SciShow

Person · 6 cases · 2014–2025 · science-related YouTube channel

How SciShow spread

SciShow grew from Hank Green's YouTube science series through platform promotion, advertising, and channels for specific audiences.

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20262012201220142014201520186 yrsColossal's Dire Wolf Announcement · Pushed back · May 2, 2025Tide Pod challenge · Carried it · Jan 26, 2018Charlie Charlie Challenge · Kept it going · Jun 12, 2015The Dress · Carried it · Feb 28, 2015ALS Ice Bucket Challenge · Carried it · Aug 29, 2014Flappy Bird · Kept it going · Feb 26, 2014Start2012First big push2012New audience2014Milestone2014New audience2015New audience2018YouTubeAudio

  1. 2012

    StartJan 2 · YouTube

    Hank Green debuted SciShow with an episode explaining non-Newtonian liquids. dailydot.com

  2. 2012

    First big pushJan 3 · YouTube

    YouTube promoted SciShow on its front page. dailydot.com

  3. 2014

    New audienceApr · YouTube

    SciShow Space launched as a separate channel focused on space topics.

  4. 2014

    MilestoneOct · YouTube

    SciShow surpassed two million subscribers and 210 million video views. businessinsider.com

  5. 2015

    New audienceMar · YouTube

    SciShow Kids launched to deliver science topics to children.

  6. 2018

    New audienceNov · Audio

    SciShow Tangents launched as a podcast co-produced with WNYC Studios. tubefilter.com

Colossal's Dire Wolf Announcement

Pushed back

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SOUND ON. You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024. The dire wolf has been extinct for…

120B impressions

Charlie Charlie Challenge

Kept it going

63
Two pencils balanced over a yes/no grid, photographed by Yunshui; CC0.

Peaked at #3

Tide Pod challenge

Carried it

53
Tide Pods Laundry Detergent Capsules

35.6K Wikipedia views in a day

Flappy Bird

Kept it going

50
The phone with the original Flappy Bird, collected by the V&A

$50K revenue

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Carried it

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Doing the ALS Ice Bucket ChallengeOpen

$100M donated to ALS Association

The Dress

Carried it

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The Dress

3K sold