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

1.52K

Creator mentions

6.02K

Video mentions

337K

Median Subscribers

August 29, 2026

Last data update

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In the Research space, we track 1,523 YouTube channels, 11 sponsors, and have detected 6,021 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	626,000
2	AI Explained	3	72	389,000
3	Matt Wolfe	3	43	987,000
4	AI Search	3	20	630,000
5	Joe Scott	3	11	2,540,000
6	Futurepedia	3	11	675,000
7	AI Master	3	5	303,000
8	Productive Peter	3	4	529,000
9	Bankless	3	4	272,000
10	AI Andy	3	4	215,000
11	Космос Просто	2	211	1,080,000
12	Dr. Becky	2	169	870,000
13	Ben Shapiro	2	157	7,000,000
14	Sabine Hossenfelder	2	120	1,780,000
15	Two Minute Papers	2	117	1,830,000
16	SciShow Space	2	63	1,420,000
17	Curt Jaimungal	2	58	500,000
18	Machine Learning Street Talk	2	54	201,000
19	SciShow	2	50	8,410,000
20	Cool Worlds	2	40	1,040,000
21	Numberphile	2	29	4,760,000
22	The Right Time with Bomani Jones	2	29	90,900
23	Anton Petrov	2	26	1,510,000
24	minutephysics	2	25	5,970,000
25	Inteligencia Artificial	2	24	487,000
26	The Science Asylum	2	23	723,000
27	Matthew Berman	2	21	527,000
28	Charlie Chang	2	20	1,360,000
29	Hugo Lisoir	2	20	536,000
30	El Robot de Platón	2	18	2,970,000
31	Theo - t3․gg	2	16	553,000
32	Canal do Schwarza	2	15	1,240,000
33	Giant's Shoulder	2	15	10,200
34	PanSci 泛科學	2	14	1,050,000
35	Breaking Lab	2	14	706,000
36	Неземной подкаст Владимира Сурдина	2	13	761,000
37	Vsauce2	2	12	4,530,000
38	Stand-up Maths	2	12	1,350,000
39	Veritasium	2	11	21,100,000
40	CdeCiencia	2	11	5,010,000
41	The AI Advantage	2	11	390,000
42	The Morpheus	2	11	233,000
43	Veritasium en español	2	10	2,660,000
44	Vox	2	9	12,700,000
45	Fireship	2	9	4,250,000
46	WorldofAI	2	9	230,000
47	AIA Podcast by EngX	2	9	17,100
48	Co-Intelligence Podcast	2	9	6,670
49	Lex Fridman	2	8	5,030,000
50	MattVidPro	2	8	300,000

Lenny's Podcast

@lennyspodcast

626K subs 4 brands

AI Explained

@aiexplained-official

389K subs 3 brands

Matt Wolfe

@mreflow

987K subs 3 brands

AI Search

@theaisearch

630K subs 3 brands

Joe Scott

@joescott

2.54M subs 3 brands

Futurepedia

@futurepedia_io

675K subs 3 brands

AI Master

@iamaimaster

303K subs 3 brands

Productive Peter

@productivepeter

529K subs 3 brands

Bankless

@bankless

272K subs 3 brands

#10

AI Andy

@theaiandy

215K subs 3 brands

#11

Космос Просто

@cosmosprosto

1.08M subs 2 brands

#12

Dr. Becky

@drbecky

870K subs 2 brands

#13

Ben Shapiro

@benshapiro

7M subs 2 brands

#14

Sabine Hossenfelder

@sabinehossenfelder

1.78M subs 2 brands

#15

Two Minute Papers

@twominutepapers

1.83M subs 2 brands

#16

SciShow Space

@scishowspace

1.42M subs 2 brands

#17

Curt Jaimungal

@theoriesofeverything

500K subs 2 brands

#18

Machine Learning Street Talk

@machinelearningstreettalk

201K subs 2 brands

#19

SciShow

@scishow

8.41M subs 2 brands

#20

Cool Worlds

@coolworldslab

1.04M subs 2 brands

#21

Numberphile

@numberphile

4.76M subs 2 brands

#22

The Right Time with Bomani Jones

@righttimebomani

90.9K subs 2 brands

#23

Anton Petrov

@whatdamath

1.51M subs 2 brands

#24

minutephysics

@minutephysics

5.97M subs 2 brands

#25

Inteligencia Artificial

@la_inteligencia_artificial

487K subs 2 brands

#26

The Science Asylum

@scienceasylum

723K subs 2 brands

#27

Matthew Berman

@matthew_berman

527K subs 2 brands

#28

Charlie Chang

@charliechang

1.36M subs 2 brands

#29

Hugo Lisoir

@hugolisoiryoutube

536K subs 2 brands

#30

El Robot de Platón

@elrobotdeplaton

2.97M subs 2 brands

#31

Theo - t3․gg

@t3dotgg

553K subs 2 brands

#32

Canal do Schwarza

@canaldoschwarza

1.24M subs 2 brands

#33

Giant's Shoulder

@thegiantsshoulder

10.2K subs 2 brands

#34

PanSci 泛科學

@panscitw

1.05M subs 2 brands

#35

Breaking Lab

@breakinglab

706K subs 2 brands

#36

Неземной подкаст Владимира Сурдина

@surdinpodcast

761K subs 2 brands

#37

Vsauce2

@vsauce2

4.53M subs 2 brands

#38

Stand-up Maths

@standupmaths

1.35M subs 2 brands

#39

Veritasium

@veritasium

21.1M subs 2 brands

#40

CdeCiencia

@cdeciencia

5.01M subs 2 brands

#41

The AI Advantage

@aiadvantage

390K subs 2 brands

#42

The Morpheus

@themorpheusvlogs

233K subs 2 brands

#43

Veritasium en español

@veritasiumes

2.66M subs 2 brands

#44

Vox

@vox

12.7M subs 2 brands

#45

Fireship

@fireship

4.25M subs 2 brands

#46

WorldofAI

@intheworldofai

230K subs 2 brands

#47

AIA Podcast by EngX

@aiapod

17.1K subs 2 brands

#48

Co-Intelligence Podcast

@co-intelligencepod

6.67K subs 2 brands

#49

Lex Fridman

@lexfridman

5.03M subs 2 brands

#50

MattVidPro

@mattvidpro

300K 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 August 29, 2026. Sponsorship.so refreshes influencer, creator, and sponsorship intelligence as new YouTube activity is detected.

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