80+ Must-Watch Animated YouTube Channels in Every Category

pencilmation

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUAL--p3qAa27luR0IYbjZA

• Film, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 12M -14M

• 6B - 7B

• $13M

• Feb 1st, 2007

• United States

Pencilmation is an animated series created by Ross Bollinger. We are impressed by how he makes pencil-drawn stick figures and doodles come to life. The series mainly focuses on a character named Pencilmate, who has been featured in many of Ross' works.

He creates each video for not-too-serious adults. It takes the basic idea of characters drawn on paper and turns it into something entertaining and creative. The stick figure-ish characters are created simply but engaging.

TheOdd1sOut

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo8bcnLyZH8tBIH9V1mLgqQ/

• Comedy, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 12M - 14M

• 2B - 3B

• $2M

• Aug 30th, 2014

• United States

One of the main reasons we stick around on this channel is its unique storytelling that involves a particular sense of humor. Many viewers resonate and are deeply engaged with its stories.

Some of its most popular videos talk mostly about himself in school or college– no wonder most of the viewers can relate to those videos and instantly become fans. Not to mention the use of iconic characters that always hook the viewers for a new episode every week.

ExplosmEntertainment

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

• Comedy, Entertainment

• Cartoon, Live Action

• 10M - 12M

• 2B - 3B

• $1M

• Sep 3rd, 2009

• United States

ExplosmEntertainment produces short, up to 3 minutes of animated comic videos, best known for “Cyanide & Happiness.” We noticed that its videos are overwhelmingly popular among webcomic fans.

Mainly using stick-figure animation, primarily made with Adobe Animate, they are producing their series in a hysterical, often very random, and sometimes a little dark -- but all done for humor. Besides, the channel also pushes visual comedy through animation.

How It Should Have Ended

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

• Films, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 8M - 10M

• 2B - 3B

• $1M

• Mar 5th, 2007

• United States

After watching some of its animated videos, we caught this channel's unique storyline right away. How It Should Have Ended rewrites parts of the plots and endings for popular feature film as the alternate version, in funny ways.

They also have a popular, uber hilarious mini-series called “Super Cafe,” starring popular superheroes, particularly Batman and Superman. In the series, the characters usually discuss blockbuster trailers, upcoming movies, etc.

This “Super Cafe” is well-known among superheroes or sci-fi movie addicts.

Domics

https://www.youtube.com/user/D0MICS

• Comedy, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 8M - 10M

• 800M - 900M

• $500K

• Aug 11th, 2012

• Canada

Domics is a channel run by a young Canadian man, who also goes by the name of Domics. Domics describes his video as a sort of “draw my life” channel – and that’s really what it is.

A lot of his animations are used to illustrate certain aspects of his life, both past and present. The animation and voice work are both pretty simple, but they mesh together really nicely to give the jokes a decent amount of punch. It’s a technique that you’ll see a lot as we go through this list, and Domics is definitely one of the top examples in this category.

sWooZie

https://www.youtube.com/user/swoozie06

• Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 8M - 10M

• 1B - 2B

• $500K

• Feb 9th, 2006

• United States

sWooZie focuses on storytelling more than the quality of the animation. We found that this channel typically creates animations using simple drawings or stick figures. , This style offers oddball content you won't find anywhere else online.

Occasionally, it features a mash-up of animation, confessional videos, and gameplay. They also upload quite frequently, which makes his channel great for subscribing.

CrashCourse

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

• Education

• Cartoon, Motion Graphic

• 10M - 12M

• 1B - 2B

• $800K

• May 20th, 2006

• United States

CrashCourse is an educational YouTube channel. Racking more than 10 million viewers on YouTube, and counting, CrashCourse has a worldwide audience in and out of classrooms.

From courses like Astronomy to US History, CrashCourse transforms the traditional textbook model by presenting information in a fast-paced format. While the show is an immensely helpful tool for students and teachers, it also has a large viewership of casual learners who independently seek out online educational content.

Jaiden Information

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGwu0nbY2wSkW8N-cghnLpA

• Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 8M - 10M

• 800M - 900M

• $2M

• Feb 17th, 2014

• United States

Jaiden Animation is a YouTube channel that produces animation videos that literally tell about itself. At first glance, we notice a unique character representing the creator, who guides viewers through various journeys.

Amidst a sea of personality-based vlogging and gaming-driven “Let’s Play” channels, Jaiden brings out original story animation content that creates heavy engagement to its subscribers.

TED Ed

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

• Education

• Cartoon, Motion Graphic

• 10M - 12M

• 1B - 2B

• $1M

• Mar 1st, 2011

• United States

The educational arm of the annual TED conference is held each spring in Vancouver. On their YouTube education channel, you’ll find a growing library of carefully curated educational videos, many of which represent collaborations between educators and talented animators.

TED-Ed's goal is to pair educators with animators. Together, they create a series of lesson-based animated shorts aimed at teachers and high school students.

Little Baby Bum

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

• Animation for Kids

• 3D

• 22M - 24M

• 20B - 21B

• $25M

• Jun 22nd, 2011

• United States

Little Baby Bum is one of the most popular channels for children on YouTube with colorful 3D animations in beautiful HD resolution. The channel's lineup includes baby songs, nursery rhymes, and interactive videos.

What’s making it separate from any other kids' channels is it’s unusually long videos. We've observed that most of the videos are mostly 30 minutes long, even though most other channels are only 5 minutes, or less. Longer videos alleviate the need for parents to repeatedly press the 'play' button..

In this channel, they can just press play and leave your child to watch it while they get something else done.

Simon's Cat

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

• Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 5M - 8M

• 1B - 2B

• $300K

• Nov 14th, 2007

• United Kingdom

Simon's Cat is an animated series featuring the mischievous and hilarious antics of a fat, fluffy white cat and his owner, Simon. With a bunch of exciting and interesting stories about long-suffering as a cat owner, this channel is a popular cat-related channel on YouTube.

Since the videos that are uploaded to this channel narration-less, it relies heavily on the visual and sound effects to give the viewers the sight of animated gags and physical comedy.

Other than the entertaining story, the channel is also pretty well-known for its simply drawn character and white background.

Andrei Terbea

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

• Comedy, Entertainment

• Cartoon, Live Action

• 1M - 3M

• 100M - 200M

• $100K

• Apr 30th, 2013

• Romania

This channel is named after the owner, Andrei Terbea. The channel uses spot-on 2D animation to create small mini-series or commentary about the news that happened recently.

His commentary content covers various YouTube and YouTuber related topics, making it easier for the viewers to understand what is going on within the platform.

It tackles trending topics from a different type of perspective, often playing the devil's advocate and seeing the brighter side of negative events.

My Story Animated

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYzEMRKqrh01-tauv7MYyVQ/

• Entertainment

• Cartoon, Motion Graphic

• 3M - 5M

• 500M - 600M

• $3M

• Jan 14th, 2019

• United States

My Story Animated provides young adults with the most interesting and life-changing stories with the world through animated videos.

The idea of the channel is to tell outlandish stories that happen to teenage characters. It involves school, family secrets, relationships, and other real-life problems, that usually have an unexpected twist to them.

With super eye-catching 2D animation, each episode tells a different story. Since the videos are based on stories from the viewers, almost all of the voice-overs in their videos are done by the actual people who experienced the story themselves.

Cartoon Hangover

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

• Film, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 1M - 3M

• 300M - 400M

• $50K

• Jun 23rd, 2011

• United States

Cartoon Hangover is a part of the Frederator Studios online animation channel. It has spun off series, including The Fairly OddParents, Adventure Time, Bee and PuppyCat, Bravest Warriors, and more.

This channel is filled with unique, creative, fun, and sometimes quirky cartoon videos. We love its gorgeous animated characters and exciting storylines. It provides television-quality cartoons on the Internet.

Both SuperF*ckers and Too Cool! Mini-series are one of the main reasons for keeping the viewers tuned in and coming back for more.

CypherDen

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOwxx9VnEnlFKt5EB70KTzQ/

• Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 1M - 3M

• 100M - 200M

• $150K

• Jun 7th, 2012

• United States

CypherDen is known for its eponymous videos– mostly about the creator's life. The interesting story backed by cartoon-style animation makes this channel worth being on the radar.

This channel posts videos in several categories, including storytime videos, sketches, tutorials, and gaming animations.

With semi-autobiographical cartoons, the stories range from fun to serious, real, and relatable. In this channel, you'll find short and engaging animations about being an artist, an animator, and an adult in general.

Spill

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Vl1oLTGjWYJLmbTpaqorQ

• Entertainment

• Cartoon, Live Action

• 1M - 3M

• 100M - 200M

• $750K

• Sep 5th, 2018

• Canada

Spill's videos are thorough, and most of them are nearly an hour long. Their main features are thorough rundowns of the latest celebrity feuds with a commentary explaining the details. It has an animated 2D avatar that casually pops in the videos as the narrator.

Celebrities, commonly-asked questions, reactions to mean tweets, or any other tea spillage topics are wildly popular trends. Spill creates finely-tuned video content with a little use of animation as their main branding.

CGMeetup

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

• Film

• 3D

• 3M - 5M

• 1B - 2B

• $1M

• Jan 13th, 2011

• United States

The CGMeetup channel is primarily focused on CGI and VFX. We also love its 3D animations in HD resolution. The videos are mostly short animated films with a 3-minute to 10-minute duration. Their Pixar-like style of animation gives the viewers mesmerizing entertainment in a short time.

As a third-party Youtube channel, CGMeetup showcases independent animated shorts and curates their channels to present a unified brand. It serves as a kind of a personal cinema to the general public and a distributor and publicist to creators.

The artists or studios that're being featured on the channel has get the advantage to reach out to more audiences and gain recognition.

It's Aumsum Time

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

• Education

• Cartoon, Motion Graphic

• 1M - 3M

• 100M - 200M

• $600K

• Nov 24th, 2014

• India

If you're looking for a highly creative and refreshing educational channel that explains everything from science to philosophy, we recommend subscribing to It's Aumsum Time.

This channel deals with everyday phenomena that we often take for granted, but each can be explained scientifically.

Each video includes some questions that are going to be answered with fun, interesting explanations. The simple 2D animation combined with clear narration makes the videos easy to digest, even for viewers of all ages.

Bright Side

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4rlAVgAK0SGk-yTfe48Qpw/

• Education

• Cartoon, Motion Graphic

• 32M - 34M

• 6B - 7B

• $9M

• Mar 15th, 2017

• United States

Bright Side provides its viewers with how-to trivia as well as history and general knowledge. The channel focuses on animated videos with general content about facts and riddles.

Using cartoon animation, Bright Side delivers the message with an easy-going script and voice over, so the viewers not only get the information but also a slice of entertainment as well.

What's interesting is that this channel uploads at least three new videos every single day, so their subscribers always have new content to enjoy.

Alex Meyers

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6Ij8zOds0WJEeqCLOnqOQ

• Film

• Cartoon, Live Action

• 1M - 3M

• 100M - 200M

• $400K

• Jul 9th, 2015

• United States

Alex Meyers' channel is mostly about movies and TV shows. It reviews series and movies that might have had a little too much hype mixed with dry humor. This channel also has an animated cartoon character that appears in every video to support the narrator.

Watching his videos will not only give you eponymous thoughts on popular shows, but you also get to learn more about Meyers himself from the animated anecdotes he added to his videos.

Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes

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

• Animation for Kids

• 3D

• 64M - 66M

• 30B - 31B

• $110M

• Sep 1st, 2006

• United States

As you might already know, Cocomelon is the most subscribed nursery rhyme channel. It consists of traditional nursery rhymes, and their own original children's songs played over high-resolution 3D animations.

This channel uses the same character for each video, so it's like the songs are connected to each other. We love its friendly characters and colorful animated videos. It helps kids to learn all about letters, numbers, shapes, colors, animals, and more.

Egoraptor

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

• Games

• Cartoon

• 1M - 3M

• 500M - 600M

• $100K

• Mar 11th, 2006

• United States

Arin Hanson, better known online as Egoraptor, creates an animated channel for music, parody, and comedy. This channel is well-known among animation lovers on YouTube because of its trademark sense of humor and animation style.

It also has a number of popular series he creates, which include Awesome Series, Lemon 'n Bill, Girlchan in Paradise!!, Sequilitis, among many others.

Besides the popular series, another reason his subscribers are sticking around is its interesting cartoon music video paired with hilarious lyrics.

MondoMedia

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

• Film

• Cartoon, Motion Graphic

• 3M - 5M

• 2B - 3B

• $700K

• Jan 22nd, 2007

• United States

MondoMedia targets teens and young adults for its animated videos. It delivers high-quality animation about the original comedy series. From what we've observed, their main content combines cartoon style with motion graphic animation. The channel relies on deadpan and sometimes sight gags to its humor visually.

MondoMedia also has an ever-popular series that has been adapted to TV shows called Happy Tree Friends with lovely characters and almost no dialogue.It presents a very very dark twist of cruel humor including chopping down limbs and smashing heads with a sledgehammer just to pluck out a brain.

OneyNG

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

• Film

• Cartoon

• 1M - 3M

• 300M - 400M

• $80K

• Oct 8th, 2008

• Ireland

OneyNG shares short clips of animated cartoon parodies. It parodies characters from popular TV shows or movies like Harry Potter, Scooby-Doo, Final Fantasy, etc. Other than that, the channel also animates its main character to represent himself.

On its channel, Oney also posts video tutorials creating animation. Sometimes, he shares a thorough behind the scene video on the production process.

TomSka

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

• Comedy, Entertainment

• Cartoon, Live Action

• 1M - 3M

• 300M - 400M

• $80K

• Oct 8th, 2008

• Ireland

TomSka is undeniably best known for his animated series asdfmovie. Each movie that he uploads on his channel is composed of various, uncolored, and straightforward 2-minute animations.

The animations are all in black and white (sometimes with a little bit of color) with relatively simple movements. And there is just a plain white background. With the simple art, those animations almost entirely hinge on humor to deliver the story.

Kurzgesagt

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

• Education

• Cartoon, Motion Graphic

• 10M - 12M

• 800M - 900M

• $1M

• Jul 9th, 2013

• Germany

Kurzgesagt is one of the most popular and our favorite animated educational channels on YouTube.

It’s known for its unique, distinctive style of vector-based animation that uses lots of gradients and attractive flat neon color illustrations.

One of the most captivating features is how it simplifies science and uncanny ability to take a look at modern pop culture from an unbiased perspective.

Life Noggin

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

• Education

• Cartoon, Motion Graphic

• 3M - 5M

• 300M - 400M

• $200K

• Apr 1st, 2013

• United States

Life Noggin educates its viewers with animated documentaries about a variety of topics, such as medical science, astronomy, and even big questions. For the animation, it chooses an "8-bit"-style approach to make the videos easy to understand for viewers and make them keep wanting to go back.

Using the protagonist character called "Blocko," all the videos are straight to the point and often answer some side questions with a little bit of humor. Each episode is posted at a length of 3 to 5 minutes and focuses on one educational topic.

Pinkfong! Kids' Songs & Stories

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

• Animation for Kids

• Cartoon, Live Action

• 26M - 28M

• 11B - 12B

• $20M

• Dec 14th, 2011

• United States

Pinkfong channel has been rising into the clutter after its Baby Shark song became an internet phenomenon. This channel has its original characters, including Pinkfong itself (a pink fox with magenta eyes), which are featured in almost every song.

The color palette of the animation is bright and engaging, and it is literally eye candy for children. The secret sauce is their catchy songs.

In addition to animation, some videos include real-life kid actors who dance while singing the songs.

Super Simple Song

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

• Animation for Kids

• 3D, Cartoon

• 18M - 20M

• 17B - 18B

• $25M

• Sep 8th, 2006

• Canada

Super Simple Songs feature kids' songs, and nursery rhymes made simple for young learners. They are mostly animated in the 2D cartoon, though some use puppetry and actors. You can find lots of classic kids' songs on this channel.

A combination of charming animation, and catchy, easy-to-learn tunes, makes it easy for preschoolers to learn the alphabet, colors, animal names through songs.

FilmCow

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

• Film

• Cartoon

• 1M - 3M

• 400M - 500M

• $60K

• Feb 23rd, 2006

• United States

If you know Charlie the Unicorn or Llamas with Hats series, then FilmCow, the creator, sounds familiar to you. This offhand-drawn cartoon with irreverence spurs and a quirky sense of humor, this channel quickly becomes young adults' fair-haired channel.

It mostly does weekly shorts, both cartoon animated and infrequently live-action videos. For those of us who grew up watching saccharine cartoons on TV, the refreshingly dark and odd satire made this channel a huge favorite.

PolyMatter

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNg3vwj3xt7QOrcIDaHdFg

• Education

• Motion Graphic, Live Action

• 1M - 3M

• 80M - 90M

• $200K

• Jun 21st, 2015

• United States

PolyMatter is a well-known tech channel that puts together videos exploring a variety of thoughtful ideas and trends in the tech and financial world. We watched videos on how cruise ships work, and Apple's money problem, and they were amazing.

This channel combines motion graphic animations, real-footage video clips, and pictures to give a comprehensive explanation of the topic that is being discussed.

Harry Partridge

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

• Film

• Cartoon

• 800K - 1M

• 100M - 200M

• $45K

• Jun 19th, 2006

• United Kingdom

Harry Partridge creates animated videos that mainly focused on cartoon series, notably "Starbarians." We love how he uses Flash and '80s-cartoons-inspired style. His detailed, smooth, hand-drawn animations effectively deliver a dark sense of humor.

The adventure's themes bubbling underneath candy-colored veneer make the videos on this channel hit you with some childhood nostalgia.

KidsTV123

https://www.youtube.com/user/KidsTV123

• Animation for Kids

• Cartoon

• 3M - 5M

• 4B - 5B

• $1M

• Feb 28th, 2009

• United Kingdom

KidsTV123 makes it easier for parents or teachers to give an educational yet entertaining video for children, toddlers, and babies. It creates its original songs, which mostly are about phonics songs, numbers, and shapes, for the children to learn.

While most kids' channels offer videos with 3D animation in the best resolution, this channel creates simple animation yet engaging with cartoon characters that kids would genuinely love.

TheCGBros

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

• Film

• 3D

• 3M - 5M

• 1B - 2B

• $1M

• Aug 20th, 2011

• United States

While we talk about the CGI animation channel on YouTube, it's not complete without mentioning CGBros.

It features different types of CGI and VFX short animation films made mostly by students. This channel sometimes uploads behind-the-scenes breakdowns, 3D software tutorials, and much more.

TheCGBros is always looking to showcase the best and latest in exceptional student and independent animation, as well as films & reels in the field of visual effects areas and beyond.

The RSA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdbbcO35arw&list=PL39BF9545D740ECFF

• Education

• Cartoon, Whiteboard

• 400K - 800K

• 100M - 200M

• $30K

• Aug 6th, 2009

• United Kingdom

You might know The R.S.A. as a channel with lots of self-improvement, talks, debates, and interviews content. However, it also has an animation series that is an innovative, accessible, and unique way of illustrating and sharing world-changing ideas.

Most other animated channels seem like they heavily rely on basic 2D or cartoon animation to tell the story, but this channel chooses whiteboard animation instead.

The R.S.A. animation series covers topics from the economics, socials, and even psychology field, and its whiteboard animation comes in handy to break down the full of thoughtful beats and complex information.

ESMA

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

• Film

• 3D

• 800K - 1M

• 200M - 300M

• $250K

• May 3rd, 2009

• France

ESMA is a school of applied arts, focused on 3D, CGI, and visual effects training. It creates a channel to post the students' works, which are mostly short films in the C.G. animation and F.X. cycle.

In this channel, you can find a lot of 3D videos with motivational stories. Since most of them are created without voice-over, background music is emphasized to create an atmosphere.

Sesame Street

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

• Animation

• Cartoon, Live Action

• 10M - 12M

• 9B - 10B

• $25M

• Jan 16th, 2006

• United States

Who isn't familiar with Sesame Street? The Muppets are the longtime favorite of both children and children who are now becoming adults. On its channel, Sesame Street has all kinds of fun educational videos, some of them starring your favorite actors and musicians.

The videos are mostly about the episodes of the show, and sometimes they also create animated videos with cartoon characters (instead of the ever-popular muppets) to deliver the educational message.

minutephysics

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

• Education

• Whiteboard

• 3M - 5M

• 400M - 500M

• $100K

• Jun 20th, 2011

• United States

As one of the best-known D.I.Y. whiteboard-style physics video lectures, it provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics using only markers, papers, and stop-motion animation.

This channel breaks down physics-related topics in approximately one to three minutes. The D.I.Y. whiteboard animation seems pretty useful to turn complex physics-related topics into bit-sized, snackable information.

illymation

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsKVP_4zQ877TEiH_Ih5yDQ/

• Film, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 1M - 3M

• 50M - 60M

• $100K

• Sep 1st, 2013

• United States

Illymation focuses on relatable animated storytime videos. This channel features an animated character of the author to tell coming-of-age stories from her life, usually uncomfortable topics such as puberty, abuse, mental illness, etc.

All the videos are created with cartoon animation and often come with dialogue. This channel uses easy-going, casual, and sometimes sarcastic scripts to turn an uncomfortable topic into entertaining and worthy-to-share videos.

It's Okay To Be Smart

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH4BNI0-FOK2dMXoFtViWHw

• Education

• Cartoon, Live Action

• 3M - 5M

• 200M - 300M

• $200K

• Mar 17th, 2012

• United States

This channel is a part of PBS Digital Studios, a YouTube channel and network that distributes original educational web video content. It's an educational channel that explores science, the universe, and the excitement of learning new things.

What we love about this channel is it often performs a real experiment before it comes up with a conclusion.

The host Joe Hanson uses graphic illustrations, props, and a lot of humor to bring you fresh and insightful science-based content in an easy-to-understand manner.

Gonzossm

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

• Comedy, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 1M - 3M

• 200M - 300M

• $75K

• Sep 16th, 2010

• United States

If you're a fan of “Super Toss The Turtle” web game, Gonzossm should be familiar to you. This YouTube channel uploads mostly parodying your fave games using bold color, vivid animation, and an extremely dark sense of humor.

Gonzossm has an animation style that you don't see anywhere else. It relies on thick and round contours and bright highlights.

Despite its odd sense of humor, this channel is also well-known for its use of fairly graphic imagery. That's why most of their viewers are young adult gamers.

CircleToonsHD

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

• Film

• Cartoon, Live Action

• 1M - 3M

• 100M - 200M

• $200K

• Dec 15th, 2012

• United States

A chubby, rounded, black-and-white outline is the theme of the characters used for this channel.

With more than a million subscribers, this channel focuses on animated sketches about video games, memes, and online pop culture.

Unlike other animation channels that use screen recorders to animate their artwork, CircleToonsHD points a camera at a tablet screen, most likely Wacom Cintiq, with a handheld camera.

The artist moves each drawing around by hand while providing an improvisational voiceover, making the videos look so effortless and straightforward.

However, his artwork is inherently hilarious, despite its simplicity.

coilbook | Learning For Children

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

• Animation for Kids

• 3D

• 1M - 3M

• 2B - 3B

• $1M

• Apr 15th, 2011

• United States

This channel uses transportation as their characters to help children learn numbers, letters, colors, and even traffic signs. It also provides some 3D-animated series featuring bright-colored vehicles, such as fire trucks, cars, airplanes, etc., for older viewers.

The channel's cast of characters includes Max the Train, Bill the Monster Truck, Sergeant Cooper the Police Car, George the Garbage Truck, and many more.

Every episode has its own standalone storyline so you can jump in at any point. It's such an interesting channel as it allows the children to join the team on various adventures as they learn.

Teeter Taught Animation

https://www.youtube.com/user/shows4learning/

• Animation for Kids

• 3D

• 400K - 800K

• 400M - 500M

• $300K

• Mar 5th, 2012

• United States

Teeter Taught Animation is another excellent channel for preschoolers kids to learn in such a fun, exciting way.

For example, one video teaches counting down from 10 to 1 by showing a giant set of teeth crunching down on lollipops. It also uses items that preschool kids are familiar with, such as crayons, ice cream, candies, dolls, and more, as characters.

That's such a smart way to grab kids' attention and hold it.

MinuteEarth

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeiYXex_fwgYDonaTcSIk6w

• Education

• Cartoon, Motion Graphic

• 1M - 3M

• 200M - 300M

• $100K

• Oct 20th, 2011

• United States

MinuteEarth is another animated educational channel that focuses on Earth. It teaches viewers about the educational functions of Earth in just a couple of minutes using animated stick figures and (mostly) animal characters.

Another interesting thing we notice about this channel is that it has casual and straightforward titles that can spark audience curiosity effectively.

For example, a video titled "You are a fish" tells about evolutionary history and the strategy of cladistic naming. It might seem like an out-of-no-where title, but it is still pretty relevant to the topic.

Eddsworld

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

• Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 1M - 3M

• 300M - 400M

• $100K

• Mar 16th, 2006

• United Kingdom

If you've been around YouTube for a long time or have such a strong interest in animation and comics, you'll know this channel is undoubtedly not a new kid on the block.

It's a comedic web cartoon series created by Edd Gould. This channel is all about various stories of a group of friends that consist of Edd, Tom, and Matt as characters.

After Edd passed away because of leukemia, the channel now was left in the care of Gould's family and close friends. Although it no longer posts new videos as often as before, Eddsworld is still one of the most popular animated YouTube channels.

SomeThingElseYT

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvUmwreRrbxeR1mbmojj8fg

• Comedy, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 3M - 5M

• 200M - 300M

• $700K

• Jan 10th, 2014

• United States

SomeThingElseYT is formerly known as trolldawgz. It posts storytime animation based on real-life personal stories with cartoon characters. The soft, rounded style of the characters with cute horns and red hoodies is the main character representing the author.

This channel also uploads some music videos that tell the audience about some uncomfortable experiences that the author had experienced. One example is "I'm Something Else," that's about overpowering the bullies he encountered

Being an animated real-life stories channel, most of its subscribers can relate to it. So it comes as no surprise if this animation channel currently has more than 3 million subscribers.

It's Alex Clark

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

• Film

• Cartoon

• 3M - 5M

• 400M - 500M

• $200K

• Dec 2nd, 2009

• United States

Among YouTube animation stars, we consider Alex Clark to be one of the elites. With simple yet colorful animation, he uses the channel as his "diary," depicting memorable moments from his life. His channel engages viewers by telling wacky or glorious stories, mostly from his childhood.

This channel uploads a new video weekly. Each episode tells a different story, so there's an obvious reason why his subscribers keep sticking around.

Relying on a fine-tuned script with a slice of dry humor makes his channel nominated for a Streamy Award for the best animated YouTube channel in 2017.

CGP Grey

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

• Education

• Cartoon, Live Action

• 3M - 5M

• 400M - 500M

• $300K

• Aug 12th, 2010

• United Kingdom

The YouTube channel C.G.P. Grey features animated educational videos on a wide range of subjects, including history, geography, politics, economics, and British culture. Most of the videos use effortlessly drawn stick figures narrated with the sweet and dulcet tones of a mid-30s school teacher.

Through its videos, this channel offers an answer to a question that you haven't considered before. However, rather than being pointless and unhelpful, this channel has some of the most useful advice for daily living and helps you improve happiness in life.

Cool 3D World

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzNZlJzmjomyl00ewlxHqOA

• Film

• 3D

• 400K - 800K

• 100M - 200M

• $250K

• Sep 6th, 2015

• United States

This channel is popular because of its bizarre 3D animation style. The nightmarish glitches of the characters make some people think that the videos are downright disturbing, scary, and confusing.

However, this channel offers a unique 3D style. Brian Tessler and Jon Baken (who owns the channel) rely heavily on intense distortions and grotesque imagery.

They were primarily active on Vine and went viral before the platform shut down, but since then, they have moved solely to YouTube.

hotdiggedydemon

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

• Film

• 3D

• 1M- 3M

• 200M - 300M

• $100K

• Mar 9th, 2007

• United States

Max Gilardi, who goes by the name hotdiggedydemon, created this animation channel to post-game parodies, movie parodies, and sometimes animations of his own ideas. He uses simple 3D and sometimes cartoon styles for his animation.

He drew an animated version of him as the main character who narrates the videos. The main reasons his videos are entertaining are the dramatic and exaggerated voice-overs and funny scripts.

In 2016, he launched a new series called "Brain Dump," in which he reviews movies, often satirically.

FootofaFerret

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

• Film

• Cartoon

• 400K - 800K

• 60M - 70M

• $60K

• Jul 7th, 2010

• United States

FootofaFerret, a.k.a Ryder Burgin, is best known online for his YouTube series called "A Brief History!."

In this series, he talks about the history of YouTubers, movies, and celebrities he likes in a certain amount of minutes. Occasionally, this channel also uploads videos about cartoons or video games.

What makes this channel more interesting is that it often features another YouTuber like TheOdd1sOut, JaidenAnimations, Domics, and SomeThingElseYT in some episodes, including the animated reaction episodes to FootofaFerret's old YouTube videos.

AsapSCIENCE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC552Sd-3nyi_tk2BudLUzA

• Education

• Whiteboard, Live Action

• 8M - 10M

• 1B - 2B

• $400K

• May 28th, 2012

• Canada

Another educational channel we recommend you to watch is AsapSCIENCE. It's wildly popular thanks to its videos that answer the world's unique questions, most persistent rumors, and unexplained phenomena – scientifically.

Most of its episodes consist of topics you might deal with on a daily basis. Such as how to fall asleep in 2 minutes, how to cram for exams, reducing stress, etc.

It combines talking head styles with whiteboard animation on some of the videos. All of the videos include some easy science-themed jokes and puns to make it easier to understand for viewers of all ages.

LooLoo Kids

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4NALVCmcmL5ntpV0thoH6w

• Animation for Kids

• 3D

• 22M - 24M

• 9B - 10B

• $25M

• Aug 5th, 2014

• United States

Another kids' channel parents should pay attention to is LooLoo Kids. It uploads singing, dancing, and storytelling videos aimed at toddlers and preschoolers. The iconic Johny & Friends characters make this channel popular among children and also parents.

The fun, colorful, and lovely 3D characters are perfectly adapted for their development, making children enjoy learning about numbers, shapes, colors, animals, and the alphabet.

The channel mostly focused on children's songs and nursery rhymes, sometimes grouped into hour-long song collections, and short episodes of a show.

Frame Order

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1D26ByrbZVwuMgjVWmsOuw

• Comedy, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 1M - 3M

• 300M - 400M

• $1M

• May 15th, 2013

• Netherlands

Frame Order is an animation studio that produced a funny comedy cartoon show named Cartoon Box. Its YouTube channel consists of almost all the short episodes with a hilarious twist and a dark sense of cartoony humor.

Cartoon-Box is your weekly dose of funny, snappy, in-your-face animated comedy cartoons on the Internet. With no narration, this channel relies on visual storytelling to deliver the message and jokes.

Vivziepop

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

• Film

• Cartoon

• 1M - 3M

• 200M - 300M

• $900K

• Sep 9th, 2012

• United States

We think this channel is a bit different from other animated channels that mostly create comedy series. Vivianne (the creator) runs an adult animated musical series titled Hazbin Hotel. The videos she created are strongly influenced by musicals, villains, and animals.

On this channel, Vivianne also does live-streaming to demonstrate how a character of the Hazbin Hotel series is drawn. The characters have their own style of animation with a strong emphasis on expressions and over-exaggerated, cartoony movements.

This kind of animation style is complemented by the impressive sound design, which is filled with astounding sound effects that emphasize every character's movement.

PBS Eons

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzR-rom72PHN9Zg7RML9EbA

• Education

• Motion Graphic, Live Action

• 1M - 3M

• 100M - 200M

• $300K

• May 18th, 2017

• United States

Eons is a YouTube series created by PBS Digital Studios and published on the PBS Eons YouTube channel.

The series takes you on a journey through the history of life on Earth, from the dawn of life in the Mesozoic Era right up to the end of the most recent Ice Age.

With exquisite 3D animation videos, this channel offers you some profoundly engaging and wildly entertaining tours of the Earth in the last four billion years, one fascinating vignette at a time. Sometimes, this channel also talks about changes in climates, habitats, and ecosystems.

The Infographics Show

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdNM3NAhaBOXCafH7krzrA

• Education

• Cartoon, Motion Graphic

• 5M - 8M

• 1B - 2B

• $4M

• Feb 26th, 2011

• United States

This channel focuses on making animated motion infographic videos, making the complex facts explained in such a fun, entertaining way.

It covers various intriguing topics, such as health facts, political facts, economic facts, historical facts, and even comparisons like military comparisons, celebrity comparisons, and video game comparisons.

The most popular video on this channel is titled "What Happens When You Dead?" with more than 20 million views since it was uploaded in February 2018.

After Skool

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1KmNKYC1l0stjctkGswl6g/

• Film, Entertainment

• Cartoon, Whiteboard

• 800K - 1M

• 50M - 60M

• $90K

• Jul 24th, 2016

• United States

With colorful whiteboard animation videos, After Skool gives you a weekly dose of fun and exciting science, ideas, stories, education, and more. Each video is hand-drawn only with white background papers and colorful markers.

The combination of compelling drawings and easy-to-listen voice-over enhances learning and picks up the pace in terms of earning valuable trust from the viewers.

What makes this channel uniquely entertaining is that it also features inspirational monologues from notable people, such as Alan Wilson Watts, Jim Carrey, John F. Kennedy, and more. And yes, all of it illustrates in whiteboard style with the real voice recording of the people featured.

Disney Junior

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

• Animation for Kids

• 3D

• 5M - 8M

• 4B - 5B

• $9M

• Apr 22nd, 2008

• United States

You can't create a list of animated video channels without including Disney Junior.

As a part of a media and entertainment giant company, this channel is one of the famous kids friendly channels on the platform.

To make it obvious, most of the videos are starring popular Disney characters, including Mickey & Minnie Mouse, T.O.T.S., Bluey, and more. Besides, there are still lots of characters you've never seen in any Disney animated movies before, like Fancy Nancy, Pet Rescue, Puppy Dog Pals, Vampirina, etc.

Ice Cream Sandwich

https://www.youtube.com/@IceCreamSandwich

• Comedy, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 1M - 3M

• 100M - 200M

• $250K

• Feb 9th, 2016

• United States

Andy is the storyteller and animator behind the Ice Cream Sandwich channel. We could say that he’s a multi- talented person with a creative mind.The stick figure animation style might look childlike at first glance.

Still, the minimalistic drawing style has actually attracted an audience mostly composed of 18-to-24-year-olds, thanks to the intriguing storytelling and tone of delivery. The content of the videos often revolves around relatable adult situations.

The School of Life

https://www.youtube.com/@theschooloflifetv

• Education

• Cartoon

• 8M - 10M

• 800M - 900M

• $300K

• May 18th, 2010

• United Kingdom

If you’re into content ​​related to existential dread, philosophy, and life from a deeper perspective, then The School of Life is a must-subscribe YouTube channel. Not only the well-polished cartoon animation that captivates the audiences, but all the thought-provoking narratives make the channel quite popular.

Just like the channel stated, their videos are created to help viewers lead calmer lives, develop a better understanding of themselves and others, and increase their confidence in dealing with problems.

Puuung

https://www.youtube.com/@puuung1

• Film, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 1M - 3M

• 60M - 70M

• $80K

• Nov 19th, 2014

• South Korea

The channel features animated short films and videos with The content on the channel is focused on exploring the theme of love and relationships through heartwarming and touching stories.

The channel's most popular videos are animated short films, The Couple, which depict the everyday moments and gestures of love and affection that often go unnoticed.

These videos are typically short (under one minute) and set to soft, gentle jazzy music and use simple but expressive animation techniques to convey the emotions and feelings of the characters.

Wansee Entertainment

https://www.youtube.com/@WanseeEntertainment/

• Film, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 1M - 3M

• 400M - 500M

• $250K

• May 18th, 2018

• United States

Animation by Wansee Entertainment primarily focuses on producing under-ten-minute short horror films and web series. We’ve seen many suspenseful, mysterious, and sometimes scary content themes.

Many of these films feature simple but effective cartoon animation styles and production values. They also rely on suspenseful music and sound effects to create an eerie and unsettling atmosphere.

FASH

https://www.youtube.com/@fash

• Film, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 400K-800K

• 500M - 600M

• $7M

• Jun 8th, 2022

• United States

FASH videos are anime-style animations that take inspiration from the popular game (mostly from Roblox) to create the content.

The short videos show some anime drawings, a little bit animated, and the story is shown in a more slide-show style. It uses an original soundtrack for the game that’s being animated.

Psych2Go

https://www.youtube.com/@Psych2go

• Education

• Cartoon, Live Action

• 10M - 12M

• 1B - 2B

• $1M

• Oct 5th, 2014

• United States

Psych2Go is an animated, psychological-based channel that focuses on bringing attention to mental awareness and a healthy lifestyle. The popular “Ask an Expert” series features professionals and clinical expertise in mental health and psychology.

They have a separate animation channel, Sketch2Go, that shares illustration and animation-related content, also behind-the-scenes of video creation for the main channel.

GameToons

https://www.youtube.com/@GameToonsOfficial/

• Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 5M - 8M

• 2B - 3B

• $8M

• Mar 18th, 2020

• United States

GameToons YouTube channel creates animated cartoon parodies of popular games, from Rainbow Friends to Among Us to Choo-Choo Charles. Even though the animation is captivating, the content might not be appropriate for children as it contains violence and use strong language.

Filmbilder & Friends

https://www.youtube.com/@filmbilder

• Film, Entertainment

• Cartoon, Motion Graphics

• 1M - 3M

• 500M - 600M

• $300K

• Jun 11th, 2007

• Germany

If you’re a fan of story-driven animation and looking for different styles of animation for inspiration, you will love this channel. The channel shares simple but still entertaining animation with bite-sized stories that are creative, emotional, intense, funny, sad, sweet, or even edgy.

Some videos are family-friendly, and some are made for mature audiences. They create playlists to help you find the right videos to watch.

Element Animation

https://www.youtube.com/@elementanimation

• Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 3M - 5M

• 1B - 2B

• $200K

• Oct 1st, 2010

• United Kingdom

Element Animation YouTube channel uploads videos with Minecraft-centric content. You can enjoy Minecraft animated shorts as well as general 2-5 minute animation guides and how-tos. The most viral series they create inwe could find from this channel are "Villager News" and "An Egg's Guide to Minecraft."

MeatCanyon

https://www.youtube.com/@MeatCanyon

• Film, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 5M - 8M

• 1B - 2B

• $900K

• Sep 6th, 2015

• United States

MeatCanyon YouTube channel is full of morbid cartoons and parodies for different shows. The caricature-looking animations combined with surreal, horrific, and darkly humorous– twisting childhood icons into bizarrely compelling videos.

TimTom

https://www.youtube.com/@TimTom

• Film, Entertainment

• Cartoon

• 1M-3M

• 100M - 200M

• $70K

• Aug 24th, 2016

• United States

TimTom makes animated videos about his life experiences, from having an embarrassing fashion choice to how he sucks at making friends. Most videos are created in under 10 minutes. The animation styles might remind you of TheOdd1sOut.

SMG4

https://www.youtube.com/@SMG4

• Film, Entertainment

• Cartoon, 3D

• 5M - 8M

• 2B - 3B

• $3M

• Feb 14th, 2009

• Australia

SuperMemeGuardian4, more commonly abbreviated as SMG4. is a parody of the Japanese video game franchise Super Mario. All the content includes a sure random comedy series featuring demented versions of the Super Mario cast going on strange misadventures.

LeadLearnLeap

https://www.youtube.com/@leadlearnleap

• Education

• Cartoon, Motion Graphic

• above 500k

• above 50M

• above $30K

• Mar 2nd, 2023

• United States

LeadLearnLeap is an engaging YouTube channel dedicated to animated book reviews. Unlike traditional reviews, LeadLearnLeap has a unique approach involving captivating animations and seamless transitions to break down the key takeaways and highlights of various books.

They also share reading tips and book-related content on their YouTube shorts.