Curious Doodle

Subscribers 1

Videos 4

Channels Like Curious Doodle

Curious Doodle is an educational channel that unpacks human history, evolution, and the strange science behind things we never think twice about, using stick-figure explainers. Content is research-based tutorials that draw from published studies and archaeological papers, with a cadence of ~7.0 uploads per week and an average of 67 views per video.

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#1

TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

82% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 16

SERP 100%

Similarity 69%

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Both target curious learners with explanatory videos on origins and history (e.g., domestication, why pets were kept) and share high search overlap (100%) for related queries, while TED-Ed’s content style is more scripted lessons than Curious Doodle’s doodle-driven format (82% match overall).

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#2

PBS Eons

76% relevance

Subscribers 3.2M

Videos 502

Views 756.7M

Appearances 12

SERP 75%

Similarity 76%

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Similar focus on science history and origins (domestication, early human behavior) with strong search alignment, but Eons combines documentary storytelling with visuals rather than Curious Doodle’s illustrative sketch approach (76% match).

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#3

SciShow view on YouTube ▶

69% relevance

Subscribers 8.4M

Videos 4.1K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 8

SERP 69%

Similarity 70%

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Shares content on human nutrition history and domestication origins, with similar search intent, though SciShow typically uses a straightforward host-led explainer style versus Curious Doodle’s doodle-centric visuals (69% match).

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#4

University of California Television (UCTV) view on YouTube ▶

67% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 10K

Views 339.7M

Appearances 10

SERP 68%

Similarity 66%

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Both cover early human nutrition and origins topics and align on audience seeking educational science content, but UCTV leans more lecture-like academic presentation than Curious Doodle’s playful animation (67% match).

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#5

BBC Timestamp

63% relevance

Subscribers 914K

Videos 249

Views 28.4M

Appearances 4

SERP 46%

Similarity 75%

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Overlaps on human evolution topics like cooking origins and why humans cook, with notable search alignment; however BBC Timestamp often uses concise video snippets rather than Curious Doodle’s extended doodle storytelling (63% match).

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#6

Be Smart view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 5.8M

Videos 528

Views 810.3M

Appearances 5

SERP 44%

Similarity 76%

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Similar interests in human evolution and cooking origins with shared searches, yet Be Smart tends toward informational cuts and visual aids rather than Curious Doodle’s bespoke doodle narration (63% match).

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are TED-Ed (82% match) and PBS Eons (76% match). They share overlapping queries such as domestication of animals origins, why pets were kept historically, and origins related to human daily habits; SciShow (69% match) also overlaps on human nutrition history and pet domestication. Curious Doodle has a much smaller subscriber base (0.0019% of TED-Ed’s 22.4M, and ~0.02% of PBS Eons’ 3.2M) and aims at similar educational topics, with both TED-Ed and PBS Eons competing on the same history-and-h science-focused search terms.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Curious Doodle?

TED-Ed (82% match, 22.4M subscribers) is Curious Doodle's biggest competitor, followed by PBS Eons (76% match, 3.2M subscribers) and SciShow (69% match, 8.4M subscribers). They share a focus on educational science and informative videos that explain concepts in a concise, approachable way.

What type of content does Curious Doodle make?

Curious Doodle creates educational videos explaining questions about everyday life and human history, such as why weekends exist, why humans keep pets, why we have last names, and why ancient humans started cooking—based on recent video titles. The channel averages about 67 views per video and uploads roughly 7.0 videos per week.

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