Hank Green

Subscribers 3M

Videos 1.1K

Views 1.4B

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Hank Green covers science communication and education through a mix of explanatory videos, learning disability education, and topics on economics and recycling, as suggested by titles like 'Why does Everyone Hate the BEST FISH?', 'Why the Economy Hasn't Crashed Yet', and 'There's an Actual Reason You Can't Recycle Plastic'. The channel appears to publish a variety of formats (tutorials, deep-dives, and educational commentary) with an average of about 1 million views per video and an approximate upload rate of ~1.6 videos per week, totalizing 1,100 videos since joining on Nov 7, 2009.

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#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

81% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 49

SERP 100%

Similarity 68%

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High search overlap on science communication and pop science education (queries like science communication, science outreach) with 81% overall match, and 68% content similarity, indicating similar subject focus but TEDx Talks uses a conference-style format rather than Hank Green's channel personality-led explainer content.

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#2

Economics Explained view on YouTube ▶

60% relevance

Subscribers 2.8M

Videos 420

Views 357.1M

Appearances 19

SERP 38%

Similarity 75%

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Shares audience interest in explaining complex ideas simply (queries like economics explained, energy and economy) with 60% overall match; content is more economics-focused, leading to lower alignment with Hank Green’s science storytelling (38% search vs 75% content).

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Sprouts view on YouTube ▶

52% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 226

Views 163.2M

Appearances 4

SERP 18%

Similarity 75%

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Targets educational science concepts and project-based learning for a broad audience (queries like educational science concepts, science education for all) with 52% overall match; content style differs (75% content) but searches align on general science education.

#4

Reactions

52% relevance

Subscribers 785K

Videos 573

Views 193.1M

Appearances 2

SERP 10%

Similarity 80%

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Overlaps on science topics like recycling and plastics (queries like plastic recycling science, recycling science explained) with 52% overall match; search interest is low (10%), but content similarity is high (80%), indicating audience interest but different presentation format.

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Homeschool Pop

52% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M

Videos 496

Views 239.3M

Appearances 7

SERP 24%

Similarity 71%

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Focuses on pop science education for learners at home (queries like pop science education) with 52% overall match; search overlap is moderate (24%) but content mirrors Hank Green’s educational science approach (71%).

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SciShow

51% relevance

Subscribers 8.4M

Videos 4.1K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 3

SERP 10%

Similarity 78%

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Shares deep-dive science explanations (queries like climate science explained, recycling science explained) with 51% overall match; search overlap is low (10%) but content similarity is high (78%), showing similar topics delivered in a more traditional science-education format.

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Top competitors by match strength are TEDx Talks (81% match) and Economics Explained (60% match). Additional competitors include Sprouts (52% match) and Reactions (52% match), with Homeschool Pop also at 52% match. These channels overlap with Hank Green on queries like science communication, pop science education, science outreach, economics explained, and plastic recycling science. Hank Green has 3 million subscribers, while TEDx Talks leads with 44.2 million subscribers and Economics Explained has 2.8 million, indicating a substantial size gap but meaningful topic overlap in science education, economics, and recycling science.

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#14	48%	Professor Dave Explains ▶	72%	4.2M	11%	3
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#16	47%	Explainly	69%	1.4K	14%	2
#17	46%	TED-Ed ▶	72%	22.4M	8%	6
#18	46%	GBH Forum Network	71%	108K	9%	2
#19	46%	Carnegie Mellon University	70%	165K	10%	3
#20	45%	American Psychological Association	69%	106K	8%	1
#21	45%	Peak Prosperity	69%	572K	8%	1
#22	45%	Stanford ▶	70%	2.1M	8%	4
#23	45%	Factora ▶	68%	195K	10%	3
#24	45%	World Economic Forum	70%	1.1M	7%	3
#25	45%	Sustainability Illustrated	68%	74.7K	10%	2
#26	45%	Big Bang Academy Kids	69%	124K	7%	3
#27	45%	Global Health with Greg Martin ▶	67%	203K	11%	4
#28	45%	Peekaboo Kidz ▶	70%	7.3M	7%	7
#29	45%	SciShow Kids	70%	1.6M	7%	3
#30	44%	Stockholm Resilience Centre	70%	9.3K	7%	1
#31	44%	3M Canada	66%	34.5K	12%	3
#32	43%	MIT Video Productions	68%	101K	7%	1
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#34	43%	Teachings in Education	67%	281K	7%	4
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#39	42%	simpleshow	65%	27.4K	7%	2
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#45	41%	Fox News ▶	62%	15M	8%	1
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Hank Green?

TEDx Talks (81% match, 44.2M subscribers), Economics Explained (60% match, 2.8M subscribers), Sprouts (52% match, 1.9M subscribers) are Hank Green's biggest competitors on YouTube. They share a focus on educational or explanatory content and sizable subscriber bases, similar to Hank Green's approach of informing and engaging viewers.

What type of content does Hank Green make?

Hank Green creates educational and explanatory content, with video titles such as 'Whatever's Wrong with Me, it's Working.', 'This is Going to be Very Messy', 'My Childhood Learning Disability', 'Why does Everyone Hate the BEST FISH?', and 'I Licked a Nintendo Switch Cartridge'. He uploads roughly 1.6 times per week, and the channel averages about 1,000,000 views per video.

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