How Many Human Species Lived on Earth? | The Science of Human Origins

Modern humans are not the only kind of humans who walked this planet. Over the last two million years, at least 10 human species in the genus Homo lived, thrived, and sometimes coexisted. From Homo habilis to Neanderthals, Denisovans, and the ‘hobbit’ humans of Indonesia, this video gives a concise, research-based overview of our closest evolutionary relatives.

This is not speculation — it’s built on decades of paleoanthropology and genetics research. Sources include works by Chris Stringer (The Origin of Our Species), Ian Tattersall (Becoming Human), and Daniel Lieberman (The Story of the Human Body).
Learn how these species shaped our story, why some vanished, and how their DNA still lives within us today.

If you’re curious about human evolution, anthropology, and the science of where we came from, this is for you."