TED-Ed

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

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TED-Ed presents educational animated shorts and lessons across topics like history, science, math, literature, psychology, and health, with supplemental learning materials. The channel publishes TED-Ed animations and tutorials, regularly uploading multiple videos per week and averaging about 194.4K views per video.

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83% relevance

Subscribers 25.1M

Videos 349

Views 3.6B

Appearances 14

SERP 99%

Similarity 72%

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High search overlap on educational animation and biology/history queries (83% match, with 99% search similarity), and content mix aligns with animated, time/biology/history explainers, yielding a strong audience overlap despite stylistic differences.

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83% relevance

Subscribers 7.3M

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Exact top-query presence for science education and animated biology lessons (83% match; 100% search), and while TED-Ed uses animations, Peekaboo Kidz targets a younger audience with similar explainer content, creating shared search intent.

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74% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 17

SERP 79%

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Similar in-depth explainer focus across biology, history, and psychology (74% match; 79% search), capturing overlapping educational queries and delivering fast-paced, curriculum-style lessons aligned with TED-Ed's instructional goals.

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60% relevance

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Appearances 12

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Shares brain science and neuroscience explainer intent (60% match; 42% search), with TED-Ed audiences seeking accessible neuroscience content though the channel emphasizes simplified, in-depth visuals that differ in presentation style.

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57% relevance

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Videos 1.2K

Views 1.6B

Appearances 8

SERP 35%

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56% relevance

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Videos 649

Views 903.0M

Appearances 4

SERP 26%

Similarity 77%

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Targets myth busting and science topics (56% match; 26% search), aligning with TED-Ed's explanatory science content while often pursuing debunking angles that diverge in tone and structure.

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Top competitors by match strength are Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (83% match) and Peekaboo Kidz (83% match). Both share overlapping queries with TED-Ed around educational animation channels, biology explainer videos, and science education or history-related shorts. CrashCourse (74% match) is another strong competitor, aligning on biology explainer videos, psychology science shorts, and history of humanity lessons. Kurzgesagt has about 25.1M subscribers, Peekaboo Kidz about 7.3M, and CrashCourse about 16.9M, all larger than TED-Ed’s 22.4M subscribers, highlighting a range of audiences while competing for similar educational search terms.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to TED-Ed?

TED-Ed's biggest competitors on YouTube are Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (83% match, 25.1M subscribers), Peekaboo Kidz (83% match, 7.3M subscribers), and CrashCourse (74% match, 16.9M subscribers). They share a focus on educational, explanatory content delivered in engaging formats and concise videos aimed at teaching concepts across science, history, and related topics.

What type of content does TED-Ed make?

TED-Ed creates educational, animated videos that explain concepts across science, history, math, literature, psychology, and more. Videos often feature expert hosts or contributors and are released at a pace of about 3.0 uploads per week, with an average of roughly 194.4K views per video.

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