Primal Space

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 133

Views 449.2M

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Primal Space explores fascinating tales of engineering, science and history through animations, covering topics like ancient engineering, space technology, forensic engineering, and historical discoveries. The channel uses a documentary-style approach with a focus on animations, delivering content that ranges from deep-dives to informative explorations; it publishes videos with an average view count around 3.1 million per video, and its content has accumulated 449.2 million total views from 1.9 million subscribers since joining Jan 29, 2018.

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87% relevance

Subscribers 269K

Videos 347

Views 56.1M

Appearances 14

SERP 100%

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Top Fives (81% match) and Film Riot (74% match), with Unearthed History at 87% match. They share overlapping queries such as ancient engineering marvels, history of engineering feats, and old movie visual effects. Primal Space and Top Fives both target engineering and historical feats, while Film Riot aligns on early movie visual effects; Unearthed History concentrates on archaeology and shipwreck topics. In terms of audience size, Primal Space has 1.9M subscribers, while Unearthed History has 269K, Top Fives has 3.1M, and Film Riot has 2.2M subscribers, indicating varying scales but overlapping interest areas across engineering history, archaeology, shipwrecks, and visual effects.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Primal Space?

Unearthed History - Archaeology Documentaries (87% match, 269K subscribers) and Top Fives (81% match, 3.1M subscribers) are Primal Space's biggest competitors on YouTube. Film Riot (74% match, 2.2M subscribers) also competes closely. All three channels share a focus on documentary-style content exploring history, technology, and filmmaking or engineering topics, similar to Primal Space's engineering and science themes.

What type of content does Primal Space make?

Primal Space creates documentary-style videos about engineering, historical technology, and space science, evidenced by titles like 'The Ancient City That Mastered Water' (6.6M views) and 'How Investigators Find the Source of a Fire' (1.5M views). The channel uploads multiple videos per week, with an average of about 3.1 million views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Primal Space?

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