ESPN

Subscribers 14.3M

Videos 105K

Views 19.8B

Channels Like ESPN

ESPN covers sports content with a focus on analysis, debates, and countdowns, as seen in titles like NBA Countdown, First Take exclusives, and Get Up excerpts. The channel emphasizes talk-show style discussions, debates, and sports analysis across basketball, football, and NFL topics, with an average of about 53.2K views per video and a high-volume output (over 100,000 videos published) from its long-standing presence since 2005. Uploads span tutorials, debates, and deep dives into player and team performances, delivered in a sports commentary format.

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Similar Channels

We found 50 YouTube channels similar to ESPN

#1

NFL view on YouTube ▶

87% relevance

Subscribers 16.3M

Videos 56K

Views 14.8B

Appearances 21

SERP 100%

Similarity 78%

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Both ESPN and NFL target audience interest in playoff previews and team matchups, with high search overlap (100%) but NFL's content diverges from ESPN's broader sports network focus (78% content match).

#2

CBS Sports view on YouTube ▶

83% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 37K

Views 1.3B

Appearances 18

SERP 95%

Similarity 75%

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Like ESPN, CBS Sports centers on MVP discussions, college football and NFL analysis, showing strong search alignment (95%) though CBS Sports' content style is more focused on analysis panels (75% content match).

#3

NBA view on YouTube ▶

80% relevance

Subscribers 24M

Videos 75K

Views 17.4B

Appearances 14

SERP 82%

Similarity 79%

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ESPN shares with NBA a focus on game analysis and playoff previews plus rookie highlights, reflected by high search (82%) and solid content similarity (79%).

#4

Football Analysis

74% relevance

Subscribers 246K

Videos 1.6K

Views 71.8M

Appearances 8

SERP 72%

Similarity 74%

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Both cover NFL analysis and strategy, resulting in moderate search overlap (72%) and nearly identical content emphasis (74% content match).

#5

The Deep 3

71% relevance

Subscribers 700K

Videos 2.1K

Views 1.4B

Appearances 7

SERP 57%

Similarity 81%

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ESPN aligns with The Deep 3 on NBA hot takes and star rankings, but The Deep 3 leans more into takes (high content similarity 81%) while search overlap is moderate (57%).

#6

Thinking Basketball

70% relevance

Subscribers 669K

Videos 427

Views 117.9M

Appearances 8

SERP 56%

Similarity 80%

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ESPN mirrors Thinking Basketball in NBA analysis and game analysis, yielding substantial search overlap (56%) with highly aligned content focus (80%).

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors ranked by match strength include NFL (87% match) with 16.3M subscribers and overlapping queries such as playoff previews, team matchups, and contract breakdowns, and CBS Sports (83% match) with 1.2M subscribers covering MVP discussions, college football analysis, and NFL analysis. Also notable is NBA (80% match) with 24M subscribers, sharing queries like NBA game analysis, playoff previews, and rookie highlights. These channels compete on sports analysis, debates, and countdown-style content similar to ESPN. The top two competitors by match strength are NFL and NBA, both substantially larger by subscribers than ESPN’s 14.3M, while CBS Sports is smaller but shares many overlapping topics. Shared queries include NBA analysis, NFL analysis, and college football/NFL discussion themes.

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Rank	Relevance	Channel	Similarity	Subscribers	SERP	Appearances
#7	70%	Players Choice ▶	84%	151K	49%	9
#8	70%	NBA on ESPN ▶	86%	2.0M	45%	6
#9	67%	SROS	78%	224K	50%	5
#10	65%	GD's Highlights	79%	7.8M	44%	5
#11	62%	CBS Sports College Basketball	74%	44.7K	45%	4
#12	62%	Fourth and Film	72%	54.4K	47%	6
#13	61%	Hoops Reference	81%	266K	32%	3
#14	61%	The Film Room ▶	73%	85.2K	43%	4
#15	61%	The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast	79%	275K	33%	3
#16	61%	House of Highlights ▶	79%	17.5M	33%	3
#17	60%	talkSPORT ▶	74%	1.8M	39%	2
#18	60%	Stephen A. Smith	85%	1.4M	23%	1
#19	58%	Andy Hoops ▶	77%	524K	30%	4
#20	58%	ClutchPoints	79%	684K	26%	2
#21	57%	Thinking Football	77%	205K	28%	6
#22	57%	BASKETBALLREACH	79%	36.2K	23%	1
#23	57%	Golden Hoops	78%	2.2M	25%	6
#24	56%	Bunies	81%	8.8K	20%	2
#25	55%	The CFB Almanac	73%	1.9K	27%	2
#26	54%	Saturday Shenanigans	76%	28.6K	22%	4
#27	54%	Netflix Sports	75%	2.3M	23%	1
#28	54%	NFL on FOX ▶	76%	251K	21%	2
#29	54%	Utah Jazz	78%	260K	19%	1
#30	53%	BALLOUT BASKETBALL ▶	76%	20.2K	19%	2
#31	53%	Lurks Lessons	68%	32.2K	30%	3
#32	53%	Outside the NBA	76%	36.9K	18%	2
#33	53%	The QB School	73%	377K	23%	8
#34	53%	Modern Soccer Coach ▶	69%	65K	29%	8
#35	53%	NFL on NBC	76%	409K	18%	2
#36	53%	The Numbers Behind	75%	5.5K	19%	1
#37	53%	Maapify	72%	99K	23%	1
#38	53%	McKay Johns	65%	24.8K	33%	4
#39	52%	ESPN College Football ▶	73%	1.3M	20%	5
#40	52%	Chat Sports	74%	435K	19%	2
#41	51%	TEDx Talks ▶	63%	44.2M	33%	2
#42	50%	ForPro	69%	21.1K	23%	2
#43	50%	Charles Watts: Inside Arsenal - News and transfers	68%	131K	23%	1
#44	49%	Mindvalley Coach ▶	64%	183K	26%	5
#45	49%	Mortdog - TFT	69%	278K	19%	1
#46	48%	The United Stand	68%	2.3M	18%	2
#47	46%	Winning by Design ▶	65%	28.5K	19%	1
#48	44%	HR University	61%	40.1K	19%	1
#49	44%	All process of world	60%	3.2M	19%	1
#50	43%	David Jaroszewski	58%	19K	19%	1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to ESPN?

ESPN's biggest competitors on YouTube are NFL (87% match, 16.3M subscribers), CBS Sports (83% match, 1.2M subscribers), and NBA (80% match, 24M subscribers). They share a focus on sports coverage and analysis similar to ESPN, including discussions, highlights, and sports news.

What type of content does ESPN make?

ESPN creates sports-focused content such as analysis, discussions, and highlight-style videos. Based on video titles, content includes NBA Countdown, First Take exclusives, debates on players and teams, prize ideas for events, and Get Up exclusives. Upload frequency is not explicitly stated, but the channel has an average of about 53.2K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to ESPN?

We analyze ESPN'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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