Acton Institute

Subscribers 36.7K

Videos 1.6K

Views 13.8M

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Acton Institute’s YouTube channel covers religion, economics, business, capitalism, Christianity, faith, liberty, reform, government, free markets, entrepreneurship, and related public policy themes. Content appears as interviews, lectures, media mentions, and program previews, with formats including deep-dives and discussions; uploads include emerging leaders programs and recent conversations. The channel publishes 1,600 videos since 2007, with an average of about 1.1K views per video and typical episode lengths around 33 minutes, reflecting a steady, long-form content cadence aligned with the channel’s mission of promoting a free and virtuous society.

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#1

Learn Liberty

82% relevance

Subscribers 299K

Videos 1K

Views 57.9M

Appearances 16

SERP 100%

Similarity 70%

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High search overlap on liberty-related queries like 'liberty and virtue' and 'economic liberty discussions' (100% search match) with strong content focus on classical liberal and libertarian ideas (80%+ content similarity), making it a close audience and topic competitor to Acton.

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The Federalist Society view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 108K

Videos 5.1K

Views 77.9M

Appearances 11

SERP 64%

Similarity 74%

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Shares emphasis on economic liberty and virtue-based civic discussion (noted in search queries) and covers debate over economic liberty with substantial alignment in advocacy style and policy-oriented content (high search match and solid content similarity).

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#3

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

66% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 12

SERP 64%

Similarity 68%

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Competes in the space of public intellectuals and leadership development, with overlapping queries on free speech and virtue ethics; broad audience reach but content is more general/presentational than Acton’s strictly philosophy-economics blend.

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CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

64% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 9

SERP 58%

Similarity 69%

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Delivers content on free market economics and liberty-related ethics (queries include 'free market economics', 'liberty and virtue'), aligning on topics but differing in depth and narrative style, yielding solid search overlap with moderate-to-high content similarity.

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Berkley Center

63% relevance

Subscribers 23.8K

Videos 1.6K

Views 5.3M

Appearances 7

SERP 41%

Similarity 78%

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Centers on religion in democracy and democracy in religion, echoing Acton’s interest in religion’s role in public life; strong content alignment on religion-democracy themes but with a more theological lens than Acton’s econ-focused approach.

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#6

Institute of Economic Affairs

56% relevance

Subscribers 126K

Videos 2.5K

Views 17.6M

Appearances 5

SERP 32%

Similarity 72%

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Direct overlap on free market economics and economic liberty debates (noted by search and content signals), making it a close ideological and topic competitor with similar audience interests.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Learn Liberty (82% match) and The Federalist Society (70% match). Both overlap with Acton on liberty and virtue, classical liberalism, economic liberty discussions, and, for The Federalist Society, the virtues of the Declaration of Independence. TEDx Talks (66% match) and CrashCourse (64% match) also share overlapping queries such as free speech advocacy, leadership development programs, free market economics, and religious liberty ethics. Acton Institute has 36.7K subscribers, while Learn Liberty and The Federalist Society command substantially larger audiences at 299K and 108K subscribers respectively, with TEDx Talks at 44.2M and CrashCourse at 16.9M, illustrating a broad size gap but similar topic space around liberty, public policy, and educational content.

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#17	50%	Professor Dave Explains ▶	71%	4.2M	18%	3
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#21	49%	Chicago Council on Global Affairs	71%	31.5K	17%	1
#22	49%	The Rubin Report	66%	3.2M	22%	3
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#32	48%	TED-Ed ▶	66%	22.4M	20%	3
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Acton Institute?

Learn Liberty — 82% match, 299K subscribers; The Federalist Society — 70% match, 108K subscribers; TEDx Talks — 66% match, 44.2M subscribers. They share a focus on policy, ethics, law, and public discourse related to liberty, governance, and societal issues similar to Acton Institute's emphasis on religion, economics, capitalism, liberty, and reform.

What type of content does Acton Institute make?

Acton Institute creates educational and policy content focused on religion, economics, capitalism, and liberty, as evidenced by video titles like 'What is Acton Institute all about?' and 'Acton's Emerging Leaders Program.' The channel uploads content with an average of about 1.1K views per video and an approximate weekly frequency, highlighting discussions, Rundowns, and program features.

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