We found 45 YouTube channels similar to Professor Dave Explains
Shares an emphasis on science education and literacy with Professor Dave Explains, evidenced by high search alignment on science education topics and a focus on accessible science content, though TEDx's presentation style is more lecture-based and diverse than Dave's structured explainer videos.
Direct overlap in organic chemistry topics and chemistry fundamentals, aligning on searches for organic chemistry and high-level chemistry review, with content similarly focused on clear explanations, though the Organic Chemistry Tutor often targets problem-solving walkthroughs.
Similar in debunking pseudoscience and myths, connecting to Dave Explains through critical-thinking and science literacy goals, but WIRED tends to cover broader science journalism and technology culture beyond focused explainers.
Shares content on skepticism discussions and scientific topics (including organic chemistry) and engages in historical science debates, with CrashCourse delivering rapid, classroom-style series versus Dave’s deeper, single-topic explainers.
Both engage in skepticism and ethics/philosophy discussions, appealing to audiences interested in critical thinking, though Alex O'Connor emphasizes philosophy debates whereas Dave concentrates on science explanations.
Targets chemistry education and high-school/undergraduate topics, mirroring Dave’s chemistry-focused explainers and educational approach, though Wacky Science is typically more lighthearted and audience-y in style.
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| #7 | 55% | SciShow | 74% | 8.4M | 27% | 3 |
| #8 | 55% | Big Think | 75% | 8.6M | 24% | 9 |
| #9 | 55% | Matt Dillahunty | 81% | 222K | 16% | 4 |
| #10 | 54% | TED-Ed ▶ | 72% | 22.4M | 26% | 4 |
| #11 | 53% | Sprouts ▶ | 72% | 1.9M | 25% | 3 |
| #12 | 53% | Edutopia | 66% | 268K | 33% | 7 |
| #13 | 51% | Wireless Philosophy | 74% | 364K | 17% | 3 |
| #14 | 51% | Cornell University | 74% | 91.7K | 17% | 2 |
| #15 | 51% | AsapSCIENCE | 71% | 10.8M | 19% | 3 |
| #16 | 49% | Club Random Podcast | 72% | 763K | 14% | 1 |
| #17 | 49% | BBC Radio 4 | 73% | 118K | 11% | 1 |
| #18 | 48% | Vanderbilt University | 74% | 61.9K | 10% | 2 |
| #19 | 48% | FutureLearn | 72% | 52.2K | 13% | 2 |
| #20 | 48% | University Hospitals | 74% | 30.7K | 9% | 1 |
| #21 | 48% | Global Forum on Nicotine | 71% | 3.4K | 14% | 1 |
| #22 | 48% | WGN News ▶ | 61% | 686K | 29% | 4 |
| #23 | 48% | Eurac Research | 71% | 3.8K | 14% | 1 |
| #24 | 48% | The Unqualified Tutor | 68% | 93.1K | 18% | 3 |
| #25 | 48% | Khan Academy | 71% | 9.3M | 13% | 6 |
| #26 | 48% | Psychlopaedia.org | 70% | 66.1K | 15% | 2 |
| #27 | 47% | Carnegie Mellon University | 69% | 165K | 16% | 2 |
| #28 | 47% | Oliver Lugg | 73% | 126K | 9% | 1 |
| #29 | 47% | BBC Ideas | 71% | 678K | 11% | 3 |
| #30 | 46% | simple, actually | 65% | 326K | 18% | 3 |
| #31 | 46% | Math and Science ▶ | 69% | 1.7M | 11% | 3 |
| #32 | 46% | Latinum | 58% | 39.6K | 27% | 8 |
| #33 | 46% | Free Animated Education ▶ | 68% | 153K | 13% | 3 |
| #34 | 45% | Scribbr | 68% | 430K | 11% | 1 |
| #35 | 45% | BioNetwork ▶ | 69% | 91.7K | 10% | 3 |
| #36 | 45% | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ▶ | 67% | 706K | 11% | 1 |
| #37 | 45% | David Pakman Show | 64% | 3.5M | 15% | 7 |
| #38 | 44% | National Geographic ▶ | 68% | 25.9M | 9% | 2 |
| #39 | 44% | EASY LATIN | 64% | 61.7K | 14% | 1 |
| #40 | 44% | BTStories | 65% | 1.6K | 11% | 1 |
| #41 | 44% | PAHO TV | 66% | 203K | 9% | 1 |
| #42 | 44% | American Psychological Association | 66% | 106K | 9% | 1 |
| #43 | 43% | Viral Maths | 64% | 474K | 11% | 1 |
| #44 | 43% | Easy Explained 2.0 | 65% | 5.4K | 9% | 1 |
| #45 | 41% | Concept Corridor | 61% | 39.1K | 11% | 1 |
The top competitors are TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers with an 82% match, The Organic Chemistry Tutor — 10.5M subscribers with a 64% match, and WIRED — 12.8M subscribers with a 62% match. They share a focus on educational, explanatory video content across science, technology, and learning topics.
Professor Dave Explains makes science education videos covering chemistry, physics, biochemistry, biology, and mathematics, as shown by channel keywords. Recent videos include debunking vaccine misinformation and science explanations, with an average of about 144K views per video and multiple uploads per week.
We analyze Professor Dave Explains'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.
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