Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Animation videos explaining things with optimistic nihilism since 12,013. We’re a team of illustrators, animators, number crunchers and one dog who aim to spark curiosity about science and the world we live in. To us nothing is boring if you tell a good story. For updates on our videos and other n
| Subscribers | 26M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 4B |
| Videos | 397 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 4.5M |
| Country | DE |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2013-07-09 |
Niches: AI Tools & News.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What? | 4.4× | 23M | 2026-10-05 |
| This Woman Cured Her Cancer with an Insane Method | 3.9× | 21M | 2026-09-15 |
| The Moon’s Invisible Threat | 3.9× | 5.4M | 2025-12-18 |
| The Deadliest Thing in Your Kitchen | 3.8× | 5.2M | 2026-07-23 |
| Why Does Cocaine Feel So Good? | 3.2× | 4.3M | 2026-02-19 |
| Can Earth Run Out of Water? | 3× | 4.1M | 2026-08-31 |
| Why Being Poor Is Expensive | 2.8× | 3.8M | 2026-04-16 |
| The World’s Most Average Person | 2.6× | 3.6M | 2026-06-29 |
| The Virus We Almost Beat | 2.6× | 3.5M | 2026-02-11 |
| Let’s Cook a Planet! | 2.5× | 3.5M | 2026-01-12 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| How Does Ketamine Work? | 0.6× | 793K | 2026-10-29 |
| How I Survived Late-Stage Cancer (A Fun Story) | 1.2× | 6.8M | 2026-10-27 |
| What If We Cool Down the Sun? | 0.7× | 959K | 2026-10-24 |
| You Will Only Like Half of This Video | 1.1× | 5.6M | 2026-10-20 |
| We Finally Know More About Humanity’s First Civilization | 2.1× | 12M | 2026-10-08 |
| AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What? | 4.4× | 23M | 2026-10-05 |
| Your Brain on Magic Mushrooms | 0.9× | 1.3M | 2026-09-28 |
| Humans Can Regrow an Organ | 1.1× | 1.5M | 2026-09-26 |
| Your Skeleton Is Electric | 0.4× | 538K | 2026-09-24 |
| This Is What a Godlike Civilization Would Look Like | 1.7× | 9.4M | 2026-09-22 |
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Repeatable pattern
Question titles. 23 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 1.7× the channel's usual views. Example: "AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What?".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 70 | 1.5M | 1.1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 28 | 5.6M | 0.9× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 1 | 23M | 4.4× |
| Over 60 minutes | 1 | 3.9M | 0.7× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.7× the channel's usual views across 23 uploads, against 1× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- The channel posted about 6.1 uploads a month over its last 30 uploads. Plan a pace you can hold for the same stretch.
These come from the channel's public numbers. They show what went with better results, not what caused them.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell have?
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell has about 26M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell upload?
About 6.1 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell?
"AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What?" reached 4.4× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell audience?
No. YouTube keeps audience details private to the channel owner in YouTube Studio, and the public API does not share them. TubeMind does not guess them.
Public statistics from the official YouTube Data API; averages and multipliers are TubeMind estimates, see how scores work. Open Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell on YouTube.