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neo
Subscribers 3.0M
Videos 80
Views 393.9M

Channels Like neo

Neo publishes educational short documentaries and analyses on topics spanning politics, geography, media, society, and more, targeting film, music, art, animation, essay, analysis, and filmmaking keywords. The channel uses a deep-dives/tutorials style with educational narration, and releases a high-volume of content that averages about 5 million views per video, with 80 videos published since joining Feb 17, 2016.

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We found 45 YouTube channels similar to neo

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#1

83% relevance

Subscribers 581K
Videos 1.5K
Views 303.7M
Appearances 14
SERP 100%
Similarity 72%
naval engineering history naval engineering milestones

Both neo and Drachinifel attract viewers searching for naval engineering history and milestones, with a high 83% match driven by queries like naval engineering history, though Drachinifel’s content style emphasizes detailed naval history narration (72% content similarity).

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Subscribers 25.9M
Videos 11K
Views 6.9B
Appearances 14
SERP 94%
Similarity 70%
world history documentaries exploration and archaeology rescue and survival stories

Both target audiences interested in world history, exploration, and discovery stories, reflected in a 79% match with high search overlap for world history documentaries and exploration, while National Geographic’s content depth spans broader documentary storytelling (70% content similarity).

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Urban Planner Explained YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 50.7K
Videos 33
Views 4.4M
Appearances 12
SERP 57%
Similarity 74%
urban planning failures

Both channels discuss complex systems, including infrastructure and planning concepts, with a 67% match driven by queries like urban planning failures; but Urban Planner Explained emphasizes case studies and policy angles (74% content similarity) rather than broad engineering history.

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#4
Expedition Bible

60% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M
Videos 52
Views 85.4M
Appearances 7
SERP 42%
Similarity 73%
exploration and archaeology archaeology and exploration

Both appeal to audiences curious about exploration and archaeology, yielding a 60% match via such queries; however Expedition Bible leans more into archaeological narratives (73% content similarity) than neo’s broader engineering orientation.

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#5

58% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M
Videos 301
Views 414.7M
Appearances 5
SERP 32%
Similarity 76%
infrastructure megaprojects

Both cover large-scale infrastructure topics, scoring an 58% match with a focus on infrastructure megaprojects in queries; MegaBuilds’ videos are more construction-focused and showy explainers (76% content similarity) than neo’s historical engineering emphasis.

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#6

58% relevance

Subscribers 6.6M
Videos 731
Views 1.9B
Appearances 2
SERP 33%
Similarity 75%
disaster analysis reports disaster analysis case

Both channels feature analysis of real-world failures and disasters, reflected in a 58% match for disaster analysis queries; Tom Scott’s approach is concise explainers and case studies (75% content similarity) rather than neo’s historical engineering narratives.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include National Geographic (79% match) and Drachinifel (83% match). Both share overlapping queries with neo such as world history documentaries, exploration and archaeology, and naval/engineering topics, aligning with neo's search terms like infrastructure megaprojects, rescue and survival stories, and naval engineering history. National Geographic has a substantially larger subscriber base (25.9M) compared to neo (3M), while Drachinifel has 581K subscribers, closer in size to neo. Expedition Bible (60% match) also overlaps on archaeology and exploration, indicating a cluster of channels pursuing historical, engineering, and exploration narratives.

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#7 58% Mayday: Air Disaster ▶ 71% 1.1M 39% 8
#8 58% Science Channel ▶ 71% 5.3M 38% 3
#9 56% TED-Ed ▶ 70% 22.4M 35% 10
#10 56% Blueprint ▶ 77% 177K 24% 3
#11 54% WatchMojo.com ▶ 74% 25.9M 23% 4
#12 54% Economics Explained ▶ 73% 2.8M 24% 5
#13 54% The Great Courses 71% 652K 28% 4
#14 53% Free Documentary - Engineering ▶ 75% 522K 21% 5
#15 53% The B1M ▶ 78% 4.0M 17% 2
#16 53% Ominous History 72% 1.5K 25% 2
#17 53% The People Profiles ▶ 72% 1.6M 24% 2
#18 53% Scary Interesting ▶ 76% 1.9M 18% 1
#19 52% WIRED ▶ 72% 12.8M 21% 3
#20 51% Biography ▶ 67% 1.1M 28% 9
#21 51% Lucasfilm 70% 299K 24% 2
#22 51% Get.factual ▶ 73% 818K 18% 1
#23 51% Jaydone History ▶ 73% 193K 18% 2
#24 51% Origin Decoder ▶ 67% 32.4K 26% 3
#25 51% Timeline - World History Documentaries ▶ 66% 5.8M 27% 6
#26 50% Inter-American Development Bank 62% 18.7K 33% 2
#27 50% Safety Memos 66% 42.9K 26% 3
#28 50% Simplilearn ▶ 67% 6.1M 25% 2
#29 50% Chief MAKOi 70% 434K 20% 4
#30 50% Adam's Axiom 72% 37.8K 17% 3
#31 50% TREY the Explainer ▶ 73% 1.1M 15% 2
#32 50% On The Move 67% 160K 24% 2
#33 49% The New York Times ▶ 72% 5.1M 15% 3
#34 49% JeffHK 72% 503K 16% 3
#35 49% Frontier Rescue Stories 68% 10.1K 21% 2
#36 49% TLDR News Global ▶ 72% 1.1M 15% 1
#37 49% TEDx Talks ▶ 66% 44.2M 22% 2
#38 48% The Art of Being Human 65% 17.9K 22% 2
#39 48% Dr. Smiti Nathan 71% 24.2K 15% 1
#40 47% Science Sauce 64% 120K 22% 2
#41 47% Digital Transformation with Eric Kimberling ▶ 63% 549K 24% 3
#42 47% UsefulCharts ▶ 68% 2.0M 15% 1
#43 46% Made In History 66% 219K 15% 3
#44 44% HSE Crew 63% 80.1K 15% 1
#45 43% HSE STUDY GUIDE ▶ 62% 369K 14% 2

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to neo?

neo's biggest YouTube competitors are Drachinifel (83% match, 581K subscribers) and National Geographic (79% match, 25.9M subscribers). Urban Planner Explained (67% match, 50.7K subscribers) also shows as a fit. All three share a focus on informative, documentary-style content that analyzes topics in depth, such as history, geography, and design, with a strong emphasis on analysis and education.

What type of content does neo make?

neo creates in-depth, essay- and analysis-driven videos about film, music, art, animation, and filmmaking, as reflected in titles like 'How the World Trade Center Was Rebuilt' and 'The Biggest Art Scam in History.' The channel averages around 5M views per video and releases multiple uploads weekly, though the exact number of uploads per week is not specified. Recent videos range from about 1.1M to 11M views.

How do we determine which channels are similar to neo?

We analyze neo's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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