Drew Binsky

Subscribers 6.7M

Videos 1.2K

Views 1.4B

Channels Like Drew Binsky

Drew Binsky covers travel storytelling and global cultures through immersive vlogs and documentary-style content, focusing on inspiring people, hidden cultures, and adventures around the world. The channel features travel, budget travel tips, food, local customs, and world travel topics, with a recent video emphasis on places like Korea, the Philippines, India, and the United States. Uploads appear frequent, and the channel averages around 4 million views per video, with a long-running catalog since 2012 and 6.7 million subscribers.

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We found 46 YouTube channels similar to Drew Binsky

#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

80% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 24

SERP 100%

Similarity 67%

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Very high search overlap with Drew Binsky for 'inspiring travelers' and 'local cultures profiles' though content diverges to short talks rather than long-form episodic travel shows, reflecting similar audience interest but different presentation style (search 100%, content 67%).

#2

New Travel Insight

74% relevance

Subscribers 84.6K

Videos 282

Views 26.7M

Appearances 16

SERP 73%

Similarity 75%

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Shares audience interest in hidden cultures and travel documentaries with Drew Binsky, including extreme living conditions, aligning on themes though New Travel Insight is smaller and more niche in production (search 73%, content 75%).

#3

Ruhi Cenet Documentaries

61% relevance

Subscribers 18.1M

Videos 415

Views 2.9B

Appearances 2

SERP 24%

Similarity 86%

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Aligns with Drew Binsky on poverty travel stories and living conditions around the world, appealing to viewers seeking global inequality context, though Ruhi Cenet leans more documentary-focused (search 24%, content 86%).

#4

Kiun B

59% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 96

Views 465.3M

Appearances 10

SERP 41%

Similarity 71%

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Targets curiosity about living conditions worldwide and extreme scenarios, similar to Binsky’s expeditionary storytelling, but Kiun B’s style is more concise and less international travel breadth (search 41%, content 71%).

#5

TED view on YouTube ▶

58% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M

Videos 5.5K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 6

SERP 37%

Similarity 72%

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Shares a broad interest in travel storytelling and cultural narratives, attracting viewers who enjoy ideas and storytelling formats related to travel, though TED’s scope is broader than travel-only (search 37%, content 72%).

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Peter Santenello view on YouTube ▶

57% relevance

Subscribers 4.2M

Videos 402

Views 813.8M

Appearances 4

SERP 19%

Similarity 81%

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Competes for audiences interested in remote communities and local life travel, delivering hands-on, on-the-ground storytelling similarly to Binsky, with strong content focus (search 19%, content 81%).

Content Landscape

The top competitors are TEDx Talks (80% match) with 44.2M subscribers and TED (58% match) with 27.2M subscribers, both tying to overlapping queries like inspiring travelers, travel storytelling, and cultural storytelling tips. New Travel Insight (74% match) with 84.6K subscribers also competes on hidden cultures travel and extreme living conditions, while Ruhi Cenet Documentaries (61% match) with 18.1M subscribers overlaps on poverty travel stories and living conditions around the world. Kiun B (59% match) with 1.9M subscribers also touches on living conditions and extreme living conditions. Drew Binsky, having 6.7M subscribers, is closest in scale to Ruhi Cenet Documentaries and Kiun B among the overlap group, but TED and TEDx Talks dominate in reach and subscriber count; all share overlapping queries around travel storytelling, local cultures profiles, and global living environments.

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#7	56%	HH - Travel Documentary	80%	13.3K	20%	4
#8	56%	Drew Binsky Top Videos	84%	60.5K	14%	1
#9	56%	Brandon Li	66%	664K	41%	5
#10	56%	Ilya Varlamov	83%	98.4K	15%	3
#11	54%	Joe & Nic's Road Trip ▶	81%	729K	13%	4
#12	53%	Discoverize USA	77%	8.3K	18%	2
#13	53%	Brett Conti	79%	1M	14%	2
#14	52%	National Geographic ▶	73%	25.9M	21%	3
#15	51%	Infinite Planet TV	73%	62.8K	18%	2
#16	51%	Sam Newton	70%	218K	22%	3
#17	50%	MrState	75%	138K	12%	2
#18	50%	The Global Tourist	73%	4.7K	14%	1
#19	50%	B&H Photo Video Pro Audio ▶	64%	1.0M	28%	10
#20	49%	FunWithFacts	71%	1.1K	16%	2
#21	49%	Irene Italian	72%	59.7K	15%	2
#22	49%	World According To Briggs	72%	1.4M	14%	1
#23	49%	Andrew Feinstein	72%	50.6K	14%	1
#24	49%	Sean Dalton	67%	180K	21%	4
#25	49%	Paul Padua	68%	1.5K	20%	5
#26	49%	DW Documentary ▶	70%	6.4M	18%	3
#27	49%	Huckberry ▶	73%	468K	13%	3
#28	48%	Marla Fay	69%	169K	16%	2
#29	48%	Tim Runia	66%	116K	21%	4
#30	48%	Jeven Dovey ▶	71%	1.1M	12%	3
#31	47%	BBC World Service ▶	66%	1.9M	19%	3
#32	47%	Mitchell Kanashkevich \| mitchellkphotos ▶	69%	77.5K	14%	3
#33	47%	FIFA ▶	64%	24.7M	21%	7
#34	47%	TED-Ed ▶	68%	22.4M	16%	2
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#36	46%	Dr Hayley Stainton ▶	67%	43.8K	14%	4
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#39	45%	Island Hopper TV ▶	67%	500K	12%	2
#40	45%	Adam Thomas	67%	1.8K	11%	1
#41	45%	Trends Hacks	67%	1.1K	11%	1
#42	44%	Lindblad Expeditions	64%	36.8K	14%	3
#43	44%	Philipp Humm	62%	220K	17%	5
#44	43%	English At The Ready	64%	676K	12%	3
#45	43%	Run N Gun Photo	64%	24.7K	11%	1
#46	42%	MATRIX Labs	62%	1.9K	11%	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Drew Binsky?

Drew Binsky's biggest YouTube competitors are TEDx Talks (80% match, 44.2M subscribers), New Travel Insight (74% match, 84.6K subscribers), and Ruhi Cenet Documentaries (61% match, 18.1M subscribers). They share a focus on travel and culture, with audiences seeking global stories and educational or documentary-style content.

What type of content does Drew Binsky make?

Drew Binsky creates travel-focused content featuring places, people, and cultures around the world, as seen in titles like Inside the Wettest City on the Planet, Entering Makoko | World's Largest Floating Slum, and Inside Korea's Smallest Apartments. He uploads frequently, with an average video view count around 4M views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Drew Binsky?

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