CNN-News18

Subscribers 10.5M

Videos 271K

Views 6.1B

Channels Like CNN-News18

CNN-News18 covers breaking news, world events, politics, and global affairs, with a focus on live updates and analysis. The channel emphasizes current affairs in English language news coverage, including topics like US-India relations, global politics, and major world events, often presented through live streams, live updates, and in-depth analysis. Uploads appear frequent, with a large library of videos and recent content featuring live updates and breaking news; overall it has about 10.5 million subscribers and a total of 6.1 billion views, with 271,000 videos published, indicating a high-volume publishing cadence.

Results last updated 3 months ago.

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#1

BBC News

86% relevance

Subscribers 19.4M

Videos 28K

Views 6.7B

Appearances 29

SERP 100%

Similarity 76%

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High match for global breaking updates and world news analysis (search 100% vs 76% content), indicating similar audience interests and coverage breadth despite CNN-News18's region-specific focus.

#2

Times Now World

76% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 23K

Views 520.3M

Appearances 23

SERP 74%

Similarity 78%

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Shares strong emphasis on global breaking updates and crisis coverage (queries include global breaking updates, Putin latest news, global crisis), with a moderate overall match (76%) suggesting similar topics but different depth in content.

#3

Fox News view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 15M

Videos 135K

Views 24.4B

Appearances 19

SERP 61%

Similarity 77%

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Overlaps on breaking political news and global breaking updates (queries) but diverges in style and focus, reflected by a 61% search alignment yet 77% content similarity, implying different presentation but comparable topic coverage.

#4

NBC News view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 11.8M

Videos 91K

Views 9.7B

Appearances 14

SERP 60%

Similarity 76%

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Similar focus on live/breaking news and global updates (live news coverage, breaking political news, global breaking updates) with a balanced 70% match and content alignment around 76%.

#5

Global News

69% relevance

Subscribers 4.9M

Videos 50K

Views 3.3B

Appearances 13

SERP 61%

Similarity 75%

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Aligns on global breaking updates and international security topics (queries) with strong content overlap (75%), indicating similar subject matter and reporting style across international news.

#6

Sky News view on YouTube ▶

68% relevance

Subscribers 9.2M

Videos 72K

Views 5.7B

Appearances 13

SERP 55%

Similarity 77%

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Comparable in live coverage and world news analysis (queries) with a 68% overall match; content similarity is high (77%), suggesting parallel coverage approach with some regional emphasis.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include BBC News (86% match) and Fox News (70% match) as well as NBC News (70% match). The overlap centers on global breaking updates, world news analysis, and live political or US-related coverage, reflected in overlapping queries like global breaking updates and US politics live. BBC News leads in subscribers with 19.4M, while CNN-News18 has 10.5M, showing size differences but significant audience alignment. Fox News (15M) and NBC News (11.8M) also compete on similar topics such as breaking political news and military or global events, reinforcing the cross-channel competition around live news, international affairs, and high-stakes politics.

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#10	59%	FRANCE 24 English ▶	76%	3.5M	34%	6
#11	59%	Reuters	78%	4.1M	31%	7
#12	59%	MS NOW ▶	79%	9.7M	28%	8
#13	59%	WION ▶	78%	10.4M	30%	11
#14	58%	LiveNOW from FOX	75%	5.5M	31%	7
#15	58%	CBN News	76%	2.7M	30%	5
#16	57%	Forbes Breaking News	79%	5.5M	25%	13
#17	57%	CBS News ▶	75%	7.0M	30%	9
#18	57%	NewsNation	78%	2.6M	25%	4
#19	56%	India Today ▶	73%	11M	30%	10
#20	55%	ET Now World	79%	353K	17%	3
#21	54%	CNBC-TV18 ▶	79%	4.7M	16%	5
#22	54%	ABC News ▶	70%	19.4M	31%	13
#23	54%	DW News ▶	74%	6.2M	24%	11
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#26	53%	Firstpost	77%	9.4M	17%	5
#27	53%	Fox Business ▶	78%	3.3M	15%	3
#28	53%	DeFranco News Clips	80%	1.5M	12%	2
#29	52%	Geo News ▶	78%	20.6M	14%	4
#30	52%	Times Now Navbharat	78%	24.1M	13%	2
#31	52%	United Nations ▶	68%	3.3M	27%	5
#32	52%	ITV News	77%	2.2M	14%	2
#33	50%	Guardian News	72%	4.0M	17%	5
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to CNN-News18?

CNN-News18's biggest YouTube competitors are BBC News (86% match, 19.4M subscribers), Times Now World (76% match, 1.1M subscribers), and Fox News (70% match, 15M subscribers). All three share a focus on global and national news coverage, similar to CNN-News18, delivering live and breaking news content.

What type of content does CNN-News18 make?

CNN-News18 produces news-focused videos, including live updates and current events, as shown by titles like Live coverage and breaking news. Uploads appear to be frequent, with an average of about 22.7K views per video across recent uploads.

How do we determine which channels are similar to CNN-News18?

We analyze CNN-News18'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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