Channels Like CNBC International

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CNBC International
Subscribers 1.4M
Videos 3K
Views 299.9M

CNBC International covers global business news and analysis with a focus on leadership, entrepreneurship, finance, technology, and markets. The channel features long-form interviews, profiles, and explanatory pieces, including topics on corporate strategy, economic policy, and notable business leaders, with a style that blends in-depth reports and discussions. It publishes content regularly from a UK base, with a catalog of 3,000 videos and an average view count around 44.4K per video. The channel has 1.4M subscribers and a total of 299.9M views, reflecting a steady output since joining in 2014.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include TED (84% match, 27.2M subscribers) and TEDx Talks (76% match, 44.2M subscribers), both overlapping on leadership and management, entrepreneurship and startups, and technology and AI impact. These channels share queries related to leadership strategies and business innovation, aligning with CNBC International's focus on global business insights. A third competitor, Simon Sinek (67% match, 2.7M subscribers), also centers on leadership, further tying into CNBS International’s leadership discourse. Additionally, TED-Ed (65% match, 22.4M subscribers) overlaps on finance, technology, and economic growth topics, while Forbes (65% match, 2.1M subscribers) aligns with technology/AI impact and venture capital. CNBC International has 1.4M subscribers, smaller than TED and TEDx Talks but comparable to Forbes; the shared queries indicate a strong overlap in leadership, entrepreneurship, technology, and markets content across these competitors.

Similar Channels

We found 47 YouTube channels similar to CNBC International

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#1 TED

84% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M
Videos 5.5K
Views 3.1B
Appearances 12
SERP 100%
Similarity 73%
leadership and management entrepreneurship and startups technology and AI impact

High match with CNBC International via leadership, entrepreneurship, and technology/AI impact queries (search 100%, 84% overall match; content aligns on entrepreneurship and tech topics, though TED’s style is more talk-centric than CNBC’s news-focused format).

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#2 TEDx Talks

76% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 13
SERP 85%
Similarity 70%
leadership and management entrepreneurship and startups technology and AI impact

Shares audience interest in leadership, entrepreneurship, and technology/AI impact (search 85%, 76% match; content 70%), but TEDx Talks emphasizes individual talks and ideas rather than ongoing financial news coverage like CNBC.

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#3 Simon Sinek

67% relevance

Subscribers 2.7M
Videos 1.1K
Views 176.7M
Appearances 9
SERP 56%
Similarity 75%
leadership and management leadership strategies

Targets leadership and management topics similar to CNBC International (search 56%, overall 67%), with strong content focus on leadership strategies, signaling an audience overlap despite being more lecture-driven than CNBC's market news format.

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#4 TED-Ed

65% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M
Videos 2.3K
Views 4.5B
Appearances 5
SERP 61%
Similarity 68%
finance and markets technology and AI impact economic growth and development

Overlaps CNBC on finance/markets and tech/AI impact (search 61%, 65% match; content 68%), indicating shared interest in economic concepts and technology, though TED-Ed is more education-focused than CNBC's business news coverage.

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#5 Forbes

65% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M
Videos 10K
Views 340.7M
Appearances 4
SERP 41%
Similarity 81%
technology and AI impact venture capital and investing venture funding dynamics

Shares CNBC’s technology/AI impact and venture dynamics queries (search 41%, 65% match; content 81%), reflecting overlap in business and investing topics, with Forbes leaning more toward written business commentary and profiles rather than televised news.

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#6 Harvard Business Review

64% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M
Videos 665
Views 60.9M
Appearances 5
SERP 43%
Similarity 78%
leadership and management industry disruption leadership strategies

Similar emphasis on leadership, management, and industry disruption (search 43%, 64% match; content 78%), indicating an audience overlap in strategic business insights though HBR is more geared toward in-depth articles than video news reviews.

Didn't Make the Cut

41 additional channels that were close

Rank Relevance Channel Similarity Subscribers SERP Appearances
#7 62% Yahoo Finance 75% 1.5M 43% 9
#8 57% Bernard Marr 75% 2.0M 29% 2
#9 57% Stanford Graduate School of Business 74% 2.7M 31% 5
#10 56% Bloomberg Television 66% 3.1M 42% 4
#11 55% The Wall Street Journal 77% 6.6M 21% 5
#12 54% Y Combinator 72% 2.2M 26% 6
#13 53% INSEAD 71% 68.6K 27% 4
#14 53% Huawei 68% 1.4M 30% 2
#15 52% Motivation Ark 71% 1.7M 24% 3
#16 52% Svoboda Finance by Andreas Svoboda 72% 12.3K 22% 2
#17 52% CrashCourse 65% 16.9M 33% 8
#18 52% EconplusDal 64% 378K 33% 9
#19 52% Leaders Talk - ThinkEduca 70% 134K 24% 5
#20 52% MIT OpenCourseWare 67% 6.2M 28% 6
#21 51% jpmorgan 73% 136K 20% 1
#22 51% Stuff About Advertising 70% 7.6K 24% 2
#23 51% CNBC Television 75% 3.3M 16% 6
#24 51% Nordic Business Forum 73% 123K 18% 2
#25 51% SupplyChainBrain 70% 12K 22% 2
#26 51% IMF 72% 201K 20% 1
#27 49% Jacob Clifford 67% 1.1M 22% 2
#28 49% Global Business Insights 71% 10.9K 16% 1
#29 48% The Neuro Futurist with Prof Joel Pearson 70% 29.4K 16% 1
#30 48% KINGCADEMY 70% 12.6K 16% 1
#31 48% Adam Erhart 70% 666K 15% 3
#32 48% ADP 70% 36.1K 16% 1
#33 47% Strategy Tips - Julian Cole 69% 33.7K 15% 4
#34 47% Bloomberg Podcasts 69% 443K 14% 2
#35 47% Microlearning Daily 67% 6.2K 16% 1
#36 47% BBC News 64% 19.4M 20% 3
#37 47% Professor Dave Explains 66% 4.2M 17% 2
#38 46% WION 62% 10.4M 21% 7
#39 46% DW News 66% 6.2M 16% 3
#40 46% Florence School of Regulation 66% 6.2K 16% 1
#41 45% AUC Onsi Sawiris School of Business 64% 1.7K 18% 2
#42 45% LeanVlog 65% 52K 16% 1
#43 45% 365 Financial Analyst 65% 219K 16% 1
#44 45% functionalpatterns 65% 315K 16% 1
#45 45% Santander Asset Management Global 64% 1.4K 16% 1
#46 44% tutor2u 61% 1.6M 18% 2
#47 43% SWAN Wealth Management 61% 1.5K 16% 1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to CNBC International?

TED — 27.2M subscribers, match 84%; TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers, match 76%; Simon Sinek — 2.7M subscribers, match 67%. They all produce educational and idea-driven videos with a focus on talks, leadership, and ideas, similar to CNBC International's business and leadership content.

What type of content does CNBC International make?

CNBC International creates interview-driven, business and leadership content with profiles and explainers, as suggested by video titles such as Inside Gordon Ramsay’s Billion‑Dollar Empire, Steering a Dynasty with Dame Hannah Rothschild, Cher on 60 Years of Fame, and David Beckham on Leadership. The channel averages about 44.4K views per video, and the description notes an average uploads frequency of roughly weekly (exact uploads per week not specified).

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

We analyze CNBC International'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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