MinuteEarth

Subscribers 3.3M

Videos 485

Views 602.9M

Channels Like MinuteEarth

MinuteEarth covers science and stories about our planet, illustrated and animated for accessible explainers on earth science, ecology, climate, biology, and environmental topics. The channel uses a mix of educational content and storytelling with a focus on explainers and illustrated animation, publishing since 2011 with an average of around 441K views per video across 485 published works.

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We found 47 YouTube channels similar to MinuteEarth

#1

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

80% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 25

SERP 100%

Similarity 67%

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High overlap in ecology and earth science queries (100% search alignment) with MinuteEarth, and similar content focus on explainers and scientific topics, yielding an 80% overall match.

#2

Bozeman Science

64% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 709

Views 233.2M

Appearances 14

SERP 51%

Similarity 72%

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Strong audience alignment on ecology and biology queries and environmental science topics (search 51%, content 72%), indicating similar educational science explainer content with a moderate style difference.

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#3

Amoeba Sisters view on YouTube ▶

62% relevance

Subscribers 2.8M

Videos 220

Views 366.4M

Appearances 12

SERP 48%

Similarity 72%

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Similar emphasis on ecology, ecosystems, evolution, and natural history (queries overlapping) with content aimed at biology education, giving a 62% overall match.

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#4

FuseSchool - Global Education view on YouTube ▶

61% relevance

Subscribers 915K

Videos 987

Views 187.8M

Appearances 15

SERP 57%

Similarity 64%

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Shares ecology, animal behavior, and human impact topics (search 57%, content 64%), reflecting a comparable broad science-education approach with some variation in presentation.

#5

PBS Eons

58% relevance

Subscribers 3.2M

Videos 502

Views 756.7M

Appearances 6

SERP 24%

Similarity 80%

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Overlap on natural history and evolution topics (queries strong; content very similar) resulting in a 58% match, signaling parallel educational storytelling with different pacing.

#6

TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

56% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 10

SERP 29%

Similarity 74%

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Aligned on natural history, human impact, and biodiversity inquiries (queries 29% overlap; content 74%), indicating similar explainer style but broader curation and animation approach.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include CrashCourse (80% match) and Bozeman Science (64% match) as top matches. They share overlapping queries such as ecology science videos, earth science explainers, animal behavior biology, and environmental science channels. CrashCourse has 16.9M subscribers and Bozeman Science 1.4M, both larger than MinuteEarth’s 3.3M, highlighting a size gap but similar topic reach in science explainers and natural history education. Amoeba Sisters (62% match) and PBS Eons (58% match) also compete on related queries like evolution and natural history, but with different audience scales. Overall, the competitors cluster around earth science explainers, ecology, and evolution education, creating a shared search space for MinuteEarth’s audience.

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Rank	Relevance	Channel	Similarity	Subscribers	SERP	Appearances
#7	53%	Peekaboo Kidz ▶	75%	7.3M	19%	6
#8	52%	Professor Dave Explains ▶	72%	4.2M	23%	8
#9	52%	Real Science	79%	2.1M	12%	3
#10	51%	Next Generation Science	71%	251K	22%	9
#11	51%	Natural History Museum ▶	77%	255K	12%	4
#12	51%	National Geographic ▶	70%	25.9M	23%	5
#13	51%	TED ▶	70%	27.2M	22%	4
#14	51%	BRIGHT SIDE ▶	78%	44.7M	10%	1
#15	50%	Little School	72%	55.7K	18%	3
#16	50%	BBC Earth ▶	77%	14.3M	10%	4
#17	50%	TEDx Talks ▶	66%	44.2M	25%	10
#18	50%	StarTalk ▶	72%	5.4M	16%	3
#19	50%	Science Sauce	70%	120K	18%	3
#20	49%	Lindsay Nikole ▶	74%	1.9M	12%	1
#21	49%	SLICE Science	73%	95.8K	14%	2
#22	49%	Musser's Bows, Boats and Science Channel	75%	3.4K	10%	1
#23	49%	Free High-Quality Documentaries ▶	74%	1.5M	11%	2
#24	48%	New Scientist	72%	453K	12%	1
#25	48%	Textbook Travel	73%	136K	10%	2
#26	47%	Dr. Steve Griffiths ♾️	70%	7.6K	13%	2
#27	47%	Khan Academy	66%	9.3M	19%	5
#28	47%	Ecosystem Essentials	69%	1.9K	15%	8
#29	47%	WWF International	72%	190K	9%	2
#30	46%	WIRED ▶	71%	12.8M	10%	1
#31	46%	Miacademy & MiaPrep Learning Channel ▶	69%	365K	13%	4
#32	46%	DW Planet A ▶	71%	765K	10%	1
#33	46%	Earth Science Explained	69%	1.6K	12%	1
#34	46%	Veterinary Anatomy	68%	86K	13%	5
#35	45%	Eurac Research	69%	3.8K	10%	1
#36	45%	Cognito	64%	1.2M	17%	6
#37	45%	WashU Arts & Sciences	66%	1.7K	12%	1
#38	45%	greatpacificmedia	66%	29.1K	12%	1
#39	44%	BUSHCRAFT TOOLS	68%	351K	10%	1
#40	44%	NatGeoLearning	65%	2.9K	12%	1
#41	44%	Algol	66%	109K	10%	1
#42	44%	Pinoy Vet Anatomist	67%	17.3K	8%	5
#43	43%	Jane Goodall Institute of Canada	66%	5.6K	10%	1
#44	43%	BBC ▶	64%	15.4M	12%	3
#45	43%	UoM Science and Engineering	66%	3.3K	9%	4
#46	43%	Yusuf A. Hasan	63%	41.4K	12%	1
#47	40%	Inter-American Development Bank	60%	18.7K	10%	1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to MinuteEarth?

MinuteEarth's biggest competitors are CrashCourse (80% match, 16.9M subscribers), Bozeman Science (64% match, 1.4M subscribers), and Amoeba Sisters (62% match, 2.8M subscribers). They share a focus on educational science and biology topics delivered in engaging, accessible videos.

What type of content does MinuteEarth make?

MinuteEarth creates short, educational science videos about Earth, ecology, climate, geology, biology, and related topics, with an average of about 441K views per video. The channel uploads multiple videos per week, including recent titles such as Welcome To MinuteEarth (793.3K views), Could This Thing Really Fly? (20.6K views), and 40 Years Without A New Antibiotic.

How do we determine which channels are similar to MinuteEarth?

We analyze MinuteEarth'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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