JUSTIFY

Subscribers 274K

Videos 222

Views 43.2M

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JUSTIFY covers crime-related stories, scams, kidnappings, fraud, and personal safety through deep-dives and narrative-style videos. The channel’s videos read like documentary-style long-form explorations with topics ranging from fraud and ransom-like schemes to personal safety and crime impact, often featuring substantial runtimes and high view counts. With 222 videos published since May 29, 2022, the channel averages about 218.9K views per video and posts content at a steady rate from its South African base.

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80% relevance

Subscribers 12.8M

Videos 4.1K

Views 4.8B

Appearances 14

SERP 100%

Similarity 67%

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Both target audiences interested in crime and investigative storytelling with strong overlap on searches like fraud and scams and psychology of criminals, and share a high search match (100%) though WIRED's content style diverges to a broader tech and science focus (67% content match).

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LADbible Stories view on YouTube ▶

72% relevance

Subscribers 3.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 1.5B

Appearances 12

SERP 66%

Similarity 76%

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They align on crime and psychology topics such as kidnapping stories and the psychology of criminals, offering substantial search overlap (66%) but their storytelling is more sensationalized and less forensic-focused than JUSTIFY (content 76% but overall 72% match).

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EXPLORE WITH US view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 7.3M

Videos 492

Views 1.7B

Appearances 9

SERP 65%

Similarity 73%

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Similar audience attracted by crime documentaries and horrific crime cases, with strong search interest in kidnapping case files (65% search) and higher content alignment (73%), though EXPLORE WITH US tends to have broader documentary storytelling than JUSTIFY.

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67% relevance

Subscribers 4.3M

Videos 122

Views 1.0B

Appearances 9

SERP 62%

Similarity 71%

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Shares interest in crime documentaries and horrific crime cases and corruption-related topics, reflected in comparable search and content signals (67% match; 62% search, 71% content), indicating overlapping audience while often presenting more sensational or conspiratorial themes.

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64% relevance

Subscribers 9.5M

Videos 8K

Views 5.5B

Appearances 11

SERP 54%

Similarity 71%

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Overlap exists in crime-related storytelling, especially wealth, scams, and corruption plus drug trafficking narratives (queries align), giving a 64% overall match with strong content similarity (71%), though Insider skews toward investigative journalism and current events.

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TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

64% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 10

SERP 61%

Similarity 65%

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Shares forensic crime analysis and crime scene analysis topics with JUSTIFY (queries on drug abuse effects and forensic aspects) giving a 64% overall match; however TED-Ed’s educational animated approach yields lower search overlap (61%) but comparable content (65%).

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Competitors identified include WIRED (80% match, 12.8M subscribers) and LADbible Stories (72% match, 3.9M subscribers). Both share overlapping queries with JUSTIFY such as fraud and scams, forensic crime analysis, psychology of criminals, and kidnapping-related content. A third rival, EXPLORE WITH US (70% match, 7.3M subscribers), also overlaps on crime documentaries and horrific crime cases, including kidnapping case files. Justify’s subscriber count (274K) is smaller than all listed competitors, with WIRED leading at 12.8M, LADbible Stories at 3.9M, and EXPLORE WITH US at 7.3M. The common threads among these channels are crime-focused storytelling, analysis of criminal behavior, and content around wealth-related scams and personal safety.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to JUSTIFY ?

JUSTIFY's biggest competitors on YouTube are WIRED (80% match, 12.8M subscribers), LADbible Stories (72% match, 3.9M subscribers), and EXPLORE WITH US (70% match, 7.3M subscribers). They share a focus on sensational or high-impact storytelling videos about crime, danger, and controversial topics similar to JUSTIFY's content style.

What type of content does JUSTIFY make?

JUSTIFY produces long-form, real-life crime and risk-themed videos based on the titles, such as How I Sold ID & Passports At Home Affairs, How I Got Kidnapped In Soweto, How I Blew My R1.5 Million From RAF On S** Workers & D*gs, Money Rituals K*lled My Child, and How I Blew R2.8Million From RAF. The channel has about 274K subscribers, and videos average around 218.9K views, with an inferred high-velocity posting pattern (approximately 1-2+ uploads per week based on the set of recent titles).

How do we determine which channels are similar to JUSTIFY ?

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