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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell’s most viewed videos of all time

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Snapshot from 19 Oct 2026.

  1. Rank 1:
    The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do

    The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do

    89.6M views19 Mar 20208:35(opens in a new tab)

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    The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection

    The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection

    54.6M views1 Jul 20147:49(opens in a new tab)

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    What If You Detonated a Nuclear Bomb In The Marianas Trench? (Science not Fantasy)

    What If You Detonated a Nuclear Bomb In The Marianas Trench? (Science not Fantasy)

    36.9M views22 Jul 20186:03(opens in a new tab)

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    The Egg - A Short Story

    The Egg - A Short Story

    36.4M views1 Sept 20198:06(opens in a new tab)

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    The Largest Star in the Universe – Size Comparison

    The Largest Star in the Universe – Size Comparison

    35.8M views22 Sept 202011:59(opens in a new tab)

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    The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens? (1/2)

    The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens? (1/2)

    35.5M views6 May 20156:21(opens in a new tab)

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    The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth – The Bacteriophage

    The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth – The Bacteriophage

    35.2M views13 May 20187:09(opens in a new tab)

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    What If We Detonated All Nuclear Bombs at Once?

    What If We Detonated All Nuclear Bombs at Once?

    32.9M views31 Mar 20197:06(opens in a new tab)

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    The Largest Black Hole in the Universe - Size Comparison

    The Largest Black Hole in the Universe - Size Comparison

    32.9M views3 Aug 202113:44(opens in a new tab)

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    Why Black Holes Could Delete The Universe – The Information Paradox

    Why Black Holes Could Delete The Universe – The Information Paradox

    32.3M views24 Aug 201710:13(opens in a new tab)

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    Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR

    Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR

    30.7M views10 Aug 201616:04(opens in a new tab)

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    Black Holes Explained – From Birth to Death

    Black Holes Explained – From Birth to Death

    29.5M views15 Dec 20155:56(opens in a new tab)

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    The Black Hole Bomb and Black Hole Civilizations

    The Black Hole Bomb and Black Hole Civilizations

    29.5M views22 Apr 20188:08(opens in a new tab)

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    What if We Nuke a City?

    What if We Nuke a City?

    29.3M views13 Oct 20198:56(opens in a new tab)

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    Three Ways to Destroy the Universe

    Three Ways to Destroy the Universe

    28.6M views3 Feb 20146:17(opens in a new tab)

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    The World War of the Ants – The Army Ant

    The World War of the Ants – The Army Ant

    28.5M views11 Aug 20197:15(opens in a new tab)

  17. Rank 17:
    Loneliness

    Loneliness

    28.1M views17 Feb 201913:07(opens in a new tab)

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    Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter

    Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter

    27.9M views1 Feb 20188:18(opens in a new tab)

  19. Rank 19:
    Why Blue Whales Don't Get Cancer - Peto's Paradox

    Why Blue Whales Don't Get Cancer - Peto's Paradox

    27.4M views1 Mar 20207:07(opens in a new tab)

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    String Theory Explained – What is The True Nature of Reality?

    String Theory Explained – What is The True Nature of Reality?

    26.7M views1 Mar 20188:00(opens in a new tab)

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    How The Immune System ACTUALLY Works – IMMUNE

    How The Immune System ACTUALLY Works – IMMUNE

    26.1M views10 Aug 202110:48(opens in a new tab)

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    What’s Hiding at the Most Solitary Place on Earth? The Deep Sea

    What’s Hiding at the Most Solitary Place on Earth? The Deep Sea

    25.8M views15 Sept 201911:20(opens in a new tab)

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    Wormholes Explained – Breaking Spacetime

    Wormholes Explained – Breaking Spacetime

    25.7M views12 Aug 20188:09(opens in a new tab)

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    How to Build a Dyson Sphere - The Ultimate Megastructure

    How to Build a Dyson Sphere - The Ultimate Megastructure

    24.5M views20 Dec 20187:49(opens in a new tab)

  25. Rank 25:
    What Happened Before History? Human Origins

    What Happened Before History? Human Origins

    24.3M views23 Jun 20169:39(opens in a new tab)

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    The Most Dangerous Stuff in the Universe - Strange Stars Explained

    The Most Dangerous Stuff in the Universe - Strange Stars Explained

    24.2M views14 Apr 20197:10(opens in a new tab)

  27. Rank 27:
    This Virus Shouldn't Exist (But it Does)

    This Virus Shouldn't Exist (But it Does)

    23.9M views31 Aug 20219:34(opens in a new tab)

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    Neutron Stars – The Most Extreme Things that are not Black Holes

    Neutron Stars – The Most Extreme Things that are not Black Holes

    23.6M views10 Nov 20197:26(opens in a new tab)

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    TRUE Limits Of Humanity – The Final Border We Will Never Cross

    TRUE Limits Of Humanity – The Final Border We Will Never Cross

    23.6M views11 May 202111:41(opens in a new tab)

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    Milk. White Poison or Healthy Drink?

    Milk. White Poison or Healthy Drink?

    23.3M views26 Jan 20209:15(opens in a new tab)

  31. Rank 31:
    The Day the Dinosaurs Died – Minute by Minute

    The Day the Dinosaurs Died – Minute by Minute

    23.1M views15 Jun 202112:02(opens in a new tab)

  32. Rank 32:
    How To Terraform Venus (Quickly)

    How To Terraform Venus (Quickly)

    22.7M views6 Jul 202112:42(opens in a new tab)

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    What Happens if the Moon Crashes into Earth?

    What Happens if the Moon Crashes into Earth?

    22.6M views8 Feb 202210:28(opens in a new tab)

  34. Rank 34:
    The Billion Ant Mega Colony and the Biggest War on Earth

    The Billion Ant Mega Colony and the Biggest War on Earth

    22.2M views29 Sept 20198:12(opens in a new tab)

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    Building a Marsbase is a Horrible Idea: Let’s do it!

    Building a Marsbase is a Horrible Idea: Let’s do it!

    21.9M views3 Feb 20197:56(opens in a new tab)

  36. Rank 36:
    Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument

    Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument

    21.7M views21 Sept 20178:46(opens in a new tab)

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    What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like? The Kardashev Scale

    What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like? The Kardashev Scale

    21.5M views2 Aug 202011:41(opens in a new tab)

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    This Woman Cured Her Cancer with an Insane Method

    This Woman Cured Her Cancer with an Insane Method

    21.2M views15 Sept 202615:14(opens in a new tab)

  39. Rank 39:
    AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What?

    AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What?

    21.1M views5 Oct 202621:44(opens in a new tab)

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    What If Earth got Kicked Out of the Solar System? Rogue Earth

    What If Earth got Kicked Out of the Solar System? Rogue Earth

    20.8M views1 Dec 202010:00(opens in a new tab)

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    What if We Nuke the Moon?

    What if We Nuke the Moon?

    20.7M views15 Dec 20207:14(opens in a new tab)

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    The Deadly Power of a Coin-Sized Black Hole

    The Deadly Power of a Coin-Sized Black Hole

    20.2M views4 Jul 20240:56(opens in a new tab)

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    You Are Immune Against Every Disease

    You Are Immune Against Every Disease

    19.9M views2 Nov 202111:46(opens in a new tab)

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    How to Move the Sun: Stellar Engines

    How to Move the Sun: Stellar Engines

    19.5M views22 Dec 20198:39(opens in a new tab)

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    Quantum Computers Explained – Limits of Human Technology

    Quantum Computers Explained – Limits of Human Technology

    19.4M views8 Dec 20157:17(opens in a new tab)

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    What If You Fall into a Black Hole?

    What If You Fall into a Black Hole?

    19.3M views27 Apr 202112:15(opens in a new tab)

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    How to Cut a Sandwich Perfectly – With Science

    How to Cut a Sandwich Perfectly – With Science

    19.1M views25 May 20230:53(opens in a new tab)

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    The Origin of Consciousness – How Unaware Things Became Aware

    The Origin of Consciousness – How Unaware Things Became Aware

    18.8M views17 Mar 20199:41(opens in a new tab)

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    Optimistic Nihilism

    Optimistic Nihilism

    18.8M views26 Jul 20177:26(opens in a new tab)

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    What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? Life & Size 1

    What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? Life & Size 1

    18.6M views10 Aug 20176:40(opens in a new tab)