿ˜ฎ 63๐Ÿ˜… 41

Estimated automated0%
  • 12 auto-generated account names
  • 9 accounts with no uploads
  • 8 identical text from several accounts

PAID LLC estimate, not a YouTube metric. Describes the section in aggregate, never an individual account.

Most liked

โ€œTheir garage is the size of my house ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…โ€
@ecyinaee10k likes1 day agoSee it on YouTube

Underrated here

โ€œMe:DAMN THATS BIG my family:thatโ€™s what she said Idk why the say this๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญโ€
@sabrinahenderson86980 likes17 hours agoSee it on YouTube
Full breakdown

The pick below was ranked in code rather than judged.

The like test

Three comments from the same video. Which one got the most likes?

All three sat under Xiaomi 18 Fold: How Does This Happen? by Marques Brownlee, so they had the same audience and the same chance.

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