fern

Subscribers 4.7M

Videos 112

Views 460.5M

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fern covers armchair documentaries and world history investigations with a focus on political, crime, and geopolitical topics. The channel presents deep-dives and investigative-style videos, averaging ~2.7M views per video, about 28 minutes in length, and adds roughly 1.0 upload per week.

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#1

DW Documentary view on YouTube ▶

84% relevance

Subscribers 6.4M

Videos 1.5K

Views 923.4M

Appearances 16

SERP 100%

Similarity 73%

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Both target audiences for political, crime, and corruption documentaries with high query overlap on political documentaries and international geopolitics, and a strong content alignment (73%) suggesting similar documentary-focused exploration, though DW Documentary leans more toward long-form investigative storytelling.

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#2

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71% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 8

SERP 70%

Similarity 71%

dictatorship histories human rights investigations controversial leadership histories

Share interest in dictatorship histories, human rights investigations, and controversial leadership histories reflected in queries, with substantial search overlap (70%) and solid content similarity (71%), indicating overlapping topical reach despite TED-Ed's shorter, education-oriented presentation.

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#3

FRONTLINE PBS | Official view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 3.4M

Videos 1.2K

Views 929.7M

Appearances 13

SERP 64%

Similarity 73%

political documentaries crime and corruption documentaries economic influence documentaries

Competes on political documentaries, crime and corruption, and economic influence topics, with strong search alignment (64%) and high content similarity (73%), matching fern's investigative documentary niche in a PBS-style format.

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#4

World View - Documentary view on YouTube ▶

66% relevance

Subscribers 16.9K

Videos 55

Views 2.5M

Appearances 4

SERP 45%

Similarity 79%

international geopolitics documentaries

Targets international geopolitics documentaries similar to fern, evidenced by a solid search match (45%) and high content alignment (79%), indicating overlap in global political storytelling though World View may be more concise.

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DW News view on YouTube ▶

64% relevance

Subscribers 6.2M

Videos 45K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 6

SERP 48%

Similarity 74%

hidden power structures political corruption cases economic sanctions impact

Shares emphasis on hidden power structures, political corruption cases, and the impact of economic sanctions, reflected in notable search overlap (48%) and strong content similarity (74%), indicating parallel audience interests in geopolitics and power systems.

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FINAiUS view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 746K

Videos 61

Views 60.3M

Appearances 8

SERP 50%

Similarity 72%

political documentaries world history investigations international geopolitics documentaries

Covers political documentaries and international geopolitics with similar audience queries (50% search) and substantial content overlap (72%), though FINAiUS may present in a more historical or analytical format.

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Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include DW Documentary (84% match) and FRONTLINE PBS | Official (70% match) as top contenders, with TED-Ed at 71% match also closely aligned. They share overlapping queries around political documentaries, crime and corruption, and international geopolitics; TED-Ed additionally targets dictatorship histories and human rights investigations. DW Documentary (6.4M subscribers) and FRONTLINE PBS (3.4M subscribers) are larger or comparable in size to fern’s 4.7M, while TED-Ed (22.4M subscribers) is significantly larger. All three compete for the same audience seeking in-depth investigations and historical/political analysis.

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#14	58%	WIRED ▶	72%	12.8M	37%	5
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#16	58%	TEDx Talks ▶	66%	44.2M	46%	8
#17	57%	The Paint Explainer ▶	81%	1.8M	21%	2
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#22	53%	The Civil Rights Lawyer	70%	1.7M	29%	6
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#24	53%	History Matters ▶	72%	1.9M	24%	3
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#30	52%	Human Rights Watch	68%	154K	27%	4
#31	52%	TED ▶	70%	27.2M	23%	3
#32	52%	Sociologylearners	64%	11.7K	33%	4
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#35	50%	Global News	70%	4.9M	20%	2
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to fern?

fern's biggest YouTube competitors are DW Documentary (84% match, 6.4M subscribers), TED-Ed (71% match, 22.4M subscribers), and FRONTLINE PBS | Official (70% match, 3.4M subscribers). They share a focus on documentary-style, informative, and educational content that explores historical, political, and social topics.

What type of content does fern make?

fern creates documentary-style videos covering historical, political, and societal topics, as indicated by titles like 'How Iran’s Leader Was Killed' and 'Why the U.S. President Is Almost Impossible to Kill.' The channel averages about 2.7M views per video and uploads roughly 1.0 video per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to fern?

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