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Subscribers 5.1M

Videos 10K

Views 1.4B

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The New York Times channel covers in-depth journalism across features, news and investigations, including on-the-ground reporting and visual investigations. Content style spans long-form reporting, deep-dives, and investigative visuals, with recent videos touching topics like immigration, global conflict, and cultural profiles. The channel publishes around 1.4 uploads per week, with an average of about 232K views per video.

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We found 39 YouTube channels similar to The New York Times

#1

Global Investigative Journalism Network

81% relevance

Subscribers 13.7K

Videos 576

Views 530.2K

Appearances 13

SERP 100%

Similarity 68%

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Both rely on investigative journalism and methods to uncover in-depth stories, with NYT matching on investigative reporting methods (81% search, 68% content) and visual investigations.

#2

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

66% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 18

SERP 62%

Similarity 68%

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Similar to NYT in addressing investigative journalism themes and policy analyses, with strong search overlap on investigative journalism and socioeconomic policy analysis, though TEDx's format is more lecture-driven (62% search, 68% content).

#3

Al Jazeera English

61% relevance

Subscribers 17.5M

Videos 136K

Views 6.8B

Appearances 8

SERP 46%

Similarity 70%

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Shares focus on war, conflict, and global corruption stories and civil liberties investigations, aligning NYT on content emphasis (46% search, 70% content) though Al Jazeera offers more on frontline coverage.

#4

Ethical Journalism Network

61% relevance

Subscribers 4.4K

Videos 60

Views 346.2K

Appearances 4

SERP 44%

Similarity 71%

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Centers on press ethics and documentary journalism ethics, mirroring NYT's emphasis on journalistic standards, with strong content alignment (44% search, 71% content).

#5

Washington Post

59% relevance

Subscribers 2.8M

Videos 24K

Views 1.6B

Appearances 4

SERP 28%

Similarity 79%

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Direct competitor in investigative journalism and digital investigations, with overlapping search terms and highly similar content themes (28% search, 79% content).

#6

Fox News view on YouTube ▶

57% relevance

Subscribers 15M

Videos 135K

Views 24.4B

Appearances 3

SERP 40%

Similarity 68%

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While more ideologically oriented, it covers civil liberties investigations and war/conflict topics, yielding moderate search overlap but substantial content similarity (40% search, 68% content).

Content Landscape

The top competitors are Global Investigative Journalism Network (81% match) and TEDx Talks (66% match). The NYT shares query overlap with investigative journalism, visual investigations, and investigative reporting methods, aligning most with Global Investigative Journalism Network and, to a lesser extent, TEDx Talks, which also touch on press and media ethics and socioeconomic policy analysis. The NYT has 5.1M subscribers, while Global Investigative Journalism Network has 13.7K subscribers and TEDx Talks has 44.2M subscribers, showing a large size gap; Al Jazeera English (61% match) and Ethical Journalism Network (61% match) also overlap on civil liberties, war reporting, and media ethics. Overall, the competition centers on investigative journalism, visual investigations, and media ethics, with the NYT and Washington Post also sharing many similar investigative and digital journalism queries.

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#8	56%	TED-Ed ▶	68%	22.4M	39%	6
#9	56%	Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism	71%	1.3K	35%	4
#10	55%	Real Crime ▶	70%	2.1M	33%	2
#11	55%	Top Fives ▶	63%	3.1M	41%	3
#12	54%	CNN ▶	70%	19.3M	30%	5
#13	53%	ABC News In-depth	77%	2.3M	18%	1
#14	53%	Harvard Law School	71%	320K	26%	3
#15	53%	Global News	71%	4.9M	26%	2
#16	52%	BBC World Service ▶	70%	1.9M	25%	4
#17	52%	Roland S. Martin	71%	1.9M	22%	1
#18	51%	TED ▶	70%	27.2M	24%	3
#19	51%	WION ▶	65%	10.4M	29%	4
#20	51%	BBC News	68%	19.4M	24%	5
#21	50%	CBS News ▶	70%	7.0M	20%	2
#22	50%	TBN Israel	69%	1.7M	21%	2
#23	49%	Irregular Warfare Initiative	70%	2.7K	18%	1
#24	48%	Florida Sheriffs	66%	3.8K	22%	1
#25	48%	Cambridge University Press	67%	29.2K	20%	2
#26	48%	U.S.A Citizens Media	60%	2.3K	30%	2
#27	48%	wocomoDOCS ▶	67%	375K	18%	1
#28	47%	Pacific Media Centre (AUT)	67%	2.2K	18%	1
#29	47%	NYS Public Safety	66%	1.6K	19%	5
#30	47%	Charity Digital	63%	1.9K	22%	1
#31	46%	India TV News	67%	220K	16%	7
#32	46%	CrashCourse ▶	64%	16.9M	20%	2
#33	46%	Rappler	65%	2.8M	18%	3
#34	46%	India Today ▶	65%	11M	17%	2
#35	45%	UCLA Environment	64%	1.4K	18%	1
#36	45%	UTS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences	60%	1.1K	22%	1
#37	45%	Helpful Professor Explains!	61%	40K	21%	3
#38	44%	Philipp Humm	59%	220K	20%	2
#39	41%	CPA Australia	57%	16.8K	18%	1

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The New York Times?

Global Investigative Journalism Network (81% match, 13.7K subscribers) and TEDx Talks (66% match, 44.2M subscribers) and Al Jazeera English (61% match, 17.5M subscribers). These competitors share a focus on in-depth reporting and documentary-style video content, aligning with The New York Times' news, opinion, and documentary videos.

What type of content does The New York Times make?

The New York Times creates news, opinion, and documentary-style videos, including Op-Docs and opinion segments, with recent videos ranging from 12K to 205.2K views. The channel uploads about 1.4 times per week, averaging ~232K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to The New York Times?

We analyze The New York Times's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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