Tom Scott (YouTuber)
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| Born | Thomas Scott 1984 or 1985 (age 39–40) Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England | |||||||||
| Education | University of York | |||||||||
| Occupation | YouTuber | |||||||||
| Website | tomscott | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2006–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 6.58 million | |||||||||
| Views | 1.84 billion | |||||||||
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Last updated: 21 June 2025 | ||||||||||
Thomas Scott (born 1984 or 1985) is an English YouTuber, web developer and presenter. On his self-titled YouTube channel, Scott creates educational videos across a range of topics including history, geography, linguistics, science, and technology. As of June 2025, his five YouTube channels have collectively gained over 7.98 million subscribers and 1.96 billion views.
Born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, Scott first came to media attention as a student, creating a parody of a governmental website. He created his channel in 2006, but only began to enjoy mainstream popularity after 2014, when he began his education series "Things You Might Not Know". Scott produced and uploaded 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, compact hovercraft, and how bear-resistant infrastructure is tested.
Scott has also collaborated with other YouTubers, including his Tom Scott plus channel, several comedy series with The Technical Difficulties, and the brain-teaser podcast Lateral. After a decade of consistent weekly uploads, he broke from this schedule in January 2024, to focus instead on other projects.