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Subscribers 4.7M

Videos 237

Views 524.7M

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Practical Engineering covers infrastructure and the built environment, using tutorials and deep-dives led by civil engineer Grady Hillhouse. Content centers on topics like dams, tunnels, water management, spillways, and general infrastructure engineering, with videos such as 'The Wild Engineering of Earthquake Isolation' and 'So You Want to Build a Tunnel...' The channel posts new videos on the first and third Tuesday of each month, and averages about 1.3M views per video, with a total of 237 videos published and 524.7M total views across the 4.7M-subscriber channel.

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90% relevance

Subscribers 7.0M

Videos 271

Views 1.1B

Appearances 9

SERP 97%

Similarity 85%

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Both target civil/structural topics with a strong emphasis on large-scale infrastructure (dam engineering, tunnel construction methods, airport runway engineering) reflected by a high 97% search overlap, though Sabin's content style diverges from Practical Engineering at 85% content similarity.

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83% relevance

Subscribers 59.3K

Videos 71

Views 2.2M

Appearances 5

SERP 95%

Similarity 75%

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Shares civil and structural engineering fundamentals content (retaining wall design, basic civil topics) evidenced by an 83% match with very high search overlap (95%), though its execution is more tutorial-focused, yielding 75% content similarity.

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81% relevance

Subscribers 250K

Videos 667

Views 44.0M

Appearances 6

SERP 85%

Similarity 77%

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Both cover water infrastructure topics (water management, treatment processes) with substantial search overlap (85%), and a strong content alignment around engineering systems (77%), though Practical Engineering tends to emphasize concise explainer videos.

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81% relevance

Subscribers 4.3M

Videos 310

Views 327.4M

Appearances 6

SERP 100%

Similarity 68%

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Linked by a focus on engineering systems and pumping technology (pumping systems engineering) with maximal search overlap (100%), but differing stylistically in presentation, giving about 68% content similarity.

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72% relevance

Subscribers 4.0M

Videos 831

Views 860.8M

Appearances 5

SERP 65%

Similarity 77%

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Shares infrastructure engineering and specific construction methods (tunnel construction, airport runway topics) reflected in a 65%/77% search-content balance, signaling similar subject matter but varying in production style (75% content similarity overall).

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67% relevance

Subscribers 69.4K

Videos 194

Views 4.1M

Appearances 3

SERP 59%

Similarity 73%

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Both address structural basics and foundation design principles (core civil topics) with moderate search overlap (59%), and a higher content alignment (73%), though Practical Engineering remains more generalized in its explanations.

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Top competitors by match strength are Sabin Civil Engineering (90% match) and The Engineering Mindset (81% match). Sabin Civil Engineering overlaps on dam engineering, tunnel construction methods, and airport runway engineering, while The Engineering Mindset overlaps on pumping systems engineering. Both channels have larger or comparable subscriber bases (Sabin Civil Engineering ~7M, The Engineering Mindset ~4.3M) than Practical Engineering (~4.7M), indicating strong competition in the same civil/infrastructure engineering queries. Other notable competitors include Concerning Reality (81% match, ~250K subscribers) and The B1M (72% match, ~4M subscribers), which share queries around water management, infrastructure engineering, and tunnel or runway topics.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Practical Engineering?

Sabin Civil Engineering — 90% match, 7,000,000 subscribers; BEng Hielscher — 83% match, 59,300 subscribers; Concerning Reality — 81% match, 250,000 subscribers. They share a focus on civil engineering topics, infrastructure, and engineering explanations similar to Practical Engineering.

What type of content does Practical Engineering make?

Practical Engineering creates educational videos about civil and structural engineering topics, including infrastructure, hydraulics, and construction, based on video titles such as The Wild Engineering of Earthquake Isolation, So You Want to Build a Tunnel..., Do Retention Ponds Actually Work?, The Hidden Engineering of Runways, and Recreating an Ancient Pump (with no moving parts). The channel uploads about 0.6 times per week, with an average of 1.3 million views per video.

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