Ben Zand
British filmmaker
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Benjamin Zand (born 2 February 1991) is a British journalist and YouTuber. He has received a AIB award and an RTS award.[1]
Early life
Career
Television career
Zand has worked for Channel 4, Discovery Channel, and the BBC.[1][3][4][5]
Journalism career
While at university, Zand worked for the Edinburgh Evening News and The Scotsman.[1]
YouTube career
Since September 2025, YouTube has hosted Zand's show Humans.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Documentaries
Much of Zand's work focuses on the manosphere and toxic masculinity[13][2][14][15] and incel-culture such as looksmaxxing[16] and "gooning" (excessive pornography consumption).[17] Other topics include serial killer Samuel Little,[18] QAnon,[19] whites-only settlement Kleinfontein[20][21] and musician R Kelly.[22]
Podcasts
With fellow journalist Stacey Dooley, Zand has launched the podcast Untangled.[23][24] He also releases The Zandland Show.[25][26][8]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Show | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | British Academy Television Awards | Television/short form | Kingpin Cribs | Nominated |
| 2022 | Association for International Broadcasting Awards | International affairs documentary | The Cult of Conspiracy: QAnon | Won |
| 2016 | Royal Television Society | Television Journalism Awards | Won |