Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell vs Mark Rober vs Veritasium — YouTube Comparison

Data as of 2026-07 · Extracted from YouTube official — may lag real-time

Key Findings

Mark Rober has the most followers, and Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell has the highest engagement rate among Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell vs Mark Rober vs Veritasium. Mark Rober averages the most plays per post (50.4M).

Detailed Metric Comparison

Metric	K Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell @kurzgesagt YouTube May 20, 2025 – Jul 7, 2026 · 30 posts	M Mark Rober @MarkRober YouTube May 29, 2023 – Jun 20, 2026 · 30 posts	V Veritasium @veritasium YouTube Aug 23, 2025 – Jul 15, 2026 · 30 posts
Profile
Followers	25.4M	80.2M▲	21M▼
Posts / Videos	375	264▼	522▲
Bio	Animation videos explaining things with optimistic nihilism since 12,013.	Former NASA engineer. Current CrunchLabs founder and friend of science.	An element of truth - videos about science, education, and anything else we find interesting.
Dashboard
Avg ER	4.2%▲	1.6%▼	2.9%
Median ER	4.1%▲	1.4%▼	2.7%
Avg Plays / Views	4.6M▼	50.4M▲	10.2M
Median Plays / Views	4.4M▼	43.3M▲	9.5M
Avg Likes	184K▼	694.5K▲	254.2K
Avg Comments	10.7K▼	17.1K	17.2K▲
From recent posts
Data range	May 20, 2025 – Jul 7, 2026	May 29, 2023 – Jun 20, 2026	Aug 23, 2025 – Jul 15, 2026
Sample	30 posts	30 posts	30 posts
Posting cadence	0.5/wk	0.2/wk▼	0.6/wk▲
Play stability	97%▲	86%▼	93%

Radar Comparison

Normalized per axis; ▲▼ in the table mark best / lowest.

Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellMark RoberVeritasium

Single Metric Ranking

By Avg ER, sorted descending.

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

4.2%

Veritasium

2.9%

Mark Rober

1.6%

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