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Fictiv
Subscribers 83K
Videos 771
Views 98.8M

Channels Like Fictiv

Fictiv covers global manufacturing and supply chain topics with a focus on hardware prototyping, 3D printing, CNC machining, injection molding, and product design. Its videos include tutorials, demonstrations, and deep-dives on digital manufacturing and prototyping processes, plus teardown and customer stories. The channel publishes a mix of longer-form tutorials and product-focused content, with an average of about 45.4K views per video and recent uploads featuring topics like CNC milling, injection molding guidance, and manufacturing tours.

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Protolabs

88% relevance

Subscribers 35.1K
Videos 131
Views 10.3M
Appearances 6
SERP 98%
Similarity 82%
digital manufacturing CNC milling injection molding

Both target digital manufacturing and rapid prototyping with emphasis on CNC milling and injection molding, aligning with high search overlap (98%) and substantial content similarity (82%).

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Formlabs

86% relevance

Subscribers 162K
Videos 725
Views 84.5M
Appearances 9
SERP 100%
Similarity 77%
global manufacturing custom manufacturing selective laser sintering

Both focus on manufacturing technologies and scalable production, matching intensely on global/custom manufacturing queries (100% search) and sharing notable content overlap (77%), including additive/SLM-related topics.

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Subscribers 17.2K
Videos 546
Views 4.3M
Appearances 7
SERP 70%
Similarity 80%
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Both offer rapid tooling and multiple manufacturing options (CNC lathe, injection molding) for quick prototyping, evidenced by strong search alignment (70%) and high content similarity (80%).

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Subscribers 6.6M
Videos 28K
Views 2.5B
Appearances 6
SERP 72%
Similarity 65%
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Both discuss manufacturing ecosystems at scale, with overlap on industrial automation and global supply chains, reflected in solid search overlap (72%) and moderate content similarity (65%).

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Appearances 4
SERP 64%
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Both cover digital manufacturing and supply chain optimization, showing meaningful search alignment (64%) and solid content overlap (69%) in manufacturing process discussions.

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63% relevance

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Videos 105
Views 193.5K
Appearances 4
SERP 44%
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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Formlabs (86% match) and Protolabs (88% match). They share overlapping queries with Fictiv such as global/custom manufacturing, digital manufacturing, CNC milling, and injection molding. Formlabs has 162K subscribers, while Protolabs has 35.1K subscribers, indicating a size difference where Formlabs is larger and Protolabs is smaller than Fictiv’s 83K. Other notable overlaps include RAPID DIRECT (76% match) for CNC lathe and tool types injection molding, and larger outlets like The Wall Street Journal and Digital Transformation with Eric Kimberling that touch on industrial automation and supply chain topics. Overall, the channels compete most directly on material prototyping, manufacturing processes, and digital manufacturing queries.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Fictiv?

Protolabs — 88% match, 35.1K subscribers; Formlabs — 86% match, 162K subscribers; RAPID DIRECT — 76% match, 17.2K subscribers. All three are manufacturing-focused YouTube channels offering rapid prototyping, production-grade services, and hardware manufacturing content that overlaps with Fictiv's emphasis on prototyping, additive manufacturing, CNC machining, and related prototyping/product development topics.

What type of content does Fictiv make?

Fictiv creates hardware prototyping and manufacturing content, including CNC milling and lathe tutorials, injection molding guides, and manufacturing tours, with recent videos ranging from 3.9K to 219.3K views. The channel averages about 45.4K views per video, and an approximate weekly upload frequency is implied by the note 'uploads/week' given in the data.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Fictiv?

We analyze Fictiv'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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