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Robert Reich
Subscribers 1.5M
Videos 1.5K
Views 218.9M

Channels Like Robert Reich

Robert Reich's channel covers topics related to economic inequality, wealth distribution, corporate power, and political economy. The video titles, keywords, and search queries indicate deep-dives, explainers, and commentary on policy, taxation, capitalism, and democracy, with a style that includes long-form discussions and contextual analysis. Uploads appear frequent (1,500 videos since 2015) and the channel averages substantial reach with recent videos commonly in the hundreds of thousands of views.

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#1

78% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M
Videos 2.3K
Views 4.5B
Appearances 14
SERP 100%
Similarity 64%
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Both target audiences interested in broad economic ideas and explanations of inequality, with high search overlap on queries like income inequality and economic inequality, and a strong content focus on educational, explanatory videos (64% content similarity).

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#2

63% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 11
SERP 61%
Similarity 64%
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Shares emphasis on accessible economics education and explanations of wealth distribution and inequality, reflected in solid search overlap on income/economic inequality and similar instructional content (64% content similarity).

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#3
PragerU

59% relevance

Subscribers 3.5M
Videos 6.2K
Views 2.5B
Appearances 8
SERP 36%
Similarity 74%
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Appeals to audiences curious about inequality topics as framed in policy or reform discussions, with notable search interest in income/economic inequality but a more policy-reform oriented content approach (74% content similarity) and divergent style (36% search overlap).

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Subscribers 1.5M
Videos 369
Views 202.0M
Appearances 9
SERP 31%
Similarity 74%
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Centers on wealth distribution and inequality causes/effects, overlapping with Reich on key queries while sharing a similar explanatory economic focus but varying presentation and depth (74% content similarity; 31% search overlap).

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Subscribers 1.9M
Videos 417
Views 206.6M
Appearances 3
SERP 19%
Similarity 78%
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Engages viewers concerned with monopoly, corporate influence, and mobility barriers—topics aligned with Reich’s economic commentary—strong content overlap but limited search overlap, indicating a shared audience with a distinct delivery style (78% content similarity; 19% search).

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#6
Bernie Sanders

53% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M
Videos 2.5K
Views 182.4M
Appearances 3
SERP 21%
Similarity 75%
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Both address campaign finance and living wage impacts with overlapping policy critiques and focus on economic fairness, evidenced by moderate search overlap and high content similarity in policy-oriented economic discourse (75% content similarity; 21% search).

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Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include TED-Ed (78% match) and CrashCourse (63% match) as the top two by match strength. Both share overlapping queries with Robert Reich such as income inequality, economic inequality, and political economy, positioning them in the same informational space. PragerU (59% match) and Garys Economics (57% match) also compete on related topics like wealth distribution, economic inequality causes/effects, and campaign finance reform, with PragerU focusing more on policy framing and Garys Economics on economic inequality causes. Second Thought (55% match) adds competition around monopoly media, corporate influence in politics, and economic mobility barriers. Robert Reich has 1.5M subscribers, while TED-Ed and CrashCourse boast significantly larger audiences (22.4M and 16.9M subscribers, respectively), illustrating a size gap alongside similar topical reach.

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#8 53% Economics Explained 73% 2.8M 22% 6
#9 52% HardLeg 75% 3.8K 18% 2
#10 52% TED 70% 27.2M 26% 7
#11 52% ReasonTV 76% 1.3M 15% 6
#12 52% New Economic Thinking 74% 335K 19% 6
#13 51% The Economist 73% 3.9M 18% 2
#14 51% The Next System Project 73% 3.2K 17% 2
#15 51% Hoover Institution 73% 1.1M 17% 4
#16 50% Unlearning Economics 75% 256K 13% 2
#17 50% Humphrey Yang 67% 2.0M 25% 4
#18 50% TheRulesOrg 70% 10.0K 19% 4
#19 49% CNBC 74% 4.1M 13% 4
#20 49% One Minute Economics 69% 232K 19% 4
#21 49% Tax Foundation 74% 10.2K 12% 3
#22 49% EconplusDal 65% 378K 24% 11
#23 48% World Knowledge Forum 70% 217K 16% 4
#24 48% MIT OpenCourseWare 65% 6.2M 23% 5
#25 48% The Market Exit 72% 197K 11% 3
#26 48% Sutherland Institute 72% 2.0K 12% 1
#27 48% Stanford Graduate School of Business 70% 2.7M 14% 3
#28 47% ODI Global 65% 9.2K 19% 4
#29 46% Robert Greene 67% 2.2M 15% 1
#30 46% Mr. Beat 69% 1.4M 12% 1
#31 45% Ginny Clarke 68% 80.6K 11% 3
#32 44% The Guardian 66% 2.5M 12% 1
#33 44% KDI School of Public Policy and Management 64% 10.4K 15% 1
#34 44% USC Price 65% 18.5K 12% 2
#35 44% Socialism Explained 62% 1.2K 16% 3
#36 43% US National Archives 61% 499K 17% 2
#37 43% OECD 64% 53.7K 12% 1
#38 43% SocialPost RealEstate 61% 364K 15% 1
#39 42% CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies 62% 1.5K 14% 2

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Robert Reich?

TED-Ed (22.4M subscribers, 78% match) and CrashCourse (16.9M subscribers, 63% match) are Robert Reich's biggest YouTube competitors. PragerU (3.5M subscribers, 59% match) also ranks among the top competitors. They share a focus on politics, economics, and public policy content that aims to explain complex issues to a broad audience.

What type of content does Robert Reich make?

Robert Reich creates commentary and explainer content on economics, inequality, government, taxes, and public policy. Video titles show topics like political economy, economic promises, and Citizens United, suggesting a focus on analysis and critique of policy. He posts videos regularly, with an average of about 155.9K views per video across uploads, indicating frequent content release and moderate-to-high engagement.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Robert Reich?

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