# Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell YouTube Stats

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As of 2026-11-01, Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell has 25,800,000 subscribers, 3,993,432,523 total views, and 397 videos. It ranks #469 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

Counts reflect public YouTube data and may be rounded. Earnings are modelled ad revenue estimates, not reported creator income; sponsorships, memberships and merchandise are excluded. [Data sources and earnings methodology](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/top/methodology/#earnings).

## Key stats

- Subscribers: 25,800,000
- Total views: 3,993,432,523
- Videos: 397
- Estimated ad revenue (USD): $240,000
- Worldwide rank: #469
- Country: Germany (rank #4)
- Category: Education (rank #7)
- Joined YouTube: 2013-07-09
- Statistics as of: 2026-11-01

The exact earnings measurement window is unavailable.

## Top videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [This Virus Shouldn't Exist (But it Does)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/1-NxodiGPCU/) | Long-form | 2021-08-31 | 23,949,409 | 100 | - |
| [AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/ujkD4SxPKOI/) | Long-form | 2026-10-05 | 23,298,480 | 3,804 | 4.52x |
| [What Happens if the Moon Crashes into Earth?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/lheapd7bgLA/) | Long-form | 2022-02-08 | 22,606,470 | 85 | - |
| [This Woman Cured Her Cancer with an Insane Method](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/0NY2gAftzJE/) | Long-form | 2026-09-15 | 21,357,508 | 280 | 3.5x |
| [You Are Immune Against Every Disease](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/LmpuerlbJu0/) | Long-form | 2021-11-02 | 20,003,688 | 247 | - |
| [The Deadly Power of a Coin-Sized Black Hole](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/n2sn4kkkGQM/) | Short | 2024-07-04 | 20,266,602 | 204 | - |
| [How to Cut a Sandwich Perfectly – With Science](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/hvmIZAvt3jE/) | Short | 2023-05-25 | 19,071,977 | 17 | - |
| [Something in Your Kitchen Emits Antimatter](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/Pj20omaP7WI/) | Short | 2024-02-15 | 14,587,893 | 144 | - |
| [How You Can Live Forever... Maybe.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/BNAgDOZCydY/) | Short | 2024-04-25 | 14,057,446 | 21 | - |
| [Earth as a Cube – What Would It Look Like?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/LNv4y3wPQA0/) | Short | 2023-06-01 | 13,175,504 | 21 | - |

## Latest videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [How Does Ketamine Work?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/KBfIo9sZbC4/) | Short | 2026-10-29 | 757,994 | 2,226 | - |
| [How I Survived Late-Stage Cancer (A Fun Story)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/5_Fayfx2NUM/) | Long-form | 2026-10-27 | 6,566,626 | 16,616 | 1.18x |
| [What If We Cool Down the Sun?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/35No369rmq0/) | Short | 2026-10-24 | 951,738 | 857 | - |
| [You Will Only Like Half of This Video](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/PXbVn-f_wuM/) | Long-form | 2026-10-20 | 5,600,138 | 1,730 | 1.01x |
| [We Finally Know More About Humanity’s First Civilization](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/videos/_y9JuojAIg0/) | Long-form | 2026-10-08 | 11,603,016 | 3,439 | 1.97x |

## Long-form vs. Shorts, last 28 days

| Format | Uploads | Views |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Long-form | 4 | 46,370,819 |
| Shorts | 2 | 1,631,110 |

## Daily performance

All recorded daily snapshots available for this channel. Dates are UTC. Missing days are not filled in; negative changes are retained. Earnings are estimates.

| Date | Subscribers | Subscribers change | Views | Views change | Estimated earnings (USD) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-11-01 | 25,800,000 | 0 | 3,993,432,523 | +2,072,635 | $5,700 |
| 2026-10-31 | 25,800,000 | 0 | 3,991,359,888 | +2,048,002 | $5,600 |
| 2026-10-30 | 25,800,000 | 0 | 3,989,311,886 | +4,266,008 | $12,000 |
| 2026-10-29 | 25,800,000 | 0 | 3,985,045,878 | +1,182,860 | $3,200 |
| 2026-10-28 | 25,800,000 | 0 | 3,983,863,018 | +6,022,050 | $16,000 |
| 2026-10-27 | 25,800,000 | 0 | 3,977,840,968 | +1,709,217 | $4,700 |
| 2026-10-26 | 25,800,000 | 0 | 3,976,131,751 | +3,024,524 | $8,300 |
| 2026-10-25 | 25,800,000 | 0 | 3,973,107,227 | +2,552,211 | $7,000 |
| 2026-10-24 | 25,800,000 | +100,000 | 3,970,555,016 | +1,029,494 | $2,800 |
| 2026-10-23 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,969,525,522 | +1,981,756 | $5,400 |
| 2026-10-22 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,967,543,766 | +2,178,174 | $5,900 |
| 2026-10-21 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,965,365,592 | +6,040,451 | $16,000 |
| 2026-10-20 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,959,325,141 | +1,950,826 | $5,300 |
| 2026-10-19 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,957,374,315 | +685,801 | $1,900 |
| 2026-10-18 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,956,688,514 | +2,597,948 | $7,100 |
| 2026-10-17 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,954,090,566 | +1,133,634 | $3,100 |
| 2026-10-16 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,952,956,932 | +3,082,127 | $8,400 |
| 2026-10-15 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,949,874,805 | +373,627 | $1,000 |
| 2026-10-14 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,949,501,178 | +2,451,409 | $6,700 |
| 2026-10-13 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,947,049,769 | +4,971,367 | $14,000 |
| 2026-10-12 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,942,078,402 | +1,181,046 | $3,200 |
| 2026-10-11 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,940,897,356 | +7,885,831 | $22,000 |
| 2026-10-10 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,933,011,525 | +1,705,340 | $4,700 |
| 2026-10-09 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,931,306,185 | +4,049,919 | $11,000 |
| 2026-10-08 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,927,256,266 | +4,779,085 | $13,000 |
| 2026-10-07 | 25,700,000 | 0 | 3,922,477,181 | +5,251,629 | $14,000 |
| 2026-10-06 | 25,700,000 | +100,000 | 3,917,225,552 | +7,527,960 | $21,000 |
| 2026-10-05 | 25,600,000 | 0 | 3,909,697,592 | +683,023 | $1,900 |
| 2026-10-04 | 25,600,000 | 0 | 3,909,014,569 | +1,236,276 | $3,400 |
| 2026-10-03 | 25,600,000 | 0 | 3,907,778,293 | +1,233,781 | $3,400 |

## Monthly history

In September 2026, Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell gained 100,000 subscribers and got 81,500,688 views. Each month shows its net change and the totals at its end.

| Month | Subscribers gained | Views gained | Subscribers | Views |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2026 | +100,000 | +81,500,688 | 25,600,000 | 3,904,657,721 |
| August 2026 | +100,000 | +43,782,149 | 25,500,000 | 3,823,157,033 |
| July 2026 | +100,000 | +33,249,034 | 25,400,000 | 3,779,374,884 |
| June 2026 | 0 | +28,643,125 | 25,300,000 | 3,746,125,850 |
| May 2026 | +100,000 | +38,862,705 | 25,300,000 | 3,717,482,725 |
| April 2026 | 0 | +25,307,022 | 25,200,000 | 3,678,620,020 |
| March 2026 | +100,000 | +31,370,055 | 25,200,000 | 3,653,312,998 |
| February 2026 | +100,000 | +29,917,675 | 25,100,000 | 3,621,942,943 |
| January 2026 | +100,000 | +32,058,777 | 25,000,000 | 3,592,025,268 |
| December 2025 | +100,000 | +36,997,461 | 24,900,000 | 3,559,966,491 |
| November 2025 | 0 | +37,110,176 | 24,800,000 | 3,522,969,030 |
| October 2025 | +200,000 | +39,303,444 | 24,800,000 | 3,485,858,854 |
| September 2025 | +100,000 | +36,098,282 | 24,600,000 | 3,446,555,410 |
| August 2025 | +100,000 | +34,218,304 | 24,500,000 | 3,410,457,128 |
| July 2025 | +100,000 | +32,512,359 | 24,400,000 | 3,376,238,824 |
| June 2025 | +200,000 | +40,045,992 | 24,300,000 | 3,343,726,465 |
| May 2025 | +100,000 | +46,579,887 | 24,100,000 | 3,303,680,473 |
| April 2025 | +200,000 | +53,147,844 | 24,000,000 | 3,257,100,586 |
| March 2025 | +100,000 | +39,464,004 | 23,800,000 | 3,203,952,742 |
| February 2025 | +200,000 | +34,355,194 | 23,700,000 | 3,164,488,738 |
| January 2025 | +100,000 | +30,262,532 | 23,500,000 | 3,130,133,544 |
| December 2024 | +100,000 | +49,733,720 | 23,400,000 | 3,099,871,012 |
| November 2024 | +200,000 | +52,182,349 | 23,300,000 | 3,050,137,292 |
| October 2024 | +100,000 | +44,085,106 | 23,100,000 | 2,997,954,943 |
| September 2024 | +200,000 | +43,976,321 | 23,000,000 | 2,953,869,837 |
| August 2024 | +100,000 | +50,724,055 | 22,800,000 | 2,909,893,516 |
| July 2024 | +200,000 | +42,883,494 | 22,700,000 | 2,859,169,461 |
| June 2024 | +100,000 | +40,367,874 | 22,500,000 | 2,816,285,967 |
| May 2024 | +200,000 | +47,013,875 | 22,400,000 | 2,775,918,093 |
| April 2024 | +100,000 | +43,663,693 | 22,200,000 | 2,728,904,218 |
| March 2024 | +200,000 | +44,607,119 | 22,100,000 | 2,685,240,525 |
| February 2024 | +100,000 | +40,712,118 | 21,900,000 | 2,640,633,406 |
| January 2024 | +200,000 | +29,996,278 | 21,800,000 | 2,599,921,288 |
| December 2023 | +100,000 | +42,392,037 | 21,600,000 | 2,569,925,010 |
| November 2023 | +200,000 | +38,200,280 | 21,500,000 | 2,527,532,973 |
| October 2023 | +100,000 | +38,156,127 | 21,300,000 | 2,489,332,693 |

## Cite these statistics

vidIQ. As of 2026-11-01, Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell has 25,800,000 subscribers, 3,993,432,523 total views, and 397 videos. It ranks #469 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ. Source: public YouTube statistics recorded by vidIQ. https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/ Methodology: https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/top/methodology/

[Shareable recorded history chart](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@kurzgesagt/history.svg)

## Frequently asked questions

**How many subscribers does Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell have?**

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell has 25,800,000 subscribers as of 2026-11-01.

**How many views does Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell have?**

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell has 3,993,432,523 total video views as of 2026-11-01.

**How many videos has Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell uploaded?**

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell has uploaded 397 videos as of 2026-11-01.

**What is Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell's estimated YouTube ad revenue?**

vidIQ models about $240,000 USD in YouTube ad revenue for Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell as of 2026-11-01. This is a modelled estimate, not income reported by the creator or YouTube. The exact earnings measurement window is unavailable.

**What is Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell's subscriber rank?**

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell is ranked #469 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ as of 2026-11-01.

**How many subscribers did Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell gain in the last 28 days?**

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell gained 200,000 subscribers between 2026-10-05 and 2026-11-01.

**How many views did Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell get in the last 28 days?**

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell got 84,417,954 views between 2026-10-05 and 2026-11-01.

**How much did Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell grow in September 2026?**

In September 2026, Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell gained 100,000 subscribers and got 81,500,688 views.

**When did Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell start their channel on YouTube?**

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell started their YouTube channel on July 9, 2013.

**What country is Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell YouTube channel from?**

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell has its channel country set to Germany on YouTube.

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