Channels Like National Geographic

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National Geographic
Subscribers 25.9M
Videos 11K
Views 6.9B

National Geographic covers science, exploration, and adventure through a mix of documentary-style videos, nature and culture content, travel and exploration stories, and educational deep-dives. The channel emphasizes real-time storytelling, images, and video across topics like environment, wildlife, archaeology, history, and geography, with an average of about 622K views per video and an active posting pattern of roughly 0.9 uploads per week since joining May 7, 2006.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include BBC Earth (65% match, 14.3M subscribers) and TEDx Talks (82% match, 44.2M subscribers) as top matches. BBC Earth, with overlaps in documentary nature and wildlife conservation queries, is the closest size-influencing competitor, while TEDx Talks contributes to overlapping topics such as wildlife conservation and anthropology and culture. Both competitors generally exceed National Geographic in subscriber count, and share queries like wildlife conservation, anthropology and culture, and science exploration. BBC Earth Science (68% match, 1.8M subscribers) also aligns on earth science and science exploration topics, reinforcing the scope of National Geographic within a competitive landscape that includes large educational and documentary channels.

Similar Channels

We found 43 YouTube channels similar to National Geographic

TEDx Talks YouTube channel thumbnail
#1 TEDx Talks

82% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 18
SERP 100%
Similarity 70%
wildlife conservation anthropology and culture wildlife conservation stories

Both target audiences interested in wildlife conservation, anthropology, and storytelling about nature, with high search overlap (wildlife conservation, anthropology and culture, wildlife conservation stories) and an 82% match, though TEDx Talks differs in presentation style from NatGeo.

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#2 Planetary Health Alliance

76% relevance

Subscribers 2.8K
Videos 796
Views 187.6K
Appearances 15
SERP 94%
Similarity 64%
planetary health and ecosystems planetary health concepts

Shares a focus on planetary health and ecosystems, aligning with NatGeo’s coverage of environmental science and sustainability, reflected in a 94% search overlap but with a lower content similarity (64%), indicating audience interest aligns while format differs.

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#3 BBC Earth Science

68% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M
Videos 1.5K
Views 287.7M
Appearances 16
SERP 67%
Similarity 68%
science exploration series earth science documentaries

Similar to NatGeo in science exploration and earth science documentaries, with strong search interest (science exploration series, earth science documentaries) and a 68% overall match, indicating overlapping topics but distinct production style.

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#4 BBC Earth

65% relevance

Subscribers 14.3M
Videos 3.3K
Views 5.5B
Appearances 7
SERP 49%
Similarity 76%
documentary nature wildlife conservation wildlife conservation stories

Directly aligned with NatGeo on documentary nature and wildlife conservation stories, showing a 76% content overlap and 65% overall match, though BBC Earth emphasizes British documentary storytelling rather than NatGeo’s branding.

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#5 CrashCourse

59% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 5
SERP 51%
Similarity 65%
geography and mapping explorations wildlife behavior explained geography mapping methods

Shares educational content on geography, mapping, and wildlife behavior, yielding a 59% match with notable search interest in geography and mapping explorations, though the format is more tutorial/western-schooling than NatGeo’s documentary approach.

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#6 Notre Dame Science

55% relevance

Subscribers 3.6K
Videos 265
Views 781.6K
Appearances 3
SERP 40%
Similarity 65%
science exploration series

Offers science exploration content similar to NatGeo, evidenced by a 65% content match and 40% search overlap, indicating overlapping topics but a smaller, more academic audience.

Didn't Make the Cut

37 additional channels that were close

Rank Relevance Channel Similarity Subscribers SERP Appearances
#7 55% TRACKS - Travel Documentaries 78% 742K 22% 2
#8 53% Best Ever Food Review Show 76% 11.9M 19% 5
#9 53% TED 72% 27.2M 25% 3
#10 53% California Academy of Sciences 65% 245K 35% 4
#11 53% Free Documentary - Nature 74% 2.1M 20% 6
#12 53% Ocean Conservation Namibia 62% 2.4M 38% 8
#13 52% Our World 75% 534K 18% 2
#14 52% Insider Food 75% 5.2M 16% 2
#15 51% Gittemary Johansen 71% 148K 22% 3
#16 51% Infinite Planet TV 73% 62.8K 18% 1
#17 51% Hugo Ye 72% 8.7K 18% 1
#18 50% Alivia Brown 73% 29.7K 16% 4
#19 50% Uncharted Mysteries 71% 256K 19% 3
#20 49% World Tour 72% 111K 15% 3
#21 49% Kristina Lynn 71% 59.7K 17% 2
#22 49% ewKaay 70% 6.7K 18% 1
#23 49% Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies 68% 2.0K 21% 2
#24 49% BBC World Service 68% 1.9M 20% 4
#25 49% TED-Ed 68% 22.4M 20% 3
#26 49% Ecosystem Essentials 64% 1.9K 26% 10
#27 48% ClickHole 71% 300K 15% 1
#28 48% Shelbizleee 69% 394K 17% 3
#29 47% Natural World Facts 67% 1.0M 17% 4
#30 47% RE:TV 67% 161K 17% 2
#31 47% CBC News 62% 4.6M 25% 2
#32 47% Creative Travel Guide 66% 84.7K 18% 1
#33 47% Simpatico 66% 1.7K 18% 1
#34 46% Beginning To Now 68% 296K 14% 2
#35 46% Mossy Earth 68% 703K 14% 2
#36 46% MsMojo 67% 5.7M 15% 1
#37 46% Bozeman Science 64% 1.4M 20% 2
#38 46% The Black Record 67% 41.4K 15% 1
#39 46% CBS Mornings 67% 3.3M 15% 1
#40 45% NLB Singapore 62% 10.4K 21% 2
#41 44% World Bank Group 61% 449K 18% 1
#42 43% International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) 62% 29K 14% 2
#43 43% UMC Utrecht 61% 13K 15% 2

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to National Geographic?

National Geographic's biggest competitors on YouTube are TEDx Talks (82% match, 44.2M subscribers) and BBC Earth Science (68% match, 1.8M subscribers). Planetary Health Alliance is also listed (76% match, 2.8K subscribers). They share a focus on science, nature, and documentary storytelling.

What type of content does National Geographic make?

National Geographic creates documentary and educational content about science, nature, culture, history, and exploration, as evidenced by video topics like food journeys and iconic city cuisines in the recent uploads. The channel averages about 0.9 uploads per week with around 622K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to National Geographic?

We analyze National Geographic'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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