We found 43 YouTube channels similar to The New York Public Library
Both target audiences interested in library history, rare and antiquarian books, with high overlap on queries like "library history" and "antiquarian books" (83% search match) and similar emphasis in content (72%), indicating aligned niche expertise despite stylistic differences.
Shares focus on rare and antiquarian books and extends to global libraries, evidenced by strong query overlap on "rare books" and "antiquarian books" (71% match) and content similarity (74%), signaling a scholarly rare-book orientation akin to NYPL.
Aligns with NYPL through emphasis on rare books, antiquarian items, and rare manuscripts, reflected in solid search overlap for those queries (69% match) and comparable content focus (73%), indicating a similar collector-oriented library interest.
Although centered on biographical material, it overlaps with NYPL's broader archival and library heritage scope, with notable search alignment on "biographical collections" and related archival content (66% match search; 65% content).
Shares interest in historical and library-related topics such as library history and historical maps (queries like "library history" and "historical maps"), yielding moderate search overlap (54%) and strong content overlap (68%), reflecting educational, historical-content synergy with NYPL.
Both are flagship public/ national libraries with cultural heritage and manuscript study emphasis; despite lower search overlap (29%), they exhibit high content similarity (75%) in archives and accessibility-focused topics, signaling parallel institutional scope.
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| Rank | Relevance | Channel | Similarity | Subscribers | SERP | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 56% | Stanford Graduate School of Business ▶ | 67% | 2.7M | 40% | 2 |
| #8 | 56% | PeterHarringtonBooks | 79% | 14.2K | 22% | 1 |
| #9 | 56% | Backlog ▶ | 69% | 1.7K | 37% | 4 |
| #10 | 56% | Seattle Public Library | 75% | 3.1K | 27% | 3 |
| #11 | 54% | Antiques Roadshow PBS | 70% | 403K | 31% | 3 |
| #12 | 54% | SchoenbergInstitute | 72% | 4.2K | 26% | 8 |
| #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% | 6.1K | 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% | 7.3K | 18% | 3 |
| #20 | 52% | The Frick Collection | 71% | 50.6K | 22% | 2 |
| #21 | 52% | Nicholas D. Chabraja Center for Historical Studies | 74% | 1.1K | 18% | 1 |
| #22 | 51% | Sarah Chrisman | 72% | 18.7K | 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% | 92.3K | 22% | 1 |
| #27 | 49% | The National Gallery | 67% | 364K | 24% | 3 |
| #28 | 49% | University of Rochester | 67% | 20.7K | 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% | 163K | 18% | 1 |
| #32 | 46% | RIT Libraries | 66% | 1.5K | 18% | 1 |
| #33 | 46% | The Wall Street Journal ▶ | 64% | 6.6M | 20% | 4 |
| #34 | 46% | Sailors365 | 65% | 2.0K | 18% | 1 |
| #35 | 46% | YaleCourses ▶ | 64% | 1.7M | 18% | 2 |
| #36 | 45% | Stadsarchief Amsterdam | 65% | 7.3K | 15% | 4 |
| #37 | 45% | Cyberpunk 2077 | 60% | 1.8M | 22% | 2 |
| #38 | 45% | The Medieval Historian | 60% | 5.2K | 22% | 1 |
| #39 | 45% | Beginning To Now | 62% | 296K | 18% | 4 |
| #40 | 45% | Vatican Mysteries For Sleep | 64% | 28.2K | 15% | 2 |
| #41 | 44% | ESOTERICA | 61% | 1.1M | 17% | 3 |
| #42 | 43% | ABC News (Australia) | 60% | 2.5M | 18% | 2 |
| #43 | 43% | Cottereau | 59% | 287K | 19% | 2 |
Tom Ayling — 83% match, 323K subscribers; Moon’s Rare Books — 71% match, 139K subscribers; Adam Weinberger Rare Book Buyer — 69% match, 281K subscribers. These channels share a focus on rare books, literary history, and library-related content similar to the NYPL's offerings.
The New York Public Library creates educational and lore-rich videos about literature, history, and library collections, as suggested by titles like Explore The Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures, 'Political Prisoner' with Dalila Scruggs, Winnie-the-Pooh with Charles Cuykendall Carter, The Bill of Rights with Julie Golia, and The Columbus Letter with NYPL President Tony Marx. They upload infrequently, averaging ~0.2 uploads per week, and their videos average about 2.6K views.
We analyze The New York Public Library'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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