We found 48 YouTube channels similar to CNN-News18
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
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| Rank | Relevance | Channel | Similarity | Subscribers | SERP | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 64% | CNN ▶ | 76% | 19.3M | 47% | 20 |
| #8 | 64% | Times Now ▶ | 83% | 7.3M | 34% | 8 |
| #9 | 61% | ET Now ▶ | 84% | 2.7M | 25% | 5 |
| #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% | 284K | 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 |
| #24 | 54% | Agenda-Free TV | 73% | 915K | 25% | 5 |
| #25 | 54% | WELT | 76% | 2.4M | 21% | 12 |
| #26 | 53% | Firstpost | 77% | 9.4M | 17% | 5 |
| #27 | 53% | Fox Business ▶ | 78% | 3.3M | 15% | 3 |
| #28 | 53% | DeFranco News Clips | 80% | 1.4M | 12% | 2 |
| #29 | 52% | Geo News ▶ | 78% | 20.6M | 14% | 4 |
| #30 | 52% | Times Now Navbharat | 78% | 23.3M | 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 |
| #34 | 50% | Al Jazeera English | 71% | 17.5M | 19% | 7 |
| #35 | 50% | Keir Starmer | 74% | 46.6K | 14% | 1 |
| #36 | 50% | Bloomberg News ▶ | 73% | 2.8M | 16% | 6 |
| #37 | 50% | TMZ | 74% | 5.1M | 14% | 1 |
| #38 | 49% | NewsTamil 24X7 | 69% | 4.3M | 19% | 5 |
| #39 | 48% | Nobel Prize | 63% | 799K | 25% | 3 |
| #40 | 48% | Parliament of Kenya | 69% | 90.9K | 16% | 2 |
| #41 | 46% | NowThis Impact | 68% | 4.9M | 14% | 1 |
| #42 | 46% | The Economist | 69% | 3.9M | 11% | 1 |
| #43 | 46% | Mint | 68% | 1.4M | 12% | 2 |
| #44 | 45% | Cybernews ▶ | 63% | 856K | 19% | 5 |
| #45 | 44% | ESPN MMA | 65% | 2.5M | 14% | 3 |
| #46 | 43% | UFC | 64% | 22M | 12% | 4 |
| #47 | 41% | Axis Mutual Fund | 61% | 357K | 12% | 2 |
| #48 | 41% | CrashCourse ▶ | 60% | 16.9M | 11% | 1 |
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.
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.
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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