Luke Smith

Subscribers 230K

Videos 483

Views 41.3M

Channels Like Luke Smith

Luke Smith covers philosophy, religion commentary, digital minimalism critique, consciousness philosophy, and sociocultural topics, often exploring brain and mind debates, nostalgia psychology, and internet culture. The channel presents deep-dives and reflective discussions rather than tutorials, with a cadence of videos that appears to average around 57.8K views per video and about 2.8 uploads per week.

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#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

82% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 28

SERP 100%

Similarity 70%

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They share a strong overlap in consciousness philosophy and brain/mind debates as evidenced by high search alignment (100% for searches; 70% content similarity), indicating similar audience interests even though TEDx Talks’ presentation is more event-led and broad compared to Luke Smith’s style.

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#2

Dr. Tracey Marks view on YouTube ▶

64% relevance

Subscribers 2.3M

Videos 1.3K

Views 183.4M

Appearances 12

SERP 52%

Similarity 72%

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Similar audience interest in loneliness, social decay, and cognition, reflected by a 52% search overlap and 72% content similarity, meaning audiences overlap on psychology of social dynamics but Dr. Marks emphasizes clinical psychology and health explanations while Luke focuses more on philosophy and mind.

#3

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

61% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 14

SERP 51%

Similarity 69%

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Shares interest in philosophy, sociology, and mind-related topics with a 51% search overlap and 69% content similarity, indicating a comparable educational focus yet CrashCourse delivers shorter, academic-style series while Luke presents deeper personal-philosophical commentary.

#4

TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

54% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 11

SERP 32%

Similarity 69%

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Close alignment on consciousness philosophy and nostalgia/loneliness psychology (search 32% and 69% content for TED-Ed), suggesting similar topic queries and audience but TED-Ed uses animated, concise lessons rather than Luke Smith’s longer conversational approach.

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#5

Closer To Truth view on YouTube ▶

52% relevance

Subscribers 665K

Videos 3.8K

Views 106.1M

Appearances 7

SERP 25%

Similarity 70%

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High overlap in philosophy/religion commentary and mind-brain discussions (search 25%, content 70%), indicating a shared niche audience though Closer To Truth uses ongoing interview-style explorations versus Luke Smith’s personalized monologue.

#6

Philosophy Overdose

52% relevance

Subscribers 217K

Videos 752

Views 16.6M

Appearances 6

SERP 19%

Similarity 73%

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Converges on consciousness philosophy and mind debates (content 73% similarity; search 19%), showing similar subject matter but Philosophy Overdose tends to be more concise, curated philosophy clips whereas Luke offers deeper exploratory content.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include TEDx Talks (82% match) and CrashCourse (61% match), both overlapping on consciousness philosophy, brain and mind debates, and nostalgia psychology. TED-Ed (54% match) also shares queries around consciousness philosophy and loneliness/sociology. Luke Smith has 230K subscribers, while TEDx Talks and CrashCourse sit at tens of millions of subscribers, indicating a size gap but similar thematic space; Dr. Tracey Marks (64% match) also connects via loneliness and social decay and brain cognition. These channels compete on similar search queries like philosophy and religion commentary, consciousness philosophy, and nostalgia psychology, indicating Luke Smith targets a comparable audience within a broader philosophical and sociocultural discourse.

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#11	49%	The PrimeTime ▶	78%	1.1M	7%	1
#12	49%	Philosophy Tube ▶	76%	1.7M	9%	3
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#14	49%	Lex Clips	66%	1.6M	22%	3
#15	49%	SUCCESS CHASERS	72%	881K	13%	2
#16	48%	TED ▶	72%	27.2M	12%	5
#17	48%	Wireless Philosophy ▶	69%	364K	16%	6
#18	48%	DistroTube ▶	73%	274K	9%	4
#19	47%	Brodie Robertson ▶	73%	118K	8%	3
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#23	47%	The School of Life ▶	68%	9.6M	14%	6
#24	47%	The Atlantic	72%	912K	9%	1
#25	46%	Psych2Go ▶	71%	13M	10%	4
#26	46%	Philautist	72%	5.4K	9%	1
#27	46%	HealthyGamerGG ▶	72%	3.2M	8%	3
#28	46%	Common Sense Education	72%	113K	9%	1
#29	46%	Aperture	72%	2.5M	8%	5
#30	46%	A Dose of Reason ▶	70%	157K	10%	2
#31	46%	The Francis Crick Institute	70%	38.3K	9%	1
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#45	40%	SocioPhilosophy	61%	27.6K	10%	4
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Luke Smith?

TEDx Talks (44.2M subscribers, 82% match) and Dr. Tracey Marks (2.3M subscribers, 64% match) and CrashCourse (16.9M subscribers, 61% match). All three channels share a focus on informational or educational content aiming to inform or persuade audiences, similar to Luke Smith's analytical/video essay style.

What type of content does Luke Smith make?

Luke Smith creates commentary and analysis content based on video titles such as 'I AM OFFENDED!', 'Modern People have no STABILITY. (No Friends, No Family, No Society)', 'We are brainwashed even by things we hate and resist.', 'YOU are the Dead Internet.', and 'Nostalgia Destroys Souls.' He uploads roughly 2.8 videos per week, with an average of about 57.8K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Luke Smith?

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