Veritasium
An element of truth - videos about science, education, and interesting things. Watch our videos in full on YouTube
1.7M
Followers
64
Following
28.1M
Total Hearts
585
Videos
48.0K
Avg Hearts/Video
lifetime average
3.82%
Engagement Rate
5.7y
Account Age
25.1K
Followers/Month
lifetime average
414.4K
Hearts/Month
lifetime average
8.6
Videos/Month
lifetime average
We also record @veritasium's follower count over time. See the @veritasium TikTok follower tracker for dated snapshots and a growth chart.
Account Overview
What This Report Covers
Veritasium (@veritasium) is a verified education & science TikTok account with 1.7M followers and 585 videos. That ranks 595 of the 1,349 accounts with a TKMetrics report by followers, 1.5x the median account. Since it was created 5.7 years ago it has averaged 25.1K new followers a month.
Account Classification
| Account Size | Macro (1M+) |
| Account Created | 2020-06-30 |
| Verification | Yes |
| Profile language (app setting) | EN |
| Follower Ratio | 27K:1 |
Data Summary
| Videos Analyzed | 38 |
| Avg Plays per Video | 694,496 |
| Avg Likes per Video | 25,807 |
| Engagement Rate | 3.82% |
Engagement Analysis
Based on 35 of 38 videos, leaving out 3 pinned videos
Leaving out its 3 pinned videos, the other 35 videos we analysed got an average of 694.5K plays and 3.7% of viewers liked them, 0.8x the 4.5% median like rate of the creators we track. Saves (0.24% of views) outnumber shares (0.09%); comments are 0.02%.
694.5K
Avg Plays/Video
25.8K
Avg Likes/Video
133
Avg Comments/Video
598
Avg Shares/Video
Engagement Quality Analysis
These medians and the 75th percentile cover only the 10 most-played of the 38 videos we analysed, so they sit above what a typical post reaches. The averages above cover the 35 that aren't pinned.
916.2K
Median plays, top 10 videos
86.3K
Median likes, top 10 videos
6.3M
75th percentile plays
23.3M
Top Video
15.61
Engagement per 1K Followers
Normalized influence metric
Total Engagement (Sample)
The combined likes, comments, shares and saves across only the recent videos we analysed, not the account's lifetime. These totals include the 3 pinned videos.
56,807,366
Total Plays
2,424,146
Total Likes
9,996
Total Comments
39,729
Total Shares
149,530
Total Saves
Engagement Ratios
@veritasium turns 3.7% of views into likes, 0.24% into saves and 0.09% into shares. Saves and shares carry more weight than likes: they mean content worth keeping or passing on, not just watching.
Engagement rate compared with the 299 Macro-tier accounts with a TKMetrics report (median 6.47%, middle half 3.25% to 10.77%).
3.72%
Likes / Views
0.02%
Comments / Views
0.09%
Shares / Views
0.24%
Saves / Views
Viral Hit Rate
2.9% of this account's videos beat its own average views by 2x, a breakout rate higher than 2% of the creators we track. The 5x figure is the same measure at five times the norm.
2.9%
2x Avg (1 of 35)
2.9%
5x Avg (1 of 35)
Measured against the average of the 35 videos that aren't pinned.
Consistency Score
@veritasium's view count swings by a CV of 3.09, steadier than 25% of the 1,349 creators we track. A lower CV means reach you can predict from post to post; a high one means hits and flops.
D
CV: 3.09
Lower CV = more consistent performance
Estimated Earnings
Revenue estimates based on follower count and average video performance
Creator Rewards (Est. Monthly)
Based on avg 694.5K views/video, leaving out 3 pinned videos, and about 8.6 videos a month (its lifetime average: videos posted over account age)
$2,297 – $5,742
$0.40 - $1.00 per 1,000 qualified views; only videos over 1 minute earn (36 of 38 analysed videos, with 96% of their views)
Sponsorship Value (Est. Per Post)
Based on 1.7M followers
$8,500 – $20,400
Our per-follower range for accounts this size; real deals vary with niche and audience. How we estimate it
Content Strategy Analysis
Based on 38 videos
1 of the 35 videos that aren't pinned (2.9%) passed twice the average plays and 1 passed five times it. Plays are uneven from one video to the next (consistency grade D). None of the 38 videos is under 15 seconds and 36 run a minute or longer.
Video Duration Breakdown
How the account's recent videos split across length bands. It shows the format the creator leans on, from very short clips to long-form.
1m 39s
Average Duration
The account favors videos between 60 and 180 seconds with 35 out of 38 videos falling into this range. The average length is 99s.
Original Sound Usage
Share of videos set to an “original sound”: audio a TikTok user uploaded rather than a licensed track. It can be this creator's own or another user's upload; Top Sounds below names who made each one.
Posting Patterns & Optimal Timing
Based on 38 videos
The videos we analysed went up most often on Thursday and most around 16:00 and 17:00 UTC.
Posting Frequency
How often the account posts, against the typical tracked creator. It tells you whether to expect a steady stream or occasional drops.
Not shown for this account. The 38 videos we analysed include 3 pinned videos, which TikTok keeps at the top of a profile however old they are. Counting them stretches the date range, so a weekly rate from this sample would understate how often the account posts. The day and hour charts count the same videos.
Most Active Days
Which days of the week new videos most often appear. These are upload times, when fresh content lands, not necessarily when the audience is watching.
Posting Hours (UTC)
A heatmap of the hours (UTC) when this account publishes. Darker or taller blocks are the busier posting windows. Read it as the creator's release schedule, not their audience's active hours.
How to read these charts
The account posts most on Thursday and Monday with a peak at 17:00 UTC.
Top Videos
Top 10 by play count
20.0M
Combined Plays (Top 5, not pinned)
579.1K
Combined Likes (Top 5)
4.0M
Avg Plays per Top Video
Pinned Videos
Videos pinned to the top of @veritasium's profile page
Can you swim in shade balls?
Posted Aug 14, 2025
23.3M
Views
944.4K
Likes
2.8K
Comments
5.4K
Shares
28.6K
Saves
The Prisoner Riddle
Posted Sep 26, 2024
6.3M
Views
371.7K
Likes
1.5K
Comments
6.3K
Shares
32.3K
Saves
How ancient math revealed hidden universes #euclid #geometry
Posted Nov 19, 2024
2.9M
Views
204.8K
Likes
989
Comments
7.0K
Shares
30.6K
Saves
What will happen to the weight if you cut the green rope?
16.7M
Views
310.5K
Likes
1.4K
Comments
4.7K
Shares
14.1K
Saves
The Crazy Physics of Jet Engines
1.0M
Views
91.5K
Likes
264
Comments
2.7K
Shares
7.2K
Saves
The Ridiculous Engineering Of The World’s Most Important Machine
832.4K
Views
81.1K
Likes
511
Comments
2.4K
Shares
7.0K
Saves
The Experiment That Breaks Relativity
816.6K
Views
58.1K
Likes
348
Comments
1.2K
Shares
5.6K
Saves
How they prevented the Citicorp disaster
658.1K
Views
37.9K
Likes
131
Comments
348
Shares
2.6K
Saves
2 more top videos for @veritasium
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Most Common Words
The words that show up most in this account's captions, with stopwords and hashtags removed. They sketch the verbal tone and recurring themes.
Top Sounds
The sounds this account uses most, each with the user or artist it is credited to. Sounds credited to the creator are their own audio; an original sound credited to someone else is another user's upload they reused, and a spread of trending tracks points to a creator riding sound trends for reach.
What the numbers say
Strengths
- + Fans save videos (0.24% of views) 2.8x as often as they share them
- + Verified account
Watch-outs
- ~ Like rate 3.7%, below the 4.5% median like rate of the creators we track
- ~ Uneven plays from video to video (grade D)
Questions about @veritasium
How many followers does @veritasium have on TikTok?
@veritasium has 1.7M followers on TikTok.
What is @veritasium's TikTok engagement rate?
@veritasium has an engagement rate of 3.82% based on their recent videos.
How much does @veritasium earn on TikTok?
At the roughly $0.40 to $1.00 per 1,000 qualified views Creator Rewards is reported to pay, @veritasium's estimated Creator Rewards earnings are $2,297 - $5,742 per month (only videos over 1 minute earn), with estimated sponsorship value of $8,500 - $20,400 per post.
How many TikTok videos has @veritasium posted?
@veritasium has posted 585 videos on TikTok.
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Start SearchingAbout This Analysis: This analysis is based on a snapshot of @veritasium's TikTok profile and recent videos. It evaluates content strategy, engagement patterns, and posting behavior. Metrics are based on 38 analyzed videos.
Data collected and analyzed by TKMetrics (how we calculate these numbers) | Data as of Feb 23, 2026, page updated Jul 1, 2026
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TKMetrics (2026). @veritasium TikTok stats and analytics, data as of 23 February 2026. https://tkmetrics.com/blog/veritasium-tiktok-profile-stats/