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Subscribers 10K

Videos 107

Views 461.3K

Channels Like Plain English with Derek Thompson

Plain English with Derek Thompson covers longform analysis and commentary on tech, culture, and politics through in-depth discussions and interviews, delivering clear viewpoints and takeaways. The channel features mostly long-form episodes (roughly an hour) with weekly new episodes and an average of about 16.7K views per video, based on recent uploads and overall metrics (107 videos, 461.3K total views). Videos cite topics like AI, education, data centers, and societal trends, indicating a deep-dives style rather than quick tutorials or shorts.

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#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

84% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 17

SERP 100%

Similarity 74%

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Shares an audience around critical thinking and cultural critique (e.g., higher education critique, reading decline culture) with a high search overlap (100%) and strong content alignment (74%), aligning on topical exploration though TEDx Talks presents shorter, speaker-led talks rather than Derek Thompson's long-form explainer style.

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Jared Henderson view on YouTube ▶

65% relevance

Subscribers 733K

Videos 99

Views 38.2M

Appearances 6

SERP 42%

Similarity 81%

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Targets readers concerned with reading decline culture and philosophy, aligning with Derek Thompson's audience (queries like reading decline culture) while delivering more narrative storytelling and philosophy overviews, showing high content similarity (81%) but moderate overall search overlap (42%).

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#3

TED view on YouTube ▶

62% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M

Videos 5.5K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 5

SERP 38%

Similarity 79%

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Covers AI, tech culture, and ethics in society—topics with high search overlap (AI impacting society) and strong content alignment (79%), similar to Plain English's explanatory approach to contemporary tech and policy themes.

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58% relevance

Subscribers 4.1M

Videos 15K

Views 2.0B

Appearances 3

SERP 29%

Similarity 77%

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Engages with data center and space industry economics and remote work evolution, echoing Plain English’s analytical, big-picture economics content (content 77%), with moderate search overlap (29%), indicating a shared interest in tech-driven economic analysis.

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Bloomberg Originals view on YouTube ▶

56% relevance

Subscribers 5.0M

Videos 49K

Views 1.1B

Appearances 5

SERP 19%

Similarity 80%

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Explores space economics, AI market dynamics, and remote work—topics that align with Plain English’s tech-economics focus (content 80%), while attracting a similar audience via searches on AI markets and workplace trends (search 19%).

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55% relevance

Subscribers 3.0M

Videos 84

Views 220.2M

Appearances 2

SERP 18%

Similarity 80%

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Bridges philosophy storytelling and west philosopher themes, corresponding to the philosophical dimension of Plain English content (content 80%), with some overlap in searches around philosophy stories, though format differs in narrative style (search 18%).

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Discovered competitors include TEDx Talks (84% match) and TED (62% match) as top rivals due to overlapping queries around higher education critique, hypocrisy in academia, and AI impacting society. Jared Henderson (65% match) also competes on reading culture decline and philosophy overviews. The common thread is long-form analysis of culture, technology, and policy topics. Plain English with Derek Thompson has 10K subscribers, which is smaller than TEDx Talks (44.2M) and TED (27.2M) and CNBC (4.1M) and Bloomberg Originals (5M), highlighting a substantial gap in audience size but a similar focus on high-level discourse and current affairs.

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#10	53%	The Economist ▶	80%	3.9M	13%	4
#11	53%	Megaprojects ▶	76%	1.6M	19%	2
#12	53%	Unsolicited advice ▶	80%	882K	13%	5
#13	53%	Xandros	77%	57.7K	16%	1
#14	53%	Aperture ▶	75%	2.5M	19%	3
#15	53%	Reasonably Optimistic	80%	2.6K	11%	2
#16	52%	Jaydone History ▶	72%	193K	24%	2
#17	52%	Good Work ▶	78%	1.4M	13%	1
#18	52%	Benjamin McEvoy	71%	182K	23%	4
#19	52%	Redhawk Media Group	78%	5.3K	13%	1
#20	52%	CrashCourse ▶	73%	16.9M	19%	5
#21	51%	Geopolitical Futures	74%	68.7K	16%	1
#22	51%	Zeteo	75%	2.0M	15%	2
#23	51%	Pursuit of Wonder ▶	77%	3.4M	11%	5
#24	49%	Wall Street Journal Opinion	73%	133K	13%	1
#25	49%	Rule #1 Investing	71%	490K	16%	1
#26	49%	BBC World Service ▶	73%	1.9M	13%	4
#27	49%	Great Books Prof	73%	68.9K	13%	1
#28	49%	Bloomberg Television ▶	67%	3.1M	22%	6
#29	49%	Sociologylearners	68%	11.7K	19%	2
#30	49%	Bloomberg Podcasts	72%	443K	13%	2
#31	48%	New Calculus	67%	4.1K	20%	2
#32	48%	Analysis Hole	70%	1.5K	16%	1
#33	48%	MS NOW ▶	70%	9.7M	15%	2
#34	48%	Do Question	72%	4.8K	13%	1
#35	48%	Business School 101 ▶	71%	117K	13%	1
#36	48%	Lucas Blue	69%	81K	16%	1
#37	48%	NY1	69%	39.4K	16%	1
#38	48%	UNESCO ▶	69%	533K	16%	2
#39	47%	DW News ▶	70%	6.2M	13%	5
#40	47%	Khan Academy	70%	9.3M	13%	1
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#42	47%	Seattle Data Guy	69%	121K	13%	1
#43	45%	Turun yliopisto - University of Turku	61%	4.2K	22%	2
#44	45%	NBC News ▶	68%	11.8M	12%	2
#45	45%	Freelanceverse - Adrian Probst	65%	38.5K	15%	2
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Plain English with Derek Thompson?

TEDx Talks (44.2M subscribers) with an 84% match, Jared Henderson (733K subscribers) with a 65% match, and TED (27.2M subscribers) with a 62% match. They share a focus on educational or informative talks and ideas-driven content, appealing to viewers seeking thoughtful discussions and explanations.

What type of content does Plain English with Derek Thompson make?

Plain English with Derek Thompson creates explanatory, idea-driven videos focused on economics, technology, and society, as suggested by titles like It May Be Time to Freak Out About AI and Why Americans Hate Data Centers. The channel averages about 2.9 uploads per week and around 16.7K views per video, based on recent video views.

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