Channels Like Shell

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Shell
Subscribers 1.6M
Videos 1.5K
Views 341.8M

Shell covers energy topics focused on the energy transition, oil and gas, science and engineering, and motorsports, with videos about projects, innovations, and careers. Content appears as a mix of interviews, discussions, and documentary-style pieces (The Energy Podcast, explainers, and features like lab-to-track science), including shorts; upload activity spans since 2005 with 1,500 videos and an average of about 40.2K views per video.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include TED (84% match, 27.2M subscribers) and TEDx Talks (77% match, 44.2M subscribers), both sharing overlapping queries like energy transition, carbon capture technology, and road transport future. DW Planet A (78% match, 765K subscribers) and DW Documentary (70% match, 6.4M subscribers) also compete on topics such as carbon capture storage and sustainable fuels. Financial Times (70% match, 1.4M subscribers) is another overlapping channel focusing on carbon capture and sustainable fuels. Shell has 1.6M subscribers, far smaller than the leading competitors, indicating a relatively niche position despite strong topic alignment.

Similar Channels

We found 43 YouTube channels similar to Shell

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#1 TED

84% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M
Videos 5.5K
Views 3.1B
Appearances 10
SERP 100%
Similarity 73%
energy transition carbon capture technology leadership in energy

Shares a strong focus on energy transition and leadership in energy with Shell (high search overlap 100% and 84% overall match), appealing to the same audience interested in future energy topics, policy, and technology.

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#2 DW Planet A

78% relevance

Subscribers 765K
Videos 557
Views 154.9M
Appearances 11
SERP 85%
Similarity 74%
carbon capture storage carbon capture technology LNG energy use

Targets carbon capture and LNG energy use, aligning with Shell on carbon capture technology (high search overlap 85%) and energy transition topics (content 74%), though DW Planet A differs in documentary-centric presentation.

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#3 TEDx Talks

77% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 14
SERP 92%
Similarity 67%
energy transition oil in energy mix road transport future

Similar emphasis on energy transition and road transport future (high search overlap 92% for energy topics) but diverges in scope and depth of topics beyond corporate or industry-focused perspectives (content 67%).

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#4 Financial Times

70% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M
Videos 11K
Views 213.0M
Appearances 11
SERP 63%
Similarity 75%
carbon capture storage carbon capture technology sustainable fuels

Covers carbon capture storage and sustainable fuels, matching Shell on technology and sustainability-focused energy topics (search 63%, content 75%), with FT’s policy/business angle shaping the discussion.

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#5 DW Documentary

70% relevance

Subscribers 6.4M
Videos 1.5K
Views 923.4M
Appearances 8
SERP 69%
Similarity 71%
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Addresses energy transition and sustainable fuels with global energy travel themes, aligning on key queries though DW Documentary’s documentary style differs from Shell’s brand approach (search 69%, content 71%).

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#6 The Wall Street Journal

65% relevance

Subscribers 6.6M
Videos 28K
Views 2.5B
Appearances 6
SERP 59%
Similarity 70%
sustainable fuels renewable integration sustainable energy funding

Likely overlaps on sustainable fuels, renewable integration, and energy financing discussions, reflecting Shell’s interests in funding and deployment of sustainable energy solutions (search 59%, content 70%).

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Rank Relevance Channel Similarity Subscribers SERP Appearances
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#8 64% CNBC 71% 4.1M 52% 7
#9 62% TED-Ed 65% 22.4M 58% 8
#10 60% ClimateAdam 73% 67.1K 40% 5
#11 59% World Economic Forum 78% 1.1M 30% 3
#12 59% Freethink 75% 1.4M 35% 3
#13 58% DW News 67% 6.2M 44% 8
#14 57% Harry's garage 74% 864K 31% 2
#15 56% BBC News 68% 19.4M 38% 8
#16 56% Bloom Energy 70% 9.4K 34% 4
#17 56% Just Have a Think 73% 688K 29% 7
#18 55% CNBC Television 73% 3.3M 27% 3
#19 55% Reactions 67% 785K 36% 5
#20 54% Real Engineering 70% 5.0M 32% 5
#21 54% FuelsEurope 78% 8.1K 19% 2
#22 54% Engineering with Rosie 80% 118K 16% 4
#23 54% The Electric Viking 73% 349K 25% 4
#24 54% Undecided with Matt Ferrell 74% 1.8M 23% 6
#25 54% Bloomberg Originals 72% 5.0M 27% 5
#26 53% Everything Electric TECH 76% 144K 18% 1
#27 52% careersinenergy 75% 1.9K 18% 1
#28 52% Practical Engineering 67% 4.7M 28% 3
#29 51% CME Group 71% 44.9K 22% 1
#30 51% ScottishPower 74% 17.3K 18% 1
#31 51% Student Energy 75% 72.3K 15% 5
#32 50% Futurology 69% 355K 22% 1
#33 50% wocomoDOCS 72% 375K 18% 1
#34 49% Mechanical Engineering Magazine 71% 3.5K 18% 1
#35 49% Fox Business 64% 3.3M 28% 3
#36 49% jpmorgan 70% 136K 18% 1
#37 49% CleverJoe Off Grid 69% 11.8K 18% 1
#38 48% British Geological Survey 70% 10.7K 15% 3
#39 47% Bloomberg Television 68% 3.1M 16% 3
#40 47% FuseSchool - Global Education 66% 915K 18% 1
#41 46% Airbus 66% 544K 15% 1
#42 45% CBC News: The National 63% 2.1M 18% 1
#43 44% Reuters 61% 4.1M 18% 3

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Shell?

TED — 27.2M subscribers (84% match), DW Planet A — 765K subscribers (78% match), TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers (77% match). They share a focus on education, science, technology, and ideas-driven content that educates a broad audience.

What type of content does Shell make?

Shell produces educational and informational content related to energy, science, engineering, and the energy transition, including podcasts and documentaries. It uploads videos with an average of about 40.2K views per video; recent videos include The Energy Podcast episodes and content on Ferrari/Shell fuel, indicating a mix of long-form discussions and science-focused features, with varying weekly uploads.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Shell?

We analyze Shell's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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