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7 years ago, Kurzgesagt was a huge inspiration in starting my own youtube channel. Thank you for the transparency.

The fact that a single teacher basically started kurzgesagt is crazy. One person can really change the world.

Crazy what having money can do. Also congrats to that teacher who unknowingly created this channel and helped educate billions.

I'm glad you finally addressed this. People were worried.
It's nice to know your group is willing to be transparent about this sort of thing.

Everytime you guys publish a new video, I pay my daughter (10 yo) 5€ to make me a resume in english (non native). She thinks she is ripping me. We love the content and the format. Not enough good words to thank you. Keep up the good work. Thank you very much.

You guys were one of the reasons I went to a school with Biotechnology as a major. After 3 years, I have written my final in it two weeks ago xD

Thank you all for acknowledging the criticisms without making it a massive drama that drags in your unknowing fans.

I think most people know how complicated it is to run and fund a channel or project across multiple platforms of media, and yet to simplify things, this video basically addressed everything in a less complex way. It’s just what Kurzgesagt does, simplify complex topics that people want to know more about

Kurzgesagt really responded to the allegations by pulling out everything you need to know about their company and more, exactly how things work. They didn't retaliate, they didn't scrutinize or insult, they simply did what they always do: Educate!

I can’t explain how much these videos mean to me and so many other people. You guys really nail every video. Happy 10 years :)

I always thought it would be really fun to play a game made by Kurzgesagt and now they are making multiple! Thanks for making fun yet educational content for all of us.😊

I like how he doesn’t actively call out the haters while expressing unnecessary bias. Instead he remains calm and addresses the situation calmly and clearly with reasonable thoughts and little opinions that are actually positive while trying to satisfy both sides.

Thank you for making this channel. You sparked my entire love for science, and you also made it a whole lot more fun! So thank you right back at you Kurzgesagt team members!

when i sit through my biology classes im bored out of my mind but watching just one Kurzgesagt video on the topic makes me super interested, your team have made me genuinely like learning and im forever grateful for it. thank you for making such a good channel and inspiring me and millions of other people to be passionate about learning.

Well, I've been watching you for 10 years. I am so insanely happy you diffused all the crappy talk that's been going on. I seriously cannot believe all the gossip but I am beyond happy that you cleared the air WHILE giving us oneof your classic lovely videos. I hope you guys at Kurzgesagt will go strong for another 10.

Your channel is one of the reasons I'd never hate learning things

I've only bought merch from one other Clip-Sharer. I've bought merch from you at least 3-4 times and several items each time. Each has been impeccable! I think my earth logo mug is my very favorite. Oh and the notebooks are exquisite, both the dotted and the journals. I'm so glad I'm helping support the channel in a really meaningful way!

Been a long time viewer, follower and supporter of Kurzgesagt for many years! Watching you grow and expand for the great good is heartwarming and you have inspired so many to think differently and have amore inquisitive, open minded approach to all aspects of life with science as the drive so thank you for your existence and all that you guys do!

I really appreciate the hard work guys. Been a follower for years and how this channel started is what I've been telling people since I was little, getting knowledge and having fun should not be worlds apart.

I appreciate you guys as much as you appreciate us. I can definitely relate to your creators struggles with learning and this channel has been an amazing gift that helps me learn through art and storytelling. Love you guys and hope you never stop making videos.

Still the best content creator on Clip-Share! You are 100% onto something when referring to negative and sensationalist content being cool. Keep bucking the trends kurzgesagt with your motivational yet open minded approach to your content.

congratulations to your 10 years, kurzgesagt! thank you for sharing your "origin story" (it's not a youtube channel if it doesn't have this intimacy imo lol), and i'll be here to see where your journey takes you 🥰

You can make practically anything into an interesting and fun to watch story

You guys are one of the greatest reasons for my curiosity and love of learning. It's totally carrying me in school, and it's helping me stay happy despite taking really hard classes. Thank you for that

You guys are truly amazing! Thank you for existing and having the values that you have. Please keep on growing and inspiring - y'all deserve all the awards and recognition!

You all made a wonderful progress as the initial founder and the teams throughout that journey! Hope to collaborate in future educational endeavors.

You're one of Humanity's greatest positive force! Thank you for doing what you do and entertaining us in the process!

I am beyond impressed at how this channel has evolved and grown, and am thrilled that it is expanding to other media. I don't usually want to be a walking ad for anything, but I think the work you guys are doing is of such great importance that I will get me some swag to wear and hopefully increase your audience further.

Si hicieran libros de los temas ya publicados y con la animación que tienen , espacialmente para niños harían mucho más dinero , todo el mundo los ama , todo lo que hacen es hermoso y fácilmente yo compraría varios de sus libros , por cierto no he podido comprar y que me envíen a México aquí tendrían buenos clientes.

I'm glad you finally addressed this. People were worried.
It's nice to know your group is willing to be transparent about this sort of thing.

Thank you Kurzgesagt Team for your work, you really make a difference!

Respect! What a wonderful way to be transparent with your audience and continue to inspire engagement . The way your team puts together and communicates ideas is exemplary!

yall have very much increaced my interes in space and nature! (in the future i want to get a job as a biologist or astrophysicist) your videos are amazing!

The animation is god tier but the music and sound effects are criminally underrated. Massive appreciation to all the team effort.

I thank YOU guys for being so patient and thorough and thoughtful about everything you provide. You're awesome and need to reach even more minds and hearts.
Thank you again for all you're doing ❤🎉

Congrats on a decade, you have changed the way me and my son se science 💙

I really appreciate your channel and all the hard work which shines through. I bought the immune book which I highly recommend and would pre-order the next book without knowing what it’s about that’s how much faith I have in you. Thanks, keep up the great work

I’ve watched your channel for years now and your story of growth and how you came to be is so inspiring. Thank you for your content, it really does make one question how to be a better person in this world

The impact that teacher had on the founder of this channel and the long lasting inspiration it gave really shows that anyone can be the catalyst to something great. The best kind of Butterfly effect

from the bottom of my heart, thank you Kurz team for making my GENZ childhood elementary/middle school days more entertaining to watch and learn about topics i generally hated in school. Please keep making videos.

Thank you for the past decade of making learning enjoyable. I’ve been an avid fan since you started over a decade ago and I’m looking forward to another decade of amazing science videos. Too many ducks have been sacrificed to ever stop!

My cousin showed me this channel back in like 2017 or 18 and I show it to people whenever possible! Thank you guys for making science interesting and fun to learn and think about!💚

As an adult I'm so thrilled to watch every video your team releases. My son loves the channel and is also more excited about science just from the creativity of this channel. Thanks!

Your channel inspired me to create educational content in the form of tutorials in the field I love. And I finally started weeks ago. I have always wanted to be a teacher but it just does not pay well. Thank you so much for it, Kurzgesagt. I have watched your channel since 2014!

Thank you for such an amazing video!🙌 As fellow science communicators using videos this type of content is absolutely incredible!
Understanding that the challenges we're a facing are somewhat similar to the challenges Kurzgesagt has faced during the past few years reassures us we're in the right path of communicating science effectively. Creating, developing and sustaining a business centered around science communication is definitely not an easy thing to accomplish, but you guys are making it and, besides that, you are sharing knowledge which will help others to expand and reach bigger audiences. Keep up the outstanding work. Warm regards from Brazil!

The Portuguese channel made me really happy because I'm a viewer since 2015 and see the efforts to deliver this awesome content in my native language is so inspiring

Lágrimas em meus olhos por tanto brilho do trabalho de vocês. Vocês são maravilhosos.

According to the German company register, In a nutshell - kurzgesagt GmbH made 3M EUR profit in 2020, with a revenue of 9.5M EUR and 44 employees. It is by no means unprofitable.

Honestly it is interesting to watch you and learn from this videos! Inspiring others to learn is what society is losing and educational systems, even the highest quality of them had lost. Education through storytelling is your value

I’ve been watching this channel since my early high school days (2014-2015ish) and it’s been really cool to see it grow from a smaller channel into a powerhouse in the Clip-Share/Science community. I’m not gonna lie, I was a bit concerned after seeing the critical video (we all know the one), but y’all being this transparent about EVERYTHING is a huge confidence booster. At the end of the day it’s up to the individual to discern all of this information themselves, but this was a really good step in a positive direction.

Your bacteriophage therapy was the video that inspired me to get back into academia. Now I am in my second year in pursuing a PhD degree in chemical genomics research. I truly have a huge respect for Kurzgezagt team. Thank you for what you do!

I love you guys so much. Thank you for being so transparent and renewing (and continuing) my dedication to science! 🤓

I love you guys! Thank you for inspiring us through the years! More power! 🎉❤✨

I've been here since the very beginning when I saw your first few videos on my recommendations after watching lots of Crash Course and Extra History. I was immediately enamored then and I still am-- you were even the first Clip-Share channel I ever signed up on Patreon for. I've told people far and wide about your videos, and everyone has always loved them. I even have a few teacher friends showing your videos as a part of their lessons!
It honestly brings a tear to my eye to see that you all have grown so much and come so far. I'm so proud and happy for you all, and I'll be happily sipping from my birb mug and awaiting the next Kurzegesagt video notification

We appreciate you guys. Thank you for supporting human creation and your always informative videos.

this channel is very inspiring and I hope to hear more from our narrator and learn more alongside the animations!!

i really hope that the teacher knows what an impact she had in creating this channel and what difference a single passionate person can make

I’ve watched this channel for soooo long and I’ve never once thought about how much money you guys make or where you spend it. I just appreciated the awesome videos . Hopefully the employees get paid right for the great content.

The impact a teacher can have on a kid's life is remarkable.

Thank you for always being there when I needed help in science. You are the ones who inspired me to explore the almost possible, and helped me create new ideas. I will never stop watching your videos, and I hope you guys are never forced to stop.

This is actually a helluva thing for you guys to reveal and put out there. Most youtubers and group are secretive about how and where they bring in revenue.

Its amazing that you shared this with us! i only discovered your channel a few years ago, but love it so much. I myself struggled in school to understand and study a lot so I find your channel very entertaining and informative! Please never give up and continue to give us great content! (42yo with aspergers )

Happy 10 years anniversary yall realy deserved 20 milion subscribers with your
Memorable learning and animation

Unironically your shop is so good! A simple thing like a poster has so much detail in it and it almost feels rewarding for buying one of your products!

The "inspiration of long term thinking and a positive constructive outlook" is why I love watching this channel. I want to be hopeful in the future of humanity, to try to take an active role in improving it, and these videos renew that hope in me

I remember finding you 8 years ago, when i was looking up something for my little brother to understand some topic. I almost started crying about passion and energy you all gave to your videos those days. Today it is next level and yey, I'm crying right know becouse it's beautiful to see you grow and getting better. Best channel worldwide, i love you guys.

Openness about funding is so important! Awesome how you handle things, this makes the information you put out much more reliable, and that is perhaps one of the most important things in science communication

Appreciate all the work you guys do. Love the videos, thanks for the all the hard work.

Nobody talks about how amazing the background music has developed. It got more melody and a bigger variation of chord progressions. Great job Epic Mountain!

I am super thankful for all your work, wether its video, shop related or any of your crew members. thank you for all your work and please never stop!

Started watching years ago, glad that you are making the same form of content without compromising on the quality. Keep up the greatness.

You guys are changing the world, one video at a time.. ❤

Thank you so much for your hard work,and thank you for everything you have done till now. Please keep up the amazing work.

Thank you for all your hard work ❤

One good teacher is all it takes to change the world. Phillip's story is a perfect example of this. Due to that teacher's efforts, today we have Kurzgesagt.

All I can say is that I hope to hear the same narrator in 10 years time, but I know that is a very unlikely feat. Congratulations on a full decade and I can't wait to see how you guys evolve, and I really only hope for the good. ♥️

You guys are awesome. Thank you for what you do. :)

Thanks very much for what you do! It's an inspiration.

great vid thanks for sharing this stuff!! being open allows us to understand more and it makes your work feel more personal, so i appreciate it :)

Thank you, for doing what you guys do, and helping me and others understand, and explore topics we never whould have without your videos.

Regardless of who funded who, you reignited my interest in science. At the end of the day, your purpose has reached so many people that will be forever grateful with you. Thank you, Kurzgesagt. Never stop making videos.

I think that your videos are really deep hard work, you discuss very very complex things and make them simple for even 8 year old’s. Secondly you inspire many people to know and maybe even cherish what they have learned. You can inspire kids to become astronomers,mechanical engineers, animators and more. So what I really think should happen is that you should work with education to explain to little ones, the big astronomy, Disastrous climate change, or even feeling lonely. I and a lot of people really loves what you do kurzsegat, I was greatly inspired, I felt valuable, I was thought but not forced and felt like a speckle of dust in the universe. Thank you and goodbye.

You guys have made a truly wonderful channel. I have spent many hours watching and learning and this video really helps to understand the structure and potential payment sources. Keep up the good work and hopefully we will all still be watching g in the years to come🥇

Thank you for existing! I just love the channel, the topics and the excelence you put into each video. Please launch more books!! Immune rocks, it was a spot on! Keep up the good work :)

you sure did make me feel more curious about science, especially the univers. Thank you so much for all this incredible content ❤

Really neat getting to see the history of the channel. Been a patreon supporter for a long time, as your content is informative and fun.

Congratulations on your 10 years. My kids and I have learnt so much from your videos, we are forever grateful for your content!

One of the most wonderful things about this channel is the voice. So calm, respectful, beautifully sounding and with a good, correct pronunciation. The values of the channel are great! Keep doing it forever ❤

Keep up the great work! I see posters such as the periodic table and ones about space being used in my cosmology class. If teachers think it's good enough to go out of their way and spend more money, then you know you have done an excellent job!

You guys are the most inspiring channel on yotube ... watched every single video to the last minute , science for everybody to understand !❤ keep up the epic work

Thank you all for providing an excellent learning channel! Each video makes perfect sense, is fun, interesting, and is educational!
Keep up the hard work!!!!

Dropped out of college a few years ago for a lot of the same reasons Phil dropped out of HS. Saw the "Limits of Humanity" video and it reignited my passion for space. Now I work as an aerospace engineer at a rocket company with my Calendar on the wall in my office 😊 thank you all for all your hard work

Sup Kurzgesagt, your vids inspired me to learn with an open mind and help a lot in my academics, other than that I wish to buy something in your shop but since my mother won't let me, the only thing I can do is to watch your vids. Hope your team is doing well and running smoothly, yeah there's nothing to say much than thank you!

I love the transparency. I love the content. I've been subscribed for many years and I'm sure I'll be subscribed for many more to come 😁

I love your animation and the content included! Keep up the amazing work you always put a smile on my face! ❤

And thank you for being one of my favorite educational channels ever...for ten years more!❤

This video is really just a corporate finance spreadsheet… and somehow Kurtzgesagt STILL made it interesting and fun to watch. A testament to just how powerful story can be for learning.

Y’all are amazing!! I’m very excited to hear that you guys are making games too! I anticipate great things 😁

Been following your work for most of your existence. You folks rock!