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Subscribers 9.6M

Videos 1.1K

Views 980.9M

Channels Like The School of Life

The School of Life offers content focused on self-understanding, emotional maturity, and relationships through in-depth talks and educational videos. The channel covers topics like love, attachment theory, psychology, psychotherapy, and personal growth, delivering weekly films and lectures that resemble deep-dives and educational discussions, with an average of about 516k views per video and new uploads on Wednesdays.

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#1

Psych2Go view on YouTube ▶

85% relevance

Subscribers 13M

Videos 3.9K

Views 2.1B

Appearances 55

SERP 100%

Similarity 75%

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Both target self-understanding and emotional maturity in a psychology-oriented format, sharing high search overlap on self understanding and emotional well-being, though School of Life uses more philosophy-forward explanations while Psych2Go relies on animated explainers.

#2

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

69% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 30

SERP 69%

Similarity 69%

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Both address self-understanding, intimate relationships, and love/attachment, with strong search overlap and similar content themes, though TEDx covers a broader range of talks and styles beyond relationship-focused guidance.

#3

Couples Therapy Official

58% relevance

Subscribers 99.1K

Videos 144

Views 12.7M

Appearances 16

SERP 30%

Similarity 76%

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High alignment on the topic of couples therapy and relationships, evidenced by strong content similarity, but lower search overlap indicates School of Life has a broader life-philosophy lens beyond therapy-specific guidance.

#4

Matthew Hussey

56% relevance

Subscribers 3.4M

Videos 1.2K

Views 618.2M

Appearances 17

SERP 21%

Similarity 80%

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Shares dating advice and relationship-related topics, with strong content similarity in practical dating guidance while School of Life emphasizes philosophical context rather than tactical dating play-by-play.

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Jay Shetty Podcast view on YouTube ▶

56% relevance

Subscribers 5.4M

Videos 2.1K

Views 538.1M

Appearances 23

SERP 29%

Similarity 74%

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Both cover relationships therapy and marriage psychology with substantial content overlap; search overlap is moderate, reflecting shared audience but differing episodic formats and storytelling styles.

#6

Jimmy on Relationships

54% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 705

Views 317.5M

Appearances 19

SERP 22%

Similarity 75%

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Addresses intimate relationships and attachment styles, aligning with School of Life on love and attachment topics, though Jimmy on Relationships uses a more direct, advice-centric approach versus SoL’s reflective philosophy.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include Psych2Go at 85% match with 13M subscribers and overlapping queries such as self understanding, emotional maturity, and intimate relationships, and TEDx Talks at 69% match with 44.2M subscribers covering similar themes. Matthew Hussey (56% match) and Jay Shetty Podcast (56% match) also align with dating advice, love, and relationships psychology. Psych2Go and TEDx Talks are the largest in subscriber base, significantly bigger than The School of Life's 9.6M, and all share queries around self-understanding, emotions in relationships, and dating or marriage psychology, indicating competition for similar informational and guidance-focused search topics.

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#8	52%	Mel Robbins	81%	5.3M	9%	6
#9	51%	Jillian Turecki	81%	93.9K	7%	3
#10	51%	Orion Taraban	80%	988K	7%	6
#11	51%	Dr. Maika Steinborn	77%	83.2K	12%	6
#12	51%	Sabrina Zohar	79%	90.3K	9%	4
#13	51%	Tips from a Therapist	79%	7.8K	8%	5
#14	50%	Therapy in a Nutshell ▶	69%	2.4M	22%	11
#15	50%	The Gottman Institute	80%	220K	5%	4
#16	50%	ManTalks	78%	210K	8%	4
#17	48%	TED-Ed ▶	73%	22.4M	11%	6
#18	48%	Dr. Tracey Marks ▶	74%	2.3M	10%	8
#19	48%	Ruairi	76%	47.3K	7%	3
#20	48%	The Mindset Mentor Podcast	71%	819K	14%	4
#21	48%	HealthyGamerGG ▶	70%	3.2M	15%	14
#22	48%	Chris Blundell	76%	20K	5%	1
#23	48%	Shimon Davis	76%	780K	5%	4
#24	48%	Andrew Huberman ▶	75%	7.4M	7%	7
#25	48%	TED ▶	69%	27.2M	16%	7
#26	47%	Dr Alex Howard	76%	73.7K	5%	1
#27	47%	Cole Zesiger	75%	17.6K	7%	1
#28	47%	Dr Thomas Smithyman	74%	103K	7%	1
#29	47%	Heidi Priebe ▶	73%	492K	9%	4
#30	47%	Dia Jin	74%	33.5K	6%	2
#31	47%	Clark Kegley	74%	1.9M	5%	2
#32	47%	Lisa Sonni	75%	131K	4%	1
#33	47%	Terri Cole	72%	245K	8%	6
#34	46%	Eckhart Tolle	72%	2.2M	8%	3
#35	46%	BRAINY DOSE	73%	2.4M	5%	1
#36	46%	Caroline Winkler ▶	73%	1.1M	5%	2
#37	45%	MedCircle	70%	1.7M	7%	4
#38	45%	Marie Morin LMHC	72%	14.7K	4%	1
#39	45%	Making Therapy Better	71%	2.8K	5%	1
#40	44%	Einzelgänger ▶	69%	2.4M	7%	2
#41	44%	Koo Psychology	70%	77.9K	5%	3
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#43	44%	Harvard Business Review ▶	70%	1.6M	5%	1
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#45	42%	FUNKNATION	67%	242K	5%	1
#46	42%	Doc Snipes ▶	67%	1M	5%	6
#47	41%	Harley Therapy - Psychotherapy & Counselling	63%	40.6K	8%	2
#48	41%	Hunxho	62%	605K	11%	2
#49	37%	OnePath Network	58%	2.0M	4%	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to The School of Life?

The School of Life's biggest competitors on YouTube are Psych2Go (85% match, 13M subscribers), TEDx Talks (69% match, 44.2M subscribers), and Couples Therapy Official (58% match, 99.1K subscribers). They share a focus on psychology, relationships, philosophy, and self-improvement content presented in accessible, educational formats.

What type of content does The School of Life make?

The School of Life creates educational videos about philosophy, relationships, psychology, and self-improvement, evidenced by titles like 'What is The School of Life?', 'The Love of Kith and the Love of Kin', 'Who Dreams of the Greatest Love?', 'Why You Should Get Married Now', and 'A Sure Way to Get Over Your Ex'. They upload content frequently, with an average of about 515.9K views per video; the exact weekly upload rate is not stated.

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