Updated June 2026
The Top Science Creators in 2026
As of June 2026, the top youtube science creators are Mark Rober, Kurzgesagt and Vsauce, ranked by the BestCreators cross-platform score — a 0–100 measure of audience, engagement and growth. Here is the live top 10.
- 1Mark RoberScienceYouTube67MFollowers+1.6%92Established
- 2KurzgesagtScienceYouTube23MFollowers+0.7%76Rising
- 3VsauceScienceYouTube22MFollowers+0.1%75Rising
- 4VeritasiumScienceYouTube17MFollowers+0.8%70Rising
- 5Colin FurzeScienceYouTube13MFollowers0.0%64Rising
- 6SmarterEveryDayScienceYouTube12MFollowers0.0%60Rising
- 7NileRedScienceYouTube6MFollowers0.0%49Emerging
- 8The Action LabScienceYouTube5MFollowers0.0%36Emerging
- 9NumberphileScienceYouTube4.5MFollowers0.0%29Emerging
- 10Simone GiertzScienceYouTube3MFollowers0.0%29Emerging
Who they are
Mark Rober holds a BestCreators Score of 92 (established tier) with 67M subscribers, ranking first among science creators.
Kurzgesagt holds a BestCreators Score of 76 (rising tier) with 23M subscribers, ranking #2 among science creators.
Vsauce holds a BestCreators Score of 75 (rising tier) with 22M subscribers, ranking #3 among science creators.
Veritasium holds a BestCreators Score of 70 (rising tier) with 17M subscribers, ranking #4 among science creators.
Colin Furze holds a BestCreators Score of 64 (rising tier) with 13M subscribers, ranking #5 among science creators.
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View the full Best YouTube Science Creators →Rankings update continuously from public platform data via the BestCreators methodology. Figures are approximate and current as of June 2026.