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Simon Kim
Subscribers 403K
Videos 67
Views 17.9M

Channels Like Simon Kim

Simon Kim covers travel storytelling and personal growth through narrative videos that appear to blend life experiences, reflections, and travel journeys. The titles suggest a mix of cinematic vlogs and memoir-like storytelling focused on friendship, love, dreams, and starting over, with a style that leans toward deep-dive personal journeys rather than tutorials or reviews. Uploads appear in a relatively steady cadence since joining in 2019, with an average video view count around 553.6K.

Similar Channels

We found 49 YouTube channels similar to Simon Kim

TEDx Talks YouTube channel thumbnail
#1

82% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 35
SERP 100%
Similarity 70%
travel storytelling dreams and goals starting over motivation

High search overlap on travel storytelling, dreams and goals, and starting over motivation (100% search similarity) with Simon Kim, but their content diverges in style to 70% content similarity, indicating similar topics presented in a broader TEDx talk format rather than Simon Kim's personal vlogging/storytelling approach.

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#2
Joshua Paine

57% relevance

Subscribers 56.4K
Videos 76
Views 2.3M
Appearances 6
SERP 23%
Similarity 79%
life changing travel life changing trips road trip vlogs california

Shares audience interest in life-changing travel and road trip themes (high search alignment) and 'travel' oriented content, yet their content style is somewhat different (79% content similarity vs 57% overall match), suggesting similar topics delivered with a distinct personal travel storytelling approach.

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#3
Adventures With Purpose

49% relevance

Subscribers 3.6M
Videos 1.6K
Views 500.9M
Appearances 18
SERP 30%
Similarity 62%
adventure with purpose

Relates to adventure-type content and travel-oriented storytelling (high search alignment) but focuses on mission-driven exploration rather than personal journey storytelling, resulting in moderate content similarity (62%) despite a notable 30% search overlap.

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#4

49% relevance

Subscribers 13M
Videos 3.9K
Views 2.1B
Appearances 6
SERP 25%
Similarity 64%
love and relationships journey finding meaningful connections emotional growth stories

Overlaps with emotional growth and relationships storytelling as a topic area (search similarity present) but differs in format and audience focus (content similarity at 64%), indicating Simon Kim’s travel/storytelling niche vs Psych2Go’s psychology-centric content.

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#5
Sam Newton

49% relevance

Subscribers 218K
Videos 133
Views 11.0M
Appearances 1
SERP 6%
Similarity 77%
dream chasing journeys

Targets dream chasing and journey narratives with some overlap in search terms, yet their approach is less about travel vlogging and more about personal quest storytelling (77% content similarity but only 6% search overlap), signaling a niche but with shared aspirational themes.

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#6
High On Life

48% relevance

Subscribers 620K
Videos 399
Views 72.5M
Appearances 4
SERP 8%
Similarity 75%
adventure life lessons heartfelt travel lessons

Shares adventure and heartfelt travel lessons search queries with Simon Kim, and their content is fairly similar (75%), though the overall match is modest due to a smaller search footprint (8%), implying overlapping topics but a different audience emphasis.

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Content Landscape

Competitors identified by match strength include TEDx Talks (82% match) and Joshua Paine (57% match). TEDx Talks shares overlapping queries such as travel storytelling, dreams and goals, and starting over motivation, while Joshua Paine aligns with life changing travel and road trip themes. The closest top competitor, TEDx Talks, has a significantly larger subscriber base (44.2M) compared to Simon Kim’s 403K, illustrating a gap in reach but similar subject matter. Adventures With Purpose (49% match) and Psych2Go (49% match) also overlap on adventure, personal growth, and relationships topics, with 3.6M and 13M subscribers respectively, indicating broader audiences but still relevant thematic competition.

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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Simon Kim?

TEDx Talks — 82% match, 44.2M subscribers; Joshua Paine — 57% match, 56.4K subscribers; Adventures With Purpose — 49% match, 3.6M subscribers. They share a focus on narrative, inspirational, and documentary-style content that centers on personal stories and exploration, similar to Simon Kim's storytelling approach.

What type of content does Simon Kim make?

Simon Kim creates video content centered on films about friendship, travel, and personal experiences, with titles like 'a film about friendship' (207.5K views) and 'i took a gap year to travel the world' (1.7M views). The channel averages about 553.6K views per video; upload frequency is not precisely specified, but the presence of multiple recent videos suggests multiple uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Simon Kim?

We analyze Simon Kim'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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