About Here

Subscribers 244K

Videos 49

Views 17.8M

Channels Like About Here

About Here covers urban planning, city housing policy, and transportation and design topics through in-depth explorations and analyses. The channel uses a documentary-style approach with deep-dives into how cities are designed, taxed, and governed, often addressing housing, zoning, and public policy. Uploads average around 0.3 per week, with videos averaging approximately 432.9K views.

Similar Channels

We found 39 YouTube channels similar to About Here

Urban Planner Explained YouTube channel thumbnail

#1

Urban Planner Explained view on YouTube ▶

85% relevance

Subscribers 50.7K

Videos 33

Views 4.4M

Appearances 19

SERP 100%

Similarity 75%

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Both target audiences interested in urban planning topics and Vancouver-related queries like 'urban planning Vancouver,' with About Here sharing a high search alignment (100%) and substantial content overlap (75%), signaling similar subject matter but potentially different presentation style.

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#2

City Beautiful view on YouTube ▶

81% relevance

Subscribers 739K

Videos 200

Views 91.3M

Appearances 15

SERP 79%

Similarity 82%

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Similar focus on urban design and city development topics with Vancouver-centric queries, showing strong search overlap (79%) and solid content similarity (82%), indicating comparable subject matter and audience while maintaining distinct brand voice.

#3

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

71% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 23

SERP 79%

Similarity 67%

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Shares topics on urban renewal, density, and public space design that align with About Here's themes, reflected in a strong overall match (71%) driven by 79% search overlap and 67% content similarity, though TEDx Talks presents varied speakers and formats.

#4

CBC British Columbia

67% relevance

Subscribers 145K

Videos 13K

Views 120.7M

Appearances 18

SERP 57%

Similarity 74%

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CBC BC covers urban planning and downtown development in Vancouver, mirroring About Here's focus and yielding moderate-to-high alignment (67%) from 57% search overlap and 74% content similarity, likely appealing to a similar regional audience.

#5

Vox view on YouTube ▶

64% relevance

Subscribers 12.7M

Videos 2K

Views 3.8B

Appearances 9

SERP 53%

Similarity 72%

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Vox explores transportation planning and bike infrastructure policy, aligning with About Here's urban mobility angle, with notable search overlap (53%) and strong content similarity (72%), suggesting a shared audience but possibly broader explainer style.

#6

Oh The Urbanity!

62% relevance

Subscribers 112K

Videos 195

Views 15.1M

Appearances 8

SERP 26%

Similarity 85%

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Addresses bike infrastructure, density, and transit-oriented development—topics that overlap with About Here, evidenced by a solid overall match (62%) driven by high content similarity (85%) even though search overlap is low (26%), indicating similar content but different discovery paths.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include City Beautiful (81% match) and Urban Planner Explained (85% match) due to overlapping queries around urban planning, downtown development, and urban design guidelines. TEDx Talks (71% match) and Vox (64% match) also compete on broader urban renewal, density, and housing-related topics. About Here has 244K subscribers, while City Beautiful has 739K and Urban Planner Explained has 50.7K; TEDx Talks and Vox have very large audiences (44.2M and 12.7M, respectively). The shared queries include urban planning Vancouver, downtown development, housing policy, and transportation planning, indicating overlap in audience interests.

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#7	57%	Not Just Bikes ▶	82%	1.4M	19%	6
#8	57%	TED ▶	71%	27.2M	36%	11
#9	56%	The Transportation Channel	84%	1.2K	13%	1
#10	55%	Bipartisan Policy Center	71%	5.7K	29%	6
#11	54%	City of Vancouver	72%	8.9K	28%	5
#12	54%	Jay Jung Architect Inc.	83%	1.3K	11%	2
#13	53%	Yet Another Urbanist	80%	24.3K	12%	2
#14	52%	Urban Futures	80%	2.8K	11%	3
#15	52%	Shifter	77%	142K	15%	4
#16	52%	Planetizen ▶	76%	28.2K	15%	4
#17	52%	imperatur	79%	334K	11%	2
#18	50%	Hoog ▶	74%	1.1M	13%	1
#19	49%	Barry Berkus	72%	108K	15%	2
#20	48%	Roberts Architecture	70%	89.4K	15%	2
#21	48%	RMTransit ▶	74%	346K	9%	3
#22	48%	WIRED ▶	70%	12.8M	16%	6
#23	48%	ReasonTV	73%	1.3M	11%	3
#24	47%	EIT Urban Mobility	72%	3.1K	10%	1
#25	47%	naturally:wood	71%	4.2K	11%	3
#26	47%	Evan Holladay	71%	9.3K	10%	3
#27	47%	KPBS Public Media	71%	91.8K	10%	1
#28	47%	Explore Vancouver Canada	72%	21.8K	9%	3
#29	47%	Urbanist	71%	596K	11%	2
#30	45%	CTV News ▶	69%	2.3M	10%	5
#31	45%	CortreeTV	66%	1.6K	13%	1
#32	45%	Edmonton Journal	67%	39.5K	10%	1
#33	44%	Resonate Pictures	67%	7.2K	10%	1
#34	43%	CBC News: The National	64%	2.1M	12%	2
#35	43%	PBS NewsHour ▶	59%	5.2M	19%	5
#36	43%	Garrison Hayes	64%	180K	10%	1
#37	42%	BioTech Whisperer	63%	18.5K	10%	1
#38	42%	The City of Irving	61%	15.6K	13%	1
#39	39%	1011 News	59%	6.9K	10%	1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to About Here?

Urban Planner Explained — 50.7K subscribers, match 85%; City Beautiful — 739K subscribers, match 81%; TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers, match 71%. All three channels share a focus on urban planning, city design, and informative talks about how cities develop and function, similar to About Here's themes.

What type of content does About Here make?

About Here creates informative videos about urban planning and city development, as indicated by video titles such as The Bike Share Dilemma, North America's Elevator Problem, and Why is Metro Vancouver Creating a New Downtown? The channel averages ~432.9K views per video, with ~0.3 uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to About Here?

We analyze About Here'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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