Spark

Subscribers 2.0M

Videos 1.1K

Views 466.5M

Channels Like Spark

Spark covers science, technology, engineering, and education through documentaries and mind-blowing shows, aiming to educate with award-winning content from producers around the world. The channel emphasizes deep-dives and factual storytelling, featuring regular weekly uploads and a library of long-form documentaries, with an average view count around 508.9K per video across 1100 published works since 2017.

Similar Channels

We found 46 YouTube channels similar to Spark

#1

BBC Earth Science

90% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 1.5K

Views 287.7M

Appearances 22

SERP 100%

Similarity 83%

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Very high search overlap (planetary science, space, solar system) with Spark, and strong content alignment (83%), making them similar in topics though BBC may present with documentary-focused storytelling rather than Spark's style.

#2

Astrum view on YouTube ▶

75% relevance

Subscribers 2.8M

Videos 454

Views 554.1M

Appearances 9

SERP 75%

Similarity 76%

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Shares searches on ice ages, Mars water loss, and solar system missions, matching Spark in topic scope but with slightly lower content alignment, suggesting similar subject matter yet a different presentation.

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#3

Science Channel view on YouTube ▶

72% relevance

Subscribers 5.3M

Videos 2.6K

Views 1.4B

Appearances 12

SERP 69%

Similarity 73%

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Targets the same queries (planetary science, space documentaries, extreme space events) with content closely aligned (73%), indicating a strong topical similarity and comparable documentary approach.

#4

HISTORY view on YouTube ▶

68% relevance

Subscribers 15.2M

Videos 11K

Views 5.0B

Appearances 8

SERP 57%

Similarity 75%

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Occupies overlapping ground on geology and outer space discoveries; search overlap is moderate (57%) but content overlap is high (75%), signaling shared topics with a historically oriented framing.

#5

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

62% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 12

SERP 51%

Similarity 70%

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Covers geology, cosmology basics, and big bang science, aligning with Spark on core science topics; search overlap is decent (51%) though content overlap is higher (70%), indicating concise educational style with similar subject matter.

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#6

The Secrets of the Universe view on YouTube ▶

61% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 626

Views 293.7M

Appearances 5

SERP 43%

Similarity 74%

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Shares queries about water on planets and rare celestial events and shows strong content alignment (74%), yet search overlap is lower (43%), suggesting similar themes but less cross-channel search visibility.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are BBC Earth Science (90% match) and Astrum (75% match). Both compete on overlapping queries such as planetary science, space and astronomy documentaries, and solar system exploration, aligning with Spark’s focus and recent video topics. Science Channel (72% match) also shares these interests and attracts a larger subscriber base (5.3M) than Spark (2M), while HISTORY (68% match) and CrashCourse (62% match) cover geology, earth formation, and cosmology basics. Spark’s relative size sits between Astrum and BBC Earth Science, with 2M subscribers compared to 1.8M (BBC Earth Science) and 2.8M (Astrum), and it competes most directly in the space/earth science documentary space.

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#7	60%	Professor Dave Explains ▶	71%	4.2M	44%	9
#8	59%	Late Science	70%	105K	43%	8
#9	59%	TV - Quantum Universe	78%	165K	31%	4
#10	59%	Cosmoknowledge	76%	796K	32%	6
#11	58%	WUFO - Science Documentaries	83%	30.1K	21%	5
#12	56%	TED ▶	72%	27.2M	34%	3
#13	56%	Ryūsei	74%	9.3K	30%	2
#14	56%	SEA	77%	758K	24%	3
#15	56%	NASA ▶	69%	12.7M	35%	5
#16	55%	World Science Festival	74%	1.4M	27%	4
#17	55%	Destiny	75%	2.0M	24%	6
#18	54%	National Geographic ▶	71%	25.9M	30%	7
#19	54%	PBS Space Time	75%	3.4M	23%	5
#20	54%	NASA Goddard	74%	1.7M	24%	6
#21	53%	History of the Universe	71%	1.1M	27%	6
#22	53%	TED-Ed ▶	70%	22.4M	27%	4
#23	53%	Astrum Extra	78%	276K	15%	5
#24	53%	World Information Space	74%	1.3K	22%	3
#25	53%	StarTalk ▶	74%	5.4M	21%	5
#26	53%	Arvin Ash	74%	1.1M	21%	4
#27	53%	AstroKobi	75%	3.0M	20%	7
#28	52%	John Michael Godier ▶	72%	491K	23%	3
#29	52%	SciMind	75%	21.5K	18%	1
#30	52%	PSW Science	77%	14.5K	14%	1
#31	52%	Naked Science	75%	1.7M	17%	5
#32	52%	Beyond Horizons	74%	52K	18%	3
#33	51%	PBS Eons	73%	3.2M	19%	3
#34	51%	Insane Curiosity	73%	620K	17%	2
#35	51%	It's Just Astronomical!	73%	99.3K	18%	1
#36	50%	Discovery UK	72%	4.9M	18%	1
#37	50%	AstroBackyard	67%	532K	25%	3
#38	50%	Veritasium ▶	70%	20.4M	21%	3
#39	49%	Lincoln Learning Solutions	71%	33.7K	17%	2
#40	49%	Space Junkies ▶	72%	7.5K	14%	1
#41	49%	WashU Arts & Sciences	68%	1.7K	21%	2
#42	49%	Stanford ▶	70%	2.1M	18%	1
#43	49%	KISSCaltech	72%	6.7K	15%	2
#44	48%	Science Time	70%	1.1M	17%	4
#45	48%	SALT SHACK - EDUCATION	70%	9.6K	14%	1
#46	48%	FuseSchool - Global Education ▶	63%	915K	25%	2

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Spark?

Spark's biggest YouTube competitors are BBC Earth Science (90% match, 1.8M subscribers) and Astrum (75% match, 2.8M subscribers), with Science Channel as a close third (72% match, 5.3M subscribers). All three channels publish science-focused content with educational and documentary-style videos that appeal to viewers interested in science, technology, and learning.

What type of content does Spark make?

Spark creates educational science and technology content, with titles such as Welcome To Spark and Naked Science episodes like The 200-Million-Year Formation Of The Rocky Mountains and The Mysteries Of Pluto. The channel posts videos that average around 508.9K views, and the list suggests a regular series format (Naked Science Season 5) with multiple weekly uploads.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Spark?

We analyze Spark'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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