Channels Like Ian Johnson

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Ian Johnson
Subscribers 48.7K
Videos 86
Views 4.7M

Ian Johnson covers B2B management topics such as lean manufacturing, inventory and supply chain management, strategic planning, and sales/marketing optimization. The channel appears to present tutorials and optimization guides, including calculations (EOQ, safety stock), planning tools (SWOT/TOWS), and cost/sales strategies, with a focus on practical, methodical processes. Uploads are ongoing since 2010, with an average video view count around 270K per video across 86 published videos, indicating a mix of tutorial-style content and deep-dives.

Content Landscape

The top competitive matches are Edspira (84% match) and Leaders Talk - ThinkEduca (72% match). Edspira and Ian Johnson both cover economic order quantity, cost accounting for manufacturers, and similar inventory/financial optimization topics, attracting audiences interested in quantitative methods. Leaders Talk - ThinkEduca shares overlap in inventory management techniques and supply chain management, appealing to viewers seeking practical frameworks. Also notable is Educationleaves (71% match) with overlapping lean manufacturing and supply chain queries. Ian Johnson (48.7K subscribers) is smaller than Edspira (367K subscribers) and Leaders Talk - ThinkEduca (134K subscribers), indicating a gap in audience size despite overlapping content themes.

Similar Channels

We found 44 YouTube channels similar to Ian Johnson

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#1 Edspira

84% relevance

Subscribers 367K
Videos 1.2K
Views 66.7M
Appearances 13
SERP 100%
Similarity 73%
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Both target audience interested in inventory and cost optimization topics like economic order quantity and cost accounting for manufacturers, with high search overlap (100% for queries) and strong content alignment (73%).

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#2 Leaders Talk - ThinkEduca

72% relevance

Subscribers 134K
Videos 91
Views 8.5M
Appearances 7
SERP 69%
Similarity 73%
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Share focus on inventory management and supply chain concepts, evidenced by matching queries such as inventory management techniques and supply chain management, with solid content alignment (73%).

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#3 Educationleaves

71% relevance

Subscribers 171K
Videos 246
Views 17.9M
Appearances 6
SERP 58%
Similarity 80%
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Both cover lean manufacturing and economic order quantity, attracting similar search interests, though Educationleaves shows higher content alignment (80%) indicating strong topic overlap in lean and SCM.

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#4 10 Min For Supply Chain

71% relevance

Subscribers 11.9K
Videos 247
Views 753.5K
Appearances 8
SERP 64%
Similarity 75%
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Overlap on inventory management, safety stock, and pull-push concepts; solid match in content (75%) reflects comparable practical SCM guidance.

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#5 AbcSupplyChain

67% relevance

Subscribers 26.2K
Videos 38
Views 969.1K
Appearances 6
SERP 57%
Similarity 73%
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Targets economic order quantity and safety stock topics with good search overlap and strong content focus on inventory optimization methods (73%).

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#6 Simplilearn

65% relevance

Subscribers 6.1M
Videos 10K
Views 509.1M
Appearances 8
SERP 64%
Similarity 65%
lean manufacturing practices continuous improvement methods supply chain management

Covers lean manufacturing and SCM with broad audience; moderate overlap in searches and similar content emphasis (65%), indicating shared educational focus.

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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Ian Johnson?

Edspira — 84% match, 367K subscribers; Leaders Talk - ThinkEduca — 72% match, 134K subscribers; Educationleaves — 71% match, 171K subscribers. All three channels share a focus on business, finance, and educational content similar to Ian Johnson's topics such as inventory, supply chain, and strategic planning.

What type of content does Ian Johnson make?

Ian Johnson creates instructional videos about business topics including inventory, supply chain, sales, marketing, and planning concepts like JIT, min-max, and forecasting. Video titles indicate practical how-to and strategy content (e.g., B2B Sales Cold Calling, Calculating Hourly Rates, B2B Purchasing Negotiation, SWOT & TOWS Analysis, Calculating Safety Stock). The channel has an average of about 270.4K views per video and an unspecified upload frequency, with 48.7K subscribers.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Ian Johnson?

We analyze Ian Johnson'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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