Folding Ideas

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 181

Views 127.9M

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Folding Ideas is a Canada-based channel focusing on criticism, video games, movies, cinema, and narratology. Dan Olson creates deep-dives and media criticism exploring stories, their structure, and how they reflect the world, with a mixture of long-form analyses and narrative-focused topics; uploads span a broad range, averaging about 2.9M views per video, from 0 to 3M+, and the channel has published 181 videos since joining in 2015.

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#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

82% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 44

SERP 100%

Similarity 70%

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High search overlap on narrative and cultural storytelling queries (100% search for TEDx) aligns with Folding Ideas’ focus on storytelling ethics and narrative structure, indicating a shared audience interested in how stories convey culture and ideas, though TEDx’s content emphasizes talks and inspiration rather than film-focused analysis.

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TED view on YouTube ▶

67% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M

Videos 5.5K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 19

SERP 56%

Similarity 74%

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Strong alignment on narrative storytelling and storytelling ethics searches, suggesting a shared audience interested in how media communicates ideas, yet TED’s broader format spans multiple disciplines beyond film and media critique like Folding Ideas.

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The Film Theorists view on YouTube ▶

57% relevance

Subscribers 13.4M

Videos 672

Views 3.5B

Appearances 16

SERP 33%

Similarity 73%

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Significant overlap in film and story theory queries (33% search) with a high content similarity (73%), indicating they attract viewers seeking film theory concepts similar to Folding Ideas, though The Film Theorists concentrates more on theoretical analysis than Folding Ideas’ style critiques.

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Philipp Humm view on YouTube ▶

57% relevance

Subscribers 220K

Videos 367

Views 6.5M

Appearances 8

SERP 34%

Similarity 72%

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Shared interest in narrative storytelling and story-based/media storytelling (content 72%), showing an audience looking for structured story analysis in media, though Philipp Humm’s format leans toward shorter, journalist-style breakdowns rather than Folding Ideas’ essay-length explorations.

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Gingy view on YouTube ▶

56% relevance

Subscribers 512K

Videos 121

Views 104.1M

Appearances 10

SERP 27%

Similarity 75%

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Queries focus on story analysis with high content alignment (75%), indicating a similar audience craving in-depth story critique, though Gingy often eschews broader theory for concise, targeted analyses unlike Folding Ideas’ deeper essays.

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Kallaway view on YouTube ▶

54% relevance

Subscribers 344K

Videos 75

Views 10.3M

Appearances 6

SERP 22%

Similarity 75%

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Overlap on narrative storytelling and media storytelling (content 75%) signals shared audience interests in how stories function in media, though Kallaway’s videos are typically more rapid-fire or list-driven than Folding Ideas’ longer, essay-style format.

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Top competitors by match strength are TEDx Talks (82% match) and TED (67% match), both aligning on narrative storytelling, cultural storytelling, and storytelling ethics. The Film Theorists (57% match) also overlaps on film theory and story-based analysis, with Philipp Humm (57% match) and Gingy (56% match) further connecting through narrative storytelling and story analysis. Folding Ideas has 1.1M subscribers, while TED and TEDx Talks boast tens of millions of subscribers, and The Film Theorists has 13.4M; these size differences highlight Folding Ideas as a smaller, focused critic channel competing primarily on narrative, media storytelling, and metanarrative analysis.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Folding Ideas?

TEDx Talks (82% match, 44.2M subscribers) and TED (67% match, 27.2M subscribers) and The Film Theorists (57% match, 13.4M subscribers) are Folding Ideas' biggest competitors. They share a focus on analytical, idea-driven video content exploring culture, media, and storytelling, often with a critical or theoretical bent.

What type of content does Folding Ideas make?

Folding Ideas creates in-depth analysis of stories, media, and culture, as suggested by titles like Let's Talk About Stories, Ruminations on that DHS Penguin Tweet, This Is How You Get JARHEAD Sequels, Call of Duty: Ghosts – Power, Paranoia, and Orbital Tungsten Rods, and Mantracks: a True Story of Fake Fossils. The channel averages about 2.9M views per video, with uploads that appear to occur multiple times per week.

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