Updated June 2026
The Top Education Creators in 2026
As of June 2026, the top youtube education creators are TED, RealLifeLore and CrashCourse, ranked by the BestCreators cross-platform score — a 0–100 measure of audience, engagement and growth. Here is the live top 10.
- 1TEDEducationYouTube25MFollowers0.0%60Rising
- 2RealLifeLoreEducationYouTube8MFollowers0.0%53Rising
- 3CrashCourseEducationYouTube16MFollowers0.0%52Rising
- 4The Infographics ShowEducationYouTube14MFollowers0.0%51Rising
- 5CGP GreyEducationYouTube6MFollowers0.0%49Emerging
- 6Tom ScottEducationYouTube6MFollowers0.0%43Emerging
- 73Blue1BrownEducationYouTube6MFollowers0.0%42Emerging
- 8Wendover ProductionsEducationYouTube4.5MFollowers0.0%40Emerging
- 9Khan AcademyEducationYouTube8MFollowers0.0%36Emerging
- 10Ali AbdaalEducationYouTube5.5MFollowers0.0%27Emerging
Who they are
TED holds a BestCreators Score of 60 (rising tier) with 25M subscribers, ranking first among education creators.
RealLifeLore holds a BestCreators Score of 53 (rising tier) with 8M subscribers, ranking #2 among education creators.
CrashCourse holds a BestCreators Score of 52 (rising tier) with 16M subscribers, ranking #3 among education creators.
The Infographics Show holds a BestCreators Score of 51 (rising tier) with 14M subscribers, ranking #4 among education creators.
CGP Grey holds a BestCreators Score of 49 (base tier) with 6M subscribers, ranking #5 among education creators.
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View the full Best YouTube Education Creators →Rankings update continuously from public platform data via the BestCreators methodology. Figures are approximate and current as of June 2026.