Fathom

Subscribers 38.5K

Videos 10

Views 4.7M

Channels Like Fathom

Fathom creates short, documentary-style videos focused on real-world disasters, hidden failures, and pivotal moments, delivered through 3D animated, CGI, and narrated storytelling. The channel emphasizes educational, factual storytelling with a cinematic presentation, publishing roughly 0.3 videos per week and averaging about 465.5K views per video (based on the latest data).

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#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

81% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 15

SERP 100%

Similarity 68%

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Both attract audiences interested in systemic risk and crises, with high search overlap on topics like wrongdoing and risk management, and 68% content similarity indicating similar topic focus on risk but different presentation styles.

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#Mind Warehouse view on YouTube ▶

80% relevance

Subscribers 8.5M

Videos 1K

Views 2.3B

Appearances 8

SERP 92%

Similarity 72%

industrial disasters transport disasters engineering accidents

Share an audience around industrial and transport disasters and engineering accidents, reflected in 92% search overlap and 72% content similarity, indicating very aligned topics though production may differ in tone.

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#3

City Prepping view on YouTube ▶

75% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 849

Views 183.9M

Appearances 9

SERP 84%

Similarity 69%

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Overlap in disaster survival and emergency planning themes (84% search, 69% content) shows audiences seeking preparedness content, with similar subject matter but potentially different format emphasis.

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Inside Edition view on YouTube ▶

57% relevance

Subscribers 13.8M

Videos 40K

Views 25.6B

Appearances 2

SERP 34%

Similarity 73%

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Both cover transport disasters and safety incidents, evidenced by moderate search overlap (34%) but strong content alignment (73%), suggesting similar topics delivered in a more tabloid-news style.

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USCSB view on YouTube ▶

56% relevance

Subscribers 416K

Videos 103

Views 72.7M

Appearances 4

SERP 27%

Similarity 75%

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Mayday: Air Disaster view on YouTube ▶

56% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 1.3K

Views 408.1M

Appearances 6

SERP 25%

Similarity 76%

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Competes on disaster documentaries and transport emergencies with limited search overlap (25%) but high content similarity (76%), implying similar subject matter explored in documentary form.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include TEDx Talks (81% match) and #Mind Warehouse (80% match). Both overlap with Fathom on topics like wrongdoing and crises, risk management failures, and industrial/transport disasters, creating shared search queries such as disaster investigations and systemic risk. City Prepping (75% match) also competes, focusing on emergency planning and survival after disasters. In terms of size, Fathom has 38.5K subscribers, far smaller than TEDx Talks (44.2M) and #Mind Warehouse (8.5M), with City Prepping at 1.2M. Inside Edition (57% match) and USCSB (56% match) share queries around transport disasters and emergency response failures but have larger subscriber bases (13.8M and 416K, respectively).

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#10	53%	ABC News (Australia)	68%	2.5M	31%	3
#11	53%	Midwest Safety ▶	73%	4.0M	23%	2
#12	53%	Classified Wreckage	78%	4.8K	16%	1
#13	53%	Tom Scott ▶	74%	6.6M	21%	2
#14	53%	John Stanton	71%	6.8K	26%	3
#15	53%	Business Insider ▶	72%	10.4M	23%	1
#16	52%	Ancient Mysteries	72%	4.9K	23%	1
#17	52%	Kyle Hill ▶	76%	2.8M	17%	4
#18	52%	Safety Fails ▶	67%	17.4K	30%	2
#19	52%	Vagarious Travel	71%	6.4K	23%	1
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#22	51%	Trust Me Bro ▶	73%	1.2M	19%	1
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#25	51%	unDivided with Brandi Kruse	69%	193K	23%	1
#26	50%	Wendover Productions ▶	71%	4.9M	19%	2
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#28	50%	HSEstudy	70%	7.3K	21%	2
#29	50%	McCrary Institute	71%	18.8K	19%	1
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Fathom?

TEDx Talks (44.2M subscribers, 81% match) and #Mind Warehouse (8.5M subscribers, 80% match) are Fathom's biggest competitors. City Prepping (1.2M subscribers, 75% match) is also a closer competitor. They share a focus on educational, documentary-style content with storytelling elements and informational videos similar to Fathom's 3D/CGI documentary approach.

What type of content does Fathom make?

Fathom creates 3D/CGI documentary-style videos that narrate real events, as seen in titles like The Submarine That Destroyed a School Ship and The Tiny Capsule That Caused Brazil's Chernobyl. Uploads occur at about 0.3 per week, and the channel averages roughly 465.5K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Fathom?

We analyze Fathom'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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