Ordinary Things

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 70

Views 108.5M

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Ordinary Things covers topics related to history, politics, society, and contemporary issues through explanatory and analytical videos. Its content style leans toward deep-dives and documentaries, with a mix of education, trivia, and explainer content under the banner of everyday things and ordinary phenomena. The channel publishes frequently and averages around 1.2 million views per video across 70 published uploads since joining in 2019.

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83% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 15

SERP 100%

Similarity 71%

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Both target audiences seeking big-picture explanations of complex topics like ethics and power structures (queries like digital surveillance ethics, global power structures); there is a high search overlap (100%) but only 71% content similarity, indicating similar topics presented in a different stylistic approach.

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76% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M

Videos 5.5K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 13

SERP 77%

Similarity 74%

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Shares interest in global power structures and future AI/internet topics (queries: global power structures, AI and internet future); search overlap is strong (77%) but content similarity is moderate (74%), suggesting alignment on topics with a distinct presentation style.

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#3

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65% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 13

SERP 55%

Similarity 71%

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Addresses digital surveillance ethics and AI/internet futures like Ordinary Things (queries: digital surveillance ethics, AI and internet future); search overlap is decent (55%) with high content overlap (71%), implying topic alignment despite varied format and production values.

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Second Thought view on YouTube

65% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 417

Views 206.6M

Appearances 4

SERP 39%

Similarity 82%

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Converges on post-capitalism critique and climate/policy intersections (queries: post capitalism critique, climate and politics); has strong content similarity (82%) but lower search overlap (39%), signaling an audience match though slightly different discovery paths.

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62% relevance

Subscribers 1.5M

Videos 1.5K

Views 218.9M

Appearances 5

SERP 40%

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62% relevance

Subscribers 25.1M

Videos 349

Views 3.6B

Appearances 5

SERP 44%

Similarity 74%

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Examines societal decline, AI/internet futures, and climate/politics (queries: societal decline analysis, AI and internet future, climate and politics); content is fairly aligned (74%), yet search overlap is lower (44%), suggesting content-style similarity with divergent discovery channels.

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Discovered competitors include TED Ed (83% match) and TED (76% match) as top matches, with TEDx Talks also significant (65% match). These channels overlap with Ordinary Things on queries such as digital surveillance ethics, global power structures, AI and the internet future, and post-capitalism critique, indicating shared interests in societal analysis and political economy. Ordinary Things has 1.1M subscribers, while TED and TED Ed boast substantially larger audiences at 22.4M and 27.2M respectively, and TEDx Talks at 44.2M, highlighting a size gap but strong thematic alignment on the same topics.

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#22	53%	Big Think	77%	8.6M	16%	1
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Ordinary Things?

TED-Ed (83% match, 22.4M subscribers), TED (76% match, 27.2M subscribers), and TEDx Talks (65% match, 44.2M subscribers). They share a focus on educational, documentary-style content that explains ideas, history, and concepts in an accessible format.

What type of content does Ordinary Things make?

Ordinary Things produces educational, explainers and documentary-style videos about everyday topics, history, and trivia, with a mix of humor. The channel averages about 1.2M views per video, and recent uploads show views around 904.4K to 1.6M. Upload frequency is indicated as roughly several videos per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Ordinary Things?

We analyze Ordinary Things'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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