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Subscribers 12.3K

Videos 112

Views 179.4K

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Effective Altruism covers topics related to evaluating how to do the most good, with content focused on causes prioritization, philanthropy strategies, and impact evaluation. The channel uses tutorials, discussions, and stories around global health, development, animal welfare, existential risk, and AI safety, published by a UK-based creator since Aug 25, 2016. Videos have an average around 245 views each, with 112 published, and a broad set of keywords including ‘effective altruism,’ ‘EA Stories,’ and ‘donor effectiveness.’

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83% relevance

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They attract viewers seeking philanthropy strategy and a career path aligned with effective altruist principles, matching EA’s focus on impact and evidence while delivering broader talks format.

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72% relevance

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Appearances 14

SERP 62%

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54% relevance

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Videos 1.4K

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SERP 23%

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Appearances 4

SERP 25%

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52% relevance

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Top competitors by match strength are: TEDx Talks (83% match) and TED (77% match). Both overlap with effective altruism via queries like effective altruism, impact investing, philanthropy strategy, and career in effective altruism. Giving What We Can (72% match) also competes on charity evaluation and donor effectiveness. Center for Global Development (54% match) and Joanne Toller - Fundraising Coach (54% match) share overlaps on global health aid, cause prioritization, and donor impact metrics. Effective Altruism has 12.3K subscribers, while TED channels boast tens of millions (TEDx Talks 44.2M, TED 27.2M), highlighting a substantial size gap despite overlapping topical queries.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Effective Altruism?

TEDx Talks (83% match, 44.2M subscribers) and TED (77% match, 27.2M subscribers) are Effective Altruism's biggest competitors on YouTube. Giving What We Can (72% match, 3.3K subscribers) also appears in the top list. They share a focus on ideas about helping others, global issues, and structured approaches to philanthropy or knowledge dissemination.

What type of content does Effective Altruism make?

Effective Altruism creates content focused on analyses of doing good and global welfare, as evidenced by video titles such as using evidence-based giving to help farm animals, deciding how to do good, and founding impactful for-profits. The channel has an average of about 245 views per video, and the list shows multiple videos with varied topics, with new uploads weekly as indicated by the presence of several recent EA Stories installments.

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