Veritasium

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

Knowledge

since Jul 21, 2010

21.1M 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 21.1M subscribers, 4.5B total views, and has published 525 videos. Average views per video are 6.2M, with an average engagement rate of 2.8%. 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

21.1M

21,100,000 total

Total views

4.5B

Videos

525

Avg. views

6.2M

per video

Avg. likes

157.2K

Avg. comments

Upload cadence

4.2d

between uploads

Last video

yesterday

Aug 02, 2026

Engagement

2.8%

likes+comments / views

Country / Language

n/a

Channel intelligence

Reference data other creators use to model this channel

Country

Channel age

16 years · 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$2,021.32

Monthly Revenue$60,639.74

Annual Revenue$727,676.87

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

$145.5K

Average

$727.7K

Maximum

$1.75M

Estimated views/month44,101,628

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	What happens if you cut the green rope?	Jan 15, 2026	1:07	41.9M	567K	6.5K	1.37%
#2	The Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster And No One Knew	Feb 25, 2026	53:00	15M	392.7K	25.9K	2.8%
#3	What Happens If You Keep Slowing Down?	Jan 19, 2026	30:09	10.9M	196.8K	6.4K	1.87%
#4	Can something go faster than it’s pushed?	Apr 09, 2026	1:02	10.7M	251.8K	4.9K	2.41%
#5	What happens if you drop 0.125 grams of antimatter?	Apr 05, 2026	58:54	10.4M	190.7K	13.2K	1.95%
#6	The asbestos problem is worse than we thought	Feb 17, 2026	54:46	10.2M	314.3K	21.4K	3.3%
#7	Something is jamming GPS over Europe. Here's what we found	Jun 05, 2026	34:17	9.9M	275.5K	18.9K	2.98%
#8	The Crystal That Could Destroy All Medicine	Apr 29, 2026	33:25	9.9M	242.7K	13.8K	2.6%
#9	The Google Interview Question Everyone Gets Wrong	Jul 13, 2026	1:00	9.8M	201.7K	7.4K	2.12%
#10	The Tiny Donut That Proved We Still Don't Understand Magnetism	Jan 29, 2026	35:53	9.4M	190.8K	10.7K	2.13%

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AI Diagnosis

Diagnosis unavailable: Failed to generate chat completion: litellm.BadRequestError: OpenAIException - Budget has been exceeded! Current cost: 8.582086499999996, Max budget: 8.4

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