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Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 1.1K

Views 345.2M

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Sabine Hossenfelder covers science and technology topics, focusing on physics, cosmology, and science research through explainers, brief summaries, and commentary. The channel presents as straightforward, no-hype updates and deep-dives, with multiple formats including explainers and science reviews, publishing about five videos per week and averaging roughly 185K views per video.

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Big Think view on YouTube ▶

88% relevance

Subscribers 8.6M

Videos 9.9K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 13

SERP 100%

Similarity 80%

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They match Sabine on physics theory, quantum foundations, and philosophy of science (high search and content similarity), presenting content in accessible explainers similar to Sabine's critical science perspective.

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80% relevance

Subscribers 20.4M

Videos 488

Views 4.1B

Appearances 13

SERP 79%

Similarity 81%

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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell view on YouTube ▶

73% relevance

Subscribers 25.1M

Videos 349

Views 3.6B

Appearances 9

SERP 74%

Similarity 72%

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Shares interest in physics theory and cosmology updates, including topics like fusion energy, with similar audience reach, though Kurzgesagt delivers highly visual animated content vs Sabine's critique-driven format.

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72% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 1.3K

Views 243.9M

Appearances 11

SERP 66%

Similarity 76%

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72% relevance

Subscribers 1.7M

Videos 1.6K

Views 261.1M

Appearances 8

SERP 66%

Similarity 76%

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Converges on quantum foundations and existential physics with academic physics commentary, targeting a similar science-interested audience, though RH often emphasizes lectures and demonstrations rather than Sabine's critique style.

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72% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 10

SERP 79%

Similarity 67%

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Shares interest in science skepticism and quantum/computing impacts, drawing the same search terms but varies content format and depth compared to Sabine's rigorous physics critique.

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Discovered competitors include Big Think (88% match) and Veritasium (80% match) as top rivals, with Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (73% match) also closely aligned. They share overlapping queries like physics theory, quantum foundations, cosmology updates, and emerging physics research, indicating strong competition for the same search topics. Sabine Hossenfelder has 1.8M subscribers, while Big Think (8.6M) and Veritasium (20.4M) and Kurzgesagt (25.1M) have significantly larger audiences, highlighting a size gap despite similar content focus.

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#11	70%	AstroKobi	81%	3.0M	52%	5
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#13	65%	Arvin Ash	81%	1.1M	42%	7
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#17	63%	Robinson Erhardt	81%	535K	36%	6
#18	62%	Closer To Truth	75%	665K	44%	9
#19	62%	Dr Ben Miles	84%	2.3M	29%	3
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#22	59%	Essentia Foundation	76%	249K	33%	5
#23	58%	PBS Space Time	79%	3.4M	27%	6
#24	58%	Boring Space	79%	39.3K	25%	3
#25	57%	Sean Carroll	72%	255K	35%	2
#26	57%	Cleo Abram ▶	82%	7.5M	18%	4
#27	56%	Astrum ▶	77%	2.8M	25%	6
#28	56%	Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky	78%	1.0M	24%	3
#29	56%	Rotman Institute of Philosophy	72%	10.2K	32%	2
#30	56%	minutephysics	77%	5.9M	25%	2
#31	56%	Looking Glass Universe	78%	447K	22%	4
#32	55%	Sciencephile the AI	80%	1.1M	18%	1
#33	55%	The Institute of Art and Ideas	74%	695K	25%	6
#34	54%	Late Science	77%	105K	19%	3
#35	53%	IBM Technology ▶	74%	1.6M	23%	1
#36	53%	NOVA PBS Official	75%	1.4M	21%	3
#37	53%	MIT OpenCourseWare ▶	74%	6.2M	21%	2
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#48	43%	Philosophy Beyond	60%	3.2K	18%	1
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Sabine Hossenfelder?

Big Think — 88% match, 8.6M subscribers; Veritasium — 80% match, 20.4M subscribers; Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell — 73% match, 25.1M subscribers. All three compete in science-focused explainers and educational videos with broad audiences interested in physics, science news, and technology.

What type of content does Sabine Hossenfelder make?

Sabine Hossenfelder creates science explainers and brief science summaries about physics, technology, and research, with videos like warp drive plans, AI, data storage breakthroughs, and the simulation hypothesis. She uploads multiple videos per week and the average video view count is about 185.1K.

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