Patrick Kelly

Subscribers 151K

Videos 52

Views 9.8M

Channels Like Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly creates well-researched video essays about the history of medicine and healthcare, covering topics from drug development, medical history, and biotech origins to the pharmaceutical patent system and placebo effects. The content uses a documentary/educational style with deep-dives and tutorials, and is supported by a channel that has 151K subscribers and 9.8M total views across 52 videos; uploads appear to be regular, with an average of about 160.2K views per video.

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82% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 22

SERP 100%

Similarity 70%

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Both target audiences interested in the history and science of medicine and drug development, with high search overlap on queries like 'history of medicine' and 'drug development history' (100% search overlap) and strong content alignment (70%), indicating similar educational explainer content.

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58% relevance

Subscribers 4.2M

Videos 2K

Views 486.7M

Appearances 12

SERP 47%

Similarity 66%

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Shares interest in drug development history and medical science explanations, with substantial search overlap on 'drug development history' and 'recombinant DNA history' but varied delivery style and slightly lower overall match due to content at 66%.

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56% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 7

SERP 43%

Similarity 65%

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Competes in broad science history explainers, overlapping on queries like 'recombinant DNA history' and 'history of public health,' with decent content alignment (65%) suggesting complementary but not identical presentation approach.

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56% relevance

Subscribers 192K

Videos 3.2K

Views 44.0M

Appearances 6

SERP 36%

Similarity 69%

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Addresses regulatory and historical aspects of drugs and devices, sharing searches such as 'biologic drugs history' and 'drug patent system,' and content focus around policy and history aligns closely (69%), similar audience but institutional perspective.

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56% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 18

SERP 47%

Similarity 62%

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Delivers public-health and medical-ethics themed talks, overlapping on 'history of public health' and 'clinical trial evolution' search terms; content similarity is moderate (62%), indicating audience interest similar but format more talk-driven.

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Global Biotech Revolution

53% relevance

Subscribers 1.0K

Videos 245

Views 132.2K

Appearances 6

SERP 27%

Similarity 71%

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Centers on biotech history and industry shifts, matching on broad 'biotech revolution' interest (27% search overlap but high content similarity at 71%), suggesting shared topics with a more niche, industry-focused lens.

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Competitors identified: TED-Ed (82% match) and Professor Dave Explains (58% match) are the top two by match strength. TED-Ed and Patrick Kelly both target history of medicine, drug development history, and placebo history, making them direct topic overlaps; Professor Dave Explains overlaps on drug development history, acetaminophen mechanism, and recombinant DNA history. The sizes differ notably: TED-Ed has 22.4M subscribers, Professor Dave Explains has 4.2M, while Patrick Kelly has 151K. These competitors share queries related to history of medicine, drug development, recombinant DNA history, infectious disease history, and related biotech topics.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Patrick Kelly?

TED-Ed (82% match, 22.4M subscribers) and CrashCourse (56% match, 16.9M subscribers) and Professor Dave Explains (58% match, 4.2M subscribers) are Patrick Kelly's biggest competitors on YouTube. They share a focus on educational science and history content that explains complex topics in accessible ways.

What type of content does Patrick Kelly make?

Patrick Kelly produces educational videos about medical history, history of medicine, and history of science, as indicated by video titles such as 'Nobody Knows How Acetaminophen Works (Paracetamol)' and 'From Rat Poison to $13 BILLION Medicine'. He uploads videos that average around 160.2K views per video, with recent titles ranging from about 38.8K to 484K views, indicating frequent uploads and substantial audience engagement.

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