Adult Swim

Subscribers 8.2M

Videos 8.6K

Views 4.8B

Channels Like Adult Swim

Adult Swim covers adult animation and comedy content, including show clips, behind-the-scenes style discussions, storyboard commentaries, and deep-dives into animation styles and specific series. The channel features a mix of long-form videos and trailers for shows like Rick and Morty and Primal, as well as style analyses and retrospectives, with an average of about 132.5K views per video and a duration around 18 minutes, published across an active period since 2006. Upload frequency appears as frequent episodic and feature content, spanning talky commentaries, trailers, and best-of retrospectives.

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Similar Channels

We found 41 YouTube channels similar to Adult Swim

#1

Basement Life

85% relevance

Subscribers 72.9K

Videos 49

Views 4.6M

Appearances 2

SERP 99%

Similarity 76%

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High overlap in cult animation queries and cult cartoon reviews suggests a shared audience interested in fringe, offbeat animated series similar to Adult Swim's niche appeal, with 76% content similarity indicating comparable review/analysis style.

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#2

FreedomToons

81% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 677

Views 306.5M

Appearances 5

SERP 100%

Similarity 69%

animated comedy debates

Animated comedy debates align with Adult Swim's umbrella of humor-driven, animation-based content, reflected by an 100% search overlap but only 69% content similarity, indicating fans seek debate-style animation but the format differs from Adult Swim's lineup.

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#3

WatchMojo.com view on YouTube

79% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 32K

Views 17.9B

Appearances 9

SERP 96%

Similarity 67%

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Presence in searches for 'adult swim shows' and 'animated series reviews' shows direct audience and topic overlap, with 96% search similarity but 67% content similarity, indicating WatchMojo covers Adult Swim material in list/collection formats rather than same style.

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#4

Serum Lake

78% relevance

Subscribers 88.4K

Videos 516

Views 29.2M

Appearances 2

SERP 92%

Similarity 69%

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queries for animated series reviews and cult animation series point to a shared interest in cult or niche animation, with 92% search overlap and 69% content overlap, denoting similar subjects but different presentation.

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#5

HBO Max

78% relevance

Subscribers 3.0M

Videos 234K

Views 2.1B

Appearances 4

SERP 84%

Similarity 74%

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Users search for 'HBOMax animation library,' yielding an 84% search overlap with Adult Swim topics, and 74% content similarity, indicating broad overlap in animated adult-oriented content despite HBO Max’s mainstream catalog.

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#6

Alanhuynhworks

69% relevance

Subscribers 8.8K

Videos 33

Views 200.9K

Appearances 2

SERP 66%

Similarity 70%

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Storyboard commentary and animation storyboard tips attract viewers who enjoy behind-the-scenes or production-focused content, evidenced by 66% search overlap and 70% content similarity, signaling a related but structurally distinct niche.

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Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include WatchMojo.com (79% match) and FreedomToons (81% match) as top competitors by match strength, with Basement Life at 85% match. All three share overlapping queries around adult animation, animated series reviews, and cult animation topics; WatchMojo also competes on adult swim shows and channel competitor queries, while FreedomToons focuses on animated comedy debates. Adult Swim has 8.2M subscribers, substantially larger than Basement Life (72.9K) and FreedomToons (1.1M), highlighting a large gap in audience size but with overlapping content areas in animation analysis and reviews.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Adult Swim?

Adult Swim's biggest competitors on YouTube are Basement Life (72.9K subscribers, 85% match), FreedomToons (1.1M subscribers, 81% match), and WatchMojo.com (25.9M subscribers, 79% match). They share a focus on animated or entertainment content that targets similar comedy and pop culture audiences.

What type of content does Adult Swim make?

Adult Swim creates animated comedy content featuring shows and short-form videos, with titles like Rick and Morty Season 9 trailer, Smiling Friends episodes, Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal commentary, and Rooster Fighter previews. The channel averages about 132.5K views per video, with a mix of uploads (recent titles listed) and multiple uploads across genres, suggesting a steady posting cadence.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Adult Swim?

We analyze Adult Swim'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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