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Subscribers 431K

Videos 1.1K

Views 112.5M

Channels Like American Museum of Natural History

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.

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#1

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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.

#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 view on YouTube ▶

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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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%).

#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.

#6

WIRED view on YouTube ▶

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.

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.

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#7	59%	PBS Eons	82%	3.2M	24%	6
#8	58%	Professor Dave Explains ▶	71%	4.2M	39%	7
#9	56%	Astrum ▶	79%	2.8M	21%	3
#10	55%	Be Smart	82%	5.8M	15%	3
#11	55%	Destiny	82%	2.0M	14%	3
#12	54%	Deep Look ▶	78%	2.4M	18%	3
#13	54%	Creepy Crawler Chronicles	81%	1.2K	13%	1
#14	53%	HISTORY ▶	75%	15.2M	21%	7
#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%	9.9K	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%	790K	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%	4.0K	13%	2
#27	50%	Worldostats	74%	136K	13%	1
#28	49%	History Hit ▶	68%	1.9M	21%	2
#29	49%	SentIntoSpace	71%	108K	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%	47.9K	13%	1
#34	48%	Dr. Steve Griffiths ♾️	71%	7.6K	13%	1
#35	48%	Vanderbilt University	67%	62.6K	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
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#40	46%	Practical Planet	69%	52.9K	13%	3
#41	46%	Stanford eCorner	68%	106K	13%	1
#42	44%	NPR	64%	788K	13%	1
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#44	43%	Dr. Elder's Anatomy Channel	63%	12.6K	13%	1
#45	43%	TODAY ▶	63%	5.0M	13%	1
#46	43%	Larry Keeley	58%	16.9K	20%	4
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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?

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