BBC Earth

Subscribers 14.3M

Videos 3.3K

Views 5.5B

Channels Like BBC Earth

BBC Earth showcases nature and wildlife content through documentary-style videos, featuring heart-pounding action and the wonders of the natural world. The channel uses deep-dives and narrations—often tied to Sir David Attenborough's series—with a mix of long-form explorations and nature clips, and uploads frequently enough to maintain an active presence. It has 14.3M subscribers, about 5.5B total views across 3300 videos, with an average around 129.4K views per video.

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Similar Channels

We found 47 YouTube channels similar to BBC Earth

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#1

Free Documentary - Nature view on YouTube

91% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M

Videos 606

Views 701.5M

Appearances 13

SERP 100%

Similarity 85%

wildlife documentaries nature documentaries premier wildlife moments

Very high search overlap (100% for searches like wildlife documentaries and nature documentaries) with BBC Earth, and strong content overlap (85%), indicating a similar documentary-focused approach to wildlife and nature storytelling.

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#2

Our World

75% relevance

Subscribers 534K

Videos 939

Views 139.7M

Appearances 5

SERP 57%

Similarity 87%

wildlife documentaries nature documentaries nature documentary storytelling

High audience-alignment via searches for wildlife and nature documentaries (57% search) and strong content similarity (87%), suggesting a shared focus on nature storytelling with comparable documentary style.

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WILD NATURE - Nature animal documentary YouTube channel thumbnail

#3

WILD NATURE - Nature animal documentary view on YouTube

72% relevance

Subscribers 192K

Videos 81

Views 38.1M

Appearances 5

SERP 53%

Similarity 84%

wildlife documentaries animal migration journeys

Shares broad wildlife documentary searches (search 53%) and very high content similarity (84%), aligning on animal-focused natural history content with evocative footage and journeys.

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#4

CrashCourse view on YouTube

68% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 4

SERP 70%

Similarity 66%

animal behavior videos wildlife behavior explained ecosystem dynamics

Moderate search overlap on animal behavior and ecosystem topics (70% search) and moderate content similarity (66%), indicating similar educational angles on biology but with a more explainers/e-learning presentation rather than pure nature visuals.

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#5

Discovery Education UK view on YouTube

67% relevance

Subscribers 35.6K

Videos 150

Views 7.9M

Appearances 4

SERP 66%

Similarity 69%

habitat discovery videos

Comparable in topic scope with habitat discovery queries (66% search) and solid content overlap (69%), reflecting an educational nature focus similar to BBC Earth’s environmental content.

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#6

Nat Geo Animals

65% relevance

Subscribers 6.3M

Videos 4.2K

Views 1.8B

Appearances 7

SERP 44%

Similarity 79%

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Shares wildlife and nature documentary queries (44% search) and high content similarity (79%), indicating a strong overlap in wildlife-focused documentary footage and storytelling.

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Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include Free Documentary - Nature (91% match, 2.1M subscribers) and Our World (75% match, 534K subscribers) as top rivals. WILD NATURE - Nature animal documentary (72% match, 192K subscribers) also aligns closely. These channels share overlapping queries with BBC Earth such as wildlife documentaries, nature documentaries, and nature documentary storytelling. Free Documentary - Nature has a larger subscriber base than BBC Earth, while Our World and WILD NATURE are smaller but compete on similar topics. The match on queries like wildlife documentaries and nature documentaries connects BBC Earth to these competitors.

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Rank	Relevance	Channel	Similarity	Subscribers	SERP	Appearances
#7	64%	Netflix	72%	32.9M	53%	8
#8	64%	Discover Wildlife	85%	23.8K	32%	1
#9	63%	Smithsonian Channel	78%	4.3M	41%	4
#10	62%	Relaxation Film	73%	958K	47%	5
#11	61%	TEDx Talks	68%	44.2M	50%	5
#12	60%	TED	72%	27.2M	43%	4
#13	60%	Claws	80%	527K	30%	2
#14	60%	Seriously Scientific	76%	8.1K	36%	3
#15	58%	All.About.Nature	83%	159K	21%	2
#16	58%	National Geographic	76%	25.9M	32%	6
#17	58%	NatureVista - English	83%	7.4K	20%	2
#18	58%	Filming The Wild	77%	3.9K	29%	2
#19	58%	Go Wild	79%	678K	26%	1
#20	58%	Top Fives	73%	3.1M	34%	2
#21	58%	Bozeman Science	65%	1.4M	47%	3
#22	57%	Pathfinders Travel	77%	36.6K	26%	1
#23	56%	Texas Parks and Wildlife	77%	140K	26%	1
#24	56%	Nature Relaxation Films	77%	1.0M	25%	4
#25	55%	4K Ocean World	73%	36.4K	28%	2
#26	55%	Cat Trumpet	71%	589K	32%	1
#27	55%	Learn Bright	69%	896K	34%	5
#28	55%	BBC	70%	15.4M	32%	5
#29	55%	Travpedia	79%	161K	18%	2
#30	54%	Explore Nature Today	76%	166K	21%	2
#31	54%	Animal Behavior Corner	76%	3.9K	21%	2
#32	54%	Khan Academy	67%	9.3M	34%	3
#33	54%	8K VIDEOS HDR	75%	287K	21%	2
#34	52%	Jasmin and James	66%	31.8M	32%	1
#35	52%	National Biodiversity Data Centre	75%	2.7K	17%	1
#36	51%	Get.factual	73%	818K	19%	2
#37	51%	Inspire Education	63%	31.8K	34%	2
#38	51%	TED-Ed	65%	22.4M	29%	2
#39	49%	Lesson Boosters - Kids Science and History Videos	69%	9.4K	19%	2
#40	49%	Al Jazeera English	59%	17.5M	33%	2
#41	47%	The Pique Lab	68%	18.2K	17%	1
#42	46%	African Roots And Routes	64%	1.9K	18%	2
#43	46%	Daily Dose Of Internet	65%	20.7M	17%	1
#44	46%	The National Lottery	60%	351K	24%	4
#45	46%	Zem Fitness	62%	122K	21%	1
#46	45%	FuseSchool - Global Education	60%	915K	22%	2
#47	44%	NLB Singapore	63%	10.4K	17%	1

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to BBC Earth?

BBC Earth's biggest competitors are Free Documentary - Nature (91% match, 2.1M subscribers), Our World (75% match, 534K subscribers), and WILD NATURE - Nature animal documentary (72% match, 192K subscribers). They share a focus on nature, wildlife, and documentary-style videos similar to BBC Earth.

What type of content does BBC Earth make?

BBC Earth creates documentary-style nature and wildlife content. Video titles show topics like animal behaviors, wildlife in Africa, nature moments narrated by David Attenborough, and 4K nature visuals. Upload frequency is implied by the note 'Average: 129.4K views/video, ~? uploads/week', suggesting regular uploads with multiple videos per week, and average views around 129.4K per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to BBC Earth?

We analyze BBC Earth'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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