Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell YouTube Stats

@kurzgesagt · Science & Education · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell channel overview

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (@kurzgesagt) is a YouTube channel in the Science & Education niche created in 2013. It has 26M subscribers and 4B total views across 397 videos, an average of 10M views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 4.5M views, and a typical video (the median) gets 7.5M views. Over the last 12 months, Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell published 53 videos (74% Shorts), and 3 of them (6%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 17 days, Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell gained 100K subscribers and 41M views, about 2.4M views a day.

How much does Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell make?

Returbe estimates Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell's YouTube ad revenue at $169K – $577K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2.27 to $7.8, typically $4.23, based on the channel's niche, audience language and the share of its views coming from Shorts. At that rate, 1 million long-form views earn about $4.2K.

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Upload schedule

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell publishes about 4.3 videos a month. Based on its last 53 uploads, its most common upload day is Monday (36% of uploads), usually around 14:00 UTC. The last video went out on Oct 29, 2026.

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell's best outlier videos

An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?

• The Deadliest Thing in Your Kitchen5M views · Jul 23, 20263.7× typical views
• AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What?24M views · Oct 5, 20263.2× typical views
• Can Earth Run Out of Water?4.1M views · Aug 31, 20263.1× typical views
• This Woman Cured Her Cancer with an Insane Method21M views · Sep 15, 20262.9× typical views
• Why Being Poor Is Expensive3.7M views · Apr 16, 20262.7× typical views
• The World’s Most Average Person3.4M views · Jun 29, 20262.5× typical views
• Processed Food Won’t Kill You3.1M views · Jun 22, 20262.3× typical views
• Let’s Tie All Planets Together3.1M views · Mar 7, 20262.3× typical views

Latest videos

11 of Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• How Does Ketamine Work?871K views · Oct 29, 20260.6× typical views
• How I Survived Late-Stage Cancer (A Fun Story)7.5M views · Oct 27, 20261× typical views
• What If We Cool Down the Sun?980K views · Oct 24, 20260.7× typical views
• You Will Only Like Half of This Video5.7M views · Oct 20, 20260.8× typical views
• We Finally Know More About Humanity’s First Civilization12M views · Oct 8, 20261.6× typical views
• AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What?24M views · Oct 5, 20263.2× typical views
• Your Brain on Magic Mushrooms1.3M views · Sep 28, 20261× typical views
• Humans Can Regrow an Organ1.6M views · Sep 26, 20261.2× typical views
• Your Skeleton Is Electric543K views · Sep 24, 20260.4× typical views
• This Is What a Godlike Civilization Would Look Like9.5M views · Sep 22, 20261.3× typical views

The Science & Education niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 2.2K videos from 321 channels in this niche. 10.8% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 9K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3.5 to $12.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Wonderism HQ (51K subs, best video 400.5×), ClipPodcast (29K subs, best video 25×), Past the Blue (34K subs, best video 19.1×), The Scale Room (1.3K subs, best video 278×), The Why Side (47K subs, best video 194.6×), MrCappuccino Shorts (293K subs, best video 69.9×).

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Frequently asked questions

Data from Returbe's index of YouTube channels, collected from public YouTube data. Earnings are estimates from views and RPM benchmarks, not figures from the channel. Returbe is not affiliated with Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell or YouTube.