Engineering Explained covers automotive and general engineering topics, focusing on how things work in cars through tutorials and deep-dives. Content is driven by video titles and keywords such as how it works, gear and transmission, turbocharger, horsepower, and EV tech, with a mix of reviews and detailed explanations. The channel publishes frequently (active since 2011) and averages about 682.5K views per video across its 1000+ uploads.
Similar Channels
We found 48 YouTube channels similar to Engineering Explained
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Both target car enthusiasts with explained engineering concepts (e.g., car engineering explained, internal combustion engines explained) and share high search alignment (100% for car engineering explained; 80% content similarity).
Similar audience seeking automotive engineering basics and engine/ transmission topics, reflected by solid search overlap and content coverage on basics and transmission technology overview.
Both present foundational automotive engineering topics and EV tech, with strong content focus on fundamentals (automotive engineering basics) and transmission/EV concepts, aligning with a mid-to-high search match and broad content coverage.
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Overlaps on engine fundamentals and turbo/ cooling topics, sharing a sizable search signal for turbocharger basics and engine basics, though content emphasizes practical explanations similar to EE’s approach.
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Targets car engineering explained and internal combustion engines explained, yielding strong search alignment and substantial content similarity to Engineering Explained’s fundamental explanations.
Shares interest in internal combustion engines and transmission concepts, with good search overlap; EE audience aligns on visualized engineering explanations though style differs.
Content Landscape
Discovered competitors include Donut (88% match) with 9.3M subscribers and Toyota USA (68% match) with 943K subscribers, both overlapping on queries like automotive engineering basics and internal combustion engines explained. The Engineers Post (66% match) and driving 4 answers (62% match) also compete on related topics such as transmission technology overview and turbocharger basics. Donut and Toyota USA are the top two by match strength, and Donut, with a much larger subscriber base, dominates in related search queries, while Engineering Explained shares common ground with The Engineers Post and driving 4 answers on foundational automotive engineering topics.
Which YouTube channels are most similar to Engineering Explained?
Donut — 88% match, 9.3M subscribers; Toyota USA — 68% match, 943K subscribers; The Engineers Post — 66% match, 696K subscribers. All three channels have engineering-focused content and analyze technical topics similar to Engineering Explained.
What type of content does Engineering Explained make?
Engineering Explained creates educational, engineering-focused videos about how things work, with topics like automotive powertrains, gears, transmissions, torque, horsepower, and performance. It uploads content with an average of about 682.5K views per video, and recent videos include topics such as transmission design, electric and hybrid technology, and specific car models, indicating a mix of explanatory and review-style formats. The channel appears to publish multiple videos per week, inferred from the recent video list and the stated average views per video.
How do we determine which channels are similar to Engineering Explained?
We analyze Engineering Explained's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.
