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Subscribers 492K

Videos 390

Views 68.8M

Channels Like The Ezra Klein Show

The Ezra Klein Show covers political analysis, current affairs, and interviews, focusing on deep-dives into policy, governance, economics, and global issues. The channel uses a talk-format with reading-backed conversations and frameworks to illuminate complex ideas, publishing long-form episodes that discuss topics like democracy, foreign policy, Trumpism, and AI in the economy. It posts content regularly since 2018, with an average of around 356.5K views per video across 447 published episodes.

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#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

81% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 17

SERP 100%

Similarity 68%

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High search overlap on democracy/governance and media influence in politics (100% search match) and strong content alignment around policy and political analysis (68% content), making them similar in topic but differing in formal talk format and depth.

#2

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

71% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 16

SERP 74%

Similarity 68%

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Shares queries about policy, presidential politics, and economic policy/markets, reflecting 74% search overlap and 68% content similarity, though CrashCourse typically uses concise educational videos rather than long-form conversations.

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#3

Making Politics Simple view on YouTube ▶

62% relevance

Subscribers 2.2K

Videos 9.8K

Views 386.6K

Appearances 7

SERP 52%

Similarity 68%

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Aligned on political analysis and media influence with The Ezra Klein Show (queries on political analysis and media), plus coverage of Trumpism/political movements, supported by mid-range search and content similarity (52% search, 68% content).

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#4

International Policy Zone view on YouTube ▶

57% relevance

Subscribers 2.8K

Videos 10K

Views 444.2K

Appearances 12

SERP 36%

Similarity 71%

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Similar focus on media influence and global governance trends (36% search overlap but 71% content similarity), indicating audience interest in policy discourse with a global perspective, even if reach is smaller.

#5

The Bulwark

56% relevance

Subscribers 1.7M

Videos 12K

Views 1.1B

Appearances 2

SERP 18%

Similarity 81%

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Overlap in war/diplomacy and presidential politics (19% search overlap but 81% content similarity), indicating close topical alignment in substance but different audience reach and format.

#6

Closer To Truth

55% relevance

Subscribers 665K

Videos 3.8K

Views 106.1M

Appearances 8

SERP 33%

Similarity 70%

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Moderate alignment on policy-relevant political discourse? with 33% search and 70% content similarity; shares interest in deep analytical content though focused more on philosophy of mind, making topic overlap tangential but not core.

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Discovered competitors include TEDx Talks (81% match) and CrashCourse (71% match) as the top two by name. They share overlapping queries with The Ezra Klein Show such as democracy and governance, war and diplomacy, policy and politics, and economic policy and markets. The Ezra Klein Show has 522K subscribers, while TEDx Talks has about 44.2M and CrashCourse 16.9M, indicating substantial size differences but similar audience interests in long-form analysis and explainers on political and global topics. Making Politics Simple (62% match) also overlaps on political analysis and media influence, while International Policy Zone (57% match) and The Bulwark (56% match) connect through broader policy, foreign affairs, and presidential politics queries.

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Rank	Relevance	Channel	Similarity	Subscribers	SERP	Appearances
#7	55%	TLDR News Global ▶	81%	1.1M	16%	1
#8	55%	Foreign Policy	79%	29.5K	19%	2
#9	54%	Hoover Institution ▶	76%	1.1M	21%	3
#10	53%	The Economist ▶	80%	3.9M	12%	2
#11	53%	The School of Life ▶	66%	9.6M	33%	9
#12	53%	Big Think ▶	74%	8.6M	20%	3
#13	51%	TED ▶	74%	27.2M	17%	6
#14	51%	Kano ▶	63%	34.1K	32%	6
#15	51%	Bob Bordone	72%	8.6K	18%	2
#16	50%	TED-Ed ▶	67%	22.4M	25%	6
#17	50%	Professor Dave Explains ▶	70%	4.2M	21%	2
#18	50%	Philosophy Overdose	68%	217K	24%	3
#19	50%	Vox ▶	70%	12.7M	19%	4
#20	49%	ViewPoint Geopolitics	70%	3.9K	16%	1
#21	48%	The Royal Institution ▶	66%	1.7M	22%	3
#22	48%	The Paint Explainer ▶	72%	1.8M	11%	3
#23	48%	Essentia Foundation	69%	249K	16%	1
#24	47%	Korczyk's Class	70%	35K	13%	2
#25	47%	The Mirror US	67%	6.4K	16%	1
#26	46%	Vsauce ▶	69%	24.7M	12%	3
#27	46%	Robert Greene	68%	2.2M	13%	1
#28	46%	Global Risk Community	69%	1.2K	11%	2
#29	46%	BBC Global	68%	751K	12%	2
#30	45%	IBM Technology ▶	65%	1.6M	16%	2
#31	45%	Astro AWANI	67%	2.1M	13%	2
#32	45%	Illustrate to Educate	67%	176K	12%	2
#33	45%	ABC News ▶	66%	19.4M	13%	1
#34	44%	OpenLearn from The Open University	62%	343K	17%	2
#35	44%	Jacob Clifford ▶	64%	1.1M	13%	2
#36	43%	Veriff	63%	1.8K	13%	1
#37	43%	Khan Academy	63%	9.3M	12%	4
#38	41%	SocioPhilosophy	62%	27.6K	11%	2
#39	41%	Presidential Precinct	59%	2.1K	13%	1

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Ezra Klein Show?

TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers, 81% match; CrashCourse — 16.9M subscribers, 71% match; Making Politics Simple — 2.2K subscribers, 62% match. All three are YouTube channels that publish long-form educational or informational content with a focus on politics, science, or social topics, similar in scope to The Ezra Klein Show.

What type of content does The Ezra Klein Show make?

The Ezra Klein Show creates political and current affairs interview-style podcasts, as shown by video titles like 'This Is How Democrats Win', 'Is Iran Winning?', and 'Will Iran Break Trumpism?'. The channel appears to upload multiple times per week, with average video views around 356.5K.

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