Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim German YouTuber From Heppenheim

Latest Videos From Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim’s YouTube Channel

Ich kann's nicht länger verstecken 🤰🏻

16 Feb 2023

Woran erkenne ich einen intelligenten Menschen?

18 Sep 2018

Teure Hipster - Gentrifizierung | #DieDebatte

30 May 2018

Die Kinder von heute | #DieDebatte

7 Feb 2018

Welche Ausbildung passt zu dir? | Chemie | #ElementareVielfalt

1 Dec 2017

Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim on Social Media

Counts with the date they were read

YT YouTube The Secret Life Of Scientists 64.5K 64,500 subscribers, as of April 2025

IG Instagram @maithink 757K 756,553 followers, as of October 2026

X X (Twitter) @maithi_nk

Instagram stats

Data as of 10 October 2026

Followers

757K @maithink

Engagement rate

6.00% well above average for accounts this size

Average likes

45,088

Average comments

305 Based on the last 11 posts

Figures from public Instagram data via the official Meta API; refreshed about every 30 days.

Biography

Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, born 7 August 1987 in Heppenheim, is a German YouTuber. The YouTube account had 64.5K subscribers when last counted in April 2025.

Early life

She attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (chemistry), finishing in 2012; Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (chemistry); and RWTH Aachen University.

Recognition

She won the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2020. Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim also has received a German Webvideo award (2018) and a Grimme Online Award (2018) for MaiThink X. Altogether, 16 wins and one nomination are listed.

Personal life

She is married to Matthias Leiendecker. She has one child on record.

Awards and nominations

16 won, 1 nominated

Year	Award	For	Result
2026	Grimme-Preis	MaiThink X – The Show	Won
2022	Aachener Ingenieurpreis		Won
2022	Lorenz Oken Medal		Won
2021	Grimme-Preis		Won
2021	Henri Nannen Award		Won
2021	Hessian Cultural Prize		Won
2021	Leibniz Medal		Won
2021	Theodor Heuss Medal		Won
2020	Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany		Won
2020	GDCh Prize For Journalism And Literature		Won
2020	Goldene Kamera Digital Award	MaiThink X	Won
2020	Heinz Oberhummer Award for Science Communication		Won
2020	Umweltmedienpreis		Won
2019	Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award		Won
2018	German Webvideo award		Won

Show all 17 entries

Year	Award	For	Result
2018	Grimme Online Award	MaiThink X	Won
2021	German Non-Fiction Prize		Nominated

Frequently asked questions

How old is Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim?

Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim is 39 years old, born on 7 August 1987 in Heppenheim.

How many followers does Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim have?

Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim has 757K followers on Instagram, as counted in October 2026.

What is Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim’s nationality?

Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim is German, born in Heppenheim.

Who is Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim married to?

Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim is married to Matthias Leiendecker.

Has Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim won any awards?

Yes. 16 awards are on record, including Grimme-Preis (2026) for MaiThink X – The Show.

Sources

• Wikidata (Q29169693), accessed October 2026
• Follower counts: dated individually above
• YouTube: video titles and publish dates
• Photo: Viet Nguyen-Kim · CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Last checked 10 October 2026 by the Wiki of Celebs editorial team

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