3Blue1Brown makes a case for entering math in the AI age

Grant Sanderson's new essay moves from student angst to the possibilities of proof, conjecture and theory machines.

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There's never been a better time to go into math

The question has become personal. With "There's never been a better time to go into math," Grant Sanderson turns from solving a mathematical puzzle to considering the future of the people who solve them.

His only upload this week reached roughly 873,000 views in its first 12 hours. The chapter headings trace an expansive argument: math student angst, how mathematics works, then imagined proof, conjecture and theory machines. He also makes room for the broader question of what happens if AI becomes better at everything, before returning to the optimistic proposition in his title.

The comments give that discussion a human scale. One viewer remembers discovering a passion for mathematics through Sanderson's videos in eighth grade and is now pursuing a math Ph.D. Another is finishing a math degree and remarks on the timing. Computer science viewers ask for a version addressed to their field, while others suggest the questions extend well beyond mathematics.

This is a continuation of a subject already active on the channel. "The last IMO problem AI could not solve," posted about a month ago, remains its next most-viewed upload by current daily pace, approaching three million views overall. That video pairs a puzzle with the intuition it requires; the new essay puts the mathematician's future at the center instead. "Reinventing Entropy | Compression is Intelligence Part 1" also continues drawing viewers to the relationship between language, information and compression.

Across the channel, daily viewing is close to its usual level, a little lower, while the subscriber count grew by about 20,000 over the week. For some of those subscribers, Sanderson is no longer just helping explain the subject they chose. As their comments make clear, he helped them choose it.

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The videos drawing views on 3Blue1Brown right now

The last IMO problem AI could not solve2,987,487 views Reinventing Entropy | Compression is Intelligence Part 11,650,950 views

The numbers

Here is how 3Blue1Brown's audience and uploads moved over the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Tom Scott

3,298,858

Xiaomanyc 小马在纽约

2,933,644

3Blue1Brown

2,082,242

Simplilearn

1,982,403

MIT OpenCourseWare

1,574,427

RealLifeLore

1,268,149

mmmEnglish

269,248

Johnny Harris

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subscribers

8,700,000

▲ 20,000 in the last 7 days

total views

783,754,841

views per day

323,067

typical day: 335,978

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Learn English with Englis…

8,730,000

3Blue1Brown

8,700,000

Johnny Harris

7,980,000

RealLifeLore

7,940,000

Xiaomanyc 小马在纽约

7,120,000

Tom Scott

6,740,000

Simplilearn

6,740,000

MIT OpenCourseWare

6,540,000

mmmEnglish

6,390,000

As of October 17, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.