Raftar

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 2K

Views 156.0M

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Raftar covers news, explainers, and social-change storytelling focused on Pakistan and global context, including topics on economy, politics, crime, and motivational stories. The channel produces long-form deep-dives (e.g., 36–50 minute videos) and explainer-style content, with a publishing frequency indicated by recent uploads and an average video view count around 163K per video.

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81% relevance

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Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 40

SERP 100%

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Lighthouse

50% relevance

Subscribers 23.2K

Videos 297

Views 4.3M

Appearances 1

SERP 6%

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TED-Ed view on YouTube

49% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 10

SERP 27%

Similarity 64%

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DW Documentary view on YouTube

49% relevance

Subscribers 6.4M

Videos 1.5K

Views 923.4M

Appearances 5

SERP 11%

Similarity 74%

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49% relevance

Subscribers 16.9K

Videos 55

Views 2.5M

Appearances 1

SERP 6%

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46% relevance

Subscribers 220K

Videos 281

Views 34.0M

Appearances 2

SERP 4%

Similarity 74%

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Top competitors include TEDx Talks (81% match) and TED-Ed (49% match) as well as DW Documentary (49% match). These channels share overlapping queries with Raftar such as social change storytelling, investigative storytelling, political corruption analysis, economic inequality documentaries, and geopolitical conflicts explained. Raftar has 1.2M subscribers, while TEDx Talks and TED-Ed far exceed this with tens of millions (TEDx Talks 44.2M, TED-Ed 22.4M), indicating Raftar operates in a space with larger established players but similar thematic interests.

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#7	46%	TED	70%	27.2M	10%	4
#8	46%	The Why Minutes	74%	139K	4%	1
#9	45%	Sarah Maria	71%	24.7K	6%	1
#10	45%	TLDR News Global	72%	1.1M	4%	1
#11	45%	WIRED	68%	12.8M	10%	3
#12	45%	IMF	66%	201K	14%	5
#13	45%	The Economist	71%	3.9M	5%	3
#14	45%	DW News	70%	6.2M	7%	6
#15	44%	Firstpost	71%	9.4M	4%	1
#16	44%	Dantavius	71%	674K	4%	1
#17	44%	Washington Post	71%	2.8M	4%	1
#18	44%	Behind the News	69%	166K	6%	2
#19	44%	Korczyk's Class	69%	35K	6%	2
#20	44%	YaleCourses	66%	1.7M	11%	3
#21	43%	ViewPoint Geopolitics	67%	3.9K	7%	2
#22	43%	UC Berkeley Journalism	69%	1.9K	4%	1
#23	43%	WonderWhy	69%	853K	4%	2
#24	43%	Jeremy Vine & Daytime on 5	68%	110K	5%	1
#25	43%	American University of Beirut	69%	23.8K	4%	1
#26	42%	Human Rights Watch	67%	154K	6%	2
#27	42%	Roland S. Martin	67%	1.9M	6%	1
#28	42%	UNESCO	65%	533K	6%	5
#29	42%	CrashCourse	64%	16.9M	7%	5
#30	41%	Sunhak Peace Prize	65%	12.3K	5%	1
#31	40%	Study Hall	63%	163K	6%	1
#32	40%	Heimler's History	63%	1.2M	6%	2
#33	40%	The Global Diaries	64%	5.4K	4%	1
#34	39%	The Foundation for Young Australians	62%	1.1K	4%	1
#35	39%	Presidential Precinct	62%	2.1K	4%	1
#36	39%	Utrecht University	62%	33.1K	5%	1
#37	37%	The Ethical Compass	57%	1.2K	7%	2
#38	37%	UCLA Environment	58%	1.4K	5%	1
#39	37%	Helpful Professor Explains!	58%	40K	5%	3

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Raftar?

TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers, match 81%; Lighthouse — 23.2K subscribers, match 50%; TED-Ed — 22.4M subscribers, match 49%. All are educational or explainer channels that publish informative content aimed at broad audiences and feature structured, talks-based or lesson-based formats.

What type of content does Raftar make?

Raftar produces explainers and news-focused content with a Pakistani and worldnews orientation, illustrated by video titles covering politics, economy, real estate, and social issues. The channel uploads multiple videos per week, with an average of around 163K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Raftar?

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