Channels Like CNN

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CNN
Subscribers 19.3M
Videos 180K
Views 20.1B

CNN covers breaking news, US and world politics, economics, and global events, delivering analysis, interviews, live news, and investigations. The channel emphasizes news from a global network of journalists, with a steady stream of long-form and scripted video content, as well as frequent updates on current events. Uploads appear to be frequent, with recent videos focusing on political analysis, polling, and geopolitics, and the channel averages around hundreds of thousands of views per video.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include NBC News (85% match) and CBS News (70% match) as top rivals, with MS NOW (63% match) also close. They share overlapping queries like us politics analysis, presidential polling, gop candidates, and us election coverage, indicating competition in political analysis and election-focused content. NBC News has 11.8M subscribers and CBS News has 7M, both larger than CNN’s position, while MS NOW has 9.7M subscribers, comparable to CNN’s scale. These rivals compete primarily on political analysis, polling, and US election coverage queries, with similar emphasis on national and international political topics.

Similar Channels

We found 45 YouTube channels similar to CNN

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#1 NBC News

85% relevance

Subscribers 11.8M
Videos 91K
Views 9.7B
Appearances 22
SERP 100%
Similarity 75%
gop candidates u s election coverage executive power news

High search overlap on gop candidates and US election coverage (85% match) with CNN, and similar content focus on national politics, indicating CNN and NBC News target comparable political news audiences while NBC's delivery is slightly less policy-depth than CNN (content 75%).

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#2 CBS News

70% relevance

Subscribers 7.0M
Videos 148K
Views 6.4B
Appearances 18
SERP 61%
Similarity 76%
gop candidates u s election coverage gas prices impact

Shared audience interest in US election coverage and GOP candidates (70% match on queries) with CNN, and CBS News similarly covers gas prices and national politics, though CNN's political analysis leans more toward deeper policy context (content 76%).

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#3 MS NOW

63% relevance

Subscribers 9.7M
Videos 110K
Views 19.5B
Appearances 14
SERP 38%
Similarity 80%
us politics analysis presidential polling independent voters

Both appeal to US politics analysis and presidential polling audiences (63% match on queries); CNN tends toward broader policy and election coverage, while MS NOW emphasizes polling and independent voters, reflected in a high content similarity (80%) but lower search overlap (38%).

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#4 Associated Press

59% relevance

Subscribers 4.3M
Videos 197K
Views 4.3B
Appearances 13
SERP 34%
Similarity 75%
gop candidates u s election coverage midterm elections coverage

Overlap on GOP candidates and US election coverage mirrors CNN’s core political reporting, with AP’s strong midterm coverage contributing to near-identical audience interests (content 75%), though AP’s more straight-news approach contrasts CNN’s analytical emphasis.

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#5 Election Coverage

58% relevance

Subscribers 15.1K
Videos 458
Views 6.8M
Appearances 5
SERP 38%
Similarity 71%
u s election coverage

Niche channel focusing on US election coverage aligns with CNN on election cycles and related queries, but the tiny scale yields lower search prominence (38%) while maintaining solid content similarity (71%).

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#6 PBS NewsHour

58% relevance

Subscribers 5.2M
Videos 59K
Views 3.0B
Appearances 6
SERP 28%
Similarity 77%
executive power news midterm elections coverage state of the union analysis

Shares interest in executive power, midterm elections, and state of the union analysis with CNN (queries overlap) and delivers in-depth, policy-focused journalism (content 77%), indicating a convergent audience despite PBS’s slower pace and academic tone.

Didn't Make the Cut

39 additional channels that were close

Rank Relevance Channel Similarity Subscribers SERP Appearances
#7 57% Fox News 76% 15M 28% 9
#8 57% The Wall Street Journal 76% 6.6M 28% 6
#9 54% The Hill 80% 2.1M 15% 1
#10 54% CrashCourse 60% 16.9M 44% 9
#11 54% The White House 71% 3.0M 28% 6
#12 54% ET Now World 74% 284K 23% 2
#13 53% Careers Drive 78% 17.7K 15% 1
#14 53% Brookings Institution 73% 163K 23% 3
#15 52% Harvard Kennedy School 79% 59.9K 12% 1
#16 52% DW News 73% 6.2M 20% 6
#17 52% DRM News 74% 764K 19% 3
#18 51% ABC News 68% 19.4M 27% 9
#19 51% Reuters 76% 4.1M 14% 3
#20 51% CNBC 75% 4.1M 14% 3
#21 51% Election Predictions Official 71% 195K 21% 3
#22 50% Bloomberg Television 74% 3.1M 15% 3
#23 50% Bloomberg News 73% 2.8M 15% 4
#24 49% Economics Explained 68% 2.8M 20% 2
#25 49% Intelligence Squared 73% 795K 12% 1
#26 48% Jacob Clifford 63% 1.1M 27% 4
#27 48% ABC 7 Chicago 69% 1.2M 17% 2
#28 48% Eyewitness News ABC7NY 69% 2.8M 15% 1
#29 47% PolicyEd 70% 47.2K 12% 1
#30 47% CFR Education 65% 36.1K 19% 3
#31 47% The Rewired Soul 69% 80.6K 12% 1
#32 46% HISTORY 63% 15.2M 20% 2
#33 46% Professor Dave Explains 67% 4.2M 14% 2
#34 46% TED-Ed 63% 22.4M 20% 4
#35 45% India Today 67% 11M 14% 5
#36 45% AFP News Agency 67% 2.6M 12% 1
#37 45% US Immigration Updates 65% 3.6K 15% 4
#38 45% CNBC Africa 66% 217K 12% 1
#39 44% iswearenglish 63% 253K 15% 1
#40 44% International Policy Zone 63% 2.8K 15% 5
#41 43% U.S. Election Assistance Commission 64% 2.1K 12% 1
#42 43% Darian Immigration Law 63% 80K 12% 1
#43 42% Khan Academy 62% 9.3M 12% 2
#44 42% University of Sussex 61% 10.3K 12% 1
#45 42% TEDx Talks 61% 44.2M 12% 4

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to CNN?

NBC News — 11.8M subscribers (approximate), match 85%; CBS News — 7M subscribers (approximate), match 70%; MS NOW — 9.7M subscribers (approximate), match 63%. All three are major broadcast/news outlets on YouTube with similar political and world news coverage, producing professional news content alongside CNN.

What type of content does CNN make?

CNN publishes news-focused videos including political analysis, breaking news, and interviews. Recent videos show Enten breakdowns of Trump ratings, polling, and policy topics, with views ranging from about 286.9K to 891.1K per video. The channel averages roughly 378.7K views per video and uploads multiple videos weekly.

How do we determine which channels are similar to CNN?

We analyze CNN'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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