Channels Like Business Insider

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Business Insider
Subscribers 10.4M
Videos 7.7K
Views 6.5B

Business Insider covers diverse business-focused topics including corporate supply chains, economic crime trends, global risk reporting, and industrial labor issues, as reflected by video titles on risky trades, supply chains, labor, and commodity markets. The content style appears to encompass deep-dives and explanatory pieces, with frequent explorations of real-world economic and industrial risks, and Risky Business as a recurring series. The channel publishes a high volume of content (7,700+ videos since joining in 2009) and averages around 2.6 million views per video, with recent uploads spanning topics from global trade dangers to hazardous work environments.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are The Wall Street Journal (85% match) and TED (80% match). They share overlapping queries with Business Insider such as corporate supply chains, raw materials markets, massive commodity trades, private sector risks, and economic crime trends. CNBC Television (75% match) also overlaps on global risk reporting and world markets volatility. In terms of scale, The Wall Street Journal has about 6.6 million subscribers, TED has about 27.2 million, and CNBC about 3.3 million, all larger than Business Insider’s 10.4 million. DW News (69% match) and the World Economic Forum (68% match) also compete on raw materials, global trade dangers, and global risk topics, with DW News at 6.2 million subscribers and WEF at 1.1 million.

Similar Channels

We found 40 YouTube channels similar to Business Insider

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#1 The Wall Street Journal

85% relevance

Subscribers 6.6M
Videos 28K
Views 2.5B
Appearances 13
SERP 100%
Similarity 76%
corporate supply chains raw materials markets massive commodity trades

Shares a high match on searches related to corporate supply chains, raw materials markets, and massive commodity trades (85% overall match; search 100%, content 76%), indicating overlapping audiences seeking finance and industry-aligned news with similar coverage of global markets.

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#2 TED

80% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M
Videos 5.5K
Views 3.1B
Appearances 7
SERP 98%
Similarity 68%
corporate supply chains private sector risks economic crime trends

Aligned with corporate supply chains, private sector risks, and economic crime trends (80% match; search 98%, content 68%), suggesting overlap in high-level risk and macro-trend interest, though TED’s delivery is more talk-focused than BI’s reporting.

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#3 CNBC Television

75% relevance

Subscribers 3.3M
Videos 154K
Views 2.6B
Appearances 12
SERP 82%
Similarity 71%
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Converges on global risk reporting, private sector risks, and world markets volatility (75% match; search 82%, content 71%), implying an audience looking for timely market news and risk signals similar to BI.

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#4 DW News

69% relevance

Subscribers 6.2M
Videos 45K
Views 3.1B
Appearances 6
SERP 74%
Similarity 66%
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Targets raw materials markets, global trade dangers, and raw material shortages (69% match; search 74%, content 66%), indicating similar thematic focus on supply chains and material scarcities with DW leaning toward international reporting.

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#5 World Economic Forum

68% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M
Videos 9.8K
Views 116.9M
Appearances 8
SERP 63%
Similarity 72%
global risk reporting

Centers on global risk reporting (68% match; search 63%, content 72%), reflecting shared interest in macro risk themes and policy implications affecting business, with BI being more news-driven and the WEF being more think-tank oriented.

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#6 Bloomberg Television

65% relevance

Subscribers 3.1M
Videos 90K
Views 1.3B
Appearances 7
SERP 63%
Similarity 67%
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Covers business news analysis, illegal economies insight, and world markets volatility (65% match; search 63%, content 67%), aligning on market dynamics and regulatory/illegal economy angles that BI also explores in business coverage.

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#7 58% CrashCourse 66% 16.9M 46% 4
#8 55% WTFinance Snippets 77% 1.5K 23% 1
#9 55% TEDx Talks 65% 44.2M 40% 5
#10 54% AbcSupplyChain 69% 26.2K 33% 4
#11 54% SupplyChainBrain 72% 12K 26% 2
#12 53% Bloomberg News 72% 2.8M 25% 2
#13 52% HISTORY 69% 15.2M 28% 2
#14 52% Leaders Talk - ThinkEduca 65% 134K 32% 5
#15 51% 10 Min For Supply Chain 68% 11.9K 26% 4
#16 51% WION 66% 10.4M 29% 4
#17 51% Financial Crime Academy 65% 4.6K 29% 4
#18 51% Fisher Investments 67% 67.2K 26% 3
#19 51% Yahoo Finance 71% 1.5M 20% 2
#20 50% Zack D. Films 74% 26M 16% 1
#21 50% SafeWork SA 68% 3.4K 23% 1
#22 50% Venminder 64% 2.0K 29% 3
#23 50% Patrick Wieland 67% 1.2M 23% 1
#24 49% RT compliance Singapore 68% 7.0K 21% 2
#25 49% LSEG 70% 344K 18% 3
#26 49% WOW Tech 66% 340K 23% 1
#27 48% KidGround 68% 10.0K 19% 1
#28 48% Sully's Advice 70% 191K 16% 1
#29 48% CNN 67% 19.3M 19% 2
#30 48% Edspira 63% 367K 25% 4
#31 48% Microsoft Security 62% 60.1K 25% 3
#32 48% International Compliance Association 69% 7.3K 16% 2
#33 47% Nelson Labs 61% 7.1K 26% 2
#34 46% umit kartoglu 65% 1.3K 19% 1
#35 46% History Crunch 65% 3.1K 16% 1
#36 45% Simplilearn 65% 6.1M 16% 1
#37 45% PBS NewsHour 65% 5.2M 16% 2
#38 45% Procurement Tactics 63% 6.1K 16% 2
#39 44% WorkSafe Victoria 63% 8.9K 16% 1
#40 42% Front 58% 2.3K 19% 1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Business Insider?

The Wall Street Journal — 85% match, 6.6M subscribers; TED — 80% match, 27.2M subscribers; CNBC Television — 75% match, 3.3M subscribers. They share a focus on business, news, and financial topics, with BI producing investigative and analysis-style content on similar themes.

What type of content does Business Insider make?

Business Insider creates investigative and explanatory videos on business, finance, technology, and global issues. Recent videos cover topics like the food and supply chains, organized crime, and dangerous working conditions, with an average of 2.6M views per video and an unspecified number of uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Business Insider?

We analyze Business Insider'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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