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Subscribers 535K

Videos 1.8K

Views 89.7M

Channels Like Cambridge University

Cambridge University's YouTube channel covers research, discoveries, and innovations from the University of Cambridge, with series like Cambridge Ideas featuring short films where top researchers reveal findings. Content spans education, academia, research, and higher education topics, including reviews and deep-dives, and the channel appears to publish a mix of long and short videos with an average around 265.7K views per video.

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We found 41 YouTube channels similar to Cambridge University

#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

82% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 41

SERP 100%

Similarity 71%

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Both target audiences seeking university research, higher education research, and university innovations (search 100% overlap; content 71%), showing Cambridge-like emphasis on scholarly ideas though TEDx uses talks rather than traditional university channels.

#2

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

51% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 6

SERP 23%

Similarity 70%

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They align with Cambridge on educational topics and curricula as seen in astronomy education and sociology of education (queries and content resemble academic topics), but CrashCourse presents in rapid, modular video formats rather than Cambridge's traditional scholarly channel style.

#3

TALE: The Archaeology Lecture E-library

50% relevance

Subscribers 9.9K

Videos 3.4K

Views 1.1M

Appearances 7

SERP 11%

Similarity 75%

computational archaeology

Shares a focus on computational archaeology and related academic topics (queries reflect computational archaeology; content closely mirrors scholarly lecture material), indicating a Cambridge-like emphasis on specialized, research-backed archaeology education.

#4

Yale University

48% relevance

Subscribers 435K

Videos 3.9K

Views 54.6M

Appearances 1

SERP 6%

Similarity 76%

ethics in research

Both are established research universities with related interests in ethics in research (queries show ethical considerations), aligning on institutional scholarly pursuits, though Yale operates as a peer research institution rather than a single university channel.

#5

Harvard Medical School

48% relevance

Subscribers 318K

Videos 553

Views 26.9M

Appearances 1

SERP 8%

Similarity 75%

medial education

Parallels Cambridge through medical education and research-oriented content (medical education queries; strong content alignment), underscoring a shared emphasis on advanced academic medicine albeit with HMS focusing on medical sciences.

#6

TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

47% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 1

SERP 8%

Similarity 73%

astronomy education

Similar to Cambridge in delivering educational content such as astronomy education (queries identical), though TED-Ed uses animated lessons and brief explainers rather than Cambridge's lecture-style university material.

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Discovered competitors include TEDx Talks (82% match) and CrashCourse (51% match) as the top two by match strength. They share overlapping queries with Cambridge related to university research, higher education research, and university innovations (TEDx Talks) and astronomy education and education sociology topics (CrashCourse). Cambridge University has 535K subscribers, while TEDx Talks has 44.2M subscribers and CrashCourse has 16.9M, indicating Cambridge is smaller in reach but competes in similar educational and research-oriented search spaces.

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#7	46%	University of Minnesota	71%	16.8K	9%	2
#8	46%	Harvard University	72%	2.8M	8%	1
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#10	45%	DW News ▶	67%	6.2M	12%	2
#11	45%	Dario Tringali	71%	12.9K	5%	1
#12	45%	TED ▶	70%	27.2M	6%	2
#13	45%	Law By Mike ▶	66%	17.7M	12%	3
#14	45%	BBC World Service ▶	70%	1.9M	6%	1
#15	45%	Simon Sinek ▶	69%	2.7M	8%	1
#16	45%	MIT OpenCourseWare ▶	70%	6.2M	7%	3
#17	44%	UC Berkeley Summer Sessions	70%	1.5K	6%	1
#18	44%	History Hit ▶	69%	1.9M	6%	2
#19	44%	Code Mechanics: My PhD Life in AI & Robotics	68%	4.6K	8%	1
#20	44%	WIRED ▶	69%	12.8M	6%	1
#21	44%	Storied ▶	69%	1.1M	6%	2
#22	44%	DW Documentary ▶	69%	6.4M	6%	2
#23	44%	Smart Student	64%	196K	14%	3
#24	44%	Uncharted Mysteries ▶	67%	256K	9%	2
#25	44%	BMC	68%	5.4K	6%	1
#26	43%	ASU News	69%	2.4K	5%	1
#27	43%	Prof. David Stuckler	69%	102K	5%	4
#28	43%	Grad Coach	67%	330K	8%	4
#29	43%	Study Hall	68%	163K	5%	2
#30	43%	U-M Computer Science and Engineering	67%	3.8K	6%	1
#31	43%	University of Nottingham	67%	126K	7%	2
#32	43%	The Space Race ▶	67%	712K	6%	1
#33	43%	Museum of Science	67%	790K	6%	1
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#37	42%	Academic English Now	62%	180K	11%	3
#38	42%	Sociologylearners	65%	11.7K	7%	4
#39	41%	Al Jazeera English	64%	17.5M	7%	5
#40	41%	The Wall Street Journal ▶	64%	6.6M	6%	1
#41	41%	Overly Sarcastic Productions ▶	65%	2.5M	5%	2

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Cambridge University?

TEDx Talks (82% match, 44.2M subscribers), CrashCourse (51% match, 16.9M subscribers), TALE: The Archaeology Lecture E-library (50% match, 9.9K subscribers). They share a focus on educational and academic content, with TEDx Talks and CrashCourse delivering broad educational talks and courses, while TALE provides specialized scholarly lectures.

What type of content does Cambridge University make?

Cambridge University creates educational and academic content, including expert analyses and institutional updates, as shown by titles like Welcome to Cambridge!, How can we keep children safe on social media?, Cambridge: A University of Sanctuary, and The war with Iran: An expert analysis. Upload frequency is not explicitly given, but the channel has an average of about 265.7K views per video.

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