Newsthink

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 260

Views 176.6M

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Newsthink covers in-depth stories on science, mathematics, technology, history, and world-changing inventions, with a focus on revealing narratives behind complex topics. The channel combines investigative-style storytelling and deep-dives, as suggested by titles like The Fall of Bill Gates, Everything You Know About Chernobyl Is Wrong, and The Man with the Most Dangerous Idea, and is supported by a library of keywords such as mathematics history, intelligence agencies history, and cryptography and spies. It publishes regularly (active since Jan 28, 2017) with an average of around 165.2K views per video across 260 published works, translating to roughly 0.7 uploads per week.

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Views 2.2B

Appearances 12

SERP 100%

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are CrashCourse (80% match) and TEDx Talks (75% match). They, like Newsthink, cover science and technology history, and broader scientific revolutions or controversial topics, aligning with search queries such as mathematics history, space exploration controversy, and nuclear weapons history. Veritasium (72% match) also competes on mathematics history and Chernobyl realities, reinforcing the overlap in science history and notable events. Newsthink has 1.2M subscribers, while CrashCourse boasts 16.9M and TEDx Talks 44.2M, indicating a sizable gap to top competitors but with aligned audience interests. Common queries among these channels include science and technology history, unsolved math problems, and great minds biographies, which underpins direct competition for related informational content.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Newsthink?

CrashCourse — 80% match, 16.9M subscribers; TEDx Talks — 75% match, 44.2M subscribers; Veritasium — 72% match, 20.4M subscribers. All three channels focus on informative, idea-driven videos that explain complex topics to a general audience, similar to Newsthink's approach of presenting thought-provoking content.

What type of content does Newsthink make?

Newsthink creates explanatory, documentary-style videos on topics like mathematics, science, and notable figures, with titles such as The Fall of Bill Gates and The Strangest Man in Mathematics. The channel uploads about 0.7 videos per week and averages roughly 165.2K views per video.

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