Shannon Kim

Subscribers 133K

Videos 28

Views 1.3M

Channels Like Shannon Kim

Shannon Kim’s channel focuses on art, society, and contemporary culture, exploring conceptual art, art movements, performance art theory, gentrification, and digital art culture through deep-dives and critical analyses. Video titles suggest long-form explorations and essays rather than tutorials or vlogs, with an average of about 90.1K views per video and an upload cadence around 0.3 videos per week (roughly a video every 3–4 weeks). The channel has published 28 videos since joining on Dec 21, 2017, and accumulates about 1.3M total views from 133K subscribers.

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#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

84% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 44

SERP 100%

Similarity 74%

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High search overlap on art and society and performance art theory (queries like 'art and society' and 'performance art theory'), and strong content alignment around theory and critique, yielding an 84% match though performance-focused content is broader than Shannon Kim's niche.

#2

The Art Assignment

58% relevance

Subscribers 712K

Videos 230

Views 40.2M

Appearances 8

SERP 24%

Similarity 81%

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Shares interest in conceptual art and art movements as well as art criticism, with salient searches for conceptual art and movements, but channels differ in show format and pedagogy, giving a 58% match dominated by search overlap rather than identical content.

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Contemporary Art Issue view on YouTube ▶

58% relevance

Subscribers 187K

Videos 200

Views 10.3M

Appearances 10

SERP 25%

Similarity 79%

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Targets conceptual art and art criticism with emphasis on movements, aligning with Shannon Kim on search intent (conceptual art, art criticism) though content style is more issue-driven discourse, resulting in a 58% match.

#4

Art Basel

56% relevance

Subscribers 68.9K

Videos 1.4K

Views 22.2M

Appearances 6

SERP 23%

Similarity 78%

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Appeals to art market critique and digital art culture and includes themes like austerity, creating overlap on searches about the art market and culture, but the channel leans more industry-focused than Shannon Kim's critique-oriented approach (56% match).

#5

Tate

52% relevance

Subscribers 391K

Videos 1K

Views 49.7M

Appearances 5

SERP 14%

Similarity 77%

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Covers performance art theory and artist collectives dynamics plus social inequality, aligning with Shannon Kim on theory and socio-political art topics, yielding a 52% match with similar but broader institutional framing.

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PlasticPills view on YouTube ▶

51% relevance

Subscribers 131K

Videos 125

Views 5.5M

Appearances 3

SERP 9%

Similarity 79%

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Addresses situationist and anti-capitalist art with green capitalism themes, overlapping on anti-establishment art discourse and related searches, yet the content is more activist-leaning while Shannon Kim centers on critique, resulting in a 51% match.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are TEDx Talks (84% match) and The Art Assignment (58% match), with Contemporary Art Issue (58% match) also close. These channels overlap on queries like art and society, performance art theory, conceptual art, and art movements. Shannon Kim is smaller in subscriber count compared to these rivals (TEDx Talks 44.2M; The Art Assignment 712K; Contemporary Art Issue 187K) but competes for similar audience interests in conceptual art, art criticism, and art movements. Shared queries indicate a focus on art criticism, social contexts of art, and performance or conceptual frameworks.

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#7	51%	CrashCourse ▶	70%	16.9M	22%	7
#8	51%	The Institute of Art and Ideas	73%	695K	17%	5
#9	50%	Arnaud Gerspacher	77%	2.6K	10%	6
#10	50%	Art592	72%	2.0K	15%	3
#11	49%	oliSUNvia ▶	74%	1.2M	13%	5
#12	49%	TED-Ed ▶	71%	22.4M	16%	6
#13	49%	TED ▶	76%	27.2M	9%	4
#14	49%	Tate Talks	77%	13.3K	7%	1
#15	48%	Seed Gallery	76%	4.6K	6%	3
#16	48%	Big Think ▶	73%	8.6M	10%	3
#17	48%	World of Creatives	76%	64.2K	6%	2
#18	47%	Squiiji	73%	43.8K	9%	4
#19	47%	Haymarket Books	72%	52.7K	8%	2
#20	47%	Wendover Productions ▶	68%	4.9M	15%	4
#21	47%	Dans Le Gris	69%	37.9K	13%	6
#22	46%	PBS SoCal	72%	186K	7%	1
#23	46%	Art Prof: Your Art School ▶	71%	241K	7%	5
#24	45%	Raphael & Kristin Rogers	71%	27K	7%	1
#25	44%	The Guardian	69%	2.5M	7%	1
#26	44%	Lifehacker	67%	488K	9%	1
#27	44%	Master's Gaze ▶	69%	3.5K	6%	1
#28	43%	Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell ▶	68%	25.1M	6%	1
#29	43%	BE AMAZED ▶	67%	13.4M	7%	1
#30	43%	The Dice Tower ▶	68%	357K	6%	3
#31	43%	THINK Global School	67%	14.8K	7%	1
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#37	41%	UpCounsel	63%	3.0K	7%	1
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#39	39%	Everything Explained	58%	25.7K	11%	2
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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Shannon Kim?

TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers (84% match), The Art Assignment — 712K subscribers (58% match), Contemporary Art Issue — 187K subscribers (58% match). All three share a focus on contemporary art, culture, and ideas presented in accessible video formats.

What type of content does Shannon Kim make?

Shannon Kim creates documentary-style or essay-style art and theory content, as suggested by video titles like The Intermediary: Waymo, the Whitney Biennial, and Fantasy of Automation; How Do You Own Movement? Alysa Liu to Martha Graham; Franco Bifo Berardi & Claire Bishops on Attention. She uploads about 0.3 times per week on average, and her videos draw roughly 90.1K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Shannon Kim?

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