We found 44 YouTube channels similar to Johnny Harris
Both explore investigative and academic journalism with a focus on systemic issues (resilience in rural/urban contexts) and share a high search overlap for those topics, though TEDx Talks’ content is more lecture-style and analytical than Johnny Harris’s narrative documentary approach.
Both cover geopolitics and international analysis, with strong overlap in searches around decoding geopolitics, but Johnny Harris’s video format emphasizes on-location storytelling while the podcast centers on conversational, audio-first analysis.
Shared focus on economic geopolitics and global power dynamics, evidenced by substantial search overlap; content differs in that Geopolitical Economy Report leans more into data-driven analysis, whereas Johnny Harris prioritizes on-the-ground narratives.
Both emphasize war and peace reporting and international issues, with similar search intent; however, IWPR tends to be more outlet-focused NGO reporting, while Johnny Harris crafts documentary-style storytelling.
Shares global affairs analysis and academic journalism sensibilities with Johnny Harris, plus an audience interested in cultural and political systems; CrashCourse uses structured educational videos, whereas Harris emphasizes investigative, on-site storytelling.
Both cover world politics and international affairs, attracting similar search interest, but WION operates as a news network with shorter, more conventional reporting, while Harris delivers longer-form, exploratory documentaries.
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| Rank | Relevance | Channel | Similarity | Subscribers | SERP | Appearances |
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| #7 | 55% | Making Politics Simple ▶ | 69% | 2.2K | 35% | 9 |
| #8 | 55% | Times Now World | 70% | 1.1M | 34% | 10 |
| #9 | 53% | Transparency International | 65% | 19.6K | 36% | 10 |
| #10 | 53% | International Policy Zone ▶ | 69% | 2.8K | 28% | 7 |
| #11 | 52% | TED-Ed ▶ | 69% | 22.4M | 25% | 7 |
| #12 | 51% | World At Crossroads | 77% | 29.6K | 13% | 3 |
| #13 | 51% | Good Times Bad Times | 74% | 355K | 16% | 1 |
| #14 | 51% | Geo Politics and Economics | 75% | 2.3K | 15% | 2 |
| #15 | 51% | USA TODAY | 73% | 7.5M | 16% | 1 |
| #16 | 50% | Economics Explained | 75% | 2.8M | 13% | 1 |
| #17 | 50% | Center for Strategic & International Studies ▶ | 75% | 382K | 13% | 5 |
| #18 | 50% | Hindustan Times | 69% | 8.7M | 21% | 2 |
| #19 | 49% | FRONTLINE PBS | Official | 72% | 3.4M | 16% | 1 |
| #20 | 49% | Veritasium ▶ | 72% | 20.4M | 15% | 2 |
| #21 | 49% | CFR Education ▶ | 66% | 36.1K | 23% | 3 |
| #22 | 49% | DW News ▶ | 71% | 6.2M | 15% | 2 |
| #23 | 49% | The Australia Institute | 72% | 48K | 13% | 1 |
| #24 | 48% | Stanford Graduate School of Business ▶ | 72% | 2.7M | 13% | 1 |
| #25 | 48% | National Museum of American Diplomacy ▶ | 67% | 9.4K | 20% | 2 |
| #26 | 48% | TED ▶ | 70% | 27.2M | 14% | 5 |
| #27 | 48% | VisualPolitik EN | 68% | 1.5M | 16% | 1 |
| #28 | 47% | The New Statesman | 67% | 209K | 17% | 5 |
| #29 | 47% | Nicholas Institute ▶ | 68% | 1.0K | 16% | 2 |
| #30 | 47% | Hugo the Brainwasher | 69% | 2.5K | 13% | 2 |
| #31 | 47% | ColinsWrld | 67% | 93.8K | 16% | 1 |
| #32 | 47% | adelphi, Berlin | 66% | 2.2K | 17% | 5 |
| #33 | 46% | Ethical Journalism Network | 67% | 4.4K | 16% | 1 |
| #34 | 46% | Man Carrying Thing ▶ | 69% | 820K | 13% | 3 |
| #35 | 46% | Arab Gulf States Institute | 68% | 3.5K | 13% | 1 |
| #36 | 46% | Anthony Gramuglia | 65% | 131K | 17% | 3 |
| #37 | 44% | Khan Academy | 65% | 9.3M | 14% | 4 |
| #38 | 44% | The Definition Channel | 65% | 191K | 13% | 1 |
| #39 | 43% | PHILO-notes ▶ | 60% | 205K | 18% | 2 |
| #40 | 42% | World Bank Group ▶ | 62% | 449K | 14% | 2 |
| #41 | 42% | The Lowy International School, Tel Aviv University | 62% | 1.8K | 12% | 3 |
| #42 | 41% | Peace Operations Training Institute® | 60% | 5.5K | 13% | 1 |
| #43 | 40% | CIVILNET | 58% | 304K | 13% | 1 |
| #44 | 40% | Directors' Institute - World Council of Directors | 58% | 9.1K | 13% | 1 |
TEDx Talks — 78% match, 44.2M subscribers; Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl — 77% match, 114K subscribers; Geopirical Economy Report — 67% match, 699K subscribers. All three are content creators that produce explanatory or documentary-style videos exploring ideas, geopolitics, and global issues, similar in theme to Johnny Harris's Vox-style documentary and news reporting.
Johnny Harris makes documentary and explanatory videos about politics, travel, and global issues, as indicated by video titles such as 'Why the US is deporting so many people,' 'What’s really happening in the ocean’s “dark zones”,' and 'How Switzerland Engineered the Perfect Country.' The channel averages about 4.9M views per video. Upload frequency is not explicitly quantified, but the context implies frequent new uploads.
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