Channels Like Doctor Mike

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Doctor Mike
Subscribers 14.7M
Videos 1.1K
Views 5.1B

Doctor Mike covers health, medicine, and wellness with a focus on making medical topics relatable and understandable. Content includes tutorials, explanations, and reactive commentary on medical topics, with a style that blends educational insights with engaging storytelling. The channel publishes around 2.9 uploads per week, averaging about 1.2 million views per video, drawing from 14.7M subscribers and 5.1B total views since joining in 2016.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include TEDx Talks (82% match) and Med School Insiders (78% match). They share overlapping queries with Doctor Mike such as medical education, patient-doctor communication, and vaccination information. TEDx Talks has 44.2M subscribers, while Med School Insiders has 1.8M, highlighting a size gap compared to Doctor Mike’s 14.7M. Insider Science (69% match) and WIRED (69% match) also compete on medical myths and debunking topics, with 3.1M and 12.8M subscribers respectively. TED-Ed (58% match) covers vaccination information and vaccine education facts and has 22.4M subscribers.

Similar Channels

We found 49 YouTube channels similar to Doctor Mike

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#1 TEDx Talks

82% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 13
SERP 100%
Similarity 70%
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High search overlap on medical education, patient-doctor communication, and vaccination information suggests similar audience interests; 70% content similarity indicates comparable focus on informative health topics, though TEDx Talks features shorter, speaker-led talks rather than Doctor Mike's personality-driven style.

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#2 Med School Insiders

78% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M
Videos 460
Views 132.7M
Appearances 11
SERP 89%
Similarity 71%
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Strong match in medical education and medicine explanation queries (89% search), with 71% content similarity, indicating audience overlap around practical medical tips and clinical insights, but Med School Insiders emphasizes career and study guidance rather than patient-facing content.

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#3 Insider Science

69% relevance

Subscribers 3.1M
Videos 649
Views 903.0M
Appearances 21
SERP 63%
Similarity 73%
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Shared emphasis on debunking medical myths and healthcare myths (63% search) with high content alignment (73%), meaning both address myth-busting for lay audiences, though Insider Science may frame topics in a more general science context.

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#4 WIRED

69% relevance

Subscribers 12.8M
Videos 4.1K
Views 4.8B
Appearances 9
SERP 69%
Similarity 68%
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Overlap on debunking medical myths and healthcare topics (69% search) with similar content scope (68%), yet WIRED tends to place medical content within technology and science culture contexts rather than direct clinical guidance.

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#5 TED-Ed

58% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M
Videos 2.3K
Views 4.5B
Appearances 4
SERP 40%
Similarity 70%
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Significant overlap on vaccination information and medical condition basics (40% search), with 70% content similarity, indicating audience interest in educational health explainers, though TED-Ed often uses animated lessons rather than personal medical commentary.

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#6 Dr. Dana Figura

56% relevance

Subscribers 4.5M
Videos 2.4K
Views 5.8B
Appearances 2
SERP 18%
Similarity 82%
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Strong alignment in 'doctor explains medicine/health' queries (18% search) and high content similarity (82%), meaning both produce accessible explanations for lay audiences, though Figura may have a different presentation style or focus areas.

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Rank Relevance Channel Similarity Subscribers SERP Appearances
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#8 54% Dr Karan 80% 2.2M 15% 6
#9 53% Dr Sermed Mezher 81% 621K 12% 4
#10 52% The BMJ 77% 44.3K 14% 1
#11 52% TODAY 68% 5.0M 27% 4
#12 52% Dr Jeff Foster 71% 1.8K 23% 3
#13 51% Medical Secrets 75% 598K 15% 2
#14 51% Strong Medicine 70% 791K 23% 3
#15 51% Healthcare Triage 75% 449K 15% 3
#16 51% Study Online Manchester 64% 1.7K 32% 3
#17 51% Kevin Jubbal, M.D. 74% 266K 17% 3
#18 51% Doctor Myro 77% 1.7M 13% 3
#19 51% Talking With Docs 76% 1.2M 13% 3
#20 50% Lecturio Nursing 70% 177K 20% 2
#21 50% Men's Health 72% 1.8M 16% 5
#22 49% JAMA Network 74% 241K 11% 1
#23 49% Prostate Cancer Research Institute 73% 125K 14% 1
#24 49% Two Dentists 69% 29.8K 18% 2
#25 49% wmumed 68% 8.3K 20% 3
#26 49% GotSafety 64% 13.3K 26% 3
#27 49% Doctor Alex 69% 227K 18% 4
#28 48% House of Jia 70% 14.2K 16% 2
#29 47% The Evaluator 69% 713K 15% 2
#30 47% Dena Goldberg, MS, CGC (Dena DNA) 70% 1.6K 14% 1
#31 47% Vox 68% 12.7M 15% 2
#32 47% Geeky Medics 67% 1.4M 18% 6
#33 47% The Paint Explainer 68% 1.8M 16% 3
#34 47% Medical English SLC 66% 5.1K 17% 1
#35 47% Dr Faye Bate 69% 597K 13% 2
#36 46% SciShow Kids 66% 1.6M 17% 2
#37 46% Brianna Gomez 65% 82.8K 17% 1
#38 45% Etactics 66% 16.6K 15% 2
#39 45% Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora 66% 26.9K 15% 2
#40 45% Dr. Mursi, MD 68% 9.2K 11% 1
#41 45% Osmosis from Elsevier 66% 3.7M 14% 2
#42 45% Every Mind Matters 66% 11.3K 14% 1
#43 45% NBC10 Philadelphia 66% 212K 14% 1
#44 45% Tess Barclay | Busy Blooming 64% 104K 17% 2
#45 45% Saving Lives Academy 66% 15.9K 14% 1
#46 45% BBC Learning English 66% 9.8M 14% 1
#47 44% JBI 62% 7.1K 17% 2
#48 43% Justin Sung 63% 2.0M 12% 3
#49 40% Chapman University 58% 7.6K 11% 2

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Doctor Mike?

TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers (82% match), Med School Insiders — 1.8M subscribers (78% match), Insider Science — 3.1M subscribers (69% match). These channels share overlap with Doctor Mike in medical education, health and science topics, and educational storytelling aimed at a broad audience.

What type of content does Doctor Mike make?

Doctor Mike creates educational health and medical content, often reacting to medical topics and pop culture from a physician perspective. He uploads roughly 2.9 videos per week, with an average of about 1.2 million views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Doctor Mike?

We analyze Doctor Mike'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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