Center for Global Development YouTube channel thumbnail
Center for Global Development
Subscribers 13.4K
Videos 1.4K
Views 1.5M

Channels Like Center for Global Development

Center for Global Development covers global development policy, research, and international development topics through informational and event-based videos. Content appears to be deep-dives and discussions rather than casual vlogs or shorts, with a weekly cadence and a library of long-form material. The channel averages about 0.7K views per video across 1,400 published videos, with overall totals of 1.5M views and 13.4K subscribers, and has been active since November 22, 2006.

Results last updated 3 months ago.

Similar Channels

We found 47 YouTube channels similar to Center for Global Development

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Subscribers 952K
Videos 4.2K
Views 119.4M
Appearances 12
SERP 100%
Similarity 69%
health systems strengthening genomic surveillance public health funding

High search overlap on health systems strengthening, genomic surveillance, and public health funding suggests a shared audience seeking global health policy and system improvements, though CGD and WHO differ in content tone and policy focus (81% match: search strong, content moderate).

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#2
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

75% relevance

Subscribers 27.8K
Videos 849
Views 10.5M
Appearances 12
SERP 67%
Similarity 81%
gavi strategy

Both target global health policy and health financing with emphasis on strategy and funding mechanisms, reflected in similar queries like gavi strategy and comparable content themes (75% match: search solid, content aligned but not identical in policy depth).

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Subscribers 449K
Videos 7K
Views 94.0M
Appearances 10
SERP 71%
Similarity 72%
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Shared focus on international development funding and health systems strengthening with an emphasis on resilience, yielding a strong alignment in both search intent and content coverage (72% match: balanced search/content).

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#4

71% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 17
SERP 78%
Similarity 66%
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Audience overlaps around global health strategy and governance reforms, evidenced by similar queries, though TEDx’s broad, general-audience presentation differs from CGD’s policy-depth style (71% match: high search, broader content).

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#5
World Health Summit

64% relevance

Subscribers 8.5K
Videos 837
Views 525.2K
Appearances 5
SERP 37%
Similarity 82%
pandemic preparedness health system resilience health governance reforms

Collaborates around pandemic preparedness and health governance reforms, but with a heavier emphasis on events and policy discussions, giving high search relevance yet distinct content approach (64% match: strong search, high content divergence).

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#6

62% relevance

Subscribers 1.4K
Videos 150
Views 80.2K
Appearances 8
SERP 34%
Similarity 82%
global development policy

Both address global development policy and health systems strengthening, attracting overlapping audiences interested in policy analysis, though BU’s content leans more on academic policy research (62% match: notable search overlap, highly policy-focused content).

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include World Health Organization (WHO) at 81% match and 952K subscribers, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance at 75% match and 27.8K subscribers. These actors compete on overlapping queries such as health systems strengthening, genomic surveillance, public health funding, and related global health governance topics. World Bank Group (72% match, 449K subscribers) also overlaps on international development funding and health system resilience. Compared to CGD, the competitors have substantially larger subscriber counts (WHO and World Bank significantly higher; Gavi smaller but larger than CGD). Shared queries include health systems strengthening, global health policy, and pandemic preparedness, indicating a converging search landscape around global health and development policy.

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#7 60% Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 79% 74.7K 32% 3
#8 59% Harvard Center for International Development 83% 17.1K 23% 4
#9 58% Bioinformatics DotCa 71% 27.3K 40% 9
#10 56% Center for Strategic & International Studies 73% 382K 29% 8
#11 56% Harvard Global Health Institute 82% 2.3K 16% 3
#12 55% International Policy Zone 69% 2.8K 35% 5
#13 55% IRC WASH 70% 2.7K 33% 5
#14 55% acmedsci 79% 7.8K 18% 2
#15 54% IISD Events 77% 1.3K 20% 1
#16 54% Centre for International Governance Innovation 72% 44.2K 27% 3
#17 54% Public Health Lectures 75% 9.2K 22% 6
#18 53% Economics Explained 72% 2.8M 24% 3
#19 53% Let's Learn Public Health 73% 160K 22% 2
#20 52% Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC 78% 1.3K 14% 2
#21 52% Global Health with Greg Martin 74% 203K 19% 3
#22 52% Bloomberg Live 71% 183K 22% 3
#23 52% Asian Development Bank 69% 37.5K 25% 3
#24 51% Canadian Public Health Association 75% 1.8K 16% 1
#25 51% MIT OpenCourseWare 64% 6.2M 31% 4
#26 51% CrashCourse 65% 16.9M 30% 5
#27 51% Federallabs 65% 2.0K 30% 2
#28 51% OLC WBG 71% 4.7K 20% 2
#29 50% PAHO TV 72% 203K 17% 4
#30 50% American College of Physicians 73% 16.5K 16% 1
#31 50% CNBC Africa 72% 219K 17% 2
#32 50% IFRC 73% 88.7K 15% 3
#33 50% Institute of Politics Harvard Kennedy School 71% 136K 19% 2
#34 49% Healthcare Triage 71% 449K 16% 1
#35 49% Brookings Institution 71% 163K 16% 4
#36 49% Harvard Business School 70% 766K 16% 1
#37 49% Adam's Axiom 69% 37.8K 18% 3
#38 48% TADAT 66% 1.7K 22% 6
#39 48% Stanford Online 62% 1.1M 27% 2
#40 48% Bloomberg Originals 68% 5.0M 18% 3
#41 46% Kauffman FoundersSchool 65% 48.4K 19% 3
#42 46% Broad Institute 65% 34.7K 16% 1
#43 46% FutureView Systems 65% 5.2K 16% 1
#44 46% HIQA 65% 1.8K 16% 1
#45 46% All Up In Yo' Business with Attorney Aiden Durham 62% 172K 20% 1
#46 45% Heimler's History 64% 1.2M 16% 1
#47 42% PBS NewsHour 59% 5.2M 17% 7

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Center for Global Development?

World Health Organization (WHO) — 81% match, 952K subscribers; Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — 75% match, 27.8K subscribers; World Bank Group — 72% match, 449K subscribers. They have in common a focus on global development, health, and policy issues, similar to Center for Global Development's global development, policy, and research focus.

What type of content does Center for Global Development make?

Center for Global Development creates policy research and discussion content related to global development, policy, and research topics. Based on video titles, topics include development plans in Africa, SDGs, IP rights, industrialization, public health, and conversations with leaders. The channel has an average of about 702 views per video, with varying uploads such as the listed 5 videos, and an implied irregular upload frequency.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Center for Global Development?

We analyze Center for Global Development'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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