CJ Explores YouTube channel thumbnail
CJ Explores
Subscribers 76.1K
Videos 849
Views 18.0M

Channels Like CJ Explores

CJ Explores offers travel guides and adventures featuring Charlotte & Cory, covering destinations like New Zealand, Australia, Europe, and more. The channel uses a mix of travel vlogs, destination guides, and practical travel content, with an emphasis on trips, itineraries, and tips, publishing a large library (849 videos) and drawing an average of about 205.9K views per video from a subscriber base of 76.1K. Content is oriented toward informative and inspirational travel experiences, with a frequent focus on city guides, rail travel, and regional destinations.

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We found 48 YouTube channels similar to CJ Explores

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#1
Expedia

82% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M
Videos 411
Views 731.4M
Appearances 25
SERP 100%
Similarity 71%
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Both target travel planning and destination guides for a broad audience, sharing high search overlap on queries like travel guides and city/island travel guides, with Expedia showing strong alignment in search (100%) though slightly lower alignment in content (71%).

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#2
Ryan Shirley

69% relevance

Subscribers 834K
Videos 214
Views 124.1M
Appearances 12
SERP 61%
Similarity 74%
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Similar travel-focused content aimed at destination discovery (e.g., Western Australia, British destinations, island guides), yielding notable search overlap (61%) and strong content similarity (74%), indicating a shared audience but varying in presentation.

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Away Together w/ Nik and Allie YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 326K
Videos 306
Views 48.2M
Appearances 12
SERP 51%
Similarity 73%
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Shares budget travel tips, hidden gems, and European rail/rail-trips themes, reflecting a mid-to-high search overlap (51%) and solid content similarity (73%), suggesting a comparable approach to affordable, itinerary-driven travel.

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#4

60% relevance

Subscribers 407K
Videos 1.7K
Views 86.0M
Appearances 4
SERP 30%
Similarity 79%
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Both channels emphasize European rail travel and destination tips (e.g., Cornwall), with moderate search overlap (30%) but very high content similarity (79%), indicating similar topics presented in a distinct style.

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#5
Cultural Travel Experience

60% relevance

Subscribers 3.0K
Videos 73
Views 164.4K
Appearances 10
SERP 36%
Similarity 75%
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Focuses on cultural travel experiences that align with CJ Explores' destination-led exploration, showing meaningful audience interest (36% search) and strong content overlap (75%), reflecting a shared niche in experiential travel.

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#6
World Wild Hearts

59% relevance

Subscribers 341K
Videos 384
Views 63.2M
Appearances 3
SERP 28%
Similarity 80%
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Covers regional travel guides and tips (e.g., Scotland, Melbourne, Sydney), yielding substantial content similarity (80%) and notable search overlap (28%), indicating a related travel-audience with a different regional emphasis.

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Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include Expedia (82% match, 1.2M subscribers), Ryan Shirley (69% match, 834K subscribers), and Away Together w/ Nik and Allie (64% match, 326K subscribers). They share overlapping queries with CJ Explores such as travel guides, city travel guides, and rail/europe travel topics. Expedia and Ryan Shirley are the top two by match percentage; Expedia is significantly larger (1.2M vs 76.1K), while Ryan Shirley is also well above CJ Explores in subscribers. All three channels compete in similar search spaces around travel destinations, travel guides, and regional travel tips.

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#9 58% Wolters World 72% 1.2M 36% 12
#10 56% Scotland's Wild 79% 63.1K 22% 6
#11 56% Brett Conti 79% 1M 21% 2
#12 55% Cam Bostock 75% 31.6K 26% 2
#13 55% Creative Travel Guide 77% 84.7K 21% 5
#14 55% Yellow Productions 79% 420K 18% 4
#15 54% Haylsa & Kyle 83% 72.5K 11% 3
#16 54% City Life Travel 79% 23.8K 15% 2
#17 54% Discovery Destination 74% 16.7K 24% 7
#18 54% Wout of the World 81% 117K 12% 3
#19 54% Happy to Wander (Travel Tips & Inspo) 75% 186K 21% 9
#20 53% The Travel Coaches 77% 68.9K 17% 4
#21 53% EpicExplorationsTV EN 77% 369K 18% 5
#22 53% Loz's Leisure 80% 52.4K 13% 1
#23 53% Elena Taber 81% 864K 12% 2
#24 53% European Walking Tours 77% 109K 17% 2
#25 52% Before You Go 79% 119K 12% 3
#26 52% Travel Guides Australia 74% 10.1K 20% 5
#27 52% The Cartwrights 76% 140K 16% 4
#28 52% Tropical Travel 76% 18.4K 16% 4
#29 51% Rick Steves' Europe 77% 2.0M 13% 6
#30 51% Allison Anderson 76% 1.1M 14% 3
#31 51% touropia 75% 1.7M 14% 3
#32 51% Solo Solo Travel 76% 1.6M 13% 5
#33 51% Scenic Hunter 77% 152K 11% 4
#34 50% GONE 77% 1.1K 10% 1
#35 50% Camden David 75% 85.8K 13% 1
#36 50% Backpack Everywhere 72% 8K 17% 4
#37 49% Matador Network 74% 60.6K 12% 2
#38 49% Lucile 73% 281K 13% 1
#39 49% UK Travel Planning 74% 1.7K 10% 1
#40 48% Exotic Vacation 73% 164K 11% 2
#41 48% Through My Lens 72% 448K 13% 7
#42 47% Living Simply Australia 72% 121K 10% 3
#43 47% Drew Binsky 71% 6.7M 11% 4
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#45 47% Lauren McBride 71% 3.5K 10% 1
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#47 45% UNSORTED 68% 272K 10% 1
#48 43% TEDx Talks 64% 44.2M 13% 1

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to CJ Explores?

Expedia — 82% match, 1.2M subscribers; Ryan Shirley — 69% match, 834K subscribers; Away Together w/ Nik and Allie — 64% match, 326K subscribers. All three are travel-focused channels with destination guides and travel vlogs, similar to CJ Explores in content type and audience.

What type of content does CJ Explores make?

CJ Explores creates travel guide and destination-focused travel vlogs, such as city and country explorations and travel itineraries. The channel averages about 205.9K views per video. Recent content includes theme videos like train journeys and city 48-hour guides, with typical uploads resembling travel destination guides and vlogs.

How do we determine which channels are similar to CJ Explores?

We analyze CJ Explores'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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