r/3blue1brown
This subreddit is for discussion of topics loosely related to the animated math videos of 3blue1brown.
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This community focuses on discussions related to the animated math videos created by 3Blue1Brown, which are known for their visually engaging explanations of complex mathematical concepts. Members share insights, ask questions, and explore topics ranging from basic arithmetic to advanced theories, often using visual aids and animations to enhance understanding. The community's emphasis on visual learning sets it apart from other math-related forums.
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Audience
Participants in this community are typically math enthusiasts, educators, and students who appreciate a visual approach to learning. The demographic skews towards younger adults and teens with a strong interest in mathematics, science, and technology. Members are generally supportive and eager to share knowledge, fostering a collaborative and inquisitive atmosphere.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes original questions, detailed explanations, and visual representations of mathematical concepts. Members appreciate well-researched posts and engaging discussions, while overly simplistic content or blatant self-promotion tends to be downvoted. The community encourages regular participation, with a mix of casual and in-depth discussions occurring frequently.
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Brands looking to engage with this community should focus on providing educational content that aligns with the community's interests in mathematics and visual learning. Authentic contributions, such as tutorials or interactive tools, are welcomed, while overt promotional tactics are likely to be met with skepticism. Collaborating with community members or creating content that sparks discussion can enhance brand perception and foster goodwill.
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Top posters
By post count
- u/gchandra_cyou
- u/aljabrak
- u/Snakeflow
- u/thinkingmakesitso_yt
- u/AcademicOverAnalysis
- u/3blue1brown
- u/andrew21w
- u/DWarptron
- u/ROBIN_AK
- u/visheshnigam
- u/bmy21
- u/[deleted]
- u/tedgar7
- u/Haunting_Job7374
- u/MerzlikinMatvey
- u/FauxKiwi142642
- u/DrAlterMath
- u/HalfForeign6735
- u/khtrevc33554432
- u/Abhiroop_Batabyal
- u/TradeIdeasPhilip
- u/jeertmans
- u/hyperbolic-cosine
- u/LeBiscuitMilligrave
- u/TheBroProgrammer
- u/actoflearning
- u/SaadChr
- u/SnooOwls8113
- u/OptWhiz
- u/Pythagorean-Craig
- u/Geometry_Manim
- u/michaeldunworthsydne
- u/JacobThePianist
- u/NorPotatoes
- u/Curious_Principle_93
- u/Infinium__
- u/kudzufarmer
- u/AliYousefFaraj
- u/Kyle_Broder
- u/donaldhobson
- u/No-Investigator2007
- u/u1_deleted
- u/FloatingFella
- u/trips_and_dies
- u/EvanMaths
- u/Slycodger
- u/MathPhysicsEngineer
- u/EulerMathGod
- u/AlertIndependence316
- u/JesusIsMyZoloft
- u/FormsOverFunctions
- u/eternalmathstudent
- u/EmperorNecroRTS
- u/MartinXPN
- u/HikariFaith
- u/Mulkek
- u/Riemannslasttheorem
- u/Final_Pay8656
- u/hussainsail2002
- u/Amriteshwar
- u/ZaprodTheNinja
- u/aiyopasta
- u/khopditodsaleka
- u/North-Zone-2557
- u/salsa_sauce
- u/leorgue_420
- u/AntiTwister
- u/TrieKach
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- u/FrenkyV
- u/0ajs0jas
- u/fredoverflow
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- u/Forward_March3691
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- u/TheIndian_MathGuy
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- u/WristbandYang
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- u/sanscfs
- u/zBobh
- u/Traditional_Ear_2014
- u/DZ_from_the_past
- u/drcopus
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- u/gchandra_cyou
- u/[deleted]
- u/3blue1brown
- u/aljabrak
- u/ZaprodTheNinja
- u/thinkingmakesitso_yt
- u/DrAlterMath
- u/aiyopasta
- u/bmy21
- u/DWarptron
- u/khopditodsaleka
- u/AcademicOverAnalysis
- u/North-Zone-2557
- u/andrew21w
- u/salsa_sauce
- u/Snakeflow
- u/FauxKiwi142642
- u/leorgue_420
- u/AntiTwister
- u/khtrevc33554432
- u/TrieKach
- u/visheshnigam
- u/HalfForeign6735
- u/lavaboosted
- u/JacobThePianist
- u/LeBiscuitMilligrave
- u/ROBIN_AK
- u/FrenkyV
- u/Curious_Principle_93
- u/TheBroProgrammer
- u/tedgar7
- u/0ajs0jas
- u/fredoverflow
- u/Kyle_Broder
- u/jmadluck
- u/Haunting_Job7374
- u/EarthGoddessDude
- u/Abhiroop_Batabyal
- u/lichtspielmann
- u/u1_deleted
- u/fjfjgbjtjguf
- u/NorPotatoes
- u/kudzufarmer
- u/SaadChr
- u/zaneenders
- u/FloatingFella
- u/JJ_The_Ent
- u/AliYousefFaraj
- u/actoflearning
- u/Infinium__
- u/Forward_March3691
- u/Igarlicbread
- u/trips_and_dies
- u/Slycodger
- u/SloateVee
- u/donaldhobson
- u/TheIndian_MathGuy
- u/mistyhell
- u/No-Investigator2007
- u/EulerMathGod
- u/OptWhiz
- u/satoishilikessushi
- u/nicocpp
- u/F4il3d
- u/thebombhasbeen
- u/ZoroasterScandinova
- u/hohohowl
- u/Schmaxschli
- u/EvilBosom
- u/EvanMaths
- u/MathPhysicsEngineer
- u/MerzlikinMatvey
- u/mr_formaldehyde
- u/PolywogowyloP
- u/WristbandYang
- u/Angriffsclown
- u/sanscfs
- u/zBobh
- u/TradeIdeasPhilip
- u/Traditional_Ear_2014
- u/DZ_from_the_past
- u/QuickMathsQuestion36
- u/FleabagWithoutHumor
- u/michaeldunworthsydne
- u/drcopus
- u/venkat_1924
- u/FormsOverFunctions
- u/kamiurek
- u/CrambleSquash
- u/Street-Reach
- u/IamTimNguyen
- u/AlertIndependence316
- u/JesusIsMyZoloft
- u/MartinXPN
- u/stpandsmelthefactors
- u/Foreign-Radish942
- u/springalready
- u/Spiritual-Address960
- u/Background_Cry_5707
- u/no-idea_here
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- u/[deleted]
- u/JesusIsMyZoloft
- u/DrAlterMath
- u/Ill-Box-364
- u/cinnamon_roll2
- u/Honmer
- u/just-browsing-web
- u/GoofAckYoorsElf
- u/Tornado547
- u/Ordinary_Divide
- u/Revolutionary_Use948
- u/CookieCat698
- u/venkat_1924
- u/ericbm2
- u/Ok-Bad-717
- u/Abhiroop_Batabyal
- u/dopamemento
- u/anfunnyoriginalname
- u/dispatch134711
- u/Snakeflow
- u/vigilantcomicpenguin
- u/lurk4all
- u/doug-fir
- u/KiwiD_1618
- u/last_dragonlord
- u/fitzgerald1337
- u/Kipperklank
- u/Old_Net_3143
- u/lansaman
- u/blending-tea
- u/CoffeeAndCalcWithDrW
- u/HomieSeal
- u/DarthHead43
- u/reddit_atm
- u/Archylun
- u/cmaciver
- u/Cant_think_a_usrnme
- u/bhbr
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- u/GloriousReign
- u/XEVEN2017
- u/Operadeamonstar
- u/salad_mix_
- u/swart_skilpadde
- u/BitOBear
- u/PM_ME_YOUR_PIXEL_ART
- u/rabeets
- u/ShowMeFunnyPics
- u/JRGTheConlanger
- u/InfiniteLegacy_
- u/iSwearNoPornThisTime
- u/Just_Evan599
- u/ComfortableJob2015
- u/Muted-Incident-5101
- u/These-Argument-9570
- u/r_xy
- u/MrWandril
- u/bbroy4u
- u/gophergophergopher
- u/scruffyminds
- u/Wartets
- u/hahanoob
- u/peanuts-without-a-t
- u/Relevant_Big_4624
- u/FinnLiry
- u/Surya_Raman
- u/PranshuKhandal
- u/clairec666
- u/No-Palpitation-6789
- u/theawesomenachos
- u/ConfidentDragon
- u/prottoy91
- u/AntiTwister
- u/Tannz0rz
- u/PM-me-math-riddles
- u/ZenYeti98
- u/LeSpicyBaguette
- u/Li3712
- u/lilaroseg
- u/Bucket-_-head
- u/jaydeepxxx
- u/rancangkota
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- u/appleb987
- u/BlackEyedGhost
- u/lavaboosted
- u/Pannanja
- u/LopsidedAd3662
- u/i_miss_my_childhood
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- u/StPatrickofIreland
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- u/fuzzy_compute
- u/CanaDavid1
- u/clarenceappendix
- u/MysteriousHawk2480
- u/finedesignvideos
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- u/vigilantcomicpenguin
- u/lurk4all
- u/PM-me-math-riddles
- u/[deleted]
- u/FD_God9897
- u/AxolotlsAreDangerous
- u/GoofAckYoorsElf
- u/lansaman
- u/cmaciver
- u/These-Argument-9570
- u/ZenYeti98
- u/doug-fir
- u/snowphysics
- u/blending-tea
- u/andrew21w
- u/Archylun
- u/JesusIsMyZoloft
- u/Tornado547
- u/DrAlterMath
- u/aelias36
- u/StrangeCakeSpy
- u/KiwiD_1618
- u/clairec666
- u/sphen_lee
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- u/the_card_dealer
- u/reddithyperio
- u/swart_skilpadde
- u/just-browsing-web
- u/LeSpicyBaguette
- u/AntiTwister
- u/Tannz0rz
- u/purplesapodilla
- u/gophergophergopher
- u/AcademicOverAnalysis
- u/mcgtx
- u/ericbm2
- u/Snakeflow
- u/Ryncewyind
- u/lavaboosted
- u/czechmate3
- u/last_dragonlord
- u/No-Palpitation-6789
- u/Aymanegr
- u/HooplahMan
- u/JRGTheConlanger
- u/Pannanja
- u/CookieCat698
- u/veber1988
- u/I_eat_human_skin
- u/venkat_1924
- u/smellmygoldfinger
- u/r_xy
- u/scruffyminds
- u/StPatrickofIreland
- u/AnimosWorkshop
- u/0Kayeet0
- u/Maaz725
- u/dan_venn
- u/Honmer
- u/Ordinary_Divide
- u/Li3712
- u/LeaveTheCatInTheBox
- u/PuzzleheadedTap1794
- u/dispatch134711
- u/euler-leonhard
- u/Bucket-_-head
- u/Ill-Box-364
- u/MysteriousHawk2480
- u/WristbandYang
- u/lapokra
- u/missle2
- u/zeuspepix
- u/Bulbasaur2000
- u/Fedo_19
- u/fitzgerald1337
- u/MrWandril
- u/BlackEyedGhost
- u/Revolutionary_Use948
- u/i_miss_my_childhood
- u/Hot_Regret_5968
- u/ritobanrc
- u/Trending_Boss_333
- u/quizteamaquilera
- u/DMayr
- u/CoffeeAndCalcWithDrW
- u/HomieSeal
- u/Cant_think_a_usrnme
- u/bhbr
- u/BitOBear
- u/PM_ME_YOUR_PIXEL_ART
- u/bbroy4u
- u/Wartets
- u/peanuts-without-a-t
- u/theawesomenachos
- u/lilaroseg
- u/LopsidedAd3662
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- u/imawzrdd
- u/UndefinedCpp
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FAQ
r/3blue1brown — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/3blue1brown have?
r/3blue1brown has approximately 90,933 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/3blue1brown created?
r/3blue1brown was created on November 5, 2016 (10 years ago).
What is r/3blue1brown about?
This community focuses on discussions related to the animated math videos created by 3Blue1Brown, which are known for their visually engaging explanations of complex mathematical concepts. Members share insights, ask questions, and explore topics ranging from basic arithmetic to advanced theories, often using visual aids and animations to enhance understanding. The community…
What subreddits are similar to r/3blue1brown?
Communities similar to r/3blue1brown include r/badmathematics, r/mathpics, r/mathjokes, r/manim, r/textbookhumour.
Who are the most active posters on r/3blue1brown?
The most frequent posters on r/3blue1brown include u/gchandra_cyou, u/aljabrak, u/Snakeflow.
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