Sam Harris

Subscribers 859K

Videos 676

Views 73.2M

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Sam Harris covers topics spanning neuroscience, philosophy, religion, atheism, and secular mindfulness, often through in-depth interviews, conversations, and long-form discussions. The channel features content from the Making Sense podcast and related discussions, with a focus on reason, science, morality, and contemporary politics, delivered as long-form episodes and conversational deep-dives. Uploads appear to be regular, with an emphasis on substantial episodes; the channel hosts 676 videos and has accumulated 73.2M total views and 859K subscribers, reflecting a long-running, high-effort style rather than short-form content.

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#1

TED-Ed view on YouTube

82% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 16

SERP 100%

Similarity 70%

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Both attract audiences for moral philosophy and ethics discussions and share searches like 'moral philosophy discussions' and 'economic inequality ethics', with a strong overall audience alignment (82% match) though TED-Ed’s content is more animated explainers than Harris's dialogic philosophy talks.

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Wireless Philosophy view on YouTube

79% relevance

Subscribers 364K

Videos 223

Views 29.0M

Appearances 14

SERP 83%

Similarity 76%

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They align on neuroscience philosophy, moral philosophy discussions, and rationality/skepticism topics that Harris covers, reflected in a high 79% match, with similar content emphasis though Wireless Philosophy is more structured coursework-style.

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Big Think view on YouTube

79% relevance

Subscribers 8.6M

Videos 9.9K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 17

SERP 74%

Similarity 82%

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Both address contemporary philosophy topics and rationality/skepticism, plus free will debates, yielding a 79% match driven by search overlap on 'contemporary philosophy podcast' and related themes, though Big Think formats vary from Harris's essayist-interview style.

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CrashCourse view on YouTube

78% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 12

SERP 86%

Similarity 72%

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They share interest in rationality/skepticism and free will debates, with a strong search overlap but Harris often offers deeper philosophical argumentation while CrashCourse provides broader, shorter educational videos.

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TEDx Talks view on YouTube

61% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 14

SERP 46%

Similarity 72%

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Audiences overlap on moral philosophy discussions and secular mindfulness, matching 61% overall due to moderate search overlap and higher content similarity in motivational and tech/civilization topics, though Harris is more focused on analytic philosophy.

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Alex O'Connor view on YouTube

60% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 588

Views 381.5M

Appearances 9

SERP 37%

Similarity 75%

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Both engage in moral and contemporary philosophy debates, including free will, with a 60% match driven by searches on 'moral philosophy discussions' and 'free will debate', though O'Connor’s content leans more explicitly toward ethics through a single-voice channel.

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Discovered competitors include TED-Ed (82% match) and Big Think (79% match) as top matches. TED-Ed is tied to overlapping queries such as moral philosophy discussions and trust/media bias, while Big Think aligns with contemporary philosophy, rationality, and skeptic topics. Wireless Philosophy (79% match) also shares neuroscience philosophy and rationality queries, and CrashCourse (78% match) covers rationality, religion and politics debate, and free will debate. TED-Ed has a much larger subscriber base (22.4M) than Sam Harris (859K), with other rivals like Big Think (8.6M) also sizable; Wireless Philosophy (364K) and CrashCourse (16.9M) vary in scale. All competitors overlap on queries related to philosophy, rationality, and ethics, but differ in depth (short-form explainers vs. long-form discussions) and audience size.

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#8	59%	Craig Biddle	77%	2.4K	32%	3
#9	55%	StarTalk	74%	5.4M	27%	3
#10	55%	Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell	73%	25.1M	28%	4
#11	55%	Jared Henderson	78%	733K	20%	3
#12	54%	TED	78%	27.2M	19%	6
#13	54%	Berkley Center	74%	23.8K	24%	2
#14	53%	Unsolicited advice	76%	882K	19%	5
#15	53%	The Ethical Compass	68%	1.2K	29%	10
#16	52%	Then & Now	75%	543K	17%	1
#17	52%	Art Of Living \| Shorts & Stories	68%	167K	27%	4
#18	52%	Aperture	74%	2.5M	18%	6
#19	51%	Bite-sized Philosophy	73%	531K	19%	2
#20	51%	Monash University	77%	32.8K	14%	1
#21	51%	Turning Point USA	73%	6.7M	17%	1
#22	51%	Katie Halper	72%	457K	19%	2
#23	51%	Fadi Akil (Untimely Thoughts)	75%	11.1K	14%	1
#24	50%	Vsauce	74%	24.7M	15%	2
#25	50%	Philosophy Vibe	67%	131K	25%	5
#26	50%	Transcultural Psychiatry	70%	3.8K	20%	2
#27	50%	MasterClass	72%	1.6M	17%	1
#28	50%	Sprouts	72%	1.9M	16%	3
#29	50%	Rationality Rules	73%	569K	14%	4
#30	49%	Tangle News	71%	41.5K	17%	1
#31	49%	Angelicum Media	73%	2.8K	14%	1
#32	48%	DNA Today	72%	3.7K	12%	2
#33	48%	Language and Philosophy	69%	23.9K	16%	3
#34	48%	Fuller Seminary	70%	28K	15%	5
#35	48%	University of California Television (UCTV)	71%	1.4M	14%	3
#36	48%	Overthink Podcast	70%	174K	15%	2
#37	48%	History investigation	68%	2.9K	17%	1
#38	47%	Luke Shori	70%	4.8K	14%	1
#39	47%	Practical Psychology	71%	2.3M	12%	2
#40	47%	A Little Bit of Philosophy	68%	22.2K	16%	2
#41	47%	Harvard University	70%	2.8M	13%	3
#42	47%	Meditations By Gurudev	64%	844K	22%	8
#43	46%	UPSC Unstoppables by Unacademy	65%	724K	17%	1
#44	46%	Global Ethics Solutions	66%	10.5K	15%	3
#45	44%	John Bosco	64%	17.1K	14%	1
#46	44%	Chase Reeves	64%	142K	14%	1
#47	43%	ROME REPORTS in English	63%	478K	14%	1

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Sam Harris?

TED-Ed (82% match, 22.4M subscribers), Wireless Philosophy (79% match, 364K subscribers), Big Think (79% match, 8.6M subscribers). All have a focus on educational or intellectual content that covers science, philosophy, and critical thinking, similar to Sam Harris's emphasis on reason, neuroscience, and atheism.

What type of content does Sam Harris make?

Sam Harris creates long-form podcast and interview-style videos covering science, neuroscience, philosophy, atheism, religion, meditation, and rational inquiry. Uploads appear irregular but include episodes like Ep. 272, Ep. 464, Ep. 290, Ep. 293, and Ep. 295, with an average of about 42.8K views per video.

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