Vsauce

Subscribers 24.7M

Videos 637

Views 6.5B

Channels Like Vsauce

Vsauce covers questions and explorations in science, perception, psychology, cosmology, and reality, delivering deep-dives and thought-provoking explorations that blend education with curiosity. The channel emphasizes learning and critical thinking through long-form, explanatory videos (notable in titles like 'What Is The Scariest Thing?' and 'Do Chairs Exist?'), with a style leaning toward in-depth tutorial-like explorations and curiosity-driven investigations. It publishes irregularly with an average of about 11.7 million views per video and overall 24.7 million subscribers, and has been active since July 30, 2007.

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#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

83% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 19

SERP 100%

Similarity 71%

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High search overlap on queries like science of perception and brain and mind science (100% and 71% content similarity), indicating they attract a similar audience interested in science and psychology, though TEDx Talks tend to present concise talks rather than Vsauce's exploratory long-form style.

#2

TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

72% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 16

SERP 69%

Similarity 75%

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Strong alignment on perception science and philosophy of mind in both search and content (69% search, 75% content), suggesting a shared audience curious about critical thinking, with TED-Ed delivering structured, animation-driven explanations rather than Vsauce's broader inquiry approach.

#3

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 10

SERP 52%

Similarity 71%

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Overlap on science of perception and reasoning topics (52% search, 71% content) points to a similar educational intent and audience, though CrashCourse emphasizes concise, modular courses whereas Vsauce pursues deep, exploratory investigations.

#4

Big Think view on YouTube ▶

62% relevance

Subscribers 8.6M

Videos 9.9K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 10

SERP 35%

Similarity 79%

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Audience interest in illusion of time, cosmology, and existence aligns with Vsauce’s curiosity-driven questions (35% search, 79% content), yet Big Think features shorter interviews and experts, contrasting with Vsauce’s distinctive speculative narrative.

#5

Center for Inquiry

58% relevance

Subscribers 85.8K

Videos 721

Views 15.2M

Appearances 6

SERP 21%

Similarity 83%

skeptical inquiry methods

Shared emphasis on skeptical inquiry methods (21% search, 83% content) indicates a parallel audience valuing critical thinking, though Center for Inquiry focuses more on skepticism as a discipline than Vsauce’s science-leaning explorations.

#6

World Science Festival

56% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 1.3K

Views 243.9M

Appearances 4

SERP 24%

Similarity 77%

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Similar coverage of brain and mind science and curiosity-driven science content (24% search, 77% content) signals an audience drawn to science wonder, with World Science Festival delivering live events and features rather than Vsauce’s video essays.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include TEDx Talks (83% match) and TED-Ed (72% match) as top competitors, both aligning with Vsauce on science of perception, psychology, and mind science inquiries. CrashCourse (63% match) also shares overlapping queries around perception, psychology, and reasoning, while Big Think (62% match) connects on topics like illusion of time and cosmology. Center for Inquiry (58% match) is a smaller player focused on skeptical inquiry methods. Vsauce has 24.7M subscribers, larger than TED-Ed (22.4M) and CrashCourse (16.9M) but smaller than TEDx Talks (44.2M). All identified competitors address overlapping queries such as science of perception, human psychology explained, and reasoning or skepticism topics.

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#11	53%	Institute of Human Anatomy	71%	8.7M	28%	4
#12	52%	Neuroscientifically Challenged ▶	73%	685K	21%	6
#13	52%	Easily Explained	71%	72K	23%	2
#14	52%	Pursuit of Wonder	73%	3.4M	19%	7
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#16	51%	History of the Universe	73%	1.1M	19%	4
#17	51%	Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics	77%	231K	12%	4
#18	51%	Philosophy Overdose	73%	217K	17%	5
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#20	50%	Professor Dave Explains ▶	76%	4.2M	11%	4
#21	50%	Science Channel ▶	72%	5.3M	17%	3
#22	49%	Space Matters	71%	322K	17%	5
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#29	48%	Untapped Learning	71%	11K	13%	2
#30	48%	Robert Greene	69%	2.2M	15%	2
#31	47%	The Cognitive Psychologist	72%	3.1K	10%	4
#32	47%	Psych2Go ▶	71%	13M	12%	3
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Vsauce?

Vsauce's biggest competitors are TEDx Talks (44.2M subscribers, 83% match) and TED-Ed (22.4M subscribers, 72% match), with CrashCourse also in the mix (16.9M subscribers, 63% match). These channels share a focus on educational, informative content that explores science, questions, and learning concepts for a broad audience.

What type of content does Vsauce make?

Vsauce creates educational science content that asks big questions and explains concepts, as suggested by video titles like All The Ghosts You Will Be, Selfie Waves, Did People Used To Look Older?, Giving Away My Beard For Charity!, and Do Chairs Exist?. The channel has an average of 11.7M views per video and an average upload frequency of ~0.0 uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Vsauce?

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