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

1.61K

Creator mentions

6.95K

Video mentions

325K

Median Subscribers

October 24, 2026

Last data update

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In the Research space, we track 1,609 YouTube channels, 14 sponsors, and have detected 6,946 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	13	647,000
2	Sabine Hossenfelder	3	122	1,780,000
3	AI Explained	3	79	455,000
4	Matt Wolfe	3	45	1,020,000
5	El Robot de Platón	3	34	2,970,000
6	AI Search	3	20	751,000
7	CdeCiencia	3	18	5,010,000
8	Dot CSV	3	17	903,000
9	Joe Scott	3	11	2,560,000
10	Futurepedia	3	11	759,000
11	AI Master	3	5	337,000
12	Productive Peter	3	4	529,000
13	Bankless	3	4	281,000
14	AI Andy	3	4	214,000
15	Космос Просто	2	212	1,080,000
16	Dr. Becky	2	171	870,000
17	Ben Shapiro	2	157	6,970,000
18	Two Minute Papers	2	117	1,830,000
19	SciShow Space	2	63	1,420,000
20	Curt Jaimungal	2	61	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	The Science Asylum	2	24	723,000
31	Inteligencia Artificial	2	24	487,000
32	AIA Podcast	2	23	16,300
33	Charlie Chang	2	22	1,460,000
34	Matthew Berman	2	22	641,000
35	Giant's Shoulder	2	17	10,200
36	Theo - t3․gg	2	16	573,000
37	Astrum	2	15	2,880,000
38	Canal do Schwarza	2	15	1,240,000
39	Breaking Lab	2	15	755,000
40	PanSci 泛科學	2	14	1,050,000
41	Неземной подкаст Владимира Сурдина	2	14	761,000
42	Nick Norwitz	2	13	551,000
43	Veritasium	2	12	21,400,000
44	Vsauce2	2	12	4,530,000
45	Stand-up Maths	2	12	1,350,000
46	The AI Advantage	2	11	490,000
47	The Morpheus	2	11	237,000
48	Fireship	2	10	4,310,000
49	Veritasium en español	2	10	2,660,000
50	Vox	2	9	12,700,000

Lenny's Podcast

@lennyspodcast

647K subs 4 brands

Sabine Hossenfelder

@sabinehossenfelder

1.78M subs 3 brands

AI Explained

@aiexplained-official

455K 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

#10

Futurepedia

@futurepedia_io

759K subs 3 brands

#11

AI Master

@iamaimaster

337K subs 3 brands

#12

Productive Peter

@productivepeter

529K subs 3 brands

#13

Bankless

@bankless

281K subs 3 brands

#14

AI Andy

@theaiandy

214K subs 3 brands

#15

Космос Просто

@cosmosprosto

1.08M subs 2 brands

#16

Dr. Becky

@drbecky

870K subs 2 brands

#17

Ben Shapiro

@benshapiro

6.97M 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

The Science Asylum

@scienceasylum

723K subs 2 brands

#31

Inteligencia Artificial

@la_inteligencia_artificial

487K subs 2 brands

#32

AIA Podcast

@aiapod

16.3K subs 2 brands

#33

Charlie Chang

@charliechang

1.46M subs 2 brands

#34

Matthew Berman

@matthew_berman

641K subs 2 brands

#35

Giant's Shoulder

@thegiantsshoulder

10.2K subs 2 brands

#36

Theo - t3․gg

@t3dotgg

573K subs 2 brands

#37

Astrum

@astrumspace

2.88M subs 2 brands

#38

Canal do Schwarza

@canaldoschwarza

1.24M subs 2 brands

#39

Breaking Lab

@breakinglab

755K subs 2 brands

#40

PanSci 泛科學

@panscitw

1.05M subs 2 brands

#41

Неземной подкаст Владимира Сурдина

@surdinpodcast

761K subs 2 brands

#42

Nick Norwitz

@nicknorwitzmdphd

551K subs 2 brands

#43

Veritasium

@veritasium

21.4M subs 2 brands

#44

Vsauce2

@vsauce2

4.53M subs 2 brands

#45

Stand-up Maths

@standupmaths

1.35M subs 2 brands

#46

The AI Advantage

@aiadvantage

490K subs 2 brands

#47

The Morpheus

@themorpheusvlogs

237K subs 2 brands

#48

Fireship

@fireship

4.31M subs 2 brands

#49

Veritasium en español

@veritasiumes

2.66M subs 2 brands

#50

Vox

@vox

12.7M 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, Sabine Hossenfelder, and AI Explained.

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 24, 2026. Sponsorship.so refreshes influencer, creator, and sponsorship intelligence as new YouTube activity is detected.

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