Closer To Truth

Subscribers 665K

Videos 3.8K

Views 106.1M

Channels Like Closer To Truth

Closer To Truth explores humanity’s deepest questions through conversations with leading philosophers and scientists on topics like consciousness, cosmology, meaning, and science. The channel features deep-dives and on-location or virtual discussions rather than tutorials, reviews, or vlogs, and posts a high volume of content since 2013, with an average of about 1.6 million views per video across 3,800 published uploads.

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#1

Big Think view on YouTube ▶

88% relevance

Subscribers 8.6M

Videos 9.9K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 36

SERP 100%

Similarity 80%

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Shares a strong overlap in philosophy of mind, cosmology, and consciousness topics (search 100%, content 80%), indicating similar subject matter and interview-driven exploration of big questions.

#2

History of the Universe

72% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 55

Views 166.6M

Appearances 26

SERP 65%

Similarity 77%

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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 25.1M

Videos 349

Views 3.6B

Appearances 21

SERP 67%

Similarity 73%

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Similar focus on time/space philosophy, universe origins, and debates on free will (search 67%, content 73%), but Kurzgesagt uses animated explainers while CTTruth is discussion-based.

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StarTalk view on YouTube ▶

66% relevance

Subscribers 5.4M

Videos 1.7K

Views 947.9M

Appearances 18

SERP 52%

Similarity 75%

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Covers cosmology discussions and free will debates with interview-style content (search 52%, content 75%), mirroring CTTruth’s science-meets-philosophy format albeit with more pop-science hosts.

#5

World Science Festival

64% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 1.3K

Views 243.9M

Appearances 22

SERP 43%

Similarity 78%

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Echoes cosmology discussions, consciousness research, and theoretical physics talks (search 43%, content 78%), sharing CTTruth’s interdisciplinary science exploration.

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TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 16

SERP 53%

Similarity 70%

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Addresses philosophy of mind, consciousness, and time/space topics (search 53%, content 70%), approaching similar ideas through concise educational videos.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Big Think (88% match) and History of the Universe (72% match). Big Think covers philosophy of mind, cosmology discussions, and consciousness research, while History of the Universe focuses on time and space philosophy, universe origin theories, and dimension theories. Additional overlap comes from Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (70% match), StarTalk (66% match), and World Science Festival (64% match) sharing queries around cosmology discussions, theoretical physics interviews, and related topics. Closer To Truth has 665K subscribers, with competitors like Big Think at 8.6M subscribers and Kurzgesagt at 25.1M, indicating a substantial size gap but overlapping interest areas in philosophical and scientific inquiry.

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#11	55%	CrashCourse ▶	69%	16.9M	34%	7
#12	54%	Arvin Ash	80%	1.1M	15%	4
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#14	53%	Essentia Foundation	78%	249K	15%	5
#15	53%	PBS Space Time	81%	3.4M	10%	5
#16	52%	TED ▶	73%	27.2M	22%	8
#17	52%	Beeyond Ideas	79%	370K	12%	4
#18	52%	Science Time	75%	1.1M	17%	5
#19	51%	Aperture	75%	2.5M	15%	9
#20	51%	The Francis Crick Institute	79%	38.3K	8%	2
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#22	50%	Lex Clips	68%	1.6M	24%	6
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#28	50%	SciMind	74%	21.5K	14%	5
#29	49%	Craig Biddle	73%	2.4K	14%	3
#30	49%	Cool Worlds ▶	77%	1.1M	8%	4
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#32	48%	A Little Bit of Philosophy	71%	22.2K	15%	2
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#42	47%	Explained-4-You	70%	5.4K	11%	2
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#46	45%	Academy of Ideas	69%	2.0M	8%	1
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Closer To Truth?

Big Think — 88% match, 8.6M subscribers; History of the Universe — 72% match, 1.1M subscribers; Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell — 70% match, 25.1M subscribers. These channels share a focus on science, philosophy, and big questions, presenting expert discussions or explanatory content.

What type of content does Closer To Truth make?

Closer To Truth creates documentary-style discussions and interviews on philosophy, cosmology, science, and skepticism, with video titles such as 'What is Closer To Truth?', 'Is Time Travel Possible?', and 'Roger Penrose – Why Did Our Universe Begin?'. Uploads appear to occur regularly, with an average of about 1.6M views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Closer To Truth?

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