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• YouTube wants to give you badges to reward you for doing stuff on YouTube
• After chronicling 193 countries, acclaimed series Geography Now ends in Zimbabwe

  Paul Barbato has wrapped up his long-running series Geography Now with an installment that takes place in Zimbabwe.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Codes, celebrity tech, really cool eels

  Veritasium gets a double-header in our latest Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report, proving yet again that people on the internet really like science content. Before his two slots, though, we have a bit of a sober start with an in-depth car crash report from Midwest Crime (sponsored, perhaps unsurprisingly, by a personal injury law firm). Then we wrap up with an appearance from YouTube's favorite lobsterman, and just a spot of celebrity tech.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 10/13/2024

  Sick Science is Steve Spangler's short-form YouTube hub filled with videos that appeal to inquisitive STEM-loving kids.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 10/13/2024
• Kajabi has paid out over $8 billion to creators. Now its new brand revamp tells them: “Don’t work for an algorithm. Work for you.”
• Have you heard? KSI got trolled by Drake.
• Top 100 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • September 2024
• Top 100 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • September 2024
• The country of Switzerland hosted Creator Camp to inspire a bunch of bangin’ tourism films
• Netflix wants to make live TV work. So it’s getting John Mulaney to host its next show.
• Advertisers don’t want to give X money, so it’s finding another way to pay creators
• Whalar’s acquisition of Sixteenth brings more consolidation to creator management world
• Need a gift guide for the 2024 holiday season? Creators can make their own.
• The Kamala Harris campaign let viewers watch World of Warcraft and a Tim Walz rally at the same time
• Enter the “Nutterverse,” Nutter Butter’s trippy TikTok rebrand
• Hey fellow teens, Zuck wants to stream video games, too
• TikTok Shop wants U.S. sellers to learn from Asia’s booming ecommerce market
• TikTok is a news source for U.S. adults, but they’re not following traditional media outlets
• McDonald’s is launching the Chicken Big Mac, and Kai Cenat is the official taste tester
• Valkyrae becomes a CEO with the launch of Hihi Studios
• Twitch clarifies dress code for VTubers
• LOST iN is signing creators to be the face of its brand. Here’s how it’s avoiding the BuzzFeed pitfall.
• Revzye gets $5.5M to TikTokify homework