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Tom Scott (YouTuber)
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Thomas Scott (born 1984 or 1985) is an English YouTuber and web developer. His self-titled YouTube channel offers educational videos across a range of topics including history, geography, linguistics, science, and technology. As of June 2024,[update] his five YouTube channels have collectively gained over 7.79 million subscribers[lower-alpha 1] and 1.87 billion views.[lower-alpha 2][2]
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Born | Thomas Scott 1984 or 1985 (age 38–39) Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England | |||||||||
Alma mater | University of York | |||||||||
Occupation | YouTuber | |||||||||
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Years active | 2006–present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 6.44 million ![]() (June 2024) | |||||||||
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Last updated: 17 June 2024 | ||||||||||
Website | tomscott |
Scott produces and uploads educational videos to the channel across a range of topics including linguistics, technology, geography, history and science. His output has included series such as Language Files (which focuses on linguistics and languages), The Basics (computing and IT), Amazing Places (geographical locations), and Things You Might Not Know. Typically his videos take the form of relatively short videos on interesting items, with many having received external coverage including colours unable to be recorded accurately on video,[3] compact hovercraft,[4] and how bear-resistant infrastructure is tested.[5]
Scott has also collaborated with other YouTubers.[6] He announced that he was taking a break from his YouTube work starting January 2024, after a decade of consistent weekly uploads.[7]