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Channels like Top 5 Best
@top5best5.4M subscribers
- Typical views
- 2.9K
- Uploads a week
- 3.5
- Typical length
- 10 min
- Outlier rate
- 0%
Top 5 Best creates bite-size short documentaries and top lists on surprising animals, extinct species, future tech, unsolved mysteries, remarkable people, and weird fish catches. Its closest rivals are WatchMojo.com, picked for daily top 10 lists, BE AMAZED, picked for top facts, and Brave Wilderness, picked for animal stories. Top 5 Best averages 3.5 uploads a week and typically gets 2.9K views on long-form videos. The biggest rival by typical views is Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell at 7.4M. The strongest recent video among the rivals is Brave Wilderness’s “Forest Lobster CAUGHT in the Amazon Rainforest!”, at 6.3M views and 25.0x its channel’s typical views.
7 rivals
Picked Nov 6, 2026
From the channels Top 5 Best mentions and the ones covering the same ground. Views, length and outlier rate are long-form only.
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WatchMojo.com
@watchmojo25.8M subscribers
Daily top 10 lists on pop culture, movies, music, and games.
- Typical views
- 48.1K
- Uploads a week
- 50
- Typical length
- 13 min
- Outlier rate
- 100%
Beating their usual views
- 6.7xTop 10 MCU Questions That Doomsday Needs to Answer321K views
- 2.7xTop 20 Most Controversial Cartoon Scenes130K views
- 2.1xTop 20 Greatest Godzilla Villains103K views
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BE AMAZED
@beamazed13.5M subscribers
Top 10 facts and amazing-world compilations, cited as an inspiration.
- Typical views
- 501.6K
- Uploads a week
- 2.2
- Typical length
- 38 min
- Outlier rate
- 12%
Beating their usual views
- 4.8xThe Most Genius Designs That Actually Work2.4M views
- 3.2xWhen They Don't Stop For Protesters1.6M views
- 3.2xWhen Predators Show No Mercy1.6M views
- BW
Brave Wilderness
@bravewilderness21.8M subscribers
Animal facts and wildlife stories for a similar curiosity-driven audience.
- Typical views
- 251K
- Uploads a week
- 1.6
- Typical length
- 14 min
- Outlier rate
- 35%
Beating their usual views
- 25.0xForest Lobster CAUGHT in the Amazon Rainforest!6.3M views
- 9.1xBitten by an Assassin Hawk Bug!2.3M views
- 6.3xBITTEN by a Vampire Bat!1.6M views
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- Typical views
- 616K
- Uploads a week
- 1.6
- Typical length
- 47 min
- Outlier rate
- 30%
Beating their usual views
- ZD
Zack D. Films
@zackdfilms29.6M subscribers
Fast-paced short documentaries on weird facts and mysteries.
- Typical views
- —
- Uploads a week
- 29.6
- Typical length
- —
- Outlier rate
- —
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
@kurzgesagt25.8M subscribers
Short science and curiosity explainers, with higher production value.
- Typical views
- 7.4M
- Uploads a week
- 1.6
- Typical length
- 14 min
- Outlier rate
- 14%
Beating their usual views
- 3.2xAI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What?23.5M views
- 2.9xThis Woman Cured Her Cancer with an Insane Method21.4M views
- DD
Daily Dose Of Internet
@dailydoseofinternet20.7M subscribers
Short compilations of funny, odd, and amazing viral clips.
- Typical views
- 1.8M
- Uploads a week
- 4.3
- Typical length
- 15 min
- Outlier rate
- 6%
Beating their usual views
- 7.8xThe Dumbest Human Moments On The Internet13.9M views
- 2.3xI Guess School Is Cancelled Today4M views
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