OBF

Subscribers 630K

Videos 144

Views 107.1M

Channels Like OBF

OBF covers finance, investing, savings, innovation, and related topics with a focus on global economic dynamics, housing, interest rates, and technology. The channel appears to feature explainers and deep-dives rather than daily vlogs, with a strong emphasis on analysis and design-inspired geopolitics, as reflected by video titles like Why Tokyo Is Insanely Well Designed and Why Europe Is Insanely Well Designed. Upload frequency is implied to be consistent, with an average of about 4.1M views per video, and an audience size of 630K subscribers since joining in December 2014.

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#1

Urban Planner Explained view on YouTube ▶

87% relevance

Subscribers 50.7K

Videos 33

Views 4.4M

Appearances 24

SERP 100%

Similarity 78%

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They share the urban design and city analysis focus, matching queries like urban design principles and well designed cities, and have a high overall match (87%) with content blending analysis-driven topics similar to OBF.

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#2

Mind The Map view on YouTube ▶

54% relevance

Subscribers 46.8K

Videos 66

Views 15.8M

Appearances 7

SERP 19%

Similarity 78%

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Also centers on urban planning themes such as urban design principles and city design analysis; high search alignment (19%) but strong content overlap (78%), indicating a similar audience and style though slightly less frequent in ranking.

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#3

Not Just Bikes view on YouTube ▶

51% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 139

Views 198.3M

Appearances 7

SERP 13%

Similarity 76%

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Roughly aligns with well designed cities and city design analysis queries and shares the urban planning trends angle, yielding a moderate overall match (51%) with substantial content similarity (76%), indicating similar subject matter but a different presentation frequency.

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#4

Machines TV

51% relevance

Subscribers 360K

Videos 4.2K

Views 191.1M

Appearances 5

SERP 25%

Similarity 67%

land reclamation projects

Connects on land reclamation topics (a specific urban infrastructure angle) with OBF’s broader city design discussions, resulting in a mid-level match (51%) driven by narrower query focus but meaningful content overlap (67%).

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#5

The Paint Explainer view on YouTube ▶

50% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 141

Views 260.9M

Appearances 4

SERP 17%

Similarity 72%

defense strategies countries military strategy analysis

While their core content is defense strategy, the overlap comes from broader strategic analysis framing and geopolitical context, yielding about 50% overall match with 72% content similarity in analytical approach rather than urban focus.

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#6

DamiLee view on YouTube ▶

50% relevance

Subscribers 2.3M

Videos 308

Views 294.1M

Appearances 1

SERP 8%

Similarity 78%

megacity design challenges

Shares megacity design challenges as a core theme, producing a 50% overall match with high content similarity (78%), though search alignment is modest (8%), indicating a related but less frequently surfaced topic.

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Discovered competitors include Urban Planner Explained (87% match) and Mind The Map (54% match) as the closest peers, with Not Just Bikes (51% match) also sharing substantial overlap. The common thread across these channels is overlapping queries around urban design principles, well-designed cities, and city design analysis, aligning with OBF’s exploration of infrastructure and geopolitical design. Notable size differences show OBF at 630K subscribers, while top competitors like Not Just Bikes have 1.4M subscribers and Mind The Map has 46.8K subscribers; Urban Planner Explained has 50.7K subscribers. The top two by match are Urban Planner Explained (87% match) and Mind The Map (54% match).

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#9	48%	Defense Updates	75%	618K	8%	1
#10	48%	WonderWhy ▶	74%	853K	10%	1
#11	48%	Perun ▶	72%	622K	12%	3
#12	48%	WIRED ▶	68%	12.8M	17%	6
#13	47%	Institution of Civil Engineers	67%	30.4K	17%	2
#14	47%	UrbanNous	70%	8.6K	13%	7
#15	46%	ViewPoint Geopolitics	72%	3.9K	8%	2
#16	45%	Robcall Nature	70%	2.3K	8%	1
#17	45%	Global Stats ▶	68%	294K	10%	1
#18	45%	Systems Innovation Network	69%	101K	8%	2
#19	44%	Sekolah Desain	67%	1.9K	10%	1
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#21	44%	tonybydesign ▶	68%	2.0K	8%	1
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#23	44%	S&P Global	66%	16.9K	10%	1
#24	44%	Invicta	66%	1.7M	10%	1
#25	43%	TED-Ed ▶	66%	22.4M	9%	2
#26	43%	Planetizen ▶	66%	28.2K	10%	4
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to OBF?

Urban Planner Explained — 87% match, 50.7K subscribers; Mind The Map — 54% match, 46.8K subscribers; Not Just Bikes — 51% match, 1.4M subscribers. All three channels share a focus on urban design and city infrastructure, similar to OBF's topics about planning and design.

What type of content does OBF make?

OBF creates content about urban design and related topics, with titles such as Why Tokyo Is Insanely Well Designed and Why The Netherlands Is Insanely Well Designed. The channel averages about 4.1M views per video, with an uploads frequency implied by the average and a recent set of high-view videos; specific upload cadence is not provided but references to multiple design-focused videos suggest regular content.

How do we determine which channels are similar to OBF?

We analyze OBF'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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