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

1.41K

Creator mentions

5.22K

Video mentions

349K

Median Subscribers

July 17, 2026

Last data update

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In the Research space, we track 1,405 YouTube channels, 11 sponsors, and have detected 5,224 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	AI Explained	3	70	389,000
2	Matt Wolfe	3	39	922,000
3	AI Search	3	20	630,000
4	Joe Scott	3	11	2,380,000
5	Futurepedia	3	11	675,000
6	Lenny's Podcast	3	11	611,000
7	Bankless	3	4	272,000
8	AI Andy	3	4	209,000
9	Космос Просто	2	210	1,080,000
10	Dr. Becky	2	154	810,000
11	Two Minute Papers	2	115	1,690,000
12	SciShow Space	2	63	1,420,000
13	Machine Learning Street Talk	2	53	201,000
14	SciShow	2	50	8,270,000
15	Cool Worlds	2	40	1,040,000
16	Numberphile	2	27	4,690,000
17	minutephysics	2	25	5,910,000
18	Anton Petrov	2	25	1,510,000
19	Inteligencia Artificial	2	24	487,000
20	The Science Asylum	2	23	723,000
21	Matthew Berman	2	21	527,000
22	Charlie Chang	2	20	1,360,000
23	Hugo Lisoir	2	20	536,000
24	El Robot de Platón	2	17	2,970,000
25	Theo - t3․gg	2	16	540,000
26	Canal do Schwarza	2	15	1,240,000
27	Breaking Lab	2	14	706,000
28	Неземной подкаст Владимира Сурдина	2	13	761,000
29	Vsauce2	2	12	4,530,000
30	The AI Advantage	2	11	390,000
31	The Morpheus	2	11	187,000
32	Veritasium	2	10	18,900,000
33	CdeCiencia	2	10	5,010,000
34	Veritasium en español	2	10	2,660,000
35	Vox	2	9	12,700,000
36	Stand-up Maths	2	9	1,320,000
37	AIA Podcast by EngX	2	9	17,100
38	Fireship	2	8	4,160,000
39	Физика от Побединского	2	7	1,710,000
40	Doktor Whatson	2	7	410,000
41	Vsauce	2	6	24,900,000
42	志祺七七	2	6	1,620,000
43	Rational Animations	2	6	412,000
44	Shu Omi	2	6	83,600
45	SmarterEveryDay	2	5	11,700,000
46	History of the Universe	2	5	1,060,000
47	Gustavo Entrala	2	5	530,000
48	Internet Today	2	5	319,000
49	MattVidPro AI	2	5	297,000
50	c't 3003	2	5	213,000

AI Explained

@aiexplained-official

389K subs 3 brands

Matt Wolfe

@mreflow

922K subs 3 brands

AI Search

@theaisearch

630K subs 3 brands

Joe Scott

@joescott

2.38M subs 3 brands

Futurepedia

@futurepedia_io

675K subs 3 brands

Lenny's Podcast

@lennyspodcast

611K subs 3 brands

Bankless

@bankless

272K subs 3 brands

AI Andy

@theaiandy

209K subs 3 brands

Космос Просто

@cosmosprosto

1.08M subs 2 brands

#10

Dr. Becky

@drbecky

810K subs 2 brands

#11

Two Minute Papers

@twominutepapers

1.69M subs 2 brands

#12

SciShow Space

@scishowspace

1.42M subs 2 brands

#13

Machine Learning Street Talk

@machinelearningstreettalk

201K subs 2 brands

#14

SciShow

@scishow

8.27M subs 2 brands

#15

Cool Worlds

@coolworldslab

1.04M subs 2 brands

#16

Numberphile

@numberphile

4.69M subs 2 brands

#17

minutephysics

@minutephysics

5.91M subs 2 brands

#18

Anton Petrov

@whatdamath

1.51M subs 2 brands

#19

Inteligencia Artificial

@la_inteligencia_artificial

487K subs 2 brands

#20

The Science Asylum

@scienceasylum

723K subs 2 brands

#21

Matthew Berman

@matthew_berman

527K subs 2 brands

#22

Charlie Chang

@charliechang

1.36M subs 2 brands

#23

Hugo Lisoir

@hugolisoiryoutube

536K subs 2 brands

#24

El Robot de Platón

@elrobotdeplaton

2.97M subs 2 brands

#25

Theo - t3․gg

@t3dotgg

540K subs 2 brands

#26

Canal do Schwarza

@canaldoschwarza

1.24M subs 2 brands

#27

Breaking Lab

@breakinglab

706K subs 2 brands

#28

Неземной подкаст Владимира Сурдина

@surdinpodcast

761K subs 2 brands

#29

Vsauce2

@vsauce2

4.53M subs 2 brands

#30

The AI Advantage

@aiadvantage

390K subs 2 brands

#31

The Morpheus

@themorpheusvlogs

187K subs 2 brands

#32

Veritasium

@veritasium

18.9M subs 2 brands

#33

CdeCiencia

@cdeciencia

5.01M subs 2 brands

#34

Veritasium en español

@veritasiumes

2.66M subs 2 brands

#35

Vox

@vox

12.7M subs 2 brands

#36

Stand-up Maths

@standupmaths

1.32M subs 2 brands

#37

AIA Podcast by EngX

@aiapod

17.1K subs 2 brands

#38

Fireship

@fireship

4.16M subs 2 brands

#39

Физика от Побединского

@physfrompobed

1.71M subs 2 brands

#40

Doktor Whatson

@doktorwhatson

410K subs 2 brands

#41

Vsauce

@vsauce

24.9M subs 2 brands

#42

志祺七七

@shasha77

1.62M subs 2 brands

#43

Rational Animations

@rationalanimations

412K subs 2 brands

#44

Shu Omi

@shuomi_official

83.6K subs 2 brands

#45

SmarterEveryDay

@smartereveryday

11.7M subs 2 brands

#46

History of the Universe

@historyoftheuniverse

1.06M subs 2 brands

#47

Gustavo Entrala

@gustavo-entrala

530K subs 2 brands

#48

Internet Today

@internettodaytv

319K subs 2 brands

#49

MattVidPro AI

@mattvidpro

297K subs 2 brands

#50

c't 3003

@ct3003

213K 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 AI Explained, Matt Wolfe, and AI Search.

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 July 17, 2026. Sponsorship.so refreshes influencer, creator, and sponsorship intelligence as new YouTube activity is detected.

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