5:15Long-form

Do imaginary friends make you smarter?

United StatesPublished April 9, 2026

Views 1.46M  |  Likes 8.5K  |  Comments 714
Views#1,941,738Global
Views#455,455United States

Channel

TED-EdTED-Ed
22.9M subs•2.38K videos•Mar 2011

This video has 1.46M views and 8.50K likes, ranking #1,941,738 globally among tracked YouTube videos by view count.

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Views

1,463,272

Likes

8,500

Comments

714

Performance vs. channel

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Engagement rate

Revenue estimate

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Total (all-time): $1.02K – $2.92K

Based on estimated $0.7–$2 CPM.

About

Explore the psychology behind why children invent imaginary companions and what skills they can develop through pretend play. -- Amia and her friend Zelba have been inseparable for nearly a year. They share secrets, play games, and rule over imaginary kingdoms. Amia sometimes has bad ideas, and Zelba goes along with …

Published
April 9, 2026
Made for kids
No

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