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Veritasium’s most viewed videos of 2025

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Snapshot from 18 Oct 2026.

  1. Rank 1:
    Can you swim in shade balls?

    Can you swim in shade balls?

    64.6M views19 Aug 20252:28(opens in a new tab)

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    The Closest Thing We Have to Alien Technology

    The Closest Thing We Have to Alien Technology

    63.7M views31 Dec 202555:00(opens in a new tab)

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    The Biggest Chemical Coverup In History

    The Biggest Chemical Coverup In History

    37.2M views14 May 202554:08(opens in a new tab)

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    Why we put spiders on soccer balls

    Why we put spiders on soccer balls

    31.6M views22 Apr 20251:02(opens in a new tab)

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    Can You Keep Zooming In Infinitely?

    Can You Keep Zooming In Infinitely?

    31.6M views5 Feb 202521:29(opens in a new tab)

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    This Skyscraper Was Days From Collapsing And No One Knew

    This Skyscraper Was Days From Collapsing And No One Knew

    26.3M views26 Apr 202533:39(opens in a new tab)

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    Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds

    Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds

    23.1M views31 Aug 202546:59(opens in a new tab)

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    Testing the US Military’s worst idea

    Testing the US Military’s worst idea

    22.5M views14 Aug 20251:00(opens in a new tab)

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    The Strangest Implication of Quantum Mechanics

    The Strangest Implication of Quantum Mechanics

    20.4M views5 Mar 202533:01(opens in a new tab)

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    Why Super Glue Is Perfect For Gluing Skin

    Why Super Glue Is Perfect For Gluing Skin

    19M views28 Jan 202526:20(opens in a new tab)

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    There Is Something Faster Than Light

    There Is Something Faster Than Light

    17.1M views19 Dec 202544:16(opens in a new tab)

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    Why Do Escalator Steps Have Teeth?

    Why Do Escalator Steps Have Teeth?

    17M views11 Sept 202522:18(opens in a new tab)

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    The Ridiculous Engineering Of Jet Engines

    The Ridiculous Engineering Of Jet Engines

    16.5M views17 Nov 202539:34(opens in a new tab)

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    Renting A Helicopter To Settle A Physics Debate

    Renting A Helicopter To Settle A Physics Debate

    15.9M views9 Oct 20251:34(opens in a new tab)

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    The Most Controversial Idea In Math

    The Most Controversial Idea In Math

    15M views2 Apr 202533:01(opens in a new tab)

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    The most counterintuitive device you'll ever see

    The most counterintuitive device you'll ever see

    14.2M views30 Jun 202523:07(opens in a new tab)

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    The Biggest Misconception in Physics

    The Biggest Misconception in Physics

    14.1M views14 Apr 202527:40(opens in a new tab)

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    The Perfect Battery Material Is Dangerous

    The Perfect Battery Material Is Dangerous

    13.5M views7 Aug 202534:42(opens in a new tab)

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    The Strange Math That Predicts (Almost) Anything

    The Strange Math That Predicts (Almost) Anything

    13M views25 Jul 202532:32(opens in a new tab)

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    Why do all animals jump to about the same height?

    Why do all animals jump to about the same height?

    12.4M views24 Jul 20251:39(opens in a new tab)

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    How this helicopter survived 1004 days on Mars, then disappeared...

    How this helicopter survived 1004 days on Mars, then disappeared...

    11.6M views20 Mar 202529:08(opens in a new tab)

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    You've (Likely) Been Playing The Game Of Life Wrong

    You've (Likely) Been Playing The Game Of Life Wrong

    11.5M views26 Nov 202545:13(opens in a new tab)

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    Can you really reach anyone in 6 steps?

    Can you really reach anyone in 6 steps?

    11.4M views30 Sept 202533:17(opens in a new tab)

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    AlphaFold - The Most Useful Thing AI Has Ever Done

    AlphaFold - The Most Useful Thing AI Has Ever Done

    11M views10 Feb 202524:52(opens in a new tab)

  25. Rank 25:
    The Nobel prize has a dark history...

    The Nobel prize has a dark history...

    11M views21 Sept 202546:09(opens in a new tab)

  26. Rank 26:
    The Interview Question Everyone Gets Wrong

    The Interview Question Everyone Gets Wrong

    10.8M views18 Feb 202520:13(opens in a new tab)

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    Why do planes fly so high?

    Why do planes fly so high?

    10.7M views21 May 20251:04(opens in a new tab)

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    Can you solve this SAT question?

    Can you solve this SAT question?

    10.5M views8 Apr 20251:33(opens in a new tab)

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    Why Is MIT Making Robot Insects?

    Why Is MIT Making Robot Insects?

    10.4M views21 Jan 202521:16(opens in a new tab)

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    Why is there antimatter?

    Why is there antimatter?

    10.3M views5 Dec 202535:23(opens in a new tab)

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    This is the natural disaster to worry about

    This is the natural disaster to worry about

    10.2M views22 Aug 202541:07(opens in a new tab)

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    Why don't trains make that clacking noise anymore?

    Why don't trains make that clacking noise anymore?

    10.2M views1 Jan 202527:20(opens in a new tab)

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    The Obviously True Theorem No One Can Prove

    The Obviously True Theorem No One Can Prove

    9.8M views20 Jun 202542:34(opens in a new tab)

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    How to solve any maze

    How to solve any maze

    9.7M views18 Sept 20252:56(opens in a new tab)

  35. Rank 35:
    We don't understand how a football works (ft. Tom Brady)

    We don't understand how a football works (ft. Tom Brady)

    9.3M views1 Jun 202527:17(opens in a new tab)

  36. Rank 36:
    How To See Atoms

    How To See Atoms

    9.3M views17 Oct 20251:04(opens in a new tab)

  37. Rank 37:
    The Most Controversial Idea In Biology

    The Most Controversial Idea In Biology

    9.1M views31 Oct 202528:50(opens in a new tab)

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    There are 96 million black balls on this lake

    There are 96 million black balls on this lake

    8.4M views24 Jun 20251:07(opens in a new tab)

  39. Rank 39:
    The blue LED was almost impossible to make

    The blue LED was almost impossible to make

    8.4M views2 Aug 20251:43(opens in a new tab)

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    Can you solve the prisoner's riddle?

    Can you solve the prisoner's riddle?

    7.9M views24 Mar 20251:42(opens in a new tab)

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    Seeing Inside A Thermite Reaction

    Seeing Inside A Thermite Reaction

    6.7M views10 Nov 20252:33(opens in a new tab)

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    Why did light bulb lifetimes get shorter?

    Why did light bulb lifetimes get shorter?

    6.6M views17 Jul 20251:36(opens in a new tab)

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    Why People Are So Confident When They're Wrong

    Why People Are So Confident When They're Wrong

    6.3M views12 Nov 202524:02(opens in a new tab)

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    The Future of Veritasium

    The Future of Veritasium

    5.1M views24 Dec 202517:35(opens in a new tab)

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    How aerogel can make the ocean drinkable

    How aerogel can make the ocean drinkable

    4.9M views28 Aug 20252:43(opens in a new tab)

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    How To Solve a Quadratic Equation

    How To Solve a Quadratic Equation

    4.9M views26 Oct 20252:34(opens in a new tab)

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    How Strong Is Super Glue?

    How Strong Is Super Glue?

    4.5M views21 Nov 20250:44(opens in a new tab)

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    This Is The Perfect Bowling Strategy

    This Is The Perfect Bowling Strategy

    2.9M views14 Feb 20252:06(opens in a new tab)

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    Why didn't this skateboard stunt start from the top?

    Why didn't this skateboard stunt start from the top?

    2.6M views29 Oct 20251:19(opens in a new tab)

  50. Rank 50:
    What Happens When You Spin a Football?

    What Happens When You Spin a Football?

    2M views14 Sept 20251:58(opens in a new tab)