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ContraPoints
Subscribers 1.9M
Videos 34
Views 117.4M

Channels Like ContraPoints

ContraPoints covers philosophy, gender politics, and social critique through in-depth, video essay–style content. The channel features long-form explorations on topics like conspiracy, witch trials, cancel culture, and political topics, often presented with commentary and narrative style rather than tutorials. With 1.9M subscribers, 117.4M total views, and 34 videos published since 2011, the channel typically posts long-form analyses and deep-dives rather than shorts, averaging around 4.6M views per video.

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SERP 100%
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60% relevance

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Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 15
SERP 49%
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Both target audiences interested in philosophy and social topics, as shown by substantial search overlap for 'philosophy YouTube' and 'gender politics analysis'; however, CrashCourse’s content is more instructional and rapid-lecture in form (68% content match) versus ContraPoints’ essayistic critique and commentary.

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PhilosophyInsights

52% relevance

Subscribers 451K
Videos 550
Views 79.6M
Appearances 7
SERP 22%
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51% relevance

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Targets wokeness debates, cancel culture, and conspiracy critique—areas with notable search overlap (23%) and strong content emphasis (70%), suggesting ideological discussion parallels but a different tone and format from ContraPoints’ single-channel essay critique.

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51% relevance

Subscribers 8.6M
Videos 9.9K
Views 1.0B
Appearances 9
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Shares philosophy and political philosophy topics and gender politics analysis (53–64% content overlap across metrics), indicating similar subject matter but different presentation style and pacing compared to ContraPoints’ narrative videos.

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Young America's Foundation

51% relevance

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Videos 4.2K
Views 1.6B
Appearances 8
SERP 23%
Similarity 69%
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Often engaged in social justice debates and free speech censorship discussions—matching the 'wokeness/debate' queries (23%) with high content similarity (69%), yet typically presents via political advocacy content rather than ContraPoints’ narrative essay format.

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Content Landscape

The top competitors by match strength are The School of Life (77% match) and CrashCourse (60% match). The School of Life aligns with queries like philosophy YouTube, political philosophy videos, and political philosophy thinkers, while CrashCourse aligns with philosophy YouTube, gender politics analysis, and feminism and gender theories. PhilosophyInsights (52% match) also competes, with overlapping queries such as political philosophy videos and public intellectual arguments. Jubilee (51% match) and Big Think (51% match) share queries around woke topics, cancel culture, and related political philosophy discussions. ContraPoints has 1.9M subscribers, which is smaller than The School of Life (9.6M), CrashCourse (16.9M), Jubilee (10.7M), and Big Think (8.6M), yet the overlapping topics focus on philosophy, gender politics, and social critique across these channels.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to ContraPoints?

The School of Life — 77% match, 9.6M subscribers; CrashCourse — 60% match, 16.9M subscribers; PhilosophyInsights — 52% match, 451K subscribers. These channels share a focus on philosophy, critical thinking, and explanatory video essays similar to ContraPoints.

What type of content does ContraPoints make?

ContraPoints creates essay-style video content addressing philosophy, politics, and social topics, as indicated by titles like 'Saw', 'Conspiracy', 'Twilight', 'The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling', and 'The Hunger'. The channel averages 4.6M views per video with ~0.0 uploads per week, and features recent videos with millions of views.

How do we determine which channels are similar to ContraPoints?

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