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Forrest Hanson
Subscribers 170K
Videos 331
Views 14.2M

Channels Like Forrest Hanson

Forrest Hanson covers topics related to mental health, psychology, self-help, and personal development, with an emphasis on resilience and scientific approaches. The content style includes deep-dives, discussions, and interviews linked to the Being Well Podcast, focusing on concepts like mindfulness, relationship psychology, and brain science; videos appear to be long-form explorations and conversations rather than short vlogs, with an average of about 9.6K views per video and a channel total of 14.2M views from 331 published since joining in 2016.

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TEDx Talks YouTube channel thumbnail
#1

85% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 39
SERP 100%
Similarity 75%
personal growth mindfulness relationship psychology

Both target personal growth and mindfulness queries, with a high search overlap (100%) and strong content alignment (75%), indicating shared audience interest in self-improvement and psychology, though TEDx Talks uses a broader, talk-focused format versus Forrest Hanson’s likely more practical, coaching style.

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Therapy in a Nutshell YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 2.4M
Videos 594
Views 172.3M
Appearances 27
SERP 71%
Similarity 77%
mindfulness emotional regulation attachment theory

Shares audiences around mindfulness, emotional regulation, and attachment theory (queries align), with 71% search similarity and 77% content similarity, suggesting overlapping topics but potentially more structured, therapeutic depth in Therapy in a Nutshell compared to Forrest Hanson.

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Psych2Go YouTube channel thumbnail
#3

68% relevance

Subscribers 13M
Videos 3.9K
Views 2.1B
Appearances 32
SERP 54%
Similarity 78%
personal growth emotional regulation relationship psychology

Targets personal growth, emotional regulation, and relationship psychology, reflected in 54% search overlap but high content similarity (78%), indicating a similar topic focus delivered in a different, possibly more animated or explainer-driven style than Forrest Hanson.

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Dr. Tracey Marks YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 2.3M
Videos 1.3K
Views 183.4M
Appearances 18
SERP 45%
Similarity 80%
mindfulness emotional regulation self compassion

Covers mindfulness, emotional regulation, and self-compassion with notable content similarity (80%), but lower search overlap (45%), implying Forrest Hanson shares core topics yet attracts a different or narrower audience compared to Dr. Marks’ clinical approach.

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Subscribers 7.4M
Videos 467
Views 484.9M
Appearances 11
SERP 37%
Similarity 79%
emotional regulation relationship psychology goal setting psychology

Both discuss emotional regulation and relationship psychology with moderate search overlap (37%) but high content similarity (79%), indicating similar scientific framing and psychology topics delivered through Huberman’s neuroscience lens rather than Forrest Hanson’s coaching approach.

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Huberman Lab Clips YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 1.4M
Videos 373
Views 106.5M
Appearances 12
SERP 39%
Similarity 77%
emotional regulation willpower strategies goal setting psychology

Similar on emotional regulation, willpower, and goal-setting psychology with 39% search overlap but 77% content similarity, meaning they cover the same scientific-psychology topics in clip-based formats, while Forrest Hanson likely uses broader, coaching-oriented content.

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Top competitors identified are TEDx Talks (85% match) with 44.2M subscribers and overlapping queries such as personal growth, mindfulness, and relationship psychology; Therapy in a Nutshell (75% match) with 2.4M subscribers overlapping mindfulness, emotional regulation, and attachment theory; and Psych2Go (68% match) with 13M subscribers overlapping personal growth, emotional regulation, and relationship psychology. Andrew Huberman (62% match) with 7.4M subscribers overlaps emotional regulation, relationship psychology, and goal setting psychology. Forrest Hanson differs in subscriber count (14.2M views across 331 videos but not subscribing numbers) and centers on the Being Well podcast ecosystem; competitors range from large-scale TEDx Talks to specialized psychology channels, all competing for searches around self-improvement, mindfulness, and related topics.

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#8 55% Mel Robbins 80% 5.3M 17% 9
#9 54% The School of Life 77% 9.6M 19% 8
#10 54% MedCircle 82% 1.7M 11% 5
#11 53% Brian Tracy 81% 1.9M 11% 3
#12 52% Greater Good Science Center
81% 79.5K 8% 1
#13 52% Leila Hormozi 78% 1.5M 12% 2
#14 51% Big Think 80% 8.6M 8% 7
#15 51% Jay Shetty Podcast 79% 5.4M 10% 4
#16 51% Tim Fletcher
76% 478K 13% 4
#17 51% Kati Morton 79% 1.5M 10% 5
#18 51% The Mindset Mentor Podcast 79% 819K 9% 7
#19 51% Sprouts 79% 1.9M 8% 2
#20 50% Dia Jin 80% 33.5K 6% 2
#21 50% Phoenix Trauma Center & Dr Scott Giacomucci
73% 34.6K 15% 6
#22 49% Oren Jay Sofer
75% 6.5K 10% 4
#23 49% Dr. CB Therapy
77% 5.1K 7% 2
#24 49% Psych Hub 74% 280K 11% 2
#25 49% Dr. Jordan Soper
78% 14.8K 5% 1
#26 49% Lavendaire 77% 2.6M 5% 5
#27 49% Jim Rohn Real Seminars
74% 93K 10% 3
#28 48% Better Ideas 75% 3.0M 8% 3
#29 48% sheBREATH
76% 100K 5% 4
#30 48% Charlotte Morabito 76% 108K 5% 1
#31 48% Lisa A. Romano Breakthrough Life Coach Inc 76% 725K 5% 2
#32 48% Motivation2Study
75% 4.6M 6% 2
#33 47% Intellectual Meathead
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#34 47% Vanessa Van Edwards 75% 1.2M 5% 2
#35 47% Peter Levine, PhD
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#36 46% Justin Sung 72% 2.0M 8% 2
#37 46% Doc Snipes 73% 1M 5% 5
#38 46% American Psychological Association
73% 106K 5% 1
#39 46% Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy
73% 52.4K 5% 2
#40 45% Calm 70% 1.3M 8% 2
#41 45% Sketchy Learning 68% 250K 10% 2
#42 44% Johns Hopkins Medicine 70% 486K 5% 1
#43 44% Notre Dame Science
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#45 43% UCLACourses
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Forrest Hanson?

TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers, match 85%. Therapy in a Nutshell — 2.4M subscribers, match 75%. Psych2Go — 13M subscribers, match 68%. All three channels share a focus on psychology, mental health, self-improvement, and educational content about behavior, cognition, and well-being.

What type of content does Forrest Hanson make?

Forrest Hanson creates educational content on mental health, psychology, personal growth, and self-help. Video titles include topics like belief in oneself, family systems theory, quantum mysticism, comfort traps, and ADHD; recent videos range from about 3K to 33.4K views. The channel averages roughly 9.6K views per video and uploads multiple times per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Forrest Hanson?

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