CGTN

Subscribers 5.0M

Videos 148K

Views 2.4B

Channels Like CGTN

CGTN covers international news with a focus on China, global affairs, and technology topics, as indicated by video titles and keywords such as China, US, military, tech, rocket, EU, and Latest news. The channel publishes a wide array of content including news coverage, technology and energy topics, and contextual heats of current events, with an average of about 3.6K views per video and a large archive of 148,000 videos since joining in 2013. Uploads appear to be frequent, spanning live broadcasts and timely topic coverage across global regions.

Results last updated 3 months ago.

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#1

China Daily 中国日报

87% relevance

Subscribers 3.0M

Videos 11K

Views 140.9M

Appearances 15

SERP 100%

Similarity 79%

china daily news

High search overlap (china daily news) and strong overall match (87%), indicating they target similar audiences with Chinese-centric news, though China Daily's content is slightly less aligned (79%) in style compared to CGTN.

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#2

FRANCE 24 English view on YouTube ▶

75% relevance

Subscribers 3.5M

Videos 121K

Views 1.6B

Appearances 10

SERP 75%

Similarity 75%

china international news china economy news cleantech china

Similar to CGTN in covering China international and economy topics (queries: china international news, china economy news) and cleantech china, yielding a 75% match with balanced search/content alignment (75% search, 75% content).

#3

Global News

74% relevance

Subscribers 4.9M

Videos 50K

Views 3.3B

Appearances 15

SERP 80%

Similarity 70%

global news china international news analysis

Shares global China-focused coverage and international analysis (queries: global news china, international news analysis) resulting in a 74% match with broad search overlap (80% search) and moderately aligned content (70%).

#4

DW News view on YouTube ▶

72% relevance

Subscribers 6.2M

Videos 45K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 17

SERP 71%

Similarity 73%

china economy news energy technology china china economic outlook

Competes on China economy, energy tech, and outlook (queries: china economy news, energy technology china, china economic outlook) producing a 72% match with solid search (71%) and content (73%) overlap.

#5

Al Jazeera English

72% relevance

Subscribers 17.5M

Videos 136K

Views 6.8B

Appearances 14

SERP 74%

Similarity 71%

china news china economy news belt and road developments

Covers china news and economy with belt and road developments (queries: china news, china economy news, belt and road developments), giving a 72% match driven by strong search overlap (74%) and content similarity (71%).

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#6

Bloomberg Television view on YouTube ▶

72% relevance

Subscribers 3.1M

Videos 90K

Views 1.3B

Appearances 12

SERP 76%

Similarity 69%

china news china policy analysis china economy news

Focuses on china policy analysis and economy news (queries: china news, china policy analysis, china economy news), yielding a 72% match with high search overlap (76%) but moderate content alignment (69%).

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include China Daily 中国日报 (87% match, 2.7M subscribers) and FRANCE 24 English (75% match, 3.5M subscribers) as top matches, with Global News (74% match, 4.9M subscribers) and DW News (72% match, 6.2M subscribers) close behind, and Al Jazeera English (72% match, 17.5M subscribers) also aligning. They share overlapping queries such as china daily news, china international news, china economy news, and energy/cleantech topics, which connect them to CGTN’s coverage of China news, global affairs, and energy technology. CGTN has 5M subscribers, while its competitors range from 2.7M to 17.5M, indicating larger audiences for several peers; common interest areas include international news analysis and China-focused policy and economy content.

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#7	71%	Times Now World	73%	1.1M	68%	8
#8	71%	WION ▶	70%	10.4M	73%	11
#9	67%	BBC News	71%	19.4M	60%	15
#10	64%	Geo News ▶	74%	20.6M	49%	6
#11	62%	CGTN America	68%	820K	53%	11
#12	61%	Civil Mentors ▶	75%	203K	41%	5
#13	61%	DRM News ▶	75%	764K	39%	6
#14	57%	Foreign Affairs	70%	126K	39%	8
#15	57%	South China Morning Post	71%	4.3M	37%	9
#16	56%	Firstpost	70%	9.4M	36%	9
#17	56%	Barrett ▶	80%	405K	21%	2
#18	56%	CGTN Europe	70%	3.3M	35%	2
#19	56%	CNBC Television ▶	72%	3.3M	31%	4
#20	56%	Bloomberg Originals ▶	72%	5.0M	30%	4
#21	55%	The Wall Street Journal ▶	74%	6.6M	26%	4
#22	55%	Asia Society	71%	441K	31%	5
#23	54%	CGTN Africa	79%	1.1M	17%	2
#24	54%	Bloomberg Podcasts	72%	443K	28%	4
#25	54%	Energi Media	69%	57.4K	31%	4
#26	54%	2 and 20 ▶	67%	283K	33%	5
#27	53%	CNA Insider ▶	71%	2.5M	27%	7
#28	53%	TLDR News Global ▶	71%	1.1M	26%	3
#29	53%	Global Lens	73%	14.8K	22%	4
#30	53%	New China TV	75%	2.4M	19%	4
#31	53%	FactoPiaX	73%	8.7K	22%	2
#32	52%	Formosa News (民視英語新聞)	73%	107K	21%	2
#33	52%	Shanghai and I	73%	6.3K	21%	1
#34	51%	NBC News ▶	69%	11.8M	25%	3
#35	51%	The Financial Express	73%	348K	19%	2
#36	51%	World Affairs by Unacademy	73%	4.2M	18%	5
#37	51%	Lifeder	72%	637K	19%	3
#38	51%	Rise of Asia	71%	187K	20%	2
#39	50%	PBS NewsHour ▶	69%	5.2M	23%	2
#40	50%	The Diplomat	68%	35.3K	24%	4
#41	50%	The International Institute for Strategic Studies	66%	44.1K	26%	5
#42	50%	Geopolitical Economy Report	68%	699K	23%	2
#43	48%	TRT World Now	67%	724K	21%	1
#44	48%	Manish Talk's	69%	1.3K	17%	2
#45	48%	Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung	68%	33.4K	17%	1
#46	48%	TED ▶	68%	27.2M	17%	1
#47	47%	New Economic Thinking	62%	335K	24%	4
#48	46%	METRO TV	62%	11.2M	23%	2
#49	45%	Vasu Concept	61%	838K	21%	1
#50	43%	Red Pen	58%	43.2K	21%	1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to CGTN?

CGTN's biggest competitors on YouTube are China Daily 中国日报 (87% match, 2.7M subscribers), FRANCE 24 English (75% match, 3.5M subscribers), and Global News (74% match, 4.9M subscribers). They share as a common focus on international and national news coverage, delivering up-to-date reporting and analysis on global events.

What type of content does CGTN make?

CGTN creates news-focused content, as indicated by titles covering geopolitical events, ship tracking, conflict coverage, and live streams. The channel uploads videos with an average of about 3.6K views per video and shows a frequency described as roughly ? uploads per week, evidenced by multiple recent uploads and ongoing content production.

How do we determine which channels are similar to CGTN?

We analyze CGTN'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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