Vsauce

Subscribers 24.7M

Videos 637

Views 6.5B

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Vsauce covers science, questions, education, and learning, tackling topics from perception and psychology to time and existence. Its content style blends deep-dives and explanatory explorations, with a recent lineup including questions about chairs, aging, time, and reasoning, complemented by a broad set of educational keywords. The channel has been active since 2007, publishes irregularly, and averages about 11.7 million views per video across 637 published items (total views around 6.5B; subscribers about 24.7M).

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We found 45 YouTube channels similar to Vsauce

#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

83% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 19

SERP 100%

Similarity 71%

science of perception human psychology explained brain and mind science

They share a strong audience interested in science of perception and mind science, as shown by high search match (100%) though their content style is different (71%), aligning with Vsauce on cognitive topics yet distinct in presentation.

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#2

TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

72% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 16

SERP 69%

Similarity 75%

critical thinking topics philosophy of mind perception science explained

They overlap with Vsauce on critical thinking and philosophy of mind in search terms, and while their content is slightly more structured and animated (75%), the 69% search match indicates a shared interest in perception science explained.

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CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 10

SERP 52%

Similarity 71%

science of perception human psychology explained reasoning and logic

Both target audiences curious about the science of perception and reasoning, with CrashCourse’s higher content alignment on logic and psychology (71%) but lower overall match due to broader educational scope (63%).

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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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Big Think engages questions of time illusion, cosmology, and reality similar to Vsauce’s speculative topics, reflected in a solid 62% match driven by content overlap (79%) despite lower search alignment (35%).

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#5

Center for Inquiry

58% relevance

Subscribers 85.8K

Videos 721

Views 15.2M

Appearances 6

SERP 21%

Similarity 83%

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Both attract viewers interested in skeptical inquiry methods and critical thinking, evidenced by a share of audience and an 83% content overlap, though search signals are modest (21%).

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#6

World Science Festival

56% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 1.3K

Views 243.9M

Appearances 4

SERP 24%

Similarity 77%

brain and mind science curiosity science channels perception science explained

They appeal to viewers curious about brain and mind science and perception, with high content similarity (77%) and conscious science topics driving search overlap (24%).

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Top competitors identified: TEDx Talks (83% match) and TED-Ed (72% match) share overlapping queries with Vsauce such as the science of perception, human psychology explained, brain and mind science, and critical thinking topics. CrashCourse (63% match) also aligns on perception, psychology, and reasoning topics. Size differences are notable: Vsauce has 24.7M subscribers, TEDx Talks leads with 44.2M, and TED-Ed with 22.4M; CrashCourse has 16.9M. The common thread among these rivals is coverage of science, philosophy of mind, perception, and reasoning, drawing audiences interested in educational and explanatory content.

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#7	56%	TED ▶	75%	27.2M	26%	7
#8	55%	Psych Explained	68%	118K	34%	8
#9	54%	Closer To Truth ▶	75%	665K	21%	5
#10	54%	Aperture ▶	77%	2.5M	18%	9
#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
#15	51%	NOVA PBS Official	76%	1.4M	15%	6
#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
#19	50%	Dr. Mayim Bialik ▶	77%	2.1M	10%	1
#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
#23	49%	Andrew Huberman ▶	72%	7.4M	15%	7
#24	49%	The Diary Of A CEO ▶	74%	15.1M	12%	3
#25	49%	List 25 ▶	75%	2.8M	10%	4
#26	49%	EverythingProfessor ▶	75%	350K	9%	2
#27	49%	Stanford ▶	72%	2.1M	13%	5
#28	48%	MIT OpenCourseWare ▶	72%	6.2M	12%	6
#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
#33	47%	LSAT Lab	69%	25.3K	14%	3
#34	47%	Happy Hour Podcast	72%	779K	10%	1
#35	47%	The Mindset Mentor Podcast ▶	71%	819K	11%	3
#36	47%	Sounds True	71%	421K	10%	2
#37	47%	Thynksee	71%	123K	10%	2
#38	46%	Biola University	66%	156K	17%	2
#39	46%	National Geographic ▶	69%	25.9M	13%	3
#40	46%	LawNeuro.org	70%	9.3K	9%	3
#41	45%	Philosophy Vibe	64%	131K	16%	2
#42	44%	Kaiser Permanente	65%	64.9K	13%	1
#43	44%	Top Hat	66%	3.5K	10%	1
#44	43%	LSAT Demon	63%	21K	12%	2
#45	42%	Hua Chenyu English Subs	63%	9.6K	10%	1

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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) as well as CrashCourse (16.9M subscribers, 63% match). They share a focus on educational, informative video content that explores science, questions, and learning.

What type of content does Vsauce make?

Vsauce produces educational, curiosity-driven content based on 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?, with an average of 11.7M views per video and about 0.0 uploads per week.

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