Channels Like Robin Greenfield

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Robin Greenfield
Subscribers 477K
Videos 479
Views 25.9M

Robin Greenfield covers sustainable living, zero waste, off-grid and simple living topics, with a focus on foraging, growing food, permaculture, tiny house living, and environmentally friendly practices. The channel blends instructional content with experiential living and activism, featuring tutorials, vlogs, and foraging-centric projects; it publishes frequently, with an average of about 10.1K views per video across 479 published videos since joining April 26, 2013 (United States).

Content Landscape

Top competitors identified are TEDx Talks (79% match) and Exploring Alternatives (73% match). They share overlapping queries with Robin Greenfield such as zero waste living, sustainable living methods, and food sovereignty practices. Robin Greenfield has 477K subscribers, which is substantially smaller than TEDx Talks (44.2M subscribers) and Exploring Alternatives (2.6M subscribers). The overlap centers on sustainable living methods and eco-activism themes, with TEDx Talks also intersecting on global sustainability and justice-related topics, while Exploring Alternatives focuses on tiny house living and minimalist lifestyle tips that align with Greenfield’s off-grid and simple living content.

Similar Channels

We found 47 YouTube channels similar to Robin Greenfield

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#1 TEDx Talks

79% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 14
SERP 100%
Similarity 65%
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They share audience interest in sustainable living themes (zero waste, sustainable methods, food sovereignty) as shown by 100% search overlap, and while their content is broader and talk-focused rather than Robin Greenfield's experiential videos, the strong search alignment indicates overlapping topics.

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#2 Exploring Alternatives

73% relevance

Subscribers 2.6M
Videos 448
Views 401.8M
Appearances 14
SERP 70%
Similarity 75%
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Both target viewers seeking tiny house living and minimalist sustainable living tips, evidenced by strong search overlap (70%) with similar content (75%), indicating a shared niche though Exploring Alternatives often emphasizes compact living design rather than Robin's experiential experiments.

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#3 Gittemary Johansen

66% relevance

Subscribers 148K
Videos 1K
Views 23.0M
Appearances 8
SERP 52%
Similarity 75%
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Gittemary aligns on zero waste living and sustainable methods (high content similarity at 75%), and shares search interest (52%), signaling a similar audience even though Gittemary's tutorials skew more instructional than Robin's experiential projects.

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#4 Living Big In A Tiny House

59% relevance

Subscribers 4.7M
Videos 553
Views 869.7M
Appearances 8
SERP 38%
Similarity 73%
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Shared focus on tiny house living (high search overlap 38%), appealing to viewers interested in small-footprint living, though Living Big In A Tiny House centers on tours and buildouts while Robin emphasizes action-driven sustainability experiments.

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#5 Epic Gardening

59% relevance

Subscribers 4.0M
Videos 757
Views 865.0M
Appearances 9
SERP 36%
Similarity 74%
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Both cover urban homesteading and soil health basics, with substantial content overlap (74%) and related search queries, indicating a gardening-leaning sustainability audience complementary to Robin's eco-activism.

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#6 GrowVeg

56% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M
Videos 588
Views 136.0M
Appearances 5
SERP 28%
Similarity 74%
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Overlap on composting basics, soil health, and seed saving (74% content similarity) signals a shared audience focused on practical home-scale growing, even though GrowVeg emphasizes gardening tools and planning rather than field-style activism.

Didn't Make the Cut

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Rank Relevance Channel Similarity Subscribers SERP Appearances
#7 56% Goldifarms 81% 36.4K 17% 2
#8 55% Son of a Bear: Foraging 82% 250K 15% 4
#9 54% Happen Films 74% 453K 25% 7
#10 54% BoutenkoFilms 77% 209K 20% 4
#11 54% Insteading 76% 62K 22% 4
#12 54% UK Wildcrafts 75% 62.9K 21% 6
#13 54% allison from earth 75% 7.6K 22% 2
#14 54% Immy Lucas 74% 352K 22% 4
#15 53% Gabe Bult 70% 782K 27% 4
#16 53% Tiny Home Tours 75% 1.8M 20% 6
#17 53% Huw Richards 78% 919K 16% 4
#18 53% Bige’s Quiet Living 77% 22K 17% 1
#19 53% Ben Strong - Urban Homestead 77% 30K 16% 6
#20 53% Kirsten Dirksen 75% 2.1M 20% 2
#21 53% Feral Foraging 77% 494K 16% 2
#22 53% Country Living Experience: A Homesteading Journey 75% 438K 19% 2
#23 52% Simple Happy Zen 73% 361K 20% 4
#24 52% Andrew Millison 76% 712K 16% 2
#25 52% Shelbizleee 74% 394K 18% 5
#26 52% Love of Earth Co. 77% 216K 14% 3
#27 51% Joshua Becker 71% 344K 20% 4
#28 50% Growing In The Garden 72% 341K 18% 2
#29 50% Tiny House Expedition 74% 567K 14% 2
#30 50% Kathryn Kellogg 73% 108K 15% 5
#31 50% Natural Buildings 72% 61.1K 17% 3
#32 50% Stellar Eureka 72% 165K 16% 2
#33 49% Oxford Real Farming Conference 73% 9.2K 14% 2
#34 49% Modern Gardener 71% 12.2K 17% 1
#35 49% Wingman115 68% 55.6K 20% 2
#36 48% TED 69% 27.2M 15% 3
#37 47% PBS Terra 68% 884K 17% 1
#38 47% Nelson City Council 70% 2.5K 13% 1
#39 46% Food Network 66% 3.2M 17% 5
#40 45% The Scary Jokes 65% 26.5K 15% 2
#41 45% TED-Ed 65% 22.4M 13% 1
#42 44% TOPS Knives 64% 20.6K 14% 2
#43 44% Democracy Now! 62% 3.2M 17% 1
#44 43% Communication Coach Alexander Lyon 60% 765K 18% 2
#45 43% oliSUNvia 61% 1.2M 17% 1
#46 43% Smile and Learn - English 63% 2.2M 13% 1
#47 41% NBC News 59% 11.8M 14% 2

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Robin Greenfield?

Robin Greenfield's biggest competitors are TEDx Talks (44.2M subscribers, 79% match), Exploring Alternatives (2.6M subscribers, 73% match), and Gittemary Johansen (148K subscribers, 66% match). They share a focus on sustainable living, environmental topics, and alternative lifestyles, aligning with Greenfield's emphasis on minimalism, off-grid living, and sustainability.

What type of content does Robin Greenfield make?

Robin Greenfield creates content centered on sustainable living, simple living, self-sufficiency, minimalism, off-the-grid living, zero waste, and growing food. Recent videos include titles like Foraging 100% of My Food and Medicine for a Year (11K views) and Year without Toothbrush, Toothpaste or Floss (24.4K views). The channel averages about 10.1K views per video, with uploads appearing at a weekly to multiple-times-per-week frequency.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Robin Greenfield?

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