Kurzgesagt
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Kurzgesagt (/ˌkʊərtsɡəˈzɑːkt/; German for "In a nutshell," "in short," or literally "said shortly"; German pronunciation: [ˈkʊʁt͡sɡəˌzaːkt]) is a German animation and design studio founded by Philipp Dettmer. The studio is best known for its YouTube channel, which focuses on minimalistic animated educational content using flat and 3D design style. It discusses scientific, technological, political, philosophical, and psychological subjects.[4][5]
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Formation | July 10, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-07-10) | ||||||||||||
Founder | Philipp Dettmer | ||||||||||||
Type | Private | ||||||||||||
Purpose | Edutainment Teaching Inspiring Raising-Awareness | ||||||||||||
Headquarters | Munich, Germany[1] | ||||||||||||
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Managing Director | Peter Berger[2] | ||||||||||||
Website | kurzgesagt.org | ||||||||||||
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Years active | 2013–present | ||||||||||||
Genre | Science Space Technology Biology History Philosophy Physic | ||||||||||||
Subscribers | 22.2 million[3] | ||||||||||||
Total views | 2.7 billion[3] | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: May 3rd 2024 | |||||||||||||
Narrated by Steve Taylor, videos on the channel are normally four to sixteen minutes. Many videos are also available through other language-specific channels, such as in German through the channel Dinge Erklärt – Kurzgesagt, and in Spanish through En Pocas Palabras – Kurzgesagt. Some of their videos are also available in French, Hindi, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese and Korean.[6][7]
As of April 2024, with over 22 million subscribers and over 223 videos (including shorts), the studio's original English language channel was the world's 224th most subscribed channel.[8]