Calista

Subscribers 29.2K

Videos 21

Views 615.9K

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Calista covers ocean stories, field notes, and personal reflections presented as a digital nature diary. The content style leans toward explorations and coastal biology, with videos featuring sea slugs, sea stars, orcas, kelp forests, sea caves, and intertidal life—essentially deep-dives into coastal ecosystems and conservation storytelling. Uploads occur at about 0.5 per week, with an average of around 62.6K views per video, based on 21 published videos to date.

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81% relevance

Subscribers 14.3M

Videos 3.3K

Views 5.5B

Appearances 20

SERP 100%

Similarity 68%

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They closely target ocean exploration and sea life topics similar to Calista, with high search overlap (ocean exploration videos, sea life documentaries) but differ in style and broader documentary approach (81% match; content 68%).

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National Geographic view on YouTube

64% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 11K

Views 6.9B

Appearances 11

SERP 63%

Similarity 65%

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Shares audience interest in ocean exploration and sea life documentaries (queries like ocean exploration videos, sea life documentaries) and broad coastal science topics, but Calista’s niche is more focused while NatGeo spans wider geographic and educational content (64% match; content 65%).

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California Academy of Sciences

60% relevance

Subscribers 246K

Videos 1.5K

Views 34.6M

Appearances 4

SERP 35%

Similarity 76%

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Aligns on coastal ecosystems topics like kelp forest and coastline biodiversity (queries: kelp forest ecosystems, coastal habitat exploration) and thus attracts a similar audience, though Calista is less institution-driven and more creator-led (60% match; content 76%).

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58% relevance

Subscribers 1.0M

Videos 636

Views 356.2M

Appearances 10

SERP 44%

Similarity 68%

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58% relevance

Subscribers 3.5K

Videos 360

Views 382.1K

Appearances 3

SERP 28%

Similarity 78%

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58% relevance

Subscribers 1.0M

Videos 174

Views 131.0M

Appearances 10

SERP 30%

Similarity 76%

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Similar emphasis on ocean exploration and sea life documentaries, attracting the same audience while presenting shorter factual content, giving a comparable search footprint but with a fact-heavy angle (58% match; content 76%).

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Top competitors include BBC Earth (81% match) and National Geographic (64% match), both aligning on ocean exploration videos, sea life documentaries, and coastal learning. California Academy of Sciences (60% match) also competes, focusing on kelp forest ecosystems and coastline biodiversity. Calista has 29.2K subscribers, while BBC Earth has 14.3M and National Geographic 25.9M, highlighting substantial size differences. Shared queries include ocean exploration videos, sea life documentaries, sea stars ecology, and coastal nature themes, indicating overlapping audience interests and topic areas.

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#7	57%	My Nature Diaries	67%	17.6K	43%	7
#8	57%	The Marine Diaries	80%	1.3K	23%	2
#9	54%	Real Science	71%	2.1M	29%	3
#10	54%	Nat Geo Animals	70%	6.3M	29%	9
#11	53%	BlueWorldTV	76%	1.3M	19%	3
#12	53%	Nick Bingo	78%	998K	16%	3
#13	53%	Biology at Home	79%	7.0K	15%	2
#14	53%	EVNautilus	78%	664K	14%	2
#15	52%	Netflix	64%	32.9M	35%	8
#16	52%	Auralis	74%	97.1K	19%	3
#17	52%	Monterey Bay Aquarium	76%	474K	16%	5
#18	52%	YBS Youngbloods	77%	8.7M	13%	3
#19	51%	UnderH2Oshow	77%	9.9K	12%	2
#20	51%	Black Turtle Dive	72%	81.8K	20%	3
#21	51%	Ocean Pancake	71%	27.3K	21%	3
#22	51%	Ocean Conservation Namibia	69%	2.4M	24%	6
#23	51%	The Unseen Earth	75%	3.8K	14%	5
#24	51%	Free Documentary - Nature	70%	2.1M	21%	10
#25	50%	Mossy Earth	71%	703K	20%	2
#26	50%	Barny Dillarstone	75%	138K	12%	3
#27	50%	Sleepy Science Channel	65%	242K	27%	7
#28	50%	Nat Geo Kids	71%	1.8M	18%	4
#29	49%	Ocean Relaxation Film	73%	35.6K	14%	2
#30	49%	MyTranquilitee	71%	184K	16%	3
#31	49%	MAD GARDEN Science	70%	14.7K	16%	2
#32	49%	Nature on PBS	67%	1.2M	20%	2
#33	48%	Oceans Unknown	71%	8.2K	15%	1
#34	48%	Marley Peifer	70%	6.5K	16%	5
#35	48%	ADMIRALTY	68%	15.9K	19%	3
#36	47%	Badgerland Birding	68%	102K	16%	2
#37	47%	WIRED	62%	12.8M	24%	3
#38	46%	James Douglass	69%	1.1K	12%	1
#39	46%	Christopher Scott	69%	85.5K	12%	1
#40	46%	Dr. Plants	69%	5.2M	12%	1
#41	46%	8K VIDEOS HDR	66%	283K	15%	1
#42	46%	Brian Tissot	65%	16K	17%	2
#43	45%	Samuel Hirt	67%	2.0K	12%	1
#44	44%	TED	64%	27.2M	14%	4
#45	43%	TEDx Talks	64%	44.2M	13%	6
#46	43%	CNS English Department	64%	1.1K	12%	1
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Calista?

BBC Earth — 81% match, 14.3M subscribers; National Geographic — 64% match, 25.9M subscribers; California Academy of Sciences — 60% match, 246K subscribers. All three channels produce nature-focused documentary/content about wildlife, oceans, and natural history, which aligns with Calista's ocean and sea life themes.

What type of content does Calista make?

Calista creates nature and ocean-themed videos, with titles like Searching for sea slugs, Coastal Spring: Sea Stars, Orcas, and Snails, and Exploring Sea Caves: Bones, Sea Slugs, and Shifting Coastlines. The channel averages about 62.6K views per video and uploads roughly 0.5 times per week.

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