QuizKnock

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QuizKnock
Company type Kabushiki-kaisha (KK)
Industry Entertainment, Education
FoundedMarch 20, 2019;6 years ago (2019-03-20) in Tokyo, Japan
Founder Takushi Izawa
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Number of employees
200 (2024)
YouTube information
QuizKnock logo (red).svg
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Channel
Created by Takushi Izawa
Presented by
Years active2016–present
Genre(s) Entertainment, Quiz, Game show
Subscribers2.46 million [1]
Views3.31 billion [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2018
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2019
Last updated: March 9, 2025
Website quizknock.com

QuizKnock is a Japanese media group and YouTube channel focused on question-and-answer-style quizzes. It was founded by Takushi Izawa in October 2016. The channel has amassed over 2 million subscribers as of March 2025.

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History

QuizKnock was founded on October 2, 2016, by Takushi Izawa, a student of the University of Tokyo. He said in an interview with The Japan News that the first members are part of the University of Tokyo's Quiz Club. He also said that he founded the group because he "wanted to create a system that would encourage people to proactively seek out information." They started creating quizzes online but failed to reach a wide audience. [2] [3] [4] According to Fukura P, the name QuizKnock comes from "knocking on the door to the world through quizzes". [5]

In December of that year, Fukura P, who works as the group's quiz maker, joined the group and proposed to create a YouTube channel, which was the first ever channel to be specialized in quizzes in Japan.[ citation needed ] [6] [5] In 2017, Shunki Sugai joined the group. On March 20, 2019, Izawa dropped out of the University of Tokyo Graduate School and founded QuizKnock kabushiki-gaisha (QuizKnock Co., Ltd.). [3] The channel hit 1 million subscribers in 2019. [7]

The group made an appearance in the 2020 anime Ahare! Meisaku-kun  [ ja ]. [8] [9] In 2020, they uploaded a video featuring Japanese science YouTuber "Geki Labo", which includes Yamamoto Yoshiaki gargling liquid nitrogen as part of the quiz. RealSound praised the video for its "High Quality" production but commented that the stunt is dangerous. [10] The group held a QuizKnock 5th Anniversary Exhibition in October 2021 in Shibuya. [11] Mon and Gon Higashi joined the group in 2022 and serve as the group's quiz masters. [2] The channel hit 2 million subscribers on March 10, 2023. [12] The group was ranked 6th on the "Favorite YouTuber Ranking" conducted by Oricon for 2023. [13] As of 2024, QuizKnock Co., Ltd. has about 200 employees comprising project planners, question writers, editors and proofreaders. [2] [14]

They collaborated with the Imperial Household Agency to create puzzles set in the Imperial Palace East Garden which can be solved through their smartphones. The event is set to run from March 18, 2025 to March 31, 2027. The project is part of an effort to help deepen understanding of the Imperial Family and to appeal to younger generations. [15] [16]

Members

Reception

The Japan News describes the group as "bounded by 'respect on knowledge'" [2] RealSound praised QuizKnock for combining entertainment and knowledge. [14] In a survey conducted by Oricon, parents praise the channels for portraying quizzes as "fun" and "enjoyable". [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "About QuizKnock". YouTube.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Takamichi, Asakawa (July 26, 2024). "QuizKnock Entertains and Informs with 'Correct' Quizzes; Meet the Group Bound by 'Respect for Knowledge'". The Japan News . Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "『東大王』卒業の伊沢拓司が送るYouTubeチャンネル「QuizKnock」 "知識自慢"にとどまらない、その魅力とは？". Real Sound (in Japanese). April 3, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ "QuizKnock5周年の展望を伊沢拓司が明かす 佐藤健、カズレーザー、高山一実からメッセージも". Real Sound (in Japanese). September 30, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "「仮想敵」がなくなった瞬間 クイズノックふくらPさんの克服体験：朝日新聞". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). August 22, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ "ウェブメディア「QuizKnock」の舞台裏に迫る！福良拳・河村拓哉・須貝駿貴インタビュー（前編） | QUIZ JAPAN". QuizJapan (in Japanese). July 29, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  7. ↑ Shimada, Miho Arai, Kimiko (December 27, 2019). "YouTubeチャンネル100万人登録に到達したQuizKnockに聞く". BuzzFeed (in Japanese). Retrieved March 9, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "データベースで探す". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  9. ↑ "「あはれ！名作くん」QuizKnockから伊沢拓司、ふくらP、須貝駿貴の出演が決定". My Navi Magazine. October 29, 2020. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ "液体窒素でうがいをすると……？ QuizKnock × 元気先生の"実験動画"がスゴイ". Real Sound (in Japanese). February 24, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  11. ↑ "QuizKnock・伊沢拓司『ラヴィット！』は「クイズの本質を突いている」 ふくらPは答え合わせの魅力を語る". Oricon . July 11, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  12. ↑ "QuizKnock、YouTube登録者200万人達成 伊沢拓司「本当にみなさんのおかげ」". KAI-YOU (in Japanese). March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  13. 1 2 "『好きなYouTuber』二宮和也率いる"よにのちゃんねる"が2連覇". Oricon . Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  14. 1 2 "QuizKnockの動画が面白い理由とは？ 6ヶ月の密着動画に見えた"エンタメと知の融合"の裏側". Real Sound (in Japanese). December 3, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  15. ↑ "宮内庁 ホームページ大改修、皇居で謎解きイベントも……カジュアル化続く広報戦略を辛酸なめ子に聞く". Real Sound (in Japanese). February 22, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  16. ↑ "皇居「謎解きの旅」 問題は伊沢拓司さんのチームとコラボ 18日から皇居東御苑で". Asahi News Network (in Japanese). March 17, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  17. ↑ "QuizKnock・山本祥彰さん 早稲田大学高等学院 陸上部とももクロ、高校生クイズに夢中だった". The Asahi Shimbun . Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  18. ↑ "元東大王率いる「QuizKnock」より、河村拓哉が『世界ふしぎ発見！』に出演！ その魅力が伝わる動画とは？". Real Sound (in Japanese). June 5, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  19. ↑ "QuizKnock". web.quizknock.com. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
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