Primal Space

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 133

Views 449.2M

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Primal Space explores engineering, science and history topics through animations, focusing on ancient engineering, space technology, and historical discoveries. The channel offers deep-dives and documentary-style content with a tutorial-like and investigative tone, leveraging animations to explain complex concepts. It publishes videos that cover engineering marvels, space exploration, and forensic engineering, with an average of about 3.1M views per video and a broad posting history since joining January 29, 2018. Current stats show 1.9M subscribers, 449.2M total views, and 133 videos published.

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87% relevance

Subscribers 269K

Videos 347

Views 56.1M

Appearances 14

SERP 100%

Similarity 78%

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Shares a strong overlap in searches around shipwreck archaeology and ancient ruins, aligning with Primal Space's focus on archaeology and historical discoveries (search 100% vs Primal's similar topics; content 78% indicates similar subject matter but different presentation).

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81% relevance

Subscribers 3.1M

Videos 2.3K

Views 1.3B

Appearances 11

SERP 84%

Similarity 79%

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Targets audiences interested in ancient engineering marvels and great engineering feats, mirroring Primal Space's tech-history and engineering history angle (search 84% and content 79% show aligned topics with a list-style approach rather than Primal Space's style).

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74% relevance

Subscribers 2.2M

Videos 1.2K

Views 243.5M

Appearances 12

SERP 72%

Similarity 76%

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Although Primal Space centers on archaeology/history, both attract viewers curious about historical visual media and early effects, sharing searches for old movie visual effects (search 72% with content 76%), indicating audience crossover but differing in primary focus.

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60% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 9

SERP 50%

Similarity 68%

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Appeals to viewers interested in history of engineering feats and science milestones, matching Primal Space's educational/history niche though CrashCourse uses a broader classroom-style delivery (search 50%, content 68%).

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60% relevance

Subscribers 15.2M

Videos 11K

Views 5.0B

Appearances 6

SERP 39%

Similarity 75%

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Covers ancient engineering feats and historical invention timelines, aligning with Primal Space's topics though HISTORY combines broader history storytelling and documentary formats (search 39%, content 75%).

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59% relevance

Subscribers 193K

Videos 157

Views 33.0M

Appearances 3

SERP 33%

Similarity 76%

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Focuses on science history milestones and invention timelines, paralleling Primal Space's timeline-driven archaeology content with a similar audience but distinct creator voice (search 33%, content 76%).

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Top matches among discovered competitors are: Unearthed History (87% match) with 269K subscribers and Top Fives (81% match) with 3.1M subscribers. Both share overlapping queries like shipwreck archaeology and ancient engineering marvels, which align with Primal Space's content on ancient engineering, shipwreck archaeology, and historical discoveries. Film Riot (74% match) with 2.2M subscribers also competes through overlapping queries on old movie visual effects. The larger players, CrashCourse (60% match, 16.9M) and HISTORY (60% match, 15.2M), share queries around history of engineering feats, technological history, and art heists history. Primal Space sits between niche and broad educational channels in terms of audience size, with 1.9M subscribers, while competitors range from 269K to 16.9M. Shared query themes include ancient engineering feats, historical invention timelines, and shipwreck archaeology.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Primal Space?

Unearthed History - Archaeology Documentaries (87% match, 269K subscribers) and Top Fives (81% match, 3.1M subscribers) are Primal Space's biggest competitors. Film Riot (74% match, 2.2M subscribers) is also a significant competitor. All three share a focus on documentary-style videos exploring history, science, engineering, and intriguing technological or historical topics.

What type of content does Primal Space make?

Primal Space creates documentary-style videos about engineering, space tech, ancient engineering, and historical discoveries, as suggested by titles like 'The Ancient City That Mastered Water' (6.6M views) and 'How Investigators Find the Source of a Fire' (1.5M views). The channel averages about 3.1M views per video, with multiple uploads per week across topics related to science, engineering, and technology.

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