Big Think YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Big Think exists to make you smarter, faster. Through conversations with the world’s brightest thinkers, we bring you the ideas shaping the future of science, philosophy, culture, and the human mind. Our library of thousands of videos distills complex insight into clear, actionable wisdom for how to
| Subscribers | 9.1M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 1.1B |
| Videos | 10K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 116K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN |
| Created | 2006-10-01 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to debate a stupid person | Jonny Thomson | 42× | 1.4M | 2026-08-26 |
| The 3 elements of stupidity | Jonny Thomson | 9.8× | 317K | 2026-10-12 |
| One of the world's greatest mathematicians explains 6 essential concepts of math | Terence Tao | 8× | 3M | 2026-08-28 |
| How some habits set off chain reactions | Charles Duhigg | 5.5× | 180K | 2026-06-19 |
| The bacteria myth everybody believes | Giulia Enders | 5× | 161K | 2026-07-08 |
| The 3 elements of stupidity, according to philosophy | Jonny Thomson: Full Interview | 4.3× | 1.6M | 2026-07-24 |
| The hidden trap of overthinking | Lisa Damour | 4.2× | 136K | 2026-10-28 |
| The muscle protein that explains success | Giulia Enders | 4.1× | 133K | 2026-07-22 |
| Are you self-lonely? | Giulia Enders | 4× | 130K | 2026-07-15 |
| The ultimate relationship saver | John Gottman | 3.9× | 127K | 2026-08-24 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is life? | Paul Davies | 0.4× | 15K | 2026-11-02 |
| Your brain didn't invent reality — it inherited it | Lisa Feldman Barrett | 0.1× | 84K | 2026-11-02 |
| How to change your toxic relationship | Ramani Durvasula | 0.9× | 31K | 2026-10-30 |
| 1 in 6 people are narcissists. Learn to spot them early | Ramani Durvasula: Full Interview | 1.1× | 380K | 2026-10-30 |
| How did dinosaurs get so big? | Steve Brusatte | 0.7× | 24K | 2026-10-28 |
| The hidden trap of overthinking | Lisa Damour | 4.2× | 136K | 2026-10-28 |
| Did life arise more than once? | Paul Davies | 0.9× | 29K | 2026-10-26 |
| The science of how your past contributes to your present | Lisa Feldman Barrett | 0.2× | 159K | 2026-10-26 |
| Did T. Rex have feathers? | Steve Brusatte | 0.6× | 20K | 2026-10-23 |
| Finding and protecting selfhood in the age of social contagion | Luke Burgis: Full Interview | 0.5× | 192K | 2026-10-23 |
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Repeatable pattern
A number in the title. 18 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 1.5× the channel's usual views. Example: "The 3 elements of stupidity | Jonny Thomson".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 69 | 39K | 1.2× |
| Under 20 minutes | 9 | 686K | 1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 3 | 514K | 1.4× |
| Over 60 minutes | 19 | 362K | 1× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.5× the channel's usual views across 18 uploads, against 1.1× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- The channel posted about 18.6 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 Big Think have?
Big Think has about 9.1M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Big Think upload?
About 18.6 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Big Think?
"How to debate a stupid person | Jonny Thomson" reached 42× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Big Think 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 Big Think on YouTube.