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Happen Films
Subscribers 453K
Videos 94
Views 44.3M

Channels Like Happen Films

Happen Films covers documentary-style content focused on sustainability, permaculture, tiny houses, natural building, and related ideas, as reflected in keywords and video titles. The channel blends documentaries with informative deep-dives and project features, including rapid-fire updates and notable long-form pieces like “A Day in the Life of an Unschooled 11-Year-Old” and “Couple Build Stunning Natural Straw Bale Home.” It publishes 94 videos since 2014, with an average around 133.5K views per video, and a current subscriber base of 453K, indicating regular viewer engagement across uploads.

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#1
Going Green

86% relevance

Subscribers 72.5K
Videos 194
Views 7.1M
Appearances 12
SERP 100%
Similarity 77%
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High query overlap on eco village housing and eco friendly homes (86% match) with content focused on sustainable architecture, aligning with Happen Films’ environmental build/style interest, though their content rate is 77% indicating some divergence in presentation.

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Subscribers 2.6M
Videos 448
Views 401.8M
Appearances 17
SERP 84%
Similarity 78%
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Strong alignment via permaculture farming, tiny house building, and natural building techniques (80% match) and overlapping search interest, while their videos may emphasize alternative living formats slightly differently in style (content 78%).

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Subscribers 919K
Videos 863
Views 112.2M
Appearances 14
SERP 82%
Similarity 77%
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Shares permaculture farming and garden design queries (79% match), reflecting similar educational focus, with content closely aligned but may emphasize practical gardening tutorials slightly more than Happen Films (77%).

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#4
Kirsten Dirksen

68% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M
Videos 1.2K
Views 758.0M
Appearances 17
SERP 59%
Similarity 75%
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Targets natural building techniques and eco village themes with substantial search overlap (68% match), yet their content style diverges more from Happen Films (75%), indicating a similar audience but different execution.

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#5

64% relevance

Subscribers 233K
Videos 474
Views 17.7M
Appearances 5
SERP 46%
Similarity 76%
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Overlap on permaculture garden design and related topics (64% match) and strong content focus on permaculture concepts (76%), showing shared subject matter but a more niche, educator-driven approach compared to Happen Films.

TEDx Talks YouTube channel thumbnail
#6

61% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 17
SERP 52%
Similarity 67%
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Brings broader audience with overlapping topics like holistic wellness and living buildings concepts (61% match) though the channel’s storytelling and format are more event-driven talks than documentary-style builds.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Exploring Alternatives (80% match) and Huw Richards (79% match). They share overlapping queries such as permaculture farming, tiny house building, and natural building techniques, aligning with Happen Films’ focus on sustainable living and eco-friendly construction. Kirsten Dirksen (68% match) also overlaps on natural building techniques and eco village housing, though with a larger subscriber base (2.1M) than Happen Films. Going Green (86% match) overlaps on eco village housing and eco-friendly homes, with 72.5K subscribers. Discover Permaculture with Geoff Lawton (64% match) links on permaculture garden design and related topics. Overall, competitors range from about 2.6M to 919K subscribers, showing a broad market presence; the shared queries emphasize permaculture, natural building, and sustainable living, placing Happen Films in a niche space among mid-to-large channels.

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#11 54% Living Big In A Tiny House 76% 4.7M 20% 4
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#19 51% Urban Farmstead 73% 279K 17% 1
#20 51% Creating A Simpler Life Off-Grid 75% 38K 14% 1
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#22 50% eco films 74% 5.7K 14% 2
#23 50% Tiny House Giant Journey 74% 1.9M 13% 3
#24 49% Nick Houchin 71% 34.9K 17% 1
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#26 49% Netflix 72% 32.9M 14% 3
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Happen Films?

Going Green — 72.5K subscribers, 86% match; Exploring Alternatives — 2.6M subscribers, 80% match; Huw Richards — 919K subscribers, 79% match. All three channels share a focus on sustainable living, environmental topics, and practical permaculture or eco-friendly projects.

What type of content does Happen Films make?

Happen Films creates documentary-style content focused on permaculture, sustainability, tiny house living, and related topics. Recent videos include titles like The New Peasants (44.8K views), 1-Acre Property Transformed into Thriving Permaculture Homestead! (170.8K views), and Amazing Permaculture Garden in the City Grows an Abundance of Food! (372.8K views). The channel averages about 133.5K views per video; its latest uploads indicate frequent content creation with multiple videos spanning topics in sustainability and tiny homes.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Happen Films?

We analyze Happen Films'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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