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Essential Truth
Subscribers 339K
Videos 123
Views 117.7M

Channels Like Essential Truth

Essential Truth publishes concise videos focused on psychology, self-improvement, and relationship dynamics, often featuring insights attributed to figures like Jordan Peterson and related concepts such as shadow work, anti-suffering strategies, and life philosophy. The channel appears to deliver tutorials or guidance-style content edited for busy viewers, with a typical video view count in the hundreds of thousands and an average around 943.5K views per video; uploads occur at a modest frequency (0.1 uploads per week) based on the provided data, and there are 123 total videos since joining in 2017.

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We found 48 YouTube channels similar to Essential Truth

TEDx Talks YouTube channel thumbnail
#1

82% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 42
SERP 100%
Similarity 70%
psychology of relationships life philosophy anti-suffering strategies

Both target audiences interested in psychology, life philosophy, and strategies to reduce suffering, with high search overlap (100% for searches like psychology of relationships and life philosophy) and strong content alignment (70%), indicating shared topics but TEDx Talks presents shorter talk formats rather than Essential Truth's style.

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Andrew Huberman YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 7.4M
Videos 467
Views 484.9M
Appearances 10
SERP 28%
Similarity 77%
masculinity theory psychology of relationships motivational psychology

They share interest in psychology of relationships and motivational psychology, with a moderate overall match (57%), where Huberman's content aligns closely in psychology topics (77%) but differs in audience and delivery (huberman-focused science talks vs. Essential Truth's broader self-help format).

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Bite-sized Philosophy YouTube channel thumbnail
#3
Bite-sized Philosophy

56% relevance

Subscribers 531K
Videos 317
Views 141.7M
Appearances 2
SERP 7%
Similarity 89%
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Both explore critical thinking and philosophy, but Bite-sized Philosophy scores high on content similarity (89%) while showing low search overlap (7%), suggesting audiences expect similar reasoning content yet different keyword reach.

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The Mindset Mentor Podcast YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 819K
Videos 2.7K
Views 58.5M
Appearances 13
SERP 24%
Similarity 73%
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Similar focus on self-improvement and personal development with habits for success, reflected in a mid-range match (53%), where 73% content similarity indicates overlapping topics but different episodic presentation (podcast format vs YouTube video series).

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Jordan Peterson Fan Channel YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 520K
Videos 59
Views 85.8M
Appearances 2
SERP 4%
Similarity 85%
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Shares emphasis on self-improvement and personal development with a 53% match; content is highly aligned (85%), yet search overlap is minimal (4%), implying fans of Peterson’s ideas overlap with Essential Truth but discoverability differs.

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Jay Shetty Podcast YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 5.4M
Videos 2.1K
Views 538.1M
Appearances 10
SERP 18%
Similarity 76%
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Targets psychology of relationships and dating dynamics (women and men), resulting in a 52% overall match with substantial content similarity (76%), but moderate search overlap (18%), indicating similar topics delivered in a podcast-centric format.

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Top competitors by match strength are TEDx Talks (82% match) and Andrew Huberman (57% match). TEDx Talks overlaps with Essential Truth on queries around psychology of relationships, life philosophy, and anti-suffering strategies, while Andrew Huberman aligns on masculinity theory, psychology of relationships, and motivational psychology. Bite-sized Philosophy (56% match) also competes, focusing on critical thinking philosophy, complemented by The Mindset Mentor Podcast (53% match) and Jordan Peterson Fan Channel (53% match) for self-improvement and personal development. Essential Truth has 339K subscribers, significantly smaller than TEDx Talks (44.2M) and Andrew Huberman (7.4M). The identified competitors share overlapping search queries such as self-improvement, personal development, psychology of relationships, and life philosophy, with Jordan Peterson-related content appearing both through Essential Truth’s videos and the Peterson fan channel.

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Rank Relevance Channel Similarity Subscribers SERP Appearances
#7 52% Psych2Go 74% 13M 20% 17
#8 52% Casey Zander 77% 646K 14% 4
#9 52% Big Think 74% 8.6M 18% 11
#10 51% TED-Ed 69% 22.4M 25% 11
#11 51% Mel Robbins 77% 5.3M 13% 10
#12 51% Psyphoria 82% 712K 5% 2
#13 51% Chris Williamson 81% 4.2M 6% 5
#14 50% Matthew Hussey 76% 3.4M 13% 8
#15 50% Mark Manson 75% 3.0M 12% 4
#16 49% Robert Greene
78% 2.2M 7% 2
#17 49% Therapy in a Nutshell 70% 2.4M 17% 8
#18 49% Brian Tracy 77% 1.9M 7% 3
#19 49% SUCCESS CHASERS 78% 881K 4% 2
#20 48% Dr. Tracey Marks 72% 2.3M 13% 9
#21 48% Zoë Winter
78% 57.4K 4% 1
#22 48% Better Ideas 75% 3.0M 8% 3
#23 48% The Balance Theory Podcast 76% 263K 7% 1
#24 48% Intellectual Meathead
76% 20K 7% 1
#25 48% Huberman Lab Clips 73% 1.4M 11% 6
#26 48% Dr. Parky Lau
76% 1K 7% 1
#27 48% Jim Fan Academy
76% 56.7K 6% 2
#28 47% The School of Life 76% 9.6M 5% 5
#29 47% Jim Rohn Real Seminars
72% 93K 10% 6
#30 47% HealthyGamerGG 75% 3.2M 6% 3
#31 47% Jim Rohn Motivation 75% 286K 6% 4
#32 47% Simon Sinek 73% 2.7M 8% 5
#33 47% Tam Kaur 75% 1.8M 6% 5
#34 47% Dr Faye Bate 72% 597K 10% 3
#35 47% Unsolicited advice 75% 882K 4% 3
#36 47% Ali Abdaal 74% 6.5M 6% 2
#37 47% TED 70% 27.2M 12% 10
#38 46% Masculine Theory
72% 122K 8% 8
#39 46% Joshua Becker 74% 344K 5% 1
#40 46% PhiloNautica
74% 100K 4% 1
#41 46% Wireless Philosophy 71% 364K 7% 2
#42 46% struthless 72% 1.2M 7% 2
#43 46% Phil Borges (Crazywise)
73% 16.2K 5% 1
#44 45% Triggernometry 70% 1.8M 7% 1
#45 44% Sleepy Charlie 71% 333K 5% 1
#46 44% Expatriarch
70% 20K 5% 1
#47 42% Helpful Professor Explains! 67% 40K 4% 1
#48 41% Screen Media Films
64% 53.2K 7% 2

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Essential Truth?

TEDx Talks — 82% match, 44.2M subscribers; Andrew Huberman — 57% match, 7.4M subscribers; Bite-sized Philosophy — 56% match, 531K subscribers. All three channels develop educational and motivational content focused on ideas, science, philosophy, and self-improvement, similar to Essential Truth's focus on Jordan Peterson-related topics.

What type of content does Essential Truth make?

Essential Truth creates motivational and self-improvement content centered on Jordan Peterson topics, as shown by video titles such as 'Jordan Peterson: Motivational speech', 'Jordan Peterson: The antidote to suffering', and '40 Profound Life Rules from JP'. The channel uploads roughly 0.1 videos per week, with an average of about 943.5K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Essential Truth?

We analyze Essential Truth'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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