Channels Like American Museum of Natural History

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American Museum of Natural History
Subscribers 431K
Videos 1.1K
Views 112.5M

American Museum of Natural History covers topics across the natural world, universe, biology, fossils, geology, zoology, and human evolution, aligning with keywords like universe, big bang, space, astronomy, dinosaurs, evolution, and natural history. Content style spans deep-dives, educational explorations, and science-focused discussions, with videos such as ‘How Mantises Became Nature’s Strangest Assassins’ and ‘How Ants Make Our Cities Healthier,’ indicating a mix of in-depth explorations and tutorial-style presentations. The channel has 431K subscribers, 112.5M total views, 1100 videos published, and an active presence since May 22, 2008, with an average of about 76.2K views per video.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include CrashCourse (83% match) and BBC Earth Science (67% match) as the top two by match strength. They share overlapping queries related to universe cosmology basics, space exploration, and animal behavior ecology, with CrashCourse also aligning to bee pollination biology. National Geographic (66% match) also competes on dinosaur paleontology and climate-related topics, indicating common ground with AMNH’s fossil and climate discussions. In terms of audience size, AMNH has 431K subscribers, while CrashCourse has 16.9M and BBC Earth Science has 1.8M, illustrating a significant gap in subscriber scale despite overlapping content areas.

Similar Channels

We found 48 YouTube channels similar to American Museum of Natural History

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#1 CrashCourse

83% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 13
SERP 100%
Similarity 72%
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Shares audience for cosmology, ecology, and biology queries (universe cosmology basics, animal behavior ecology, bee pollination biology) similar to AMNH, with high search overlap (100%) but slightly lower content alignment (72%), indicating comparable topics presented in a faster-paced, educational style.

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#2 BBC Earth Science

67% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M
Videos 1.5K
Views 287.7M
Appearances 11
SERP 48%
Similarity 79%
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Competes for space, earth science, and astronomy-related searches (space exploration discoveries, earth science discoveries, astronomy telescope basics) and aligns closely in content with science storytelling, though AMNH has a stronger museum-focused depth while BBC emphasizes documentary storytelling (high content similarity 79%).

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#3 National Geographic

66% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M
Videos 11K
Views 6.9B
Appearances 10
SERP 61%
Similarity 70%
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Targets dinosaur paleontology, fossil records, and climate change evidence queries, matching AMNH's museum-curated science scope with strong content overlap (70%) and solid search overlap (61%), indicating parallel interest areas in natural history.

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#4 The Space Race

63% relevance

Subscribers 712K
Videos 434
Views 152.3M
Appearances 9
SERP 49%
Similarity 73%
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Appeals to audiences pursuing space exploration and Mars rover discoveries, sharing substantial subject overlap with AMNH in planetary science, reflected in high content similarity (73%) even if search overlap is moderate (49%).

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#5 Real Science

60% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M
Videos 172
Views 264.2M
Appearances 4
SERP 28%
Similarity 81%
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Covers insects’ ecological roles and mantis biology, aligning with AMNH’s life science themes; strong content alignment (81%) shows similar subject delivery, though search overlap is limited (28%), signaling niche but highly related content.

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#6 WIRED

59% relevance

Subscribers 12.8M
Videos 4.1K
Views 4.8B
Appearances 5
SERP 44%
Similarity 70%
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Delivers dinosaur paleontology and anatomy questions for audiences interested in science ideas and their implications, with notable content similarity (70%) and moderate search overlap (44%), indicating thematic overlap in natural history topics.

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#13 54% Creepy Crawler Chronicles 81% 1.2K 13% 1
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#15 53% List 25 78% 2.8M 16% 1
#16 53% Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell 75% 25.1M 20% 5
#17 53% Dinosaur Documentaries 77% 9.5K 17% 2
#18 52% Stanford 77% 2.1M 14% 2
#19 52% BBC Earth 77% 14.3M 14% 3
#20 51% The Geological Society 75% 13.3K 16% 2
#21 51% NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 75% 1.2M 15% 2
#22 51% Museum of Science 74% 787K 16% 1
#23 51% BBC Ideas 73% 678K 16% 1
#24 51% PBS Space Time 74% 3.4M 15% 2
#25 50% History of the Universe 73% 1.1M 16% 2
#26 50% Royal Entomological Society 75% 3.9K 13% 2
#27 50% Worldostats 74% 133K 13% 1
#28 49% History Hit 68% 1.9M 21% 2
#29 49% SentIntoSpace 71% 107K 16% 1
#30 49% School of GeoSciences 71% 1.7K 17% 5
#31 49% LearnToStargaze 73% 76.7K 13% 4
#32 48% TED-Ed 72% 22.4M 13% 3
#33 48% Alliterative 72% 47.8K 13% 1
#34 48% Dr. Steve Griffiths ♾️ 71% 7.5K 13% 1
#35 48% Vanderbilt University 67% 61.9K 19% 2
#36 48% Astronomy Network 71% 9.2K 13% 1
#37 47% FuseSchool - Global Education 62% 915K 25% 4
#38 47% The Museum Guide 69% 102K 13% 1
#39 47% Science Channel 69% 5.3M 13% 5
#40 46% Practical Planet 69% 52.3K 13% 3
#41 46% Stanford eCorner 68% 105K 13% 1
#42 44% NPR 64% 788K 13% 1
#43 43% Harper's Bazaar UK 64% 282K 13% 1
#44 43% Dr. Elder's Anatomy Channel 63% 11.9K 13% 1
#45 43% TODAY 63% 5.0M 13% 1
#46 43% Larry Keeley 58% 16.8K 20% 4
#47 42% University of Plymouth 60% 10.7K 15% 2
#48 42% Newcastle University 61% 22.1K 13% 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to American Museum of Natural History?

CrashCourse (16.9M subscribers, 83% match), BBC Earth Science (1.8M subscribers, 67% match), and National Geographic (25.9M subscribers, 66% match). All are science-focused channels that cover broad educational topics in science, nature, and the universe, similar to AMNH's museum and natural history content.

What type of content does American Museum of Natural History make?

AMNH creates educational science content across topics like dinosaurs, space, evolution, fossils, and biology, as seen in titles about dinosaur eggs, space rocks, climate, and moving universes. They upload multiple videos per week, with an average around 76.2K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to American Museum of Natural History?

We analyze American Museum of Natural History'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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