Derek Muller

Derek Muller
Veritasium YouTube channel logo
Derek Muller at TED@Sydney, 2012
Personal information
Born
Derek Alexander Muller

(1982-11-09) 9 November 1982 (age 41)
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Nationality
Other namesVeritasium
Education
OccupationScience communicator
SpouseRaquel Nuno
Websiteveritasium.com
YouTube information
Channels
  • "Veritasium". YouTube.
  • "2veritasium". YouTube.
  • "Sciencium". YouTube.
LocationLos Angeles
Years active2010–present
Genre(s)Science, education
Subscribers
  • 16.1 million (Veritasium)
  • 571 thousand (2veritasium)
  • 321 thousand (Sciencium)
Total views
  • 2.7 billion (Veritasium)
  • 22.9 million (2veritasium)
  • 6.59 million (Sciencium)
100,000 subscribers
  • 2011 (Veritasium)
  • 2014 (2veritasium)
  • 2017 (Sciencium)
1,000,000 subscribers2013 (Veritasium)
10,000,000 subscribers2021 (Veritasium)
TelevisionCatalyst, Bill Nye Saves the World, Uranium – Twisting the Dragon's Tail, Vitamania
Awards
  • First prize, Science Online Cyberscreen Science Film Festival (2012)
  • Australian Webstream Awards for Best Educational & Lifestyle Series (2013)
  • Sigma Xi Honorary Member (2014)[1]
  • Eureka Prize for Science Journalism (2016)
  • Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award for outstanding contributions to physics and effectively communicating those contributions to physics educators (2016)
  • Australian Department of Innovation Nanotechnology film competition
  • Streamy Award (2017) for "Best Science and Education Channel, Show, or Series"[2]
Last updated: 19 March 2024

Derek Alexander Muller (born 9 November 1982)[3] is a South African-Australian science communicator and media personality, best known for his YouTube channel Veritasium, which has over 16 million subscribers and 2.75 billion views as of September 2024.[4]

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