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Michael Steven’s YouTube channel, VSauce, is celebrated for its science-related videos. Regrettably, the channel is currently inactive. Let’s delve into the reasons behind this inactivity and explore what happened to VSauce.
Vsauce has 21.4 million subscribers despite being inactive for many years.
Key Takeaways
- With the immense success of Vsauce, Michael Stevens created secondary channels such as Vsauce2 and Vsauce3, which he hosted initially and now is handled by competent hosts.
- In 2017, he most likely transitioned his focus to Brain Candy Live Tour, drifting away from Vsauce, which was worth a million dollars.
- Michael has no intention to sell his YouTube channel for now and may have other plans.
In 2007, fresh out of the University of Chicago with degrees in psychology and English literature, Michael embarked on his YouTube journey. His primary goal was to disseminate fascinating insights about science to his audience.
The channel was making millions of dollars, and each episode had millions of views; the channel has earned billions of views.
Revolutionizing the concept of online education, Michael distinguished his videos from traditional, mundane lectures often accompanied by monotonous PowerPoint slideshows. His unique approach captured the attention of viewers worldwide.
He transformed YouTube viewers’ perspective that learning doesn’t always have to be monotonous and dull; it can be integrated with exciting questions and concepts.
However, what happened to Vsauce, and why did he stop posting content on his channel so suddenly?
Fact Check: What Happened To VSauce?
As the contents of Vsauce were entirely focused on Micheal Stevens, he decided to start a new channel called Vsauce2 in 2010.
Initially, he hosted this channel, but gradually, he handed it over to fellow creator Kevin Lieber.
Although many shows were on the account, they all had the same basic idea: showing off the cool stuff they found online.
Thus, comparatively, content creation in this account was much more accessible and required less effort than the main account.
Now, it has started covering different math-related topics and weird paradoxes that increase the viewers’ analytical and critical thinking capabilities.
Then, Vsauce3 was created in 2012, emphasizing video games hosted by the Clan of the Grey Wolf. Regardless, he gave up on YouTube after a few years and quit the account altogether.
Despite hosting one of the most popular shows on the internet and running two other channels with competent hosts, Michael suddenly slowed down his YouTube video posting pace in 2017.
Consequently, it deteriorated his YouTube hype as time passed. The primary reason behind this change was Michael’s priority shift.
The main channel video drop directly aligns with the Brain Candy Live Tour timeline, which he started with Adam Savage, the host of the Mythbusters.
Moreover, he started his premium show on YouTube Red called “Mind Field,” where each episode encompassed different tests and experiments based on human minds.
Since he is no longer active on Vsauce, he is creating content for his next channel, The Dong, aka D!NG.
Although Vsauce is consistently altering to live shows and Premium content, it must be remembered that this brand has continuously changed from gaming content, secondary channels, and science content to YouTube red content live tours.
Thus, Vsauce is evolving and will never be a dead channel like other low-income channels on YouTube.
Michael Stevens Is Not Selling His YouTube Channel
In an interview, Michael mentioned,
Just imagining about selling the YouTube channel makes him happy when he envisions a buyer purchasing the IP, channel, and all the episodes.
If anyone bought the channel, he said he would take the money and stay off the internet for three years while creating short films and documentaries.
However, he thinks it is not a good deal for the investors as Vsauce is not worth much. That’s because he didn’t run the channel to gain profit.
This contradicting statement hints he wants to, but he will not put the channel on sale.
Moreover, it seems like he does have an alternative plan for his channel and won’t be selling it anytime soon.
For now, fans are expected to keep patience and enjoy the outstanding content he creates on his secondary channels and other YouTube accounts.
FAQ’s
1. Has Vsauce Been Featured In The Online News Portal?
It has been featured in online news publications like The Huffington Post, CBS, and Gizmodo.
2. What Awards Have Vsauce Bagged Till Now?
In 2014 it won a Webby for People’s Voice Award for best news and information. Similarly, in 2014 and 2015, it won the Streamy Award for Best Science and Education Channel, Show, or Series.
3. When Did WeSauce Become Inactive?
It compiled the works created by The Vsauce channels’ fans and has been inactive since October 15, 2015.
