Science videos on YouTube attract millions of viewers each month, but little is known about who the content producers are, how they work and what their motivations and qualifications are. Here, we analyze the characteristics of 622 French YouTube science channels and 70,795 science videos in French, and complement this analysis with a survey of 180 of these youtubers. We focus on three questions: who are the science communicators (sociodemographics, resources, and goals), what are the characteristics of their channels, and are there differences between institutional and non-institutional communicators.
via @stdebove " On a analysé plus de 600 chaînes et 70 000 vidéos de vulgarisation scientifique en français, et complété cette analyse par un sondage auprès de 180 youtubeurs. Nos résultats (avec