Updated June 2026
The Top Education Creators in 2026
As of June 2026, the top youtube education creators are The Infographics Show, TED and CrashCourse, ranked by the BestCreators cross-platform score — a 0–100 measure of audience, engagement and growth. Here is the live top 10.
- 1The Infographics ShowEducationYouTube15.4MFollowers90Established
- 2TEDEducationYouTube27.5MFollowers90Established
- 3CrashCourseEducationYouTube17.1MFollowers90Established
- 4RealLifeLoreEducationYouTube7.9MFollowers89Established
- 5CGP GreyEducationYouTube7MFollowers89Established
- 63Blue1BrownEducationYouTube8.4MFollowers87Established
- 7Khan AcademyEducationYouTube9.4MFollowers84Rising
- 8FireshipEducationYouTube4.2MFollowers82Rising
- 9Ali AbdaalEducationYouTube6.6MFollowers82Rising
- 10Spectrum EducationEducationYouTube669KFollowers79Rising
Who they are
The Infographics Show holds a BestCreators Score of 90 (established tier) with 15.4M subscribers, ranking first among education creators.
TED holds a BestCreators Score of 90 (established tier) with 27.5M subscribers, ranking #2 among education creators.
CrashCourse holds a BestCreators Score of 90 (established tier) with 17.1M subscribers, ranking #3 among education creators.
RealLifeLore holds a BestCreators Score of 89 (established tier) with 7.9M subscribers, ranking #4 among education creators.
CGP Grey holds a BestCreators Score of 89 (established tier) with 7M 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.