PBS Eons

Subscribers 3.2M

Videos 502

Views 756.7M

Channels Like PBS Eons

PBS Eons covers the history of life on Earth, from the Archaean to the present, through hosts who guide viewers through evolutionary biology, paleontology, and geology topics. The channel presents deep-dives and educational explorations, with tutorials and explanatory content, publishing videos that average about 1.5M views per upload across a library of 502 videos since joining in 2017, totaling 756.7M views and 3.2M subscribers.

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#1

SciShow view on YouTube ▶

86% relevance

Subscribers 8.4M

Videos 4.1K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 11

SERP 96%

Similarity 79%

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Both target audiences seeking explanations of life and Earth history, sharing high search overlap on terms like 'history of life on earth' and 'dinosaurs extinction causes'; SciShow's content aligns with Eons' science education style but differs in delivery pace and focus, resulting in a strong audience match with 96% search overlap but 79% content alignment.

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#2

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

82% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 10

SERP 100%

Similarity 69%

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Both cover evolutionary biology and life history topics, with identical high search interest for 'history of life on earth' and 'human evolution timeline'; however, CrashCourse uses rapid, course-like formats, yielding 100% search overlap but only 69% content overlap.

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Professor Dave Explains view on YouTube ▶

75% relevance

Subscribers 4.2M

Videos 2K

Views 486.7M

Appearances 11

SERP 85%

Similarity 68%

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Shares core topics on Earth's history and early life; strong search signals for 'history of life on earth' and 'geological epochs overview' indicate similar intent, yet Professor Dave's explanatory style differs enough to produce 85% search overlap and 68% content overlap.

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Atlas Pro view on YouTube ▶

74% relevance

Subscribers 1.3M

Videos 192

Views 150.0M

Appearances 6

SERP 73%

Similarity 74%

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Relates via biogeography and deep-time Earth topics like bridges, ice ages, and ancient world mapping; matches users seeking 'biogeography ancient world' and related epochs, with 73% search overlap and 74% content overlap reflecting similar subject matter but different presentation.

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#5

Dinosaur Documentaries

73% relevance

Subscribers 9.9K

Videos 223

Views 2.3M

Appearances 6

SERP 73%

Similarity 73%

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Targets early life and dinosaur-focused topics overlapped with Eons on 'early life on earth' and 'precambrian life forms'; identical search queries drive 73% overlap, while content similarity is also 73%, indicating parallel subject matter in a niche format.

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#6

Moth Light Media

72% relevance

Subscribers 505K

Videos 167

Views 87.5M

Appearances 5

SERP 58%

Similarity 82%

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Overlaps on vertebrate and marine reptile evolution topics; significant search overlap on evolution queries but content emphasis differs (82% content vs 58% search), suggesting a shared audience with differing thematic focus and presentation.

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Top competitors by match strength are SciShow (86% match) and CrashCourse (82% match). Both share overlapping queries with PBS Eons such as history of life on earth, dinosaurs extinction causes, and evolutionary biology basics. Professor Dave Explains (75% match) also aligns on core topics like history of life on earth and early life, while Atlas Pro (74% match) and Dinosaur Documentaries (73% match) connect through biogeography, ancient ecosystems, and early life concepts. SciShow and CrashCourse have substantially more subscribers (8.4M and 16.9M respectively) than PBS Eons (3.2M), highlighting a larger audience base for these competing channels while still targeting similar search queries.

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#10	69%	History of the Earth	78%	608K	55%	6
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#12	66%	Big Think ▶	73%	8.6M	55%	2
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#16	63%	Paleo Analysis	76%	236K	44%	4
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#21	59%	WonderScience	81%	27.7K	26%	1
#22	59%	Dinosaur Discovery	76%	64.5K	33%	1
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#24	57%	It's Just Astronomical!	73%	99.7K	33%	1
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#27	56%	Learn Bright	71%	896K	33%	3
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#29	56%	Khan Academy	65%	9.3M	42%	3
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to PBS Eons?

SciShow — 8.4M subscribers, match 86%; CrashCourse — 16.9M subscribers, match 82%; Professor Dave Explains — 4.2M subscribers, match 75%. They share a focus on science and educational content, delivering informative explainers and biology/history topics to a broad audience.

What type of content does PBS Eons make?

PBS Eons creates educational science/history content, with video titles like How We Domesticated Cats (13.1M views) and 130 Million Years Ago, the World Caught Fire (298.8K views). The channel averages about 1.5M views per video and posts multiple videos over time, though the exact uploads per week are not provided.

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