OrangeRiver

Subscribers 100K

Videos 388

Views 20.4M

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OrangeRiver creates videos about fictional universes, including Star Trek and other sci-fi media, along with occasional real-world topics. The channel emphasizes deep-dives and explanations, using keywords such as short films, star trek, alternate history, science, and documentary, and publishes content with an average of around 609.8K views per video at roughly 20 minutes per piece, with an upload pace of about 0.2 videos per week. Content style appears to include explorations of lore, worldbuilding, and science concepts through long-form, explanatory videos and occasional short films, as reflected by recent titles like The Ancient Civilizations of Star Trek and The World of Blade Runner Explained.

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92% relevance

Subscribers 194K

Videos 1.2K

Views 101.1M

Appearances 15

SERP 100%

Similarity 87%

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Both target Star Trek fans and sci-fi lore enthusiasts, sharing high search overlap on queries like star trek lore and starfleet protocol, while Certifiably Ingame’s content focuses more on lore explanations (87% content similarity) compared to OrangeRiver’s broader analysis style.

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81% relevance

Subscribers 15.2M

Videos 11K

Views 5.0B

Appearances 21

SERP 90%

Similarity 75%

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They align with aliens, species, and ancient ruins lore in searches (90% overlap) and HISTORY’s content emphasizes deep lore analysis, which differs in tone and format from OrangeRiver but attracts a similar audience interested in speculative sci-fi history.

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70% relevance

Subscribers 66.2K

Videos 228

Views 5.8M

Appearances 14

SERP 61%

Similarity 77%

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Targets aliens, fictional civilizations, and space opera analysis, showing solid search overlap (61%) with OrangeRiver, though Sci-Fi Odyssey’s content seems more focused on narrative analysis while still appealing to the same fanbase.

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70% relevance

Subscribers 467K

Videos 647

Views 124.6M

Appearances 9

SERP 53%

Similarity 80%

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Shares queries on factions, ship systems, and starship design (search overlap 53%), and while Spacedock emphasizes technical ship design explanations (80% content similarity), both appeal to detailed sci-fi worldbuilding audiences.

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Easily Explained

65% relevance

Subscribers 72K

Videos 43

Views 11.8M

Appearances 7

SERP 54%

Similarity 72%

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Both cover sci-fi universes and concepts, with substantial search overlap (54%) and OrangeRiver-like explainers; Easily Explained shows slightly lower content alignment (72%), indicating a similar audience but a different presentation style.

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EckhartsLadder

65% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 2.2K

Views 448.4M

Appearances 8

SERP 51%

Similarity 74%

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Competes for the same faction- and civilization-focused sci-fi audience (search 51%), and while EckhartsLadder often delves into hyperspace theories (74% content), the channels share a core interest in speculative sci-fi concepts with OrangeRiver.

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Competitors identified by match strength include Certifiably Ingame (92% match) with 194K subscribers and overlapping queries like star trek lore and star trek technology explained, HISTORY (81% match) with 15.2M subscribers focusing on aliens and species and ancient alien ruins lore, and Spacedock (70% match) with 467K subscribers covering ship systems explained and starship design analysis. OrangeRiver and Certifiably Ingame share strong overlap in star trek lore and technology queries, while HISTORY and Sci-Fi Odyssey (70% match) also compete on aliens in sci fi and space opera analysis. In terms of size, HISTORY far surpasses OrangeRiver, followed by Certifiably Ingame and Spacedock, with OrangeRiver at 100K subscribers. Shared queries among competitors include star trek lore, aliens in sci fi, and ship systems explained, indicating overlapping search interests and content niches.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to OrangeRiver?

Certifiably Ingame — 92% match, 194K subscribers; HISTORY — 81% match, 15.2M subscribers; Sci-Fi Odyssey — 70% match, 66.2K subscribers. All three channels have content related to science fiction, history, or speculative explanations, similar to OrangeRiver's focus on alternate history, sci-fi analysis, and documentary-style explorations.

What type of content does OrangeRiver make?

OrangeRiver produces short films and documentary-style explainers about science, Star Trek, alternate history, and related topics, based on video titles such as Even the Borg Fear These Aliens..., Where Did the Q Come From?, The Ancient Civilizations of Star Trek, The World of Blade Runner Explained, and What Are the Borg's TRUE Origins?. The channel averages about 0.2 uploads per week and roughly 609.8K views per video.

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