The total has not been independently confirmed, and a complete explanation of how the figures were calculated was not released.
By Shula Rosen
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly last week has drawn nearly 92 million views across digital platforms, in spite of a walkout as the premier took the podium, according to an analysis circulated Monday.
The analysis tracked the speech’s circulation across social media and other digital channels following Netanyahu’s appearance at the 81st UN General Assembly in New York.
According to the analysis, which was cited by Israeli outlet Channel 14 and circulated widely on social media, full recordings and clips of Thursday’s speech drew at least 91.7 million views across major platforms.
The report attributed 32.7 million views to YouTube, 21.4 million to X and 18.5 million to TikTok, with Facebook and Instagram together accounting for about 19 million. Full recordings of the speech drew an estimated 14.2 million-plus views.
The total has not been independently confirmed, and a complete explanation of how the figures were calculated was not released.
Netanyahu delivered a forceful defense of Israel during the speech, rejecting accusations of genocide and colonialism, condemning Hamas and its supporters and predicting the eventual collapse of Iran’s ruling regime.
He called diplomats who left the chamber “moral cowards” and defended Israel’s military actions against Iran and in Gaza.
Reports differed over the scale of the walkout, with news organizations placing the number anywhere from dozens of delegates to as many as 77 delegations.
The analysis released Monday said a count inside the hall found representatives of more than 120 countries remained for the address.
Publicly available real-time and historical viewing figures from the United Nations YouTube channel were also cited in assessing the speech’s online reach.
Previous UN General Assembly addresses have generally drawn far smaller audiences on the UN’s digital archive.
Typical speeches by representatives of the 193 member states have recorded between 10,000 and 90,000 views over time, while a previous address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi drew about 60,000.
Higher-profile speeches have attracted larger audiences. Addresses by President Donald Trump and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan have historically recorded between 140,000 and 450,000 views shortly after appearing online.
The nearly 92 million figure includes circulation across digital platforms rather than views of a single UN video.
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