# CGP Grey

> CGP Grey is an Irish-American educational YouTuber and podcaster based in London who has spent more than a decade turning constitutional minutiae, geographic absurdities, and the strange edges of human systems into addictive short animated films. He works alone, never shows his face, draws himself as a stick figure in glasses, and treats production schedules as raw material for podcasts about how creative people get anything done at all.

- **Role:** Creator at CGP Grey (independent)
- **Organizations:** CGP Grey (YouTube), Hello Internet (podcast), Cortex (Relay FM)
- **From:** New York City, United States (raised on Staten Island)
- **Nationality:** Irish-American (dual citizenship)
- **Education:** BA / BS in Physics and Sociology, University in upstate New York, Master's coursework in Economics, Graduate program
- **Known for:** More than 6.9 million subscribers on the CGP Grey YouTube channel, Over 1.2 billion lifetime views, Hello Internet ranked #1 on iTunes in the UK, US, Germany, Canada and Australia in February 2014

## Career timeline

- **pre-2010** — Worked as a physics teacher in London
- **2010** — Launched the CGP Grey YouTube channel
- **2011** — Released 'The Difference Between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained' - early viral hit
- **2012** — Published 'How to Become Pope'
- **2014** — Launched Hello Internet podcast with Brady Haran; hit #1 on iTunes in five countries in February
- **2014** — Released 'Humans Need Not Apply', a 15-minute essay on automation that went widely viral
- **2015** — Launched Cortex podcast with Myke Hurley on Relay FM
- **2018** — Released 'The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant', an animated adaptation of Nick Bostrom's parable
- **2019** — Collaborated with Kurzgesagt on 'You Are Two' about brain lateralisation
- **2020** — Hello Internet went on indefinite hiatus in May
- **2025** — Announced a break from Cortex after roughly a decade; show shifted to interview format

## Achievements

- More than 6.9 million subscribers on the CGP Grey YouTube channel
- Over 1.2 billion lifetime views
- Hello Internet ranked #1 on iTunes in the UK, US, Germany, Canada and Australia in February 2014
- Hello Internet named one of The Guardian's 50 best podcasts of 2016
- Cortex has run for a decade as one of the defining creator-productivity podcasts
- Videos used in classrooms worldwide as informal civics and geography teaching aids

## Latest updates

- **2025** — Announced a break from co-hosting Cortex after roughly ten years; the show pivoted to an interview format in his absence.
- **2024** — Continued releasing long-form explainer videos and writing on his Substack.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cgpgrey.com
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cgpgrey
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CGPGrey
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cgpgrey.bsky.social

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Last updated: 2026-05-20