Top 50 Research YouTube Influencers

See which YouTube influencers and creators work with Research brands. Discover sponsored YouTubers in Research and which companies pay them for sponsorships.

Research niche overview

1.58K

Creator mentions

6.79K

Video mentions

331K

Median Subscribers

October 10, 2026

Last data update

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In the Research space, we track 1,579 YouTube channels, 13 sponsors, and have detected 6,794 mentions.

Top 50 Research YouTube Influencers ranking table

A machine-readable summary of the visible influencer ranking.

Rank	Influencer	Brands mentioned	Sponsorship mentions	Subscribers
1	Lenny's Podcast	4	12	643,000
2	AI Explained	3	72	389,000
3	Matt Wolfe	3	44	1,020,000
4	El Robot de Platón	3	34	2,970,000
5	AI Search	3	20	751,000
6	CdeCiencia	3	18	5,010,000
7	Dot CSV	3	17	903,000
8	Joe Scott	3	11	2,560,000
9	Futurepedia	3	11	758,000
10	AI Master	3	5	335,000
11	Productive Peter	3	4	529,000
12	Bankless	3	4	281,000
13	AI Andy	3	4	214,000
14	Космос Просто	2	211	1,080,000
15	Dr. Becky	2	170	870,000
16	Ben Shapiro	2	157	7,000,000
17	Sabine Hossenfelder	2	121	1,780,000
18	Two Minute Papers	2	117	1,830,000
19	SciShow Space	2	63	1,420,000
20	Curt Jaimungal	2	58	500,000
21	Machine Learning Street Talk	2	56	201,000
22	SciShow	2	50	8,420,000
23	Cool Worlds	2	40	1,040,000
24	QuantumFracture	2	34	3,900,000
25	Hugo Lisoir	2	33	557,000
26	Numberphile	2	29	4,760,000
27	The Right Time with Bomani Jones	2	29	90,900
28	Anton Petrov	2	26	1,510,000
29	minutephysics	2	25	5,970,000
30	Inteligencia Artificial	2	24	487,000
31	The Science Asylum	2	23	723,000
32	Matthew Berman	2	22	638,000
33	Charlie Chang	2	21	1,460,000
34	Theo - t3․gg	2	16	571,000
35	Giant's Shoulder	2	16	10,200
36	Canal do Schwarza	2	15	1,240,000
37	Breaking Lab	2	15	754,000
38	PanSci 泛科學	2	14	1,050,000
39	Неземной подкаст Владимира Сурдина	2	14	761,000
40	Astrum	2	13	2,880,000
41	Nick Norwitz	2	13	551,000
42	Vsauce2	2	12	4,530,000
43	Stand-up Maths	2	12	1,350,000
44	Veritasium	2	11	21,100,000
45	The AI Advantage	2	11	486,000
46	The Morpheus	2	11	237,000
47	Fireship	2	10	4,290,000
48	Veritasium en español	2	10	2,660,000
49	Vox	2	9	12,700,000
50	CienciaDeSofa	2	9	858,000

Lenny's Podcast

@lennyspodcast

643K subs 4 brands

AI Explained

@aiexplained-official

389K subs 3 brands

Matt Wolfe

@mreflow

1.02M subs 3 brands

El Robot de Platón

@elrobotdeplaton

2.97M subs 3 brands

AI Search

@theaisearch

751K subs 3 brands

CdeCiencia

@cdeciencia

5.01M subs 3 brands

Dot CSV

@dotcsv

903K subs 3 brands

Joe Scott

@joescott

2.56M subs 3 brands

Futurepedia

@futurepedia_io

758K subs 3 brands

#10

AI Master

@iamaimaster

335K subs 3 brands

#11

Productive Peter

@productivepeter

529K subs 3 brands

#12

Bankless

@bankless

281K subs 3 brands

#13

AI Andy

@theaiandy

214K subs 3 brands

#14

Космос Просто

@cosmosprosto

1.08M subs 2 brands

#15

Dr. Becky

@drbecky

870K subs 2 brands

#16

Ben Shapiro

@benshapiro

7M subs 2 brands

#17

Sabine Hossenfelder

@sabinehossenfelder

1.78M subs 2 brands

#18

Two Minute Papers

@twominutepapers

1.83M subs 2 brands

#19

SciShow Space

@scishowspace

1.42M subs 2 brands

#20

Curt Jaimungal

@theoriesofeverything

500K subs 2 brands

#21

Machine Learning Street Talk

@machinelearningstreettalk

201K subs 2 brands

#22

SciShow

@scishow

8.42M subs 2 brands

#23

Cool Worlds

@coolworldslab

1.04M subs 2 brands

#24

QuantumFracture

@quantumfracture

3.9M subs 2 brands

#25

Hugo Lisoir

@hugolisoiryoutube

557K subs 2 brands

#26

Numberphile

@numberphile

4.76M subs 2 brands

#27

The Right Time with Bomani Jones

@righttimebomani

90.9K subs 2 brands

#28

Anton Petrov

@whatdamath

1.51M subs 2 brands

#29

minutephysics

@minutephysics

5.97M subs 2 brands

#30

Inteligencia Artificial

@la_inteligencia_artificial

487K subs 2 brands

#31

The Science Asylum

@scienceasylum

723K subs 2 brands

#32

Matthew Berman

@matthew_berman

638K subs 2 brands

#33

Charlie Chang

@charliechang

1.46M subs 2 brands

#34

Theo - t3․gg

@t3dotgg

571K subs 2 brands

#35

Giant's Shoulder

@thegiantsshoulder

10.2K subs 2 brands

#36

Canal do Schwarza

@canaldoschwarza

1.24M subs 2 brands

#37

Breaking Lab

@breakinglab

754K subs 2 brands

#38

PanSci 泛科學

@panscitw

1.05M subs 2 brands

#39

Неземной подкаст Владимира Сурдина

@surdinpodcast

761K subs 2 brands

#40

Astrum

@astrumspace

2.88M subs 2 brands

#41

Nick Norwitz

@nicknorwitzmdphd

551K subs 2 brands

#42

Vsauce2

@vsauce2

4.53M subs 2 brands

#43

Stand-up Maths

@standupmaths

1.35M subs 2 brands

#44

Veritasium

@veritasium

21.1M subs 2 brands

#45

The AI Advantage

@aiadvantage

486K subs 2 brands

#46

The Morpheus

@themorpheusvlogs

237K subs 2 brands

#47

Fireship

@fireship

4.29M subs 2 brands

#48

Veritasium en español

@veritasiumes

2.66M subs 2 brands

#49

Vox

@vox

12.7M subs 2 brands

#50

CienciaDeSofa

@cienciadesofa

858K subs 2 brands

How this ranking is calculated

Sponsorship.so detects when YouTube influencers and creators mention research brands by analyzing YouTube videos every day. The ranking prioritizes the number of distinct brands each influencer mentions that match the research niche.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the top research YouTube influencers?

The top research YouTube influencers on this page are ranked by Sponsorship.so's tracked sponsorship data. The visible list includes channels such as Lenny's Podcast, AI Explained, and Matt Wolfe.

How does Sponsorship.so rank research influencers?

Sponsorship.so ranks research influencers by the number of distinct brands they mention, detected sponsorship mentions, and subscriber count as a tie-breaker.

What does this research influencer page show?

This page shows YouTube influencers and creators connected to research sponsors, including the brands they mention, sponsorship activity, subscriber counts, and related niche data.

How often is this research influencer data updated?

The latest data update shown for this influencer ranking is October 10, 2026. Sponsorship.so refreshes influencer, creator, and sponsorship intelligence as new YouTube activity is detected.

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