▶ THE CREATOR INDEX

95 CHANNELS · 50 CURRENTLY IN TOP 50 · 27 DROPPED · 5 RE-EVALUATED

STATUS
VERDICT
SORT
#1
3Blue1Brown
96
ESSENTIAL
Mathematics / Education
—
#2
Kurzgesagt RE-EVAL
94
ESSENTIAL
Science / Animation
#001#004S#013
#3
Every Frame a Painting
92
ESSENTIAL
Film Analysis
#004C
#4
Primitive Technology
91
ESSENTIAL
Maker / Survival
#004C
#5
Jacob Geller
91
ESSENTIAL
Video Games × Philosophy × Art
#012
#6
Adam Neely RE-EVAL
91
ESSENTIAL
Music Theory / Jazz Bass
#010
#7
CGP Grey
91
ESSENTIAL
Education / Explainer
#004S
#8
Lemmino RE-EVAL
91
ESSENTIAL
Documentary / Mystery
#007
#9
Jenny Nicholson
91
ESSENTIAL
Long-form comic essay
#014
#10
Fireship
90
ESSENTIAL
Technology / Programming
#001
#11
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
90
ESSENTIAL
History / Long-Form
#001
#12
Townsends
90
ESSENTIAL
Historical Living / Cooking
#009
#13
Mark Rober
89
EXCELLENT
Engineering / Entertainment
#002
#14
Veritasium
89
EXCELLENT
Science / Education
—
#15
Vsauce
89
EXCELLENT
Science / Philosophy
—
#16
Technology Connections
88
EXCELLENT
Technology / History
#004C
#17
Conan O'Brien / Team Coco
88
EXCELLENT
Comedy / Talk
#002
#18
Contrapoints
88
EXCELLENT
Political Essay / Trans Studies
#011
#19
exurb1a
88
EXCELLENT
Philosophy / Existential
—
#20
Clickspring
88
EXCELLENT
Clockmaking / Machining
#009
#21
Internet Historian
87
EXCELLENT
Internet Culture / Documentary
#003
#22
Theo Von
87
EXCELLENT
Comedy / Podcast
#002
#23
Good Mythical Morning
87
EXCELLENT
Entertainment / Variety
#006
#24
Caspian Report
87
EXCELLENT
Geopolitics / Analysis
#013
#25
Historia Civilis
87
EXCELLENT
Ancient History
—
#26
JCS — Criminal Psychology RE-EVAL
86
EXCELLENT
True Crime / Analysis
#007
#27
Tasting History with Max Miller
86
EXCELLENT
History × Cooking
#012
#28
Breaking Points
86
EXCELLENT
Political Analysis / Podcast
#011
#29
12tone
86
EXCELLENT
Music Theory / Analysis
#010
#30
Like Stories of Old
86
EXCELLENT
Philosophy / Video Essay
#013
#31
Nerdwriter1
86
EXCELLENT
Art / Film Analysis
#003
#32
NileRed
86
EXCELLENT
Chemistry
—
#33
Stuff Made Here
86
EXCELLENT
Engineering / Maker
—
#34
Scott The Woz
86
EXCELLENT
Retro Gaming / Comedy
#008
#35
Drew Gooden
86
EXCELLENT
Deadpan Comedy Commentary
#014
#36
Binging with Babish
85
EXCELLENT
Cooking / Entertainment
#009
#37
Tantacrul
85
EXCELLENT
Music Software / Comedy Essay
#010
#38
Philosophy Tube
85
EXCELLENT
Political Philosophy / Theatre
#011
#39
Real Engineering
85
EXCELLENT
Engineering / Education
—
#40
The Slow Mo Guys
85
EXCELLENT
Science / Entertainment
#006
#41
Map Men (Jay and Mark)
85
EXCELLENT
Geography / Comedy
#009
#42
Smarter Every Day
85
EXCELLENT
Science / Curiosity
—
#43
TED-Ed
85
EXCELLENT
Animated Education / Global
#013
#44
Videogamedunkey
84
EXCELLENT
Gaming / Commentary
#007
#45
Whang!
84
EXCELLENT
Internet History / Archaeology
#008
#46
Ryan George / Pitch Meeting
84
EXCELLENT
Sketch / Format Comedy
#014
#48
Danny Gonzalez
84
EXCELLENT
Manic Comedy Commentary
#014
#49
Abroad in Japan
84
EXCELLENT
Travel / Culture / Documentary
#013
#50
Wendover Productions
84
EXCELLENT
Logistics / Explainer
—
↓
Ali Abdaal
—
—
—
dropped #009 — Breadth over depth
↓
Answer in Progress
81
EXCELLENT
—
#012
dropped #013 — Displaced by merit — one-issue tenure
↓
Baumgartner Restoration
87
EXCELLENT
—
#003
dropped #008 — Substantially reduced output
↓
Caddicarus
74
GOOD
—
#008
dropped #010 — Displaced; channel in transition
↓
Captain Disillusion
—
—
—
dropped #012 — Upload frequency untenable
↓
Cleo Abram
—
—
—
dropped #010 — Trajectory levelled
↓
Company Man
—
—
—
dropped #010 — Ceiling apparent
↓
Corridor Crew
88
EXCELLENT
—
#003
dropped #011 — Output slowdown
↓
Defunctland
—
—
—
dropped #011 — Stalled trajectory
↓
Johnny Harris RE-EVAL
64
AVERAGE
—
#011
dropped #010 — Methodology criticisms (re-eval #011: 64)
↓
Joshua Weissman
81
EXCELLENT
—
#009
dropped #013 — Displaced by merit
↓
Lessons from the Screenplay
—
—
—
dropped #012 — Stalled trajectory
↓
MKBHD
—
—
—
dropped #011 — Controversy / conflict-of-interest
↓
Nexpo
80
EXCELLENT
—
#007
dropped #011 — Upload pace concerns
↓
Numberphile
—
—
—
dropped #012 — Displaced
↓
penguinz0 (Cr1TiKaL)
65
AVERAGE
—
#007
dropped #007 — Quality trajectory decline
↓
Philip DeFranco
84
EXCELLENT
—
#006
dropped #014 — Ceiling apparent — daily news commentary plateau
↓
Polymatter
—
—
—
dropped #009 — Crowded out
↓
React Media (FBE)
52
MEDIOCRE
—
#006
dropped #006 — Corporate pivot, soulless format
↓
Rick Beato
82
EXCELLENT
—
#010
dropped #013 — Displaced by merit
↓
Sam O'Nella Academy
82
EXCELLENT
—
#012
dropped #013 — Displaced by merit — one-issue tenure
↓
Sideways
84
EXCELLENT
—
#010
dropped #014 — Ceiling apparent — music analysis lane saturated
↓
Some More News
79
GOOD
—
#011
dropped #012 — One-issue tenure
↓
Summoning Salt
—
—
—
dropped #011 — Displaced
↓
Techmoan
—
—
—
dropped #012 — Displacement injustice (score above several remaining); flagged
↓
TLDR News
83
EXCELLENT
—
#011
dropped #014 — Displaced by merit — below new 84 entry threshold
↓
Tom Scott
—
—
—
dropped #014 — Confirmed slowdown — re-evaluation candidate if pace returns
—
5-Minute Crafts
—
GAME OVER
—
#004C
—
Andrew Huberman
74
GOOD
—
#002
—
Bright Side
28
GAME OVER
—
#009
—
Davie504
55
MEDIOCRE
—
#010
—
Eddy Burback
83
EXCELLENT
—
#014
—
Forgotten Formats
81
EXCELLENT
—
#005
—
HasanAbi
68
AVERAGE
—
#011
—
Joe Rogan Experience
70
GOOD
—
#001
—
Luisito Comunica
80
EXCELLENT
—
#013
—
MrBeast
82
EXCELLENT
—
#004S
—
Nas Daily
52
MEDIOCRE
—
#012
—
Oversimplified
79
GOOD
—
#012
—
Porta dos Fundos 🇧🇷
82
EXCELLENT
—
#014
—
PragerU
22
GAME OVER
—
#011
—
Ryan's World
42
GAME OVER
—
#004S
—
The Morphological Cinema
84
EXCELLENT
—
#005
—
The School of Life
76
GOOD
—
#013
—
WatchMojo
42
GAME OVER
—
#008