Veritasium

An element of truth - videos about science, education, and anything else we find interesting.

Knowledge

since Jul 21, 2010

21.3M subscribers

About the Veritasium channel analysis

This page presents a complete analysis of the YouTube channel Veritasium, including up-to-date statistics, an estimated revenue based on average CPM, growth charts, a table of the most recent videos with engagement metrics and a consultative AI diagnosis powered by GPT-5.2.

The channel currently has 21.3M subscribers, 4.6B total views, and has published 536 videos. Average views per video are 5.1M, with an average engagement rate of 2.73%. Our proprietary channel score, calculated from growth, consistency, frequency, engagement, SEO, performance and quality, stands at 79/100.

Below you'll find the detailed YouTube channel statistics, the YouTube revenue calculator with low, average and high CPM scenarios, growth charts, the videos table and the full AI report with strengths, weaknesses, growth opportunities and monetization potential.

Key Statistics

Current snapshot

Subscribers

21.3M

21,300,000 total

Total views

4.6B

Videos

536

Avg. views

5.1M

per video

Avg. likes

129.4K

Avg. comments

5.6K

Upload cadence

4.2d

between uploads

Last video

4d ago

Sep 24, 2026

Engagement

2.73%

likes+comments / views

Country / Language

n/a

Channel intelligence

Reference data other creators use to model this channel

Country

Channel age

16y 2m · Jul 21, 2010

Handle

@veritasium

Est. uploads / year

Channel keywords

science videossciencescience educationscience literacyveritasiummisconceptionsphysicseducationastronomychemistrybiologyteachinglearningmath

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Topic categories

·Knowledge

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About (channel description)

An element of truth - videos about science, education, and anything else we find interesting.

Estimated Revenue

Average YouTube CPM

Revenue Simulator

Daily Revenue$1,665.99

Monthly Revenue$49,979.72

Annual Revenue$599,756.61

Estimates use average YouTube CPMs ($0.50 low, $2.50 mid, $6.00 high) with the standard 55% creator share. Real payouts vary by niche, geography, and seasonality.

Annual Revenue Range

Minimum

$120K

Average

$599.8K

Maximum

$1.44M

Estimated views/month36,348,885

Uploads/month7.14

Channel Score

Proprietary algorithm

out of 100

Growth

100

Consistency

Frequency

100

Engagement

SEO

Performance

Quality

Growth

Based on recent uploads

Cumulative views

Videos published

Views per video (timeline)

Recent Videos


#1	Can something go faster than it’s pushed?	Apr 09, 2026	1:02	11.9M	270.2K	5.2K	2.32%
#2	Something is jamming GPS over Europe. Here's what we found	Jun 05, 2026	34:17	11.8M	292.8K	19.9K	2.64%
#3	What happens if you drop 0.125 grams of antimatter?	Apr 05, 2026	58:54	11.7M	197.9K	13.7K	1.8%
#4	The Insane Real Engineering of the Nazi Enigma Machine	Sep 21, 2026	47:42	11.6M	103.7K	5.7K	0.94%
#5	The Google Interview Question Everyone Gets Wrong	Jul 13, 2026	1:00	11.4M	225.6K	8.1K	2.05%
#6	The Crystal That Could Destroy All Medicine	Apr 29, 2026	33:25	10.5M	248.7K	14.1K	2.51%
#7	We Made A Giant Zipper To Explain How It Works	Mar 19, 2026	20:45	9.5M	243.5K	8.8K	2.65%
#8	This Paradox Splits Smart People 50/50	Mar 09, 2026	25:40	9.3M	234K	82.5K	3.39%
#9	How easy is it to steal $10,000 from a locked phone?	Apr 15, 2026	25:44	9.3M	240.4K	18.5K	2.78%
#10	Is spider web really stronger than steel?	Aug 02, 2026	26:58	9.3M	141.7K	5.9K	1.59%

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AI Diagnosis

Diagnosis unavailable: Failed to generate chat completion: litellm.RateLimitError: RateLimitError: OpenAIException - Budget has been exceeded! Key=d9bdjva1ta4c73ccqt50 (sk-...ylkg) Current cost: 8.582086499999996, Max budget: 8.4

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