Gaurav Thakur

Subscribers 7.4M

Videos 430

Views 751.4M

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Gaurav Thakur covers geopolitics, history, and global power through causal structure and geographic mapping, offering deep-dives rather than simple headlines. The channel emphasizes tracing incentives, decoding structural forces, and analyzing wars, alliances, trade routes, and demographic shifts, with long-form videos (~22 minutes) and a prolific output since 2017, averaging roughly 277.9K views per video across 430 published works.

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85% relevance

Subscribers 959K

Videos 1.1K

Views 327.8M

Appearances 11

SERP 100%

Similarity 74%

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Both target audience concerned with geopolitics and global power shifts, sharing queries on historical geopolitics and demographic shifts, with an 85% match driven by search overlap (100%) and 74% content similarity.

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Bilal Kirmani

69% relevance

Subscribers 410K

Videos 1.2K

Views 511.0M

Appearances 3

SERP 59%

Similarity 76%

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Both discuss trade routes and regional power shifts, aligning on trade route geopolitics as a core focus, yielding a 69% match with high content similarity (76%) and strong search alignment (59%).

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63% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M

Videos 5.5K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 6

SERP 50%

Similarity 72%

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Both cover broad themes of global power structures and demographic impacts on geopolitics, leading to a 63% match with 50% search overlap and 72% content similarity due to overarching geopolitical storytelling.

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ViewPoint Geopolitics

63% relevance

Subscribers 3.9K

Videos 22

Views 157.4K

Appearances 4

SERP 52%

Similarity 70%

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Both emphasize geography of power and demographic influence in geopolitics, producing a 63% match with notable search (52%) and solid content overlap (70%).

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Heimler's History

61% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 746

Views 199.9M

Appearances 6

SERP 56%

Similarity 65%

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Both analyze global power structures and regional influence with emphasis on strategic geography, achieving a 61% match from similar searches (56%) and moderate content alignment (65%).

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Force Magazine

61% relevance

Subscribers 243K

Videos 322

Views 33.8M

Appearances 3

SERP 34%

Similarity 79%

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Both address great power competition and state power architecture, resulting in a 61% match driven by search overlap (34%) and high content similarity (79%).

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Discovered competitors include Zeihan on Geopolitics (85% match) and Bilal Kirmani (69% match) as the closest rivals, both sharing queries on historical geopolitics, trade routes geopolitics, and demographic shifts geopolitics. TED (63% match) also aligns on global power structures and demographic dynamics, while Heimler's History (61% match) overlaps on global power structures and strategic geography. Gaurav Thakur has 7.4M subscribers, which is smaller than TED's 27.2M but larger than Bilal Kirmani (410K) and Zeihan on Geopolitics (959K); these size differences highlight varying audience scales while the overlapping topics keep competition focused on how power and geography shape international relations.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Gaurav Thakur?

Zeihan on Geopolitics — 85% match, 959K subscribers; Bilal Kirmani — 69% match, 410K subscribers. These channels are his closest matches in topic and audience, focusing on geopolitics, global affairs, and strategic analysis.

What type of content does Gaurav Thakur make?

Gaurav Thakur creates geopolitics-focused content, as indicated by titles like R&AW vs ISI and Why Iran Doesn't Build on its 2600 Km Coast. He has an average of 277.9K views per video, and the channel appears to have roughly an average of several uploads per week.

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