Middle Nation

Subscribers 466K

Videos 1.4K

Views 62.1M

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Middle Nation covers topics on global Muslim affairs, with a focus on economic sovereignty, Muslim world geopolitics, and liberal Muslim perspectives. Content appears as in-depth analyses and discussions led by Shahid Bolsen, covering political and economic themes, likely presented as long-form discussions and analyses rather than casual vlogs, with an emphasis on global events affecting the Muslim world. The channel publishes a high volume of content (about 1,400 videos since joining in 2021) and averages around 60.8K views per video, indicating frequent uploads and steady viewership.

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SERP 64%

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Top competitors by match strength are DW News (86% match) and VisualEconomik EN (83% match). The overlapping queries include muslim world geopolitics, global muslim affairs, Islamic geopolitics (DW News) and muslim economies, economic emancipation muslim nations, energy exports muslim nations (VisualEconomik EN). The Thinking Muslim (76% match) also competes on similar topics such as muslim world geopolitics and economic emancipation muslim nations. DW News and VisualEconomik EN outrank Middle Nation in subscriber count, with 6.2M and 202K subscribers respectively, while Middle Nation has 466K subscribers. The common threads among competitors are analyses of the Muslim world, geopolitics, and economic topics relevant to Muslim-majority nations; these queries align with Middle Nation's search queries like muslim world geopolitics and economic emancipation muslim nations.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Middle Nation?

DW News — 86% match, 6.2M subscribers; VisualEconomik EN — 83% match, 202K subscribers; The Thinking Muslim — 76% match, 356K subscribers. They share a focus on political and social analysis relating to Islam, world affairs, and regional Muslim perspectives similar to Middle Nation.

What type of content does Middle Nation make?

Middle Nation produces analysis-driven content on Islam, the Muslim world, Western Muslims, and liberal vs. Islamist themes, with videos such as 'America Has Been Demoted' parts one and two and 'Iran: Operation Purge Intransigence.' The channel has an average of about 60.8K views per video and uploads at a regular cadence (average uploads per week not specified).

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