Vlogbrothers in 2025
John's Everything Is Tuberculosis came out on March 18, followed by a long tour. Both brothers protested the new US administration's foreign aid freeze and USAID cuts, John warning of what they meant for tuberculosis and child health. The Project for Awesome raised $3,673,295, the biggest ever, and the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone was fully funded by June and had its ribbon-cutting in the autumn. Hank's Focus Friend became the most popular app in the US, John reported from his family's TB project in the Philippines, and Hank launched the charity sleep channel Zonderia before John ended a hard year with a break.
107 videos, 26 hours.
Start here: 90,000,000 Lives for $20 · You’re Not Addicted to Content, You’re Starving for Information · Fighting TB in Kids: A Discussion with Doctors without Borders
The year as one story: Vlogbrothers in 2025: the channel reaches four million subscribers (2025).
Main stories
The stories that moved in the most videos of the year (an announcement, launch, milestone, update or result — not a look back), with how many videos each moved in and where it stands now.
- Everything Is Tuberculosis: John's nonfiction book about tuberculosis (2024) (15) · now: completed
- Hank's Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis and chemotherapy (2023) (6) · now: told 34×, last update 2026
- Good Store: the brothers' store and subscription box at good.store giving all profit to charity (2023) (5) · now: running
- P4A 2025 edition (5) · now: completed
- Pizzamas 2025 edition (5) · now: past edition (2025)
- Awesome Socks Club: monthly sock subscription (2016) (4) · now: running
- Maternal Center of Excellence: the brothers' Partners In Health project in Sierra Leone (2019) (4) · now: completed
- John and Henry Reider, a Sierra Leonean teenager with multidrug-resistant TB he met at Lakka hospital (2019) (3) · now: told 7×, last update 2026
By the numbers
Main speaker: Hank 58, John 49; median length 5:48; formats: letter vlog 62, announcement 12, explainer 12, Q&A 5, collab / interview 4, list 3, documentary visit 3, reading 1, other 1, livestream 1, challenge / punishment 1, song 1, story 1.
All videos of the year
January
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | My 2025 Bingo Card | Q&A | Hank | Everyday life (also: History & curiosities, Philosophy & meaning, +2) |
| 2025-01-07 | The Format but it hurts to stand up | letter vlog | John | Personal life (also: History & curiosities, Global development, Books & writing) |
| 2025-01-10 | SECRET PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT! | announcement | Hank | Projects (also: Books & writing) |
| 2025-01-14 | So I Bought My Team a Pro Football Player | announcement | John, Marcus Browne | Sports |
| 2025-01-17 | How the P4A is Changing in 2025! | announcement | Hank | Global development (also: Pop culture) |
| 2025-01-21 | Do Audiobooks Count As Reading? | letter vlog | John | Books & writing |
| 2025-01-24 | Am I OK? | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life (also: Projects, Nerdfighteria) |
| 2025-01-28 | This Is Not Normal | letter vlog | John | Global development |
| 2025-01-31 | Thanks, Shmed | letter vlog | Hank | Projects (also: Personal life) |
February
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-07 | What Trump's Doing | letter vlog | Hank | US politics & society |
| 2025-02-11 | What's at Stake | letter vlog | John | Global development |
| 2025-02-14 | Let's Do a Good | announcement | Hank | Global development |
| 2025-02-18 | Gastrointestinal Hypermotility in Tuatara | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2025-02-21 | No Video Today!! | letter vlog | Hank | Health (also: Global development, Personal life, Everyday life) |
| 2025-02-25 | EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS | reading | John | Global development (also: Health) |
| 2025-02-28 | We Will Eradicate Measles | explainer | Hank | Health (also: US politics & society) |
March
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-04 | The ANXIETY IS PALPABLE | letter vlog | John | Philosophy & meaning (also: Global development, Personal life) |
| 2025-03-07 | How Social Security Fraud Actually Works | explainer | Hank | US politics & society (also: Pop culture, Health) |
| 2025-03-11 | Hank Green's Brother | announcement | John | Projects (also: Personal life) |
| 2025-03-14 | Probably the Luckiest Thing in my Life | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life (also: Projects) |
| 2025-03-18 | ITS ALL HAPPENING | letter vlog | John, Elyse Marshall | Books & writing (also: Global development) |
| 2025-03-21 | The Second Most Important Book in Dublin | letter vlog | Hank | History & curiosities (also: Books & writing) |
| 2025-03-25 | Taylor, Dr Pepper, and My Anxiety Strats: It's Question Tuesday | Q&A | John | Books & writing (also: Global development, History & curiosities, Health) |
| 2025-03-28 | Is This a Million Dollar Idea? | announcement | Hank | Global development |
| 2025-03-28 | White Noise For Charity - Torc Waterfall in Ireland - Sleep, Study, Focus!! | other | Hank | Global development |
April
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-04 | Morality | letter vlog | Hank | Philosophy & meaning |
| 2025-04-08 | DOGE Is Not Cutting Government Spending | explainer | John | US politics & society |
| 2025-04-11 | How Actually Crazy is This Mess? | list | Hank | US politics & society (also: Economics, World affairs, Global development) |
| 2025-04-15 | Chatting with ... a U.S. Senator? | collab / interview | John, Adam Schiff | US politics & society (also: Global development) |
| 2025-04-18 | I Still Don't Have Cancer (and I'm Still Scared) | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life |
| 2025-04-18 | This one's for your mom | livestream | Hank | Projects (also: Science & nature, Pop culture, +2) |
| 2025-04-22 | The Unimportant Things | letter vlog | John | Sports (also: Personal life) |
| 2025-04-25 | How We Form Opinions | explainer | Hank | US politics & society (also: History & curiosities) |
May
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | I Found the Dumbest Time Zone | list | Hank | History & curiosities |
| 2025-05-06 | Health CARE: Thoughts from Lima | documentary visit | John | Global development |
| 2025-05-09 | OK, I MESSED UP. | letter vlog | Hank | Projects |
| 2025-05-13 | I Have the BEST News | announcement | John | Global development |
| 2025-05-16 | No One Knows When They Don't Die | letter vlog | Hank | Health (also: Global development) |
| 2025-05-20 | The Double | letter vlog | John | Sports (also: Personal life) |
| 2025-05-23 | I Can’t Believe How Few People it Takes. | letter vlog | Hank | Projects |
| 2025-05-27 | The Longest (and best) Day | letter vlog | John | Sports |
| 2025-05-30 | My Rare 'Disorder' | letter vlog | Hank | Health (also: Personal life) |
June
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-03 | My Lies | letter vlog | John | Books & writing (also: Internet & YouTube, Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2025-06-06 | The Secret Inside my MIT Commencement Speech | explainer | Hank | Everyday life (also: Nerdfighteria, US politics & society, Projects) |
| 2025-06-10 | 90,000,000 Lives for $20 | letter vlog | John | Global development (also: US politics & society) |
| 2025-06-13 | Moving to Hope from Hopelessness (3 ways) | letter vlog | Hank | US politics & society (also: Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2025-06-17 | My Religion | Q&A | John | Philosophy & meaning |
| 2025-06-20 | 'Influencer' Must Die. | letter vlog | Hank | Internet & YouTube |
| 2025-06-24 | Am I Cigarettes? | letter vlog | John | Internet & YouTube (also: Personal life) |
| 2025-06-27 | You’re Not Addicted to Content, You’re Starving for Information | letter vlog | Hank | Internet & YouTube (also: Health) |
July
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | What #1 New York Times Bestseller Actually Means | explainer | John | Books & writing |
| 2025-07-04 | This Graph Changed My Life | letter vlog | Hank | US politics & society (also: Science & nature) |
| 2025-07-11 | The Ones Who Love Us | letter vlog | Hank | Philosophy & meaning (also: Pop culture) |
| 2025-07-15 | LLAMAS Are NOT What You Think | Q&A | John, Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Science & nature) |
| 2025-07-18 | OK, but What Are The Other 403 Errors? | explainer | Hank | Internet & YouTube |
| 2025-07-22 | At Least There Are Trees | letter vlog | John | Science & nature (also: Books & writing) |
| 2025-07-25 | The Molecule that Changed Everything | letter vlog | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2025-07-29 | Dad and Daughter Play Dress to Impress | collab / interview | John, Alice Green | Pop culture |
August
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | We Stole a Man's Blood | letter vlog | Hank, Chris | Health |
| 2025-08-03 | Why I Actually Love My Brother | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life (also: Everyday life) |
| 2025-08-05 | ONE TAKE JOHNNY | collab / interview | John, Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life, Projects, +2) |
| 2025-08-08 | I'm Glad I Ignored That Billionaire | announcement | Hank, John | Projects |
| 2025-08-12 | On Balance | letter vlog | John | Health (also: Personal life) |
| 2025-08-15 | What Trump is Doing to Universities | explainer | Hank | US politics & society |
| 2025-08-19 | The Problem with My Brother's Hit New App | letter vlog | John | Projects (also: Personal life) |
| 2025-08-22 | Are Languages Alive? | explainer | Hank | History & curiosities (also: Personal life, Science & nature) |
| 2025-08-26 | Not to Criticize Hank… | letter vlog | John | Personal life |
| 2025-08-29 | Does Anyone Else Have This? | letter vlog | Hank | Books & writing |
September
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | Caffeine is Very… | explainer | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2025-09-09 | Sorry, Hank, but Coffee Is Just Better | letter vlog | John | Everyday life (also: History & curiosities, Personal life) |
| 2025-09-12 | This Might Actually be Happening | explainer | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2025-09-16 | Don’t tell John. Let him have this. | announcement | Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2025-09-16 | After seven long years… | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) |
| 2025-09-19 | Let's Just Be Stupid For a Moment | challenge / punishment | John, Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2025-09-23 | Why Can't I Take My Meds? | letter vlog | John | Health |
| 2025-09-26 | I've Not Been Doing Well | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life (also: US politics & society, Nerdfighteria) |
| 2025-09-29 | PIZZAMAS IS UPON US! | announcement | John | Projects (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2025-09-30 | WHO ARE WE AND WHAT ARE WE DOING | letter vlog | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) |
October
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Real Reasons for Hope | letter vlog | John | Global development (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2025-10-02 | You are Probably Underestimating Jane Goodall’s Impact | explainer | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2025-10-03 | Is It Time to Retire? | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Sports, Internet & YouTube) |
| 2025-10-06 | The Web is Going to Die | letter vlog | Hank | Internet & YouTube (also: History & curiosities) |
| 2025-10-07 | Luck vs. Work vs. Skill vs. Privilege | letter vlog | John | Books & writing (also: Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2025-10-08 | Being Alive | song | Hank | Philosophy & meaning (also: Projects, Nerdfighteria, Personal life) |
| 2025-10-09 | I Like Being Alive | letter vlog | John | Philosophy & meaning (also: Projects, Personal life, +2) |
| 2025-10-10 | Maybe This is My Problem | letter vlog | Hank | Internet & YouTube (also: Personal life, Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2025-10-17 | We Never Know What Anything Means | letter vlog | Hank, a guest | History & curiosities (also: Projects, Internet & YouTube) |
| 2025-10-21 | Is Book Publishing Dying? An Author's Perspective | letter vlog | John | Books & writing |
| 2025-10-24 | What Will Books Become? | letter vlog | Hank | Books & writing (also: History & curiosities) |
| 2025-10-28 | Elon Cancelled This...Let's Do it Anyway | documentary visit | John | Global development (also: Books & writing) |
| 2025-10-31 | We Did It… | letter vlog | Hank | Global development (also: Internet & YouTube) |
November
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | The Real Question | letter vlog | John | Global development |
| 2025-11-07 | Filming at Space Center Houston, Hank tells John that the video he made replying to… | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life |
| 2025-11-10 | My Cancer Treatment was Not Cutting Edge | letter vlog | Hank | Health (also: Global development) |
| 2025-11-11 | John's Annual Psychophysical Decline | letter vlog | John | Global development (also: Projects, Personal life, Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2025-11-13 | Fighting TB in Kids: A Discussion with Doctors without Borders | collab / interview | John, Ani Herna Sari | Global development |
| 2025-11-14 | The End of The Penny (and of Congress??) | letter vlog | Hank | US politics & society |
| 2025-11-21 | I Wasn't Always Like This!! | letter vlog | Hank | Philosophy & meaning (also: Projects, Science & nature, Internet & YouTube) |
| 2025-11-24 | Good Store Holiday Gift Guide LIVE with Hank and John | announcement | John, Hank | Projects (also: Personal life, Nerdfighteria, Pop culture) |
| 2025-11-25 | Poverty Is Expensive | story | John | Global development |
| 2025-11-28 | Three Things! (Wait, no, actually four...) | letter vlog | Hank, Sandi Toksvig | Personal life (also: Projects) |
December
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | The Meaning of Life with Hank and John | Q&A | John, Hank | Philosophy & meaning (also: Nerdfighteria, Personal life) |
| 2025-12-05 | Why Don't Rockets Melt Themselves | documentary visit | Hank, Irwin | Science & nature (also: Personal life) |
| 2025-12-09 | Hank Green, from A to Z | list | John | Projects |
| 2025-12-12 | The Economics of a YouTube White Noise Video | announcement | Hank | Projects (also: Internet & YouTube, Global development) |
| 2025-12-16 | John Green's Brother | letter vlog | John | Personal life (also: Books & writing, Philosophy & meaning, Projects) |
| 2025-12-19 | My Big 2026 Prediction is...Not Fun | letter vlog | Hank | US politics & society (also: Nerdfighteria) |