We found 50 YouTube channels similar to TED-Ed
High search overlap with TED-Ed on educational animation and science explainer queries, and a very close overall alignment in content style (83% match; 99% search, 72% content).
Very strong search overlap on science education and animated biology lessons, but a slightly lower content alignment than TED-Ed, indicating similar topics with a differing presentation style (83% match; 100% search, 71% content).
Broad biology and history explainer focus overlaps TED-Ed’s educational intent; high search alignment yet moderate content similarity, reflecting a related but distinct course-based format (74% match; 79% search, 71% content).
Shares neuroscience animation and simplified brain science queries with TED-Ed, but lower search overlap suggests a more niche audience despite strong content similarity (60% match; 42% search, 72% content).
Competes for history-explanation searches and timeline animation audiences, offering similar topics but a distinct short-form, historical storytelling approach (57% match; 35% search, 71% content).
Rivals TED-Ed in myth-busting science topics with strong content alignment, yet lower search overlap indicates a somewhat different audience path (56% match; 26% search, 77% content).
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| Rank | Relevance | Channel | Similarity | Subscribers | SERP | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 56% | TEDx Talks ▶ | 72% | 44.2M | 32% | 6 |
| #8 | 54% | American Psychological Association | 71% | 106K | 29% | 2 |
| #9 | 53% | Uncharted Mysteries | 70% | 256K | 27% | 5 |
| #10 | 52% | Big Bang Academy Kids | 69% | 124K | 26% | 3 |
| #11 | 52% | FIFA ▶ | 62% | 24.7M | 36% | 4 |
| #12 | 51% | Mod•U: Powerful Concepts in Social Science | 65% | 21.5K | 31% | 2 |
| #13 | 51% | TED ▶ | 74% | 27.2M | 16% | 3 |
| #14 | 51% | Scripps Research | 70% | 32.2K | 23% | 2 |
| #15 | 51% | Cleo Abram ▶ | 76% | 7.5M | 14% | 1 |
| #16 | 51% | Beginning To Now | 64% | 296K | 31% | 2 |
| #17 | 51% | It's AumSum Time | 69% | 4.6M | 23% | 7 |
| #18 | 51% | Alila Medical Media ▶ | 68% | 1.6M | 25% | 5 |
| #19 | 50% | PBS Eons | 72% | 3.2M | 16% | 2 |
| #20 | 50% | Therapy Hearts | 72% | 1.9K | 16% | 2 |
| #21 | 50% | See U in History / Mythology | 70% | 2.4M | 19% | 4 |
| #22 | 49% | Jake Doubleyoo | 70% | 538K | 19% | 3 |
| #23 | 49% | UAZScience | 66% | 2.4K | 25% | 3 |
| #24 | 49% | World of Antiquity | 70% | 340K | 17% | 1 |
| #25 | 49% | Dreamoria | 71% | 63.2K | 16% | 5 |
| #26 | 49% | Blippi - Educational Videos for Kids ▶ | 64% | 27M | 26% | 4 |
| #27 | 49% | Wacky Science ▶ | 63% | 736K | 27% | 3 |
| #28 | 48% | UsefulCharts | 66% | 2.0M | 23% | 3 |
| #29 | 48% | Nucleus Biology | 64% | 423K | 25% | 3 |
| #30 | 48% | Khan Academy | 66% | 9.3M | 21% | 4 |
| #31 | 48% | The Life Guide | 67% | 1.1M | 19% | 2 |
| #32 | 47% | Med School Insiders ▶ | 68% | 1.8M | 16% | 2 |
| #33 | 47% | Nucleus Medical Media | 70% | 6.9M | 14% | 3 |
| #34 | 47% | History by Mae ▶ | 66% | 1.8M | 19% | 4 |
| #35 | 47% | The Atlantic | 71% | 912K | 11% | 1 |
| #36 | 47% | Dr Julie | 66% | 1.9M | 18% | 2 |
| #37 | 47% | Historically | 69% | 876K | 12% | 5 |
| #38 | 47% | NHS England Workforce, Training and Education | 66% | 78.3K | 17% | 1 |
| #39 | 47% | Let's Learn Public Health ▶ | 68% | 160K | 14% | 3 |
| #40 | 46% | Inside Archaeology | 70% | 55.8K | 11% | 1 |
| #41 | 46% | King's College London | 66% | 54.6K | 17% | 1 |
| #42 | 46% | Rock 'N Learn | 63% | 3.6M | 21% | 5 |
| #43 | 46% | Mount Sinai Health System | 69% | 172K | 11% | 1 |
| #44 | 46% | ICU Advantage | 67% | 950K | 13% | 3 |
| #45 | 45% | American Geosciences Institute | 66% | 33K | 14% | 1 |
| #46 | 45% | Pantheon Mythology | 67% | 221K | 11% | 2 |
| #47 | 45% | InterAnest | 63% | 70.7K | 17% | 1 |
| #48 | 45% | Scholastic After School | 67% | 535K | 11% | 3 |
| #49 | 45% | Smart Webpreneur | 67% | 7.6K | 11% | 1 |
| #50 | 44% | The Organic Chemistry Tutor ▶ | 65% | 10.5M | 12% | 2 |
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (83% match, 25.1M subscribers), Peekaboo Kidz (83% match, 7.3M subscribers), and CrashCourse (74% match, 16.9M subscribers). All three create educational, explanatory videos across science, history, and similar topics, like TED-Ed.
TED-Ed creates educational videos across science, history, math, literature, psychology, and more, often animated. They upload about 3.0 videos per week, with an average of ~194.4K views per video.
We analyze TED-Ed'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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