Works By Design

Subscribers 691K

Videos 39

Views 104.2M

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Works By Design delivers video projects focused on design, engineering, and related maker topics, with tutorials and build-style content that explore mechanisms, locked concepts, and prototyping. Content style appears tutorial- and project-driven, including demonstrations of transforming pawns, building locks, flying machines, and other mechanical experiments. The channel posts irregularly but averages about 0.7 uploads per week, with an average 2.1 million views per video.

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Engineering Gone Wild view on YouTube ▶

83% relevance

Subscribers 174K

Videos 139

Views 10.2M

Appearances 20

SERP 100%

Similarity 71%

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Both channels attract audiences interested in design engineering projects and mechanical design, as shown by high search overlap (design engineering projects, mechanical design) and substantial content alignment (71%), indicating similar hands-on project focus with a gear-system/complex mechanism angle.

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#2

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58% relevance

Subscribers 61.8K

Videos 22

Views 1.9M

Appearances 4

SERP 39%

Similarity 71%

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They share a core audience of beginners and hobbyists with queries like engineering for beginners and design engineering ideas, and while content aligns moderately (71%), the overall match is lower on search (39%), suggesting similar topics but a lighter, introductory presentation.

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Will Cogley

58% relevance

Subscribers 242K

Videos 138

Views 50.4M

Appearances 5

SERP 36%

Similarity 72%

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Similar to Works By Design in animatronics design and related tips (high-interest mechanical projects), with strong content overlap (72%) though search intent leans specifically toward animatronics applications beyond general design.

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#4

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57% relevance

Subscribers 13.1K

Videos 15

Views 536.3K

Appearances 3

SERP 22%

Similarity 80%

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55% relevance

Subscribers 897K

Videos 154

Views 515.5M

Appearances 3

SERP 23%

Similarity 76%

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Aligns on design engineering projects and mechanical design concepts with fairly high content similarity (76%), supported by significant overlap in queries like mechanical design concepts, though overall search overlap is moderate (23%).

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Videos 292

Views 384.4K

Appearances 1

SERP 12%

Similarity 80%

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Top competitors include Engineering Gone Wild (83% match) with 174K subscribers and sharing overlapping queries in design engineering projects, mechanical design, and custom gear systems; Know Art (55% match) with 897K subscribers also targeting design engineering projects and mechanical design concepts. Will Cogley (58% match) at 242K subscribers closely aligns on animatronics design and tips. These channels compete for similar search queries such as design engineering projects, mechanical design, animatronics design, and robotic lock design. Works By Design has 691K subscribers, placing it between Know Art and Will Cogley in size; Engineering Gone Wild sits somewhat smaller but still a strong overlapping competitor. The overlapping topics and queries indicate competition around design, engineering projects, and mechanical-making tutorials.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Works By Design?

Engineering Gone Wild — 83% match, 174K subscribers; FluxBench — 58% match, 61.8K subscribers; Will Cogley — 58% match, 242K subscribers. All three channels appear to focus on engineering, maker projects, and hands-on builds similar to Works By Design.

What type of content does Works By Design make?

Works By Design creates maker/engineering content, as indicated by titles like Building pawns that transform into every piece, I Tried to Build a Flying Machine With Just CO2, and Making another pickproof lock. The channel uploads about 0.7 times per week, with an average of around 2.1M views per video.

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