Patrick Boyle YouTube channel
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Patrick Boyle's YouTube channel explains timely finance and markets news in an entertaining, accessible way; the most common caveat is that critics find it sensational or only reasonably correct.
Patrick Boyle's YouTube channel explains timely finance and markets news in an entertaining, accessible way; the most common caveat is that critics find it sensational or only reasonably correct.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 17
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 85%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 17 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Clear, detailed, informative explanations
“His early educational YouTube videos covering topics like derivatives pricing are genuinely very good.”
Comment from 15 Aug 2026 in “Jane Street suffers $15B hit after meltdown at Situational Awareness” “I really enjoy Patrick Boyle's reports. Really high information content with very little fluff.”
Comment from 10 Mar 2026 in “Revealed: UK's multibillion AI drive is built on 'phantom investments'” “Hilarious and deeply detailed videos on some of the craziest shit going on in finance”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Morningstar values SpaceX at $780B, half its IPO target” - Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Patrick Boyle: The Copy-Paste Professor”
- Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “SpaceX, Other Mega IPOs Denied Fast Index Entry by S&P”
- Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “SpaceX Files to Go Public”
Entertaining presentation
“Hilarious and deeply detailed videos on some of the craziest shit going on in finance”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Morningstar values SpaceX at $780B, half its IPO target” “His presentation is reasonably good, reasonably correct, somewhat entertaining”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Patrick Boyle: The Copy-Paste Professor” “I watch(listen) anyway because it's fun, easy to understand for laypeople”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Patrick Boyle: The Copy-Paste Professor” - Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Patrick Boyle: The Copy-Paste Professor”
- Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “SpaceX, Other Mega IPOs Denied Fast Index Entry by S&P”
- Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Patrick Boyle: The Copy-Paste Professor”
- Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “SpaceX Files to Go Public”
Covers timely finance and AI news
“Hilarious and deeply detailed videos on some of the craziest shit going on in finance”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Morningstar values SpaceX at $780B, half its IPO target” “Patrick Boyle had an interesting video discussing this recently”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra” “Patrick Boyle seems to cover the SPCX trajectory fairly well”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “What the Fuck Happened to Nerds” - Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt”
- Comment from 15 Apr 2026 in “Amazon to Acquire Globalstar and Expand Amazon Leo Satellite Network”
Measured, academically rigorous views
“He offers very measured views about stuff, tending not to be caught up in zeitgeist one way or the other.”
Comment from 16 Mar 2026 in “SpaceX IPO Scandal” “most of his presentations (generally) maintain a level of academic rigour”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “SpaceX, Other Mega IPOs Denied Fast Index Entry by S&P”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Sensational, sloppy content
“his constant stream of everything is broken videos, from AI to EVs”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been?” “not only that dudes content is slop but his voice too”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “HackerTube: YouTube built from videos recommended by HN”
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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.
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| Patrick Boyle YouTube channelThis page | 17 | 3 | 85% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
All 21 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“not only that dudes content is slop but his voice too”
“I watch YT videos for entertaining presentation and packaging”
“YouTube is about presentation, not original research.”
“His presentation is reasonably good, reasonably correct, somewhat entertaining”
“He's funny and I don't have time to read his sources”
“I watch(listen) anyway because it's fun, easy to understand for laypeople”
“his constant stream of everything is broken videos, from AI to EVs”
“Patrick Boyle had an interesting video discussing this recently”
“much more accurate imho as it relates to exposure, potential drawdowns”
“His early educational YouTube videos covering topics like derivatives pricing are genuinely very good.”
“He reminds me of those people who in the 1990s/2000s would have become professional talking head guests on CNN.”
“he makes great content often touching on this topic”
“Patrick Boyle seems to cover the SPCX trajectory fairly well”
“most of his presentations (generally) maintain a level of academic rigour”
“dives DEEP into the topic while remaining entertaining”
“Hilarious and deeply detailed videos on some of the craziest shit going on in finance”
“Listen to Patrick Boyle regarding Starlink.”
“he started talking about AI and it was all wrong, so I'm not sure if I can trust his analysis anymore”
“Informative and entertaining.”
“He offers very measured views about stuff, tending not to be caught up in zeitgeist one way or the other.”
“I really enjoy Patrick Boyle's reports. Really high information content with very little fluff.”
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