Subscribers
25.3M
🔥 Buzz rank
#922 NEW
Total Views
3.74B
Videos
370
Est. monthly earnings
$74.9K – $144.6K
How we estimate: ~16.17M recent monthly views × an estimated ad RPM of
$4.90–$9.45 per 1,000 views —
adjusted for Knowledge content and a DE audience.
About 5% of recent views are Shorts, valued separately at the much lower Shorts ad rate. Yearly ≈ $899.3K – $1.73M.
Excludes sponsorships, memberships & merch. Full methodology →
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About
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 news from the kurzgesagt universe follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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 news from the kurzgesagt universe follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
💡 Did you know?
- Joined YouTube in 2013 — 12 years ago.
- Ranked #18 among all creators tracked on SocialDB.
- One of the top Knowledge creators — #1 in the niche.
- Averages 1.93M views per video.
- Posts about 1.7× per week.
- 4.5% engagement rate.
- 5% of recent uploads are Shorts.
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Performance
1.93M
Avg views / video
83.5K
Avg likes
3.4K
Avg comments
4.5%
Engagement rate
1.7
Uploads / week
10.1M
Lifetime avg / video
5%
Shorts (recent views)
Engagement rate = (likes + comments) ÷ views across recent videos.
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