David Hookstead

Subscribers 435K

Videos 2K

Views 158.4M

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David Hookstead covers breaking news on global conflicts, focusing on US-Iran tensions and related Middle East developments. The channel uses rapid, event-driven video titles (e.g., Trump cancels strikes, Iran missile attacks) and descriptive descriptors to convey current breaking news, suggesting a response style that includes quick updates and in-depth coverage of evolving conflict scenarios. Content style appears to combine ongoing updates with analytical context, likely including long-form videos given the ~10-minute average and 2000 videos published, with an upload pattern averaging about 29.2 uploads per week and an average view count around 52.5K per video.

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#1

Fox News view on YouTube ▶

89% relevance

Subscribers 15M

Videos 135K

Views 24.4B

Appearances 33

SERP 100%

Similarity 81%

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They both target a broad audience with fast-moving US and Middle East news (queries like iran conflict update, middle east breaking news, us iran tensions) and have a high search alignment (89% match) with Hookstead's topic focus, though Fox News differs in tone and presentation.

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#2

Times Of India

77% relevance

Subscribers 5.8M

Videos 79K

Views 2.6B

Appearances 24

SERP 61%

Similarity 87%

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They share a strong focus on Iran and Middle East developments (queries: iran conflict update, middle east breaking news, iran missile attack news) and have substantial audience overlap (77% match) though Times of India emphasizes a more regional Indian audience.

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WION view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 10.4M

Videos 266K

Views 6.6B

Appearances 31

SERP 63%

Similarity 74%

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WION covers iran conflict updates and US–Iran tensions with content aligned to military strikes and battlefield context (queries: iran conflict update, us iran tensions, military strikes iran), yielding a 70% match in overall alignment.

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Al Jazeera English

64% relevance

Subscribers 17.5M

Videos 136K

Views 6.8B

Appearances 21

SERP 39%

Similarity 80%

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Al Jazeera English addresses iran conflict updates and military developments (queries: iran conflict update, military strikes iran, iran missile attack news) with highly comprehensive coverage, resulting in a 64% match and notably strong content similarity (80%).

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Times Now view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 7.3M

Videos 200K

Views 4.2B

Appearances 15

SERP 31%

Similarity 85%

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Times Now focuses on middle east breaking news and tensions with angles like air defenses iran (queries: middle east breaking news, us iran tensions, air defenses iran), delivering a 63% overall match driven by content overlap (85%) despite differing stylistically.

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TBN Israel

60% relevance

Subscribers 1.7M

Videos 1.5K

Views 490.1M

Appearances 4

SERP 19%

Similarity 87%

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TBN Israel covers battlefield updates and drone warfare insights in the region (queries: middle east breaking news, battlefield updates iran, drone warfare insights), yielding a 60% overall match with stronger content alignment (87%), though it targets more niche drone/warfare angles.

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Top competitors by match strength are Fox News (89% match) and Times Of India (77% match). Fox News overlaps on queries like 'iran conflict update', 'middle east breaking news', and 'us iran tensions', while Times Of India overlaps on 'iran conflict update', 'middle east breaking news', and 'iran missile attack news'. WION (70% match) and Al Jazeera English (64% match) also compete on similar topics. Times Now (63% match) overlaps on 'middle east breaking news', 'us iran tensions', and 'air defenses iran'. David Hookstead has a significantly smaller subscriber base (435K) compared with these competitors, which range from about 5.8M to 89% match with Fox News at 15M subscribers. All noted competitors share overlapping queries around Iran-related conflicts and breaking news, indicating direct competition for the same search intents.

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#7	58%	CNN ▶	71%	19.3M	38%	14
#8	58%	Firstpost ▶	81%	9.4M	23%	8
#9	57%	Hindustan Times	87%	8.7M	13%	7
#10	57%	Oneindia News	85%	2.4M	15%	9
#11	56%	Roya News English	79%	1.2M	20%	7
#12	56%	NBC News ▶	80%	11.8M	19%	9
#13	55%	CNN-News18 ▶	76%	10.5M	25%	11
#14	55%	Fox Business ▶	85%	3.3M	12%	5
#15	55%	MIRROR NOW	85%	2.1M	11%	7
#16	55%	CBN News	82%	2.7M	14%	4
#17	55%	LiveNOW from FOX	69%	5.5M	34%	16
#18	55%	NEWS9 Live	73%	2.2M	27%	8
#19	54%	Associated Press ▶	81%	4.3M	15%	7
#20	54%	AiTelly ▶	85%	1.9M	8%	3
#21	54%	CBS News ▶	84%	7.0M	8%	6
#22	53%	FOX 10 Phoenix ▶	71%	564K	27%	5
#23	53%	NDTV ▶	79%	15.6M	15%	2
#24	53%	Global News	78%	4.9M	15%	5
#25	53%	Bloomberg Television ▶	79%	3.1M	13%	7
#26	53%	News18 Urdu	81%	3.8M	10%	7
#27	53%	Bilal Kirmani	72%	410K	24%	12
#28	53%	Reuters	82%	4.1M	8%	4
#29	52%	BBC News ▶	80%	19.4M	11%	8
#30	52%	USA TODAY	81%	7.5M	9%	3
#31	51%	HSRAnews	78%	2.3K	11%	4
#32	51%	APT	80%	799K	7%	1
#33	51%	DW News ▶	77%	6.2M	11%	5
#34	50%	FRANCE 24 English ▶	77%	3.5M	8%	5
#35	49%	Guardian News	76%	4.0M	9%	1
#36	49%	World Defense Global	76%	376K	9%	1
#37	49%	CNBC Television ▶	74%	3.3M	12%	4
#38	48%	Task & Purpose ▶	74%	2.0M	10%	2
#39	47%	ABC News (Australia)	73%	2.5M	8%	5
#40	45%	Foreign Policy	69%	29.5K	10%	3
#41	42%	The Young Turks	63%	6.5M	10%	2
#42	41%	Vox ▶	63%	12.7M	9%	2
#43	41%	7NEWS Australia	64%	2.1M	8%	4
#44	41%	RandomTravelll	62%	1.8K	9%	1
#45	41%	ABC News ▶	64%	19.4M	8%	3
#46	41%	The Sun	63%	6.4M	7%	1
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to David Hookstead?

Fox News — 89% match, 15M subscribers; Times Of India — 77% match, 5.8M subscribers; WION — 70% match, 10.4M subscribers. These channels are competitors with similar political or international news-focused content and large subscriber bases.

What type of content does David Hookstead make?

David Hookstead creates content focused on breaking and dramatic political and international news topics, with video titles referencing Trump and Iran. He uploads frequently, averaging ~29.2 uploads per week, and his videos have an average of 52.5K views each.

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