We found 44 YouTube channels similar to Tom Scott
Both appeal to audiences interested in child development themes and educational toys, with high search overlap on queries like child psychology toys, but Emma's content focus is more specific to toys while Tom Scott targets broader educational contexts.
Shares audience interest in aviation topics and plane design, evident from similar queries like plane design legality and airfoil efficiency explained, though Tom Scott differs in format and depth compared to the toolbox's specialized engineering content.
Overlaps with Tom Scott in advertising psychology queries, indicating a shared interest in how psychology influences marketing, but Adam's focus is business marketing while Tom Scott covers a wider educational range.
Both touch on aerodynamics and airfoil concepts, with queries like aerodynamics explained and airfoil efficiency explained, yet The Efficient Engineer concentrates on engineering tutorials while Tom Scott builds broader informational content.
Links to early aviation history and pioneers, aligning with Tom Scott's historical education angles, though The History Guy emphasizes curated historical storytelling while Tom Scott spans a wider tech-and-travel scope.
Targets early aviation history and pioneers, similar to Tom Scott's aviation history interests, but Rex's channel centers on historical narratives while Tom Scott blends history with science and other topics.
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| #7 | 60% | Veritasium ▶ | 76% | 20.4M | 35% | 4 |
| #8 | 60% | Practical Engineering ▶ | 76% | 4.7M | 36% | 3 |
| #9 | 59% | Existential Guide | 70% | 8.8K | 41% | 2 |
| #10 | 58% | Sabin Civil Engineering ▶ | 76% | 7.0M | 32% | 5 |
| #11 | 58% | GOP Oversight | 63% | 85.6K | 50% | 9 |
| #12 | 57% | TED-Ed ▶ | 70% | 22.4M | 38% | 3 |
| #13 | 57% | Railways Explained ▶ | 71% | 128K | 36% | 2 |
| #14 | 55% | DroneScapes | 75% | 484K | 25% | 3 |
| #15 | 55% | American Museum of Natural History ▶ | 74% | 431K | 27% | 1 |
| #16 | 54% | OBF | 73% | 630K | 27% | 1 |
| #17 | 54% | HS2 Ltd | 64% | 45.7K | 40% | 3 |
| #18 | 54% | minutephysics | 72% | 5.9M | 26% | 3 |
| #19 | 53% | Brookings Institution | 69% | 163K | 29% | 2 |
| #20 | 53% | Top Fives ▶ | 74% | 3.1M | 21% | 1 |
| #21 | 52% | Design Theory | 71% | 743K | 24% | 3 |
| #22 | 52% | JxJ AVIATION | 72% | 83.1K | 21% | 2 |
| #23 | 51% | SuperfastMatt ▶ | 71% | 626K | 21% | 2 |
| #24 | 51% | mtainfo ▶ | 65% | 58K | 30% | 2 |
| #25 | 50% | British Pathé | 69% | 3.6M | 22% | 3 |
| #26 | 50% | Documentary Film Academy ▶ | 66% | 10K | 25% | 2 |
| #27 | 50% | Aircraft Certification | 68% | 1.4K | 21% | 1 |
| #28 | 49% | TEDx Talks ▶ | 65% | 44.2M | 26% | 4 |
| #29 | 49% | WIRED ▶ | 70% | 12.8M | 18% | 1 |
| #30 | 49% | Interactive solution Expert | 66% | 14.4K | 25% | 4 |
| #31 | 49% | SciShow Kids | 69% | 1.6M | 20% | 4 |
| #32 | 49% | VintageCG | 68% | 46.2K | 21% | 1 |
| #33 | 49% | Educationleaves ▶ | 67% | 171K | 21% | 1 |
| #34 | 49% | Operational Facts | 67% | 9.2K | 21% | 1 |
| #35 | 49% | Scholastic | 64% | 236K | 27% | 1 |
| #36 | 49% | iart - Studio for Media Architectures | 67% | 2.7K | 21% | 1 |
| #37 | 49% | OSRAM | 63% | 19.8K | 27% | 1 |
| #38 | 48% | Signify ▶ | 66% | 64K | 22% | 2 |
| #39 | 48% | IdeasInHat | 68% | 83K | 18% | 1 |
| #40 | 48% | Gresham College | 68% | 439K | 18% | 1 |
| #41 | 47% | Arup | 61% | 14K | 26% | 2 |
| #42 | 47% | American History Geek | 66% | 8.5K | 18% | 1 |
| #43 | 46% | Jones Day | 63% | 3.1K | 21% | 1 |
| #44 | 46% | We The Governed | 65% | 64.6K | 18% | 1 |
Emma Hubbard (81% match, 978K subscribers) and Aircraft Design Toolbox (70% match, 18.6K subscribers) are Tom Scott's biggest competitors. Adam Erhart (64% match, 666K subscribers) is also a competitor. They share a focus on educational, informational content and appear to target audiences interested in explainers and practical knowledge.
Tom Scott creates educational and explainer videos covering science, technology, and public policy topics, as indicated by titles like zero-g flights, why the government drops flies on California, and why use many streetlights. His videos typically attract around 3.1M views per video, and the channel has about 6.6M subscribers; the exact average uploads per week is not provided.
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