CNBC Africa

Subscribers 219K

Videos 40K

Views 46.6M

Channels Like CNBC Africa

CNBC Africa covers business news from across Africa, focusing on topics like Africa, Business, and News. The content likely includes deep-dives and industry insights, with recent videos ranging from sector-specific analyses to broader economic and leadership topics. The channel publishes a high volume of content (40,000 videos) with an average of around 2.9K views per video, and up to about weekly uploads, reflecting a steady cadence since joining July 14, 2009.

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Similar Channels

We found 42 YouTube channels similar to CNBC Africa

#1

SABC News view on YouTube ▶

83% relevance

Subscribers 3.2M

Videos 269K

Views 1.8B

Appearances 29

SERP 100%

Similarity 72%

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They both target African business and economy audiences with high search overlap (100% for the shared queries) and similar content focus on African markets, though CNBC Africa has a tighter business-finance angle.

#2

CGTN Africa

66% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 61K

Views 316.5M

Appearances 15

SERP 50%

Similarity 76%

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Significant overlap in African business and economy topics and confidence signals (queries: south africa economy, africa business confidence), with CNBC Africa sharing a pan-African business news approach though CGTN may include broader state-media framing.

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#3

Bloomberg Television view on YouTube ▶

61% relevance

Subscribers 3.1M

Videos 90K

Views 1.3B

Appearances 13

SERP 52%

Similarity 67%

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Both deliver African business news and investment insights (queries: african business news, africa investment insights) and have substantial content overlap on market topics, but CNBC Africa tends to emphasize regional African-specific coverage.

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#4

Channels Television view on YouTube ▶

58% relevance

Subscribers 3.8M

Videos 247K

Views 1.7B

Appearances 15

SERP 45%

Similarity 67%

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They cover Africa financing trends and inflation/rates alongside a general business focus (queries include africa financing trends, africa inflation and rates), aligning with CNBC Africa’s finance and macro topics yet Channels emphasizes Nigeria-specific angles.

#5

Top Employers Institute

58% relevance

Subscribers 1.7K

Videos 719

Views 234.9K

Appearances 10

SERP 39%

Similarity 71%

top employers certification

Despite a niche certification focus, their audience overlaps with CNBC Africa on business and employment topics (queries: top employers certification) but CNBC Africa maintains broader financial news content rather than certification analysis.

#6

africanews

57% relevance

Subscribers 897K

Videos 36K

Views 217.3M

Appearances 13

SERP 31%

Similarity 74%

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Shares strong interest in africa financial markets and business confidence (queries: africa financial markets, africa business confidence) and publishes broadly on economic indicators, aligning with CNBC Africa’s market-oriented news though afrnicnews leans broader regional news.

Content Landscape

Competitors identified: SABC News (83% match) and CGTN Africa (66% match) are top contenders, with overlapping queries such as african business news, south africa economy, and africa business confidence. Bloomberg Television (61% match) also competes on similar queries like south africa economy and africa investment insights. The top two by match strength are SABC News and CGTN Africa, both significantly larger in subscribers (SABC News ~3.2M, CGTN Africa ~1.1M) compared to CNBC Africa’s 219K. All three share queries around African business news and economy, while SABC News and Bloomberg align on broader financial markets topics; size differences indicate CNBC Africa is smaller but operates in the same content space.

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Rank	Relevance	Channel	Similarity	Subscribers	SERP	Appearances
#7	55%	Arise News	76%	1.2M	23%	10
#8	54%	BusinessDayTV	82%	12.6K	11%	4
#9	52%	JoyNews	73%	820K	21%	7
#10	52%	ChannelOne TV	64%	406K	35%	12
#11	52%	The New Africa Wealth	77%	104K	13%	6
#12	51%	BizNewsTv	78%	292K	11%	3
#13	51%	Standard Bank Group	80%	23.5K	9%	2
#14	51%	eNCA	77%	1.8M	12%	6
#15	51%	News Central TV	75%	222K	14%	6
#16	51%	Bowmans Law	80%	2.6K	7%	2
#17	51%	The Wandering Investor	72%	87.1K	18%	3
#18	50%	The New Tourist	76%	503K	12%	4
#19	50%	Econ	68%	196K	24%	3
#20	50%	Channel Africa	78%	24.7K	7%	2
#21	50%	Affluent Afrika	78%	2.1K	8%	1
#22	50%	Ivy Oyori	77%	31.8K	8%	2
#23	50%	The Flip	76%	25.9K	9%	1
#24	49%	Study of Wealth	74%	16.8K	13%	3
#25	49%	AfDBGroup	76%	30.3K	9%	3
#26	49%	SAReserveBank	76%	7.6K	9%	4
#27	49%	KBC Business	76%	13.1K	8%	2
#28	49%	After School TV	73%	201K	12%	1
#29	48%	DW News ▶	65%	6.2M	23%	8
#30	48%	Yvonne, Freely	75%	50.9K	8%	3
#31	48%	Africa Business Radio	74%	3.6K	8%	5
#32	47%	IMMIGRATION & BUSINESS INSIGHTS	74%	1.1K	8%	1
#33	47%	Bloomberg Live	72%	183K	11%	5
#34	47%	WION ▶	64%	10.4M	23%	6
#35	47%	Vusi Thembekwayo	69%	1.2M	15%	5
#36	46%	BSt Europe	68%	4.6K	12%	2
#37	45%	Economics Explained ▶	69%	2.8M	10%	2
#38	45%	Foreign Policy Association	67%	59.4K	12%	2
#39	44%	UN Trade and Development	68%	14.7K	9%	1
#40	43%	NTV Kenya	63%	3.1M	13%	2
#41	41%	Firstpost	63%	9.4M	7%	3
#42	41%	Al Jazeera English	60%	17.5M	12%	4

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to CNBC Africa?

SABC News (83% match, 3.2M subscribers), CGTN Africa (66% match, 1.1M subscribers), Bloomberg Television (61% match, 3.1M subscribers). They share a focus on Africa-focused business news and current affairs, similar to CNBC Africa’s emphasis on business, news, and African markets.

What type of content does CNBC Africa make?

CNBC Africa produces business and news content focused on Africa, as seen in titles about South Africa’s vote, leadership in education, Africa’s future workforce, top employers certification, and geo-political/economic topics. The channel averages about 2.9K views per video and has 219K subscribers; posting frequency is implied by an average uploads per week (not explicitly provided).

How do we determine which channels are similar to CNBC Africa?

We analyze CNBC Africa'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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