Favorite YouTube channels under a million subscribers

Blondihacks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Jf7t6BL4e74O53dL6arSw

Clickspring (how is this not > 1M yet??): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCworsKCR-Sx6R6-BnIjS2MA

This Old Tony: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5NO8MgTQKHAWXp6z8Xl7yQ

Frank Howarth: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3_VCOJMaivgcGqPCTePLBA

Marco Reps: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1O0jDlG51N3jGf6_9t-9mw

Sebastian Lague: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmtyQOKKmrMVaKuRXz02jbQ

Tech Ingredients: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVSHXNNBitaPd5lYz48--yg

Uri Tuchman: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHsqqRjziUaMwZgQZHw-n1w

Dan Gelbart (no regular updates, but the prototyping series is pure gold): https://www.youtube.com/user/dgelbart

Post10: Just a guy who clears clogged storm drains. Surprisingly enjoyable. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsCNU-ptlze2tqAJSDeVGNQ

baremetalHW: restoring Hotwheels cars. https://www.youtube.com/user/baremetalHW

Jabrils: A SWE who does videos on game dev. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQALLeQPoZdZC4JNUboVEUg

Luke Towan: Makes highly details models of scenery. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjRkUtHQ774mTg1vrQ6uA5A

sentdex: great Python tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfzlCWGWYyIQ0aLC5w48gBQ

Jared Owen: Created 3d Animations to explain how things work. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbsfyGlrjrKQC0gbzK0-EiA

Whang!: Does video explanations of Internet culture, like YTMND. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3jdnIP2u5hCJpVZ-TuDrCg

I will plug in PPPeter - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHEz9DZ6EAof1-DaQGD_Xw

This dude got really good sense of humour and puts insane effort into his comedy videos and also travel vlogs from the most exotic countries you can imagine.

He made parody of Casey Neistat (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlDdzXI-KTg) which was so good, that even he had only 100k subs back then, Casey shared it himself and even made cameo in the sequel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb8uinZqNWg). Currently he is doing quite popular series called Best (and Worst) Reviewed in Eastern Europe, where he goes to various restaurants, hotels, bars and try to be as annoying customer as possible, which often results in hilarious situations (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFkF99oaioI)

Here's my top 7 channels (under 1 million subs):

1. EmpLemon - (Video essays about memes) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Ucs42FZy3uYzjrqzOIHsw

2. Big Joel - (Well constructed video essays about movies) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaN8DZdc8EHo5y1LsQWMiig

3. Jacob Geller - (Video essays about philosophy, video games and art) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeTfBygNb1TahcNpZyELO8g

4. The Cosmonaut Variety Hour - (Reviews on movies) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqTYHSnBUXZamsVcOlQf-fg

5. Ian Hubert - (Funny short Blender videos) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbmxZRQk-X0p-TOxd6PEYJA

6. Bluedrake42 - (Fun demos of Graphics and Physics Engines) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSwcDEUfIEzYdAPscXo6ZA

7. Will Kwan - (Startup coder, comedian) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjPBE9BNsmv44wgxWEy2zw

Adam Neely

Music theory and other music topics

https://youtube.com/user/havic5

I strongly recommend his videos on the fastest/slowest/hardest music, he gets into the psychology of perception, philosophy of art, and history of music

Mono Neon - truly amazing electric bassist/guitarist. 900+ videos. For years he posted mainly videos of himself playing bass along with famous songs from many genres - soul, r&b, rock, funk, jazz etc. Lately it's mainly turning a minute or 2 of spoken-word video (like a politician, youtube vid, celebrity rant) into music, usually crazily hip and funky, him playing all instruments. Also has started making music videos of his own songs and posting video of his gigs. I really like his manifesto, and he certainly lives it. Extremely funny, creative, crazy, inspired and inspiring.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMonoNeon/videos

chess24 en español - I love chess commentary/banter blitz on St Louis Chess Club, chess24, Chess.com ES, etc but this is my favourite, especially anything with Divis and/or David Anton and David Lariño is a joy to watch. They play brilliant attacking chess and laugh a lot; excellent commentators too. Also it's good for my spanish!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTzRQxC3i7GOT4jtiTq4e0w

MandaloreGaming (https://www.youtube.com/user/MandaloreGaming): does game reviews, but mostly covers indie/obscure abandonware. Content focuses 100% on the game, a huge breath of fresh air from the usual "gaming" channels. Editing and commentary is also fantastic.

The 8-Bit Guy (David Murray): https://www.youtube.com/user/adric22

He recently cracked the 1 million subscribers line but I think he is worth mentioned. I love his Commodore Series, which is very informative if you into this stuff. Also he is a humble guy, no 'Like&Sub' and other stupid catch-phrase, just good informative content with heart and soul.

Nybbles and Bytes (June): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4hnwmds9vAIJICAieAUEZA

Making tutorials on 6502 programming and Assembler Basics. It's a little bit dry to watch, but still very informative. If you want to learn the basics of computer programming.

Some tech-y channels I like:

TechLead (always respect the tech lead): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xKdmAXFh4ACyhpiQ_3qBw

Joma Tech: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV0qA-eDDICsRR9rPcnG7tw

Chris Jereza: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPrRsdgsxOmzr9ykAf7tlDw

Many A True Nerd: mostly Let’s Plays of Fallout games and grand strategy titles like Crusader Kings and Stellaris. Funny storytelling and commentary. Sometimes I just leave it on in the background.

https://www.youtube.com/user/ManyATrueNerd

+1 for Shiey/Illegal Freedom and Andrew Camarata.

Here's are some picks from my list:

Baumgartner Restoration (fine art restoration): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvZe6ZCbF9xgbbbdkiodPKQ/vid...

Ben Eater (building computers from scratch with discrete ICs): https://www.youtube.com/user/eaterbc/videos

Cody's Lab (science): https://www.youtube.com/user/theCodyReeder/videos

CuriousMarc (restoring old computer hardware, teletypes, Apollo AGC, etc): https://www.youtube.com/user/mverdiell/videos

Mustie1 (restoring old cars, engines, etc): https://www.youtube.com/user/mustie1/videos

NileRed (science): https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRedNile/videos

Shango066 (restoring old TVs & radios): https://www.youtube.com/user/shango066/videos

Technology Connections (videos about the history of audiovisual technologies & old hardware): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0tKL1T7wFoYcxCe0xjN6Q/vid...

Techmoan (same as above): https://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan/videos

I love game design videos:

Game Maker's Toolkit - 689K - https://www.youtube.com/user/McBacon1337/videos

Adam Millard - The Architect of Games - 153K - https://www.youtube.com/user/Thefearalcarrot/videos

BPS.space - Model rockets - 133k - https://youtu.be/OE0_-g7YV1M

OskarPuzzle - 3D printed puzzles - 110k - https://youtu.be/B3XY6HkVFR0

The Signal Path - RF electronics - 66k - https://youtu.be/DXYje2B04xE

Lately, I’ve been using YouTube primarily for music. My three current favorites are:

Odysseus (synthwave) https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCwoTj-pZgZZ8DInOXSSLMmA

Smooth Sounds (rap/trap) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m6HWQxnw7ko

Johnny M in the mix (trance/house) https://m.youtube.com/user/johnnym805

Astral Throb (electronics) https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCpbH_7H71IPKq4eH7CD5spg

Got to be TechLead, given this is HN I thought someone would have mentioned him by now https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xKdmAXFh4ACyhpiQ_3qBw

Moses McCormick - https://www.youtube.com/user/laoshu505000

Louis Rossman on YouTube. Mac repairs and hilarious rants on Apple.

https://m.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup/videos

https://www.youtube.com/essentialcraftsman

I won't list all but I want to spread the love so I want to mention TFM/Celestina Monkey 🧐

YouTube‽ That is where I am a Viking!

AdvChina, insights into China: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNPa8fSXzzAZuT9859GVhg

Andrew LaCivita, job search help: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1UlYJH_QL4m5HVyikcxfQ

Astrum, pretty space pictures: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-9b7aDP6ZN0coj9-xFnrtw

Beau of the Fifth Column, insightful talk about current events: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0YvoAYGgdOfySQSLcxtu1w

Dark Docs, little known strange news: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl3SuH2Ue044b7ACX1syk4A

Dry Bar Comedy, Clean comedy from Provo! Utah: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvlVuntLjdURVD3b3Hx7kxw

Engineer Man, tech stuff: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrUL8K81R4VBzm-KOYwrcxQ

Epic History TV, cool histiry channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvPXiKxH-eH9xq-80vpgmKQ

Georg Rockall-Schmidt, dicussions about media: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5h8yHSUS4n7zPnh0dG0SA

hugefloods, Washington geology: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzgDS6e4qCckIywGxCyvgw

Illinois EnergyProf, Talk about energy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKH_iLhhkTyt8Dk4dmeCQ9w

Level1Linux, uh... Linux: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWcZ6Wicl-1N34H0zZe38w

Mustard, avaition: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ZBQ-F-yktYD4m5AzM6pww

ParallaxNick, deep talk about space: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0QdW-H7_l0zh_CoNhlwoBw

Randy Rainbow, the fall of Western Civilization, in song: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC07F26kHKkpW_qqvXzEGALA

Rare Earth, little known stories from around the world: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtGG8ucQgEJPeUPhJZ4M4jA

ShadowZone, space plus kerbals: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKhZJXIx7YkHnpLXxUjYsQ

Some More News, current events, with the gravity it deserves: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvlj0IzjSnNoduQF0l3VGng

Technology Connections, history of tech: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0tKL1T7wFoYcxCe0xjN6Q

The History Guy... uh, history: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sEmXUuWIFlxRIFBRV6VXQ

The Tank Museum, talk about tanks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChl-XKVVBAzoEVsnbOfpcqw

theurbanpenguin, linux: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFFLP0dKesrKWccYscdAr9A

TimeGhost History, WWII history: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLfMmOriSyPbd5JhHpnj4Ng

Traversy Media, programming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29ju8bIPH5as8OGnQzwJyA

tutoriaLinux, Linux: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvA_wgsX6eFAOXI8Rbg_WiQ

1. Amazing Science -- not a regular uploader though (https://www.youtube.com/user/t05742hh/featured)

2. Austin McConnell -- random movies. It's fun (https://www.youtube.com/user/austinmcconnell/featured)

3. Channel Criswell -- Analyzing movies (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5kBJmBUVFLYBDiSiK1VDw)

4. Cinema beyond Entertainment -- Analyzing movies (Bollywood included) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uNpqgB0PfH1-hHQrUWXyw)

5. Dwell -- architecture, interior design and more (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKdTgHHnrxr4idSp99Yo0fQ)

6. Engineering Guy -- Breakdown of some amazing things (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2bkHVIDjXS7sgrgjFtzOXQ)

7.Fireship - Developer channel but fancy and well done (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsBjURrPoezykLs9EqgamOA)

8. FLEB -- Exploring and sharing amazing puzzles (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTlGuNR-3QM0PMPNCAcAX2w/fea...)

9. Japanology -- All things Japan. Very well explained too. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd4V3I7nYybm4nKwONcOSdA)

10. Petrolicious - Classic cars- (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyJPixJl95X1ut3E9K99KA)

11. Verge Science (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxJFU9DgUhfr2J2bveCHkQ)

12. 2 minute papers -- videos about some amazing papers mostly on AI (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbfYPyITQ-7l4upoX8nvctg)