The Quiz That Was Shared A Million Times
I’ve put the North-o-Meter, and some other old UsVsTh3m games, up at https://www.tomscott.com/usvsth3m/ – I’ve disabled the sharing buttons, though. No-one needs them to go viral again. In the middle part of “How To Be Popular On The Internet*”, it’s time to talk about giving the people what they want, about getting noticed, and about the north-south divide.
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@TomScottGo
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
I was genuinely worried this might turn into an ASMR video if I had to talk any lower than this. Apologies to whoever was in the next cabin.
@ProsecutorZekrom
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
I'm 72% Northern, which says it's around Hull, which is just north of where I'm actually from, Liverpool
@RightAwayProductions005
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
55% Northern, around Nottingham. I’m southern, but I study in Leicester and I know the lyrics to Ilkley Moor Bah T’at. Yay?
@rulerj6256
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
bro invented the buzzfeed quiz
@s-obsydie
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
You were 20 miles off
@s-obsydie
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
I want the sharing buttons back
@mellootron
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
i'm 89% northern, which is weird since singapore is south to england
@loafofbred0918
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
0:21 turn down those drums, you'll wake up the whole train!
@Gremlin-Burger
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
ed balls
@dilara1431
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
I am Turkish. I watch your videos to improve my English, I hope I can improve both my English and myself
@NotKyleChicago
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
27% – somewhere around London
Makes sense, though I'm from Chicago, USA area. 😂
@PTBP-CB
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
just went to play the northomiter. im from scunthorpe but it said Oxford 30% Northern. i am very southern, i look towards London for my cultural identity
@deceasedposter
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
"It's about human connections"
Massive, soulless media megacorporations climbing the youtube leaderboard:
@Prometheus2001
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
5:58 – watching in 2024 🙂
@keleighshepherd345
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
Ah'm a proud East Lancashire lass, closer t' Yorkshire than't other, but I still say I'm from't correct side o' North cos it's what tha does
But, as my brethren on't wrong side o' North I hope will agree, us are more siblings bickering. But you wet Southern folk, you malign either side, we'll soon sing from't same hymn sheet and mock you fer not wearing't shorts in't snow, and putting heating on at all
@Average_Outhaul_User
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
I tried the North-o-Meter and I ended up in the middle of the sea, that's about accurate lmao.
@jannis11
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
NoIcE
@Lenbot7
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
0% northern. Great i have never been to weher im from
@OrimaJam
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
I’m a Northerner, and I NEVER knew that we had a civil banter
@zappababe8577
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
Apparently I'm 100% Northern, likely in Newcastle. (I'm actually 5 miles outside of Birmingham) I got a good laugh out of it, so it served its purpose well! Bravo! 🎉
@jakeallerston-brockwell4148
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
Near York? Almost! Scooch about 20 miles east and you got me
@freddierhodes8201
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
I used to be about 30, 40% northen. Since going to University in the FAR north (Aberdeen), thats shot up to 70%. Interesting how that works.
@ruler255
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
Apparently i'm 65% northern, which is odd considering i am from north america
@Jubean
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
As an Australian, I'm 100% south of not only northern England, but also southern england
@mayab.8070
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
i got jersey
which isnt wrong i'm from nj
@amreichii
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
6:51 increadible
@malcolmmackie9765
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
I’m 200% northern, which makes sense because I’m from Scotland
@cyruskamhea1860
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
turns out the south of england is just america
@ItsDeveloper_
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
Tom you could have used the IPs of the people who visited the north-o-meter to accurately “predict” where in the uk everyone lived and just said 0% for everyone outside the uk, then thrown away the ip addresses.
@GinoFoto
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
Ed Balls done in 0.896 seconds, proudly hated by the daily mail
@jarodventure
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
This is my favourite ASMR video of the year, granted its the only one I've watched, but still
@Funniesgame
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
The Test: "The results are in! We reckon you're 0% northern"
Me: Alright, I'm not English anywa…
The Test: "That's somewhere around Jersey."
Me: …
@diegotalksmonke
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
As a faceless gorilla youtuber, I really liked this video
@10thdoctor15
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
I've just read that you're from Mansfield, that's not far from me. Glad someone acknowledges the Midlands.
@Greyrabbit22
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
I'm from Jersey!?
@ericherde1
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
I’m 100% northern, because I hate slave-owning traitors.
@basedokadaizo
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
i'm 30% Northern.
i am from Southeast USAmerica. so that's what happens if you do that.
@cdes68
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
As dumb as it may seem, the question to ask is: What for?
@christopherbrown1187
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
8t is just normal, people trust other people more when they look simmilar, if you whould be replaced by an alien, likenrhe oj3s from star wars or other bic scify series, the audience rate 2h9uld drop, because there is nothing to relate. So yes a white male is that what people want to see arround you, because this is what th
ey see all day, this is something theycould identify and trust.
@SMichaelDeHart
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
I really like Tom's ideas and videos, but I swear if you handcuffed his hands, he'd not be able to speak a complete paragraph. Kind of distracting 😅
@oliverkey1435
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
10% northern, somewhere around Bournemouth. I was born in Luton so I’m fine with that result.
@gingersperg
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
Turns out I'm 14% northern… I'm a scouser.
@hergedurrr
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 am
Mine says either Nottingham or Oxford area which is funny cuz I'm from the South Coast.