Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Shares rank 38 of 48 YouTube channels by recommenders
People recommend Kurzgesagt for well-made explainer videos on science and other topics. Some critics call it corporate propaganda and question its response to a controversy.
People recommend Kurzgesagt for well-made explainer videos on science and other topics. Some critics call it corporate propaganda and question its response to a controversy.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 50%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1 recommender for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Well-made explainer videos on varied topics
“The Kurzgesagt video on teraforming Venus is interesting.”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “Where did all the starships go?” “Kurzgesagt did a pretty good episode on meat production”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “40% of lost calories globally are from beef, needing 33 cal of feed per 1 cal” “Kurzgesagt makes some of the best explainer videos”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Opus 5.5 is good at explainer videos”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Accused of corporate propaganda
“they push propaganda for large corporations”
Comment from 4 Jul 2026 in “Giant trees have no trouble pumping water to top branches” “That's a bad propaganda channel.”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “What nicotine does to your brain”
Other YouTube channels people recommend
The four most recommended other YouTube channels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Blue1Brown | 96 | 4 | 96% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Veritasium | 44 | 12 | 79% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Technology Connections YouTube channel | 40 | 3 | 93% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Asianometry | 24 | 1 | 96% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellThis page | 5 | 5 | 50% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“That's a private equity AI slop channel.”
“Kurzgesagt makes some of the best explainer videos”
“I thoroughly enjoyed it, despite its dark subject”
“What is this Kurzgesagt knockoff bullshit?”
“Their reddit response to the controversy definitely gave me second thoughts”
“they push propaganda for large corporations”
“various videos from channels I'm subscribed to such as Kurzgesagt, Chubbyemu, ElectroBOOM, LockPickingLawyer, Engineering Explained, Veritasium”
“Kurzgesagt did a pretty good episode on meat production”
“The Kurzgesagt video on teraforming Venus is interesting.”
“That's a bad propaganda channel.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.