TED-Ed

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Channels Like TED-Ed

TED-Ed produces award-winning animated educational shorts covering topics in science, history, math, literature, psychology, and more, with supplemental learning materials on ed.ted.com. The channel emphasizes short tutorials and explainer videos, uploading around 3.0 videos per week with an average view count of about 194.4K per video.

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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell view on YouTube ▶

83% relevance

Subscribers 25.1M

Videos 349

Views 3.6B

Appearances 14

SERP 99%

Similarity 72%

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Similar to TED-Ed in providing educational explainer content with a strong biology, history, and science focus, reflected in high search overlap (99%) and a substantial content match (72%), indicating comparable animated, knowledge-driven videos.

Peekaboo Kidz view on YouTube ▶

83% relevance

Subscribers 7.3M

Videos 1K

Views 2.7B

Appearances 25

SERP 100%

Similarity 71%

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Targets science education and animated biology explainers like TED-Ed, evidenced by 100% search overlap and 71% content similarity, showing audiences seeking animated science lessons similar to TED-Ed’s style.

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74% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 17

SERP 79%

Similarity 71%

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Shares broad educational storytelling across biology, psychology, and history with TED-Ed, supported by strong search overlap (79%) and similar content approach (71%), though CrashCourse uses longer, course-like formats.

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Neuroscientifically Challenged view on YouTube ▶

60% relevance

Subscribers 685K

Videos 202

Views 64.5M

Appearances 12

SERP 42%

Similarity 72%

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Appeals to the same audience seeking brain science and neuroscience explanations, with solid content similarity (72%) but lower search alignment (42%), suggesting a niche educational focus within TED-Ed’s broader educational space.

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57% relevance

Subscribers 4.5M

Videos 1.2K

Views 1.6B

Appearances 8

SERP 35%

Similarity 71%

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Delivers history explained via animations and timelines, aligning with TED-Ed’s history storytelling as shown by 71% content similarity and notable search overlap (35%), indicating overlap in historical explainer content but less generic search demand.

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56% relevance

Subscribers 3.1M

Videos 649

Views 903.0M

Appearances 4

SERP 26%

Similarity 77%

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Shares TED-Ed’s science education angle and myth-busting approach, with lower search overlap (26%) but high content similarity (77%), implying a similar style and depth of scientific explanations but a smaller or more niche discovery footprint.

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Top competitors include Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (83% match) and Peekaboo Kidz (83% match). Kurzgesagt shares overlapping queries such as educational animation channels, biology explainer videos, and history of humanity lessons, while Peekaboo Kidz matches on science education videos, biology explainer videos, and animated science lessons. Both have larger audiences than TED-Ed: Kurzgesagt with 25.1M subscribers and Peekaboo Kidz with 7.3M subscribers, compared to TED-Ed’s 22.4M. CrashCourse (74% match) is also a relevant competitor, overlapping on biology explainer videos, psychology science short, and history of humanity lessons, with 16.9M subscribers. These channels compete for similar educational search queries and audiences interested in concise, explainer-style educational content.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to TED-Ed?

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (83% match, 25.1M subscribers), Peekaboo Kidz (83% match, 7.3M subscribers), and CrashCourse (74% match, 16.9M subscribers) are TED-Ed's biggest competitors. They share a focus on educational, explanatory content that covers science, history, and general knowledge for a broad audience.

What type of content does TED-Ed make?

TED-Ed creates educational videos across science, history, math, literature, psychology, and more, often in animated short formats. The channel averages about 3.0 uploads per week and videos typically attract around 194.4K views per video, with recent examples ranging from about 51.1K to 329.5K views.

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