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Subscribers 47.2K

Videos 1.4K

Views 7.1M

Channels Like The New York Public Library

The New York Public Library's YouTube presence centers on library history, rare books, manuscripts, and cultural heritage, as reflected in video titles and search queries. The channel offers a mix of educational deep-dives and explorations of historical documents and exhibitions, with content that appears to include talks, exhibitions, and themed explorations (e.g., The Polonsky Exhibition, The Bill of Rights, The Columbus Letter). Uploads occur with a cadence that yields an average of about 0.2 videos per week, and videos typically attract around 2.6K views on average, across 1,400 publishes and 7.1M total views since joining in 2008.

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We found 43 YouTube channels similar to The New York Public Library

#1

Tom Ayling

83% relevance

Subscribers 343K

Videos 371

Views 111.8M

Appearances 20

SERP 100%

Similarity 72%

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Shares a strong focus on library history, rare and antiquarian books, with high search overlap on those queries (100% search) and similar subject matter, though NYPL’s content is broader and more institution-wide than Ayling’s specialized antiques focus (72% content).

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#2

Moon’s Rare Books

71% relevance

Subscribers 150K

Videos 106

Views 12.7M

Appearances 13

SERP 68%

Similarity 74%

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Targets rare and antiquarian books and global libraries, yielding high overlap on rare/antiquarian book queries and global library topics (68% search), with NYPL matching in content breadth across global collections (74% content).

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#3

Adam Weinberger Rare Book Buyer

69% relevance

Subscribers 346K

Videos 601

Views 11.3M

Appearances 10

SERP 61%

Similarity 73%

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Converges on rare books and manuscripts, aligning with NYPL on rare/antiquarian book queries (61% search) and rare manuscripts topics (73% content), though NYPL offers a wider institutional library context.

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#4

The Hollywood Collection

66% relevance

Subscribers 150K

Videos 56

Views 41.4M

Appearances 9

SERP 69%

Similarity 65%

biographical collections

Shares an interest in biographical and historical collections, reflected in comparable search topics (biographical collections) and similar content focus (65% content) to NYPL’s biographies and archival holdings.

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#5

TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

62% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 5

SERP 54%

Similarity 68%

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Overlaps on library history and historical maps topics (52–54% search alignment) and maintains substantial historical content (68% content), echoing NYPL’s educational and historical map resources in a storytelling format.

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Library of Congress view on YouTube ▶

57% relevance

Subscribers 348K

Videos 7.5K

Views 81.5M

Appearances 4

SERP 29%

Similarity 75%

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Directly parallels NYPL in cultural heritage, manuscript studies, and accessibility topics; strong content similarity (75% content) but lower search overlap (29%), indicating similar materials with broader audience reach.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include Tom Ayling (83% match, 343K subscribers) and Adam Weinberger Rare Book Buyer (69% match, 346K subscribers), both connected to rare books and antiquarian topics, which overlap with NYPL's focus on rare books, manuscripts, and antiquarian collections. Moon’s Rare Books (71% match, 150K subscribers) similarly targets rare books and global libraries, sharing queries such as rare books and global libraries. The Hollywood Collection (66% match, 150K subscribers) aligns with biographical collections, which can intersect with NYPL's archival and museum-style exhibitions. TED-Ed (62% match, 22.4M subscribers) also ranks for library history and historical maps, indicating broad educational content that overlaps with NYPL's historical documents and American history sources. The NYPL has a larger reach than most competitors in subscribers except TED-Ed, with NYPL at 47.2K subscribers, and all competitors share overlapping interests in library history, rare books, and global or cultural heritage collections.

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#10	56%	Seattle Public Library	75%	3.2K	27%	3
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#13	54%	Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) ▶	73%	169K	26%	5
#14	54%	Pawn Stars ▶	64%	3.7M	38%	3
#15	53%	TEDx Talks ▶	67%	44.2M	32%	3
#16	53%	christeah	73%	6.2K	22%	1
#17	52%	Pursuit of History	68%	42.9K	30%	2
#18	52%	Somewhat Scientific	70%	2.5K	25%	2
#19	52%	Bodleian Libraries	75%	7.5K	18%	3
#20	52%	The Frick Collection	71%	51.8K	22%	2
#21	52%	Nicholas D. Chabraja Center for Historical Studies	74%	1.1K	18%	1
#22	51%	Sarah Chrisman	72%	18.9K	21%	2
#23	51%	60 Minutes	66%	4.0M	28%	3
#24	50%	The British Museum ▶	72%	773K	18%	1
#25	50%	Lady of the Library ▶	73%	309K	16%	2
#26	49%	Bookborn ▶	68%	99.2K	22%	1
#27	49%	The National Gallery	67%	364K	24%	3
#28	49%	University of Rochester	67%	20.9K	22%	1
#29	49%	Spokane Public Library	70%	1.5K	18%	1
#30	49%	Top Fives ▶	66%	3.1M	22%	1
#31	47%	HISTORY BOX	66%	162K	18%	1
#32	46%	RIT Libraries	66%	1.6K	18%	1
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#38	45%	The Medieval Historian	60%	5.5K	22%	1
#39	45%	Beginning To Now ▶	62%	296K	18%	4
#40	45%	Vatican Mysteries For Sleep	64%	32.6K	15%	2
#41	44%	ESOTERICA ▶	61%	1.1M	17%	3
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The New York Public Library?

Tom Ayling — 83% match, 343K subscribers; Moon’s Rare Books — 71% match, 150K subscribers; Adam Weinberger Rare Book Buyer — 69% match, 346K subscribers. All three have large subscriber counts and focus on rare books, archives, and literary/digitization content, similar to The New York Public Library's library and archival-related material.

What type of content does The New York Public Library make?

The New York Public Library creates educational and archival content, including live and narrated videos about historical documents and literary works (e.g., The Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures, The Bill of Rights, Winnie-the-Pooh with scholars). They upload around 0.2 times per week (roughly one video every 5 weeks) and average about 2.6K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to The New York Public Library?

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