Cities of the Future YouTube channel thumbnail

Subscribers 34.4K

Videos 230

Views 2.7M

Channels Like Cities of the Future

Cities of the Future analyzes and showcases technology-driven projects shaping cities around the world, using video titles and descriptions that emphasize future infrastructure, urban design, and megaprojects. The channel appears to publish content that explore concepts and developments (e.g., towers, airports, hospitals, and environmental initiatives) with a focus on design futures, urban innovation, and sustainable city design, likely through deep-dives and project spotlights. It shows an active publishing history since 2017 and averages roughly 29.1K views per video, with a total of 2.7M views across 230 published videos and a subscriber base of 34.4K.

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#1

Urban Planner Explained view on YouTube ▶

81% relevance

Subscribers 50.7K

Videos 33

Views 4.4M

Appearances 32

SERP 100%

Similarity 69%

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High overlap in audience for future cities and urban design topics (queries: future cities, urban future design, sustainable city design) with a strong content alignment (69%), making it similar in focus though potentially differing in presentation style.

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#2

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

72% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 30

SERP 85%

Similarity 63%

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Broad alignment on urban future design and urban innovation queries, combined with substantial content overlap (63%), indicating audiences interested in visionary city ideas and infrastructure debates.

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#3

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57% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M

Videos 301

Views 414.7M

Appearances 15

SERP 27%

Similarity 76%

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Shares interest in mega-scale urban projects and vertical/city design (queries: vertical city design, mega city projects, architectural megaprojects) with high content relevance (76%), showing overlap in aspirational, large-scale development topics.

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#4

TED view on YouTube ▶

55% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M

Videos 5.5K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 15

SERP 36%

Similarity 68%

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Similar emphasis on urban planning futures and sustainable city design (queries: urban future design, sustainable city design) with solid content alignment (68%), reflecting a shared focus on innovative city concepts.

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#5

Going Green

54% relevance

Subscribers 72.5K

Videos 194

Views 7.1M

Appearances 9

SERP 27%

Similarity 72%

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Aligned around sustainable and green urban design (queries: sustainable city design, green urban design) with strong content match (72%), indicating a shared eco-focused city design perspective.

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#6

WIRED view on YouTube ▶

52% relevance

Subscribers 12.8M

Videos 4.1K

Views 4.8B

Appearances 12

SERP 34%

Similarity 64%

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Overlap on urban future design and smart city/sustainable design topics (queries: urban future design, sustainable city design) with moderate content similarity (64%), suggesting a tech-forward take on cities.

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Discovered competitors include Urban Planner Explained (81% match) and TED (72% match) as top contenders. Both share overlapping queries with Cities of the Future such as future cities, urban future design, sustainable city design, and urban innovation. Other notable competitors are MegaBuilds (57% match) and TED (55% match), which align on topics like vertical city design, mega city projects, and architectural megaprojects. Going Green (54% match) also competes on sustainable city design and green urban design. Cities of the Future has 34.4K subscribers, compared with Urban Planner Explained’s 50.7K, TED’s 44.2M, MegaBuilds’ 1.6M, TED’s 27.2M, and Going Green’s 72.5K, showing a substantial gap to the largest players while competing for similar search queries about future cities, urban design, and infrastructure.

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#8	50%	Modern Life Studio ▶	78%	27K	8%	5
#9	49%	Vox ▶	65%	12.7M	25%	10
#10	49%	NVIDIA ▶	69%	2.2M	18%	4
#11	49%	Cosmic Echo	75%	51.1K	9%	3
#12	49%	City Beautiful ▶	72%	739K	14%	5
#13	48%	Top 10 Discoveries Official	75%	24.9K	8%	5
#14	48%	Urban Design Lab	72%	12.1K	12%	5
#15	48%	Civil Mentors ▶	74%	203K	9%	5
#16	48%	AI Uncovered ▶	68%	234K	17%	9
#17	47%	Arup	68%	14K	16%	3
#18	46%	Thansis1997	69%	1.4M	12%	2
#19	46%	T4rget	71%	147K	9%	1
#20	46%	10 Design	69%	1.5K	10%	2
#21	45%	WorkingNation	71%	4.6K	8%	2
#22	45%	UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment	70%	9.1K	8%	1
#23	45%	DW Shift	65%	69.9K	15%	3
#24	45%	Top Fives ▶	69%	3.1M	9%	3
#25	45%	ChrisBricks	69%	20.4K	8%	3
#26	45%	CNBC International ▶	65%	1.4M	14%	2
#27	44%	TravellersBazaar	68%	5.7K	9%	1
#28	44%	Natural England	66%	3.2K	12%	3
#29	44%	World Tour	68%	111K	9%	1
#30	44%	Freethink	69%	1.4M	7%	4
#31	44%	Glasgow City Council	68%	1.9K	9%	2
#32	44%	Streetscapes ▶	68%	10.9K	9%	4
#33	44%	Toronto Metropolitan University	66%	9.0K	11%	2
#34	44%	Practical Engineering ▶	68%	4.7M	8%	1
#35	44%	Volvo Group	63%	20.2K	15%	4
#36	44%	Planetizen ▶	67%	28.2K	9%	3
#37	44%	Gartner	64%	78.4K	13%	2
#38	42%	The Wall Street Journal ▶	63%	6.6M	12%	7
#39	42%	PBS Terra	65%	884K	8%	3
#40	42%	Engadget ▶	65%	1.4M	7%	2
#41	42%	CrashCourse ▶	56%	16.9M	21%	5
#42	41%	Science University of Copenhagen	63%	3.7K	8%	1
#43	41%	Esri Canada	63%	12.8K	8%	1
#44	40%	Flatland	60%	7.1K	10%	2
#45	40%	Journeyman Pictures	60%	2.6M	11%	2
#46	38%	Making Politics Simple ▶	59%	2.2K	8%	1

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Cities of the Future?

Urban Planner Explained — 81% match, 50.7K subscribers; TEDx Talks — 72% match, 44.2M subscribers; MegaBuilds — 57% match, 1.6M subscribers. All three channels produce education-focused, architecture/urban design content that explains planning concepts, projects, and speculative future developments, aligning with Cities of the Future's thematic focus.

What type of content does Cities of the Future make?

Cities of the Future creates videos about future-city projects and architectural developments, with titles like Future Battery-metals Plant and Underwater Robots Designed by Bjarke Ingels for The Metals Company and Future Nanjing - Oasis Towers - Residential and mixed use complex by MVRDV. The channel averages around 29.1K views per video and uploads multiple videos, with recent examples ranging from 1K to 11.2K views.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Cities of the Future?

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