Not to be confused with Vinesauce.
“ | Hey, Vsauce! Michael here. | ” |
―Vsauce's intro |
Michael David Stevens (born: January 23, 1986YouTuber. Vsauce creates generally educational content, with sister channels Vsauce2, Vsauce3, D!NG, and WeSauce. Vsauce is currently the second most subscribed educational YouTuber, after Mark Rober. Vsauce is also known for using the song "Moon Men" created by Jake Chudnow in his videos, with the song being labelled as his "theme". Vsauce has been influential for many YouTubers such as El Robot de Platón and CdeCiencia.
), better known online as Vsauce, is an American educationalVsauce was originally created by a member of The Key of Awesome team, Michael Stevens in 2007. Back then, Michael only made comedy and parody videos. Later on, several regular shows began on Vsauce. These shows included D!NG (previously called "DONG" until 2018; things you can Do Online Now, Guys) but now there is a channel for D!NG which also uploads LÜT videos on that channel too, IMG! (a presentation of photographs), LÜT (cool things for sale) (now uploaded on D!NG channel), and DOT, where Michael asks a weird question (i.e. What is Cool?) and attempts to answer it while also targeting several other questions.
WeSauce is about fan-created content, with segments such as Your BiDiPi and JAM.
Personal life
Michael's daughter, Maeve, was born in August 2019.[1]
History
On June 24, 2010, Michael Stevens created the first Vsauce channel. The channel originally focused primarily on video games, before branching out into other topics such as science and education. As of recently, the channel focuses on education, with the primary educational segment, DOT., being broadcast since September 9, 2012.
Originally featuring a number of hosts, segments such as IMG! took over the channel which resulted in Michael Stevens becoming the sole host.
The name, Vsauce, was supposedly generated by using the fake website generator portion of the name generator at www.fakenamegenerator.com.
Since its creation, Vsauce has branched out into numerous different channels, with Vsauce2 created on December 7, 2010, and Vsauce3 created on December 24, 2010. The latest channel, titled WeSauce was opened on July 25, 2012.
The channel began to gain some popularity in September 2012 after Bill Nye co-starred in the video, "Why did the chicken cross the road?" The channel gained 1 million subscribers that same month.
Channels
Vsauce
Vsauce is the main channel and is hosted by Michael Stevens, and features answers to recurring scientific and philosophical questions such as "Is anything real?" as well as less asked questions such as "How much does the internet weigh?".
Michael Stevens has stated that he researches his information on Wikipedia as well as using academic papers.
WeSauce
WeSauce features fan-created content and shows it off. The channel features segments such as Your BiDiPi, JAM, Music LeanBack! and Riddle Challenge.
WeSauce, unlike the other three sister channels, has been inactive for over four years, with the last video on the channel posted on October 15, 2015.
pooplicker888
pooplicker888 was Michael's earliest channel, and posted content ranging from memes, to news clips, to gaming. The channel has now been abandoned.
Awards
- People's Voice Award for Best News and Information - Webby 2014
Trivia
- Vsauce is memed about in other YouTubers' videos, using his intro music and phrases like "Hey, Vsauce, Michael here. Where are your fingers?".
- He is also memed about staring into the camera.
- The community often tells about him "never recovering from the isolation room".
- Michael Stevens started his career on YouTube as YouTube Poop creator, by using different political or other videos and interviews and changing them to be funny.
- His favorite color is seafoam green.
Quotes
- “Hey Vsauce! Michael here.”
- *insert literally about anything* "Or is it?" *Moon Men starts playing*
- "I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move"
- “Where are your fingers?”
- “Oh... uhm. Hi... I didn't see you come in... do you feel this connection that we have? I've been feeling it all day.... I know... Are you thinking what I'm thinking? [chuckles] No! No! You say it first... You...! Okay, okay...I'll say it. Six thousand, six hundered point forty eight... divided by two...
- “Hey Vsauce! Michael here. Do you want my head delivered to your door in a box?”
- “I... watch Rick and Morty...”
- "Hey Vsauce! Michael here, but now, I'm not."
- "Right? WRONG!"
- "And as always, thanks for watching."
- "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11 and a HALF"
- "Do you want to see the most illegal thing I own?"
- "But the more we try to sus out where they are, the more sus they become"
- "I smell cousins!"
Channel Milestones
Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.
Subscriber Milestones
- 100,000 subscribers: January 11, 2011
- 200,000 subscribers: May 12, 2011
- 300,000 subscribers: August 5, 2011
- 400,000 subscribers: October 28, 2011
- 500,000 subscribers: January 2, 2012
- 600,000 subscribers: April 5, 2012
- 700,000 subscribers: July 10, 2012
- 800,000 subscribers: August 12, 2012
- 900,000 subscribers: August 25, 2012
- 1 million subscribers: September 3, 2012
- 2 million subscribers: January 21, 2013
- 3 million subscribers: April 6, 2013
- 4 million subscribers: July 9, 2013
- 5 million subscribers: September 19, 2013
- 6 million subscribers: December 8, 2013
- 7 million subscribers: March 23, 2014
- 8 million subscribers: November 7, 2014
- 9 million subscribers: July 11, 2015
- 10 million subscribers: February 27, 2016
- 11 million subscribers: October 1, 2016
- 12 million subscribers: May 11, 2017
- 13 million subscribers: March 3, 2018
- 14 million subscribers: December 29, 2018
- 15 million subscribers: November 15, 2019
- 16 million subscribers: August 12, 2020
- 17 million subscribers: June 1, 2021
- 18 million subscribers: July 23, 2022
- 19 million subscribers: May 28, 2023
- 20 million subscribers: October 2, 2023
- 21 million subscribers: January 5, 2024
- 22 million subscribers: July 1, 2024
Video View Milestones
- 1 billion views: May 22, 2016
- 2 billion views: February 3, 2021
- 3 billion views: August 10, 2023
- 4 billion views: May 8, 2024