neo

Subscribers 3.0M

Videos 80

Views 393.9M

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neo creates educational short documentaries across topics like politics, geography, media, society, and more, using a deep-dives style that blends analysis with concise explanations. The channel covers film, music, art, animation, essay, analysis, and filmmaking themes, publishing about 80 videos since 2016 with an average of ~5M views per video, totaling 393.9M views from 3M subscribers.

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#1

Drachinifel view on YouTube

83% relevance

Subscribers 581K

Videos 1.5K

Views 303.7M

Appearances 14

SERP 100%

Similarity 72%

naval engineering history naval engineering milestones

Both target naval topics with strong overlap on queries like 'naval engineering history' and 'naval engineering milestones'; high search match (100%) but content similarity is 72%, indicating similar subject focus but differing presentation style.

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National Geographic view on YouTube

79% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 11K

Views 6.9B

Appearances 14

SERP 94%

Similarity 70%

world history documentaries exploration and archaeology rescue and survival stories

Shares audience interest in world history documentaries and exploration themes (queries 'world history documentaries', 'exploration and archaeology'); high search match (94%) but content similarity is 70%, suggesting NG reaches broader documentary storytelling beyond neo's naval specialty.

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#3

Urban Planner Explained view on YouTube

67% relevance

Subscribers 50.7K

Videos 33

Views 4.4M

Appearances 12

SERP 57%

Similarity 74%

urban planning failures

Both cover factual topics with a focus on systems (infrastructure vs. urban planning) and failures, aligning on 'urban planning failures' queries (though neo is naval-focused); moderate search match (57%) and high content similarity (74%), indicating a similar analytical style but different domain.

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#4

Expedition Bible

60% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 52

Views 85.4M

Appearances 7

SERP 42%

Similarity 73%

exploration and archaeology archaeology and exploration

Overlap on 'exploration and archaeology' and 'archaeology and exploration' queries; search match is 42% while content is high at 73%, implying complementary topics within exploration-focused content but different niche emphasis.

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MegaBuilds view on YouTube

58% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M

Videos 301

Views 414.7M

Appearances 5

SERP 32%

Similarity 76%

infrastructure megaprojects

Both discuss large-scale projects and engineering feats; queries on 'infrastructure megaprojects' align, but neo’s naval angle differs—search match 32% with high content similarity 76%, indicating similar production quality and engineering focus yet different subject matter.

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Tom Scott view on YouTube

58% relevance

Subscribers 6.6M

Videos 731

Views 1.9B

Appearances 2

SERP 33%

Similarity 75%

disaster analysis reports disaster analysis case

Shares catalog-style analysis of disasters and case studies, matching on 'disaster analysis reports' and 'disaster analysis case' queries; low-to-moderate search overlap (33%) but substantial content similarity (75%), reflecting similar explanatory approach with different topics.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match: 1) National Geographic — 79% match, 25.9M subscribers; overlaps include world history documentaries, exploration and archaeology, and rescue and survival stories. 2) Drachinifel — 83% match, 581K subscribers; overlaps include naval engineering history and naval engineering milestones. Both share queries such as world history documentaries, exploration/archaeology, and disaster/rescue topics, aligning with neo’s focus on geopolitics, infrastructure, disasters, and technology history. In size, neo (3M) is larger than Drachinifel but far smaller than National Geographic. Additional overlap with Expedition Bible (60% match) and MegaBuilds (58% match) touches exploration/archaeology and infrastructure megaprojects respectively.

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#7	58%	Mayday: Air Disaster	71%	1.1M	39%	8
#8	58%	Science Channel	71%	5.3M	38%	3
#9	56%	TED-Ed	70%	22.4M	35%	10
#10	56%	Blueprint	77%	177K	24%	3
#11	54%	WatchMojo.com	74%	25.9M	23%	4
#12	54%	Economics Explained	73%	2.8M	24%	5
#13	54%	The Great Courses	71%	652K	28%	4
#14	53%	Free Documentary - Engineering	75%	522K	21%	5
#15	53%	The B1M	78%	4.0M	17%	2
#16	53%	Ominous History	72%	1.5K	25%	2
#17	53%	The People Profiles	72%	1.6M	24%	2
#18	53%	Scary Interesting	76%	1.9M	18%	1
#19	52%	WIRED	72%	12.8M	21%	3
#20	51%	Biography	67%	1.1M	28%	9
#21	51%	Lucasfilm	70%	299K	24%	2
#22	51%	Get.factual	73%	818K	18%	1
#23	51%	Jaydone History	73%	193K	18%	2
#24	51%	Origin Decoder	67%	32.4K	26%	3
#25	51%	Timeline - World History Documentaries	66%	5.8M	27%	6
#26	50%	Inter-American Development Bank	62%	18.7K	33%	2
#27	50%	Safety Memos	66%	42.9K	26%	3
#28	50%	Simplilearn	67%	6.1M	25%	2
#29	50%	Chief MAKOi	70%	434K	20%	4
#30	50%	Adam's Axiom	72%	37.8K	17%	3
#31	50%	TREY the Explainer	73%	1.1M	15%	2
#32	50%	On The Move	67%	160K	24%	2
#33	49%	The New York Times	72%	5.1M	15%	3
#34	49%	JeffHK	72%	502K	16%	3
#35	49%	Frontier Rescue Stories	68%	10.1K	21%	2
#36	49%	TLDR News Global	72%	1.1M	15%	1
#37	49%	TEDx Talks	66%	44.2M	22%	2
#38	48%	The Art of Being Human	65%	17.9K	22%	2
#39	48%	Dr. Smiti Nathan	71%	24.2K	15%	1
#40	47%	Science Sauce	64%	120K	22%	2
#41	47%	Digital Transformation with Eric Kimberling	63%	549K	24%	3
#42	47%	UsefulCharts	68%	2.0M	15%	1
#43	46%	Made In History	66%	219K	15%	3
#44	44%	HSE Crew	63%	80.1K	15%	1
#45	43%	HSE STUDY GUIDE	62%	369K	14%	2

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to neo?

neo's biggest YouTube competitors are Drachinifel (83% match, 581K subscribers), National Geographic (79% match, 25.9M subscribers), and Urban Planner Explained (67% match, 50.7K subscribers). They share a focus on informative, documentary-style content that covers topics like history, science, and analysis, aiming to educate viewers through structured storytelling.

What type of content does neo make?

neo creates analysis-driven, documentary-style content about film, music, art, animation, essay, and filmmaking topics. Recent videos include titles such as How the World Trade Center Was Rebuilt (11M views), The Impossible Landing (1.1M views), and The Biggest Art Scam in History (1.4M views). The channel averages about 5M views per video and uploads roughly a weekly cadence.

How do we determine which channels are similar to neo?

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