Like many of my peers, I’ve found myself spending countless hours on youtube only to realize my level of productivity deterring to a level I was not proud of. Every comic skit, talk show interview, and baseless video that seemed fun at the start but provided no stimulation in my brain took up so much of my time I decided to completely over haul my channel subscriptions. If you find yourself in a similar spot, take a look at the table below to find some channels I believe could at the lease educate and inform you about the world and perhaps improve learning on a fundamental level.
The table has 213 entries.
A list of Youtube channels I’ve discovered that make it worthwhile.
| Channel Name | Specialization | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| 3Blue1brown | Math and Science calculation videos with explanations | |
| Adrian Twarog | Designer and Development educational videos | |
| AevyTV | Comical satire skit explanations of educational topics | country specific, india |
| Alex Meyers | Animated voiceover reviews of TV shows | |
| Ali Abdaal | Productivity videos explained logically | |
| Alt Shift X | In depth explanations of complex TV shows | |
| Andrew Hubermann | Motivational/Self-growth and inspiring videos | |
| Animagraffs | Animated designs on how any mechanical device works | |
| Aurelius Tijn | Simple explanations on software productivity tips | |
| Awkward puppets | Hilarious comedy skits with puppets | |
| Backstage with Millionaires | Videos on Indian startup news | country specific, india |
| BBC | Besides news, they do produce amazing documentaries | |
| BBC Earth Lab | High production value nature videos | |
| Be Sensibull | Videos on Equity trading | |
| Be Smart | Deep explanations on simple questions | |
| BeAmazed | Comprehensive videos on topics of science | |
| BeeBom | High quality tech videos | country specific, india |
| Behind the bar | Videos on everything about Alcohol and Bartending | |
| Ben Lionel Scott | Motivational Videos | |
| Bradedgardotcom | Excel tips and tricks | excel, skill improvement |
| Branch Education | Graphical science and tech animations | animation, educational, science |
| Brett In Tech | High Quality Tech Tips and Tutorials | |
| Business Casual | Business case studies | business, educational |
| But Why? | International and National news in Hindi | |
| Buzzfeed Nifty | Artistic DIY projects | DIY, popular, skill improvement |
| CA Rachana Ranade Phadke | Stock Market Analysis and Courses (India) | country specific, educational, finance, india |
| CGP Grey | A bit of everything including Politics, Economy, History | animation, educational, popular |
| Chalchitra Talks | Video Interviews for Recommendations on all Entertainment | country specific, india |
| Charisma on Command | Reasoning/Analysis on Individual behaviors | behavior, self improvement, theory |
| Chris Ramsey | Puzzle solving and interesting magic tricks | |
| Chris Stuckmann | Objective hollywood Movie reviews | analysis, film, popular |
| Cinefix | Top 10 listing videos on movies | |
| Cinefix | Breakdown of movie elements | analysis, film |
| Cinema Beyond Entertainment | Bollywood Film Study/Analysis | analysis, film |
| Claire Saffitz | Excellent source for Dessert Recipes | |
| Cleo Abram | Technology developments videos (Huge if true) | |
| CNBC | Snippets of World News Topics | educational, news, popular |
| CNBC International | Global topics that go Unnoticed | educational, global, news |
| Cody’s Lab | Science Experiments | educational, experiments, science |
| Cogito | History event animations | animation, educational, history |
| Company Man | History and dive through of Business companies | business, case study |
| Corridor Crew | Entertaining VFX reviews and teachings | |
| Crash Course | Animated educational history and economic topics | animation, educational, history, top rated, wide spectrum |
| CSIS | Strategic Insights and Solutions on world issues | |
| Curly Tales | Food and Travel vlogs | country specific, india |
| Daniel Naroditsky | Chess Videos and Strategies | self improvement, skill improvement |
| Daniel Netzel | Deep dive into Film stories | |
| Daniel Schiffer | Photography and videography | |
| Dhruv Rathee | Deep dive on Indian politics/trending issues/history | country specific, educational, hindi language, india, popular, top rated |
| Doctor Mike | Entertaining videos on Medicinal topics explaining medical terms in the process | educational, entertainment, medicine, popular |
| Doug Demuro | Car Reviews (International and American) | country specific |
| EmperorTigerStar | Map Animations of historical events | |
| Engineering Explained | Working Machinery analysis | educational, underrated |
| Escaping Ordinary | Motivational Book Animations | |
| Every Frame a Painting | Video Essays on Film stories and script | |
| EverythingApplePro | Apple news, tricks and tips | |
| ExcellsFun | Comprehensive Excel Processes | |
| Extra Credits | Animated stories of Historical events | animation, educational, top rated |
| Extra history | Animated entertaining history and mythology | |
| exurb1a | Fun videos on everything around the universe | |
| Failure Denied | Real stories and interviews of popular figures (india) | country specific, educational, india |
| Film Radar | Film Analysis | educational, film, interesting |
| Finance with Sharan | Financial awareness (India) | country specific, educational, finance, india |
| First We Feast | Actually good celebrity interviews with a hot wing twist | behavior, funny, interview, popular |
| Foil Arms and Hog | Quality Comedy Skits | |
| Free Code Camp.org | Go to site for all things coding | |
| Funny or Die | Comedy Skits | funny, popular |
| Gameranx | Videos about videogames | |
| GeekyRanjit | Trust worthy Indian tech videos | country specific, educational, india |
| Geography Now | In Depth analysis of every country in the world | global, history, interesting |
| Great Big Story* | Short clips of Random interesting topics | educational, global, science |
| Groww | Insights on investing, trading and stocks | country specific, hindi language, india |
| Hardware Savvy | Tech reviews covering limitless hardware and software | |
| High School Quiz Show | Quiz show questions | global, skill improvement, trivia |
| Historia Civillis | History Stories | educational, history |
| History Matters | Short Introductions too Historical Events | |
| How To Men | Android news, tips and tricks | |
| Imperial War Museum | In depth stories of historical war figures | |
| Imperial War Museum | War Stories | educational, history |
| Insider | Informative and Educational dives on random topics | analysis, educational, interesting |
| It’s Okay to Be Smart | Educational videos on random topics | educational, experiments |
| Jack in the Books | Vlogs and book reviews | |
| Jaiden Animations | Fun Animated personal stories | |
| Jared Owen | 3D Design demonstration of everyday working mechanical objects | animation, educational, experiments |
| Jay Shetty | Self improvement lectures | behavior, self improvement, skill improvement |
| Jazza | Learn how to draw | |
| Jeff Su | Productivity hacks and tips | |
| John Fish | Vlogs that actually are interesting | |
| Johnny Harris | High Quality world event stories | |
| Jungle Ventures | Startups from an investor POV | |
| Just Write | Screenplay Analysis | film, writing |
| Keep Productive | Up-to-date reviews on most productivity softwares | |
| Khan Academy | Teachings on everything academic | educational, popular, skill improvement |
| Kurzgesagdt | Animated videos explaining everything philosophy, psychology | animation, popular, self improvement |
| Labor Law Advisor | How to’s and educational snippets on current Indian laws/rules | country specific, educational, practical |
| Lana Blakely | Pleasant everyday motivation | |
| Later Clips | Lew Later shorts on everything in the Tech world | |
| Laura Kampf | Videos on woodworking/ Mechanical stuff | |
| Law Chambers of Amish | Indian laws and their consequences | country specific, educational, india |
| Lessons From the Screenplay | High quality screenplay and movie analysis | educational, film, interesting |
| Life Noggin | Perspective on Life | deep, self improvement |
| Lingualizer | Geography and language quizzes | |
| Lociiinsight | Complex Excel tutorials | business, self improvement, skill improvement, software |
| Mark Rober | High quality Science videos and vlogs | |
| Marques Brownlee | High quality Tech videos and reviews | |
| Mashed | Digital media covering lesser known world findings | educational, interesting |
| Master’s union | Business school perspective on Business | |
| Masterclass | Teachings by renowned experts | |
| Matthew Santoro | Facts about everything in the universe | |
| Matthew Santoro | Educational but well known for the 50 random facts series | educational, skill improvement, trivia |
| Maxtech | Technology Reviews | |
| Mental Floss | Factual history and stories in countdown style | |
| Middle 8 | Everything about music and its influence | |
| Minute Earth, Minute Physics | Minute videos on corresponding topics | |
| MIT Open course Ware | Courses and Snippets from MIT | |
| Modern MBA | Business use cases and stories | |
| MovieClips | Famous clips from movies | |
| MrWhoseTheBoss | Tech videos not limited to reviews | |
| MSNBC | Business News of the world | |
| Must See Films | Film analysis of films that go unnoticed | |
| My First Million | Podcast on brainstorming new business ideas | |
| Nerdwriter | Film, Acting analysis | |
| NileRedShorts | Science and chemistry – practical experiments | |
| Now you see it* | Perspective analysis of movies | |
| NowThis World | International factual videos | |
| OkTested | Media group testing out everything from food, travel and knowledge | country specific, hindi language, india |
| Open Learn from Open University | Bite Sized learning videos covering all subjects | |
| Overly Sarcastic productions | Sarcastic, yet informative, summaries of classic literature and mythology | |
| Oversimplified | Oversimplifying animated videos on major historical events | |
| Patriot Act* | Comedic Satire on controversial topics | |
| PBS Space Time | Space topics | |
| Peepul Tree World | Explanation on Indian history and places | country specific, india |
| Peter Mckinnon | Photography | |
| Philip DeFranco | Unobnoxious pop culture news | |
| Pop Culture Detectives | Societal topics portrayed in movies | |
| QI | Quiz show with a twist | |
| QriptiQTV | Indian quiz show | country specific, india, trivia |
| Raj Shamani | Indian podcast show with famous personalities | country specific, india |
| Rajshri Foods | Indian vegetarian recipes | country specific, india, skill improvement |
| RealLifeLore | Geopolitics and answers to questions never asked | |
| Recap and chill | Quality recaps of TV/ Movies that need reminding | |
| Refinery 29 | Lifestyle videos focused on women | |
| Ronnie & Barty | Indian travel vlogs | country specific, india |
| Rotten Tomatoes Trailers | Trailers for all the latest movies | |
| Saw What | Stories on the origin of things | |
| Scene City | Best scenes from movies | |
| Science Channel | Outer space, technology and interviews | |
| SciFri | Science News | |
| SciShow | Science topics and analysis | |
| See you in Mythology | Everything about greek mythology | |
| Seeker | Engineering, Nature, Biology | |
| Shadé Zahrai | Psychology and Motivational expressions | |
| Simone Giertz | DIY Mechanical Projects | |
| Sisyphus 55 | Crude animations that tackle interesting subjects | |
| Smarter Everyday | In-depth videos on science and nature | |
| Snazzy Labs | Discussions on Apple and its products | |
| Soch By Mohak Mangal | Educational videos on Indian topics (hindi) | country specific, hindi language, india |
| StarTalk | Science essays by Neil DeGrasse Tyson | |
| StoryModeOn | Second channel by Lessons from the Screenplay exploring video game stories | |
| TeachmeComputer | Coding and Programming videos | |
| TechGumbo | Tech Tricks, Movie, Websites and Software recommendations | |
| TechLinked | LMG group dive into latest technology news | |
| Techquickie | LMG group short videos on trending tech news | |
| Ted-Ed | Animated educational videos covering the best topics | |
| Terrible Writing Advice | Sarcastic yet thought provoking writing tips | |
| Testtube 101 | Factual videos on Space | |
| TGN Star Wars | For the Star wars nerd in you | |
| The art of Improvement | Self Improvement | |
| The Athletic UK | Excellent sport journalism | |
| The Cinema Cartographer | Videos on understanding art in movies | |
| The discarded image | Deconstructing drama in movies | |
| The Film Theorists | Secrets of the movies you watch | |
| The Great War | A dedicated channel comprehensively portraying WW1 | |
| The infographics show | Statistical animated information on military, economies of countries | |
| The Life guide | Educational videos ranging from myth, politics, war etc | |
| The Quint | A liberal media house for India | country specific, india |
| The Rest of Us* | Explanational videos on business topics | |
| The Verge | High Quality Technological Reviews and Documentaries | |
| The write channel | Help and advice on writing | |
| TheRadBrad | Video game walkthroughs with commentary | |
| Think School | Educational videos covering various Indian political strategies | |
| This Place, Thought Cafe | Random facts, News, Discoveries, Topics | |
| Thomas Frank | Productivity guru for the best self growth tips | |
| TIFO Football | Tactical videos on Football | |
| TLDR News | UK media news analysis on UK politics | country specific, uk |
| Today I Found Out | Theories on discoveries and stigma | |
| Tom Nicholas | Individual theorist on culture and politics | |
| Tom Scott | Excellent individual on-the-ground presenter covering various monuments, artifacts, history topics | |
| Tomska | The Infamous asdf movies | |
| Top Gear | Car entertainment Tv show clips | |
| Top Media | Top 10 lists of almost everything listable | |
| Top Movie Clips | Snippets of memorable Movies | |
| V3 Cars | Indian Car Reviews in Hindi | |
| Vaibhav Keswani | Men’s style guru in Hindi | country specific, india, self improvement |
| Vanity Fair | Celebrity Interviews and Lifestyle | |
| Veritasium | High Quality in depth Explanations of Science/History | |
| Vice | Media outlet covering controversial and on-ground news | |
| Vineet Malhotra | Indian shopping deals | country specific, india |
| Vlogbrothers | Nerdy videos explained in a vlog style | |
| Vox | Media outlet covering highly interesting topics | |
| Vsauce | World science and tech video explanations | |
| Wall Street Journal | Business topics that affect the country and finances | |
| What I’ve Learned | Self Experiencing individual challenging the Dogma and learning the truth on the way | |
| What’s Inside | Portraying what’s inside everyday things | |
| What’s the Big Deal | Videos covering weird and trending internet topics | |
| Wired | Tech outlet with Celebrity interviews and Educational Deep dives | |
| Wonder Why | Thought provoking questions on countries | |
| World Map | Drawings of World Maps | |
| World Science Festival | Long and Short form of Science videos on all topics | |
| YFL | Chef Sanjyot Keer with high quality Indian recipe videos | country specific, india, skill improvement |
| You Suck at Cooking | Entertaining Cooking Recipes | |
| Zerodha Online | Brokerage platform with useful stock educational videos | country specific, india |
| Zig Wheels | Car Reviews and Recommendations | country specific, india |
