Founded in 2017, the channel uploads videos regarding how-to trivia as well as history and knowledge and mistakes.

[4] Bright Side was created on 15 March 2017, and posts videos that are a mix of "facts", riddles and life hacks.

[6] In June 2019, Bright Side popularized a 382-day fast held in 1965 by Angus Barbieri, after creating an animated video recounting the event.

[7] Its most popular video is called "13 Tips on How to Survive Wild Animal Attacks", which was created in October 2017.

[citation needed] The channel is operated by TheSoul Publishing, a company founded by Russian developers Pavel Radaev and Marat Mukhametov.