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3Blue1Brown

@3blue1brown · 8.7M subscribers

3Blue1Brown’s most viewed videos of 2026

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Snapshot from 19 Oct 2026.

  1. Rank 1:
    Why you can't comb a hairy ball, and why we care

    Why you can't comb a hairy ball, and why we care

    3.6M views31 Jan 202629:40(opens in a new tab)

  2. Rank 2:
    The last IMO problem AI could not solve

    The last IMO problem AI could not solve

    3M views18 Sept 202651:56(opens in a new tab)

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    How (and why) to take a logarithm of an image

    How (and why) to take a logarithm of an image

    2.3M views22 Mar 202644:52(opens in a new tab)

  4. Rank 4:
    There's never been a better time to go into math

    There's never been a better time to go into math

    2M views16 Oct 202640:44(opens in a new tab)

  5. Rank 5:
    Reinventing Entropy | Compression is Intelligence Part 1

    Reinventing Entropy | Compression is Intelligence Part 1

    1.7M views7 Jun 202632:20(opens in a new tab)

  6. Rank 6:
    The most beautiful formula not enough people understand

    The most beautiful formula not enough people understand

    1.6M views27 Feb 20261:00:24(opens in a new tab)

  7. Rank 7:
    Bacteria Grid Puzzle Solution

    Bacteria Grid Puzzle Solution

    1.2M views21 Mar 20263:00(opens in a new tab)

  8. Rank 8:
    Solution to the ladybug clock puzzle

    Solution to the ladybug clock puzzle

    1.1M views16 Feb 20262:34(opens in a new tab)

  9. Rank 9:
    But what is cross-entropy? | Compression is Intelligence Part 2

    But what is cross-entropy? | Compression is Intelligence Part 2

    877K views16 Jul 202633:51(opens in a new tab)

  10. Rank 10:
    The lattice bacteria puzzle

    The lattice bacteria puzzle

    837.9K views18 Feb 20261:02(opens in a new tab)

  11. Rank 11:
    Covering 10 points, a surprisingly tricky puzzle.

    Covering 10 points, a surprisingly tricky puzzle.

    832.7K views16 Apr 20260:39(opens in a new tab)

  12. Rank 12:
    The ladybug clock puzzle

    The ladybug clock puzzle

    756.4K views16 Jan 20261:01(opens in a new tab)

  13. Rank 13:
    The Phone Number puzzle

    The Phone Number puzzle

    700.5K views25 Sept 20260:44(opens in a new tab)

  14. Rank 14:
    The last IMO problem AI could not solve

    The last IMO problem AI could not solve

    700.4K views18 Sept 20261:40(opens in a new tab)

  15. Rank 15:
    100 random chords, how many intersections?

    100 random chords, how many intersections?

    610K views16 Jun 20261:10(opens in a new tab)

  16. Rank 16:
    The jumping pegs puzzle

    The jumping pegs puzzle

    554.1K views18 Aug 20260:53(opens in a new tab)

  17. Rank 17:
    Tie random ends: How many loops?

    Tie random ends: How many loops?

    535.6K views21 May 20261:22(opens in a new tab)

  18. Rank 18:
    Measuring the entropy of English

    Measuring the entropy of English

    505.8K views12 Jun 20262:25(opens in a new tab)

  19. Rank 19:
    The subset sum puzzle

    The subset sum puzzle

    432K views25 Mar 20260:49(opens in a new tab)

  20. Rank 20:
    Escher's most mind-bending piece

    Escher's most mind-bending piece

    355.7K views27 Mar 20261:43(opens in a new tab)

  21. Rank 21:
    The 64 sugar cubes puzzle

    The 64 sugar cubes puzzle

    342.5K views24 Jul 20260:56(opens in a new tab)

  22. Rank 22:
    What's the perfect encoding? How do you know?

    What's the perfect encoding? How do you know?

    249.1K views10 Jun 20261:02(opens in a new tab)