ReasonTV

Subscribers 1.3M

Videos 4.7K

Views 504.7M

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ReasonTV covers libertarian perspectives on news, policy, economics, civil liberties, and culture through analysis and commentary. Content appears as deep-dives, discussions, and topical explorations (with some shorter format takes) drawing from its libertarian lens, along with explanatory content. The channel shows a history of frequent uploads since 2007, with an average view count around 83.8K per video across 4,700 published items, and a subscriber base of 1.3M in the United States.

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#1

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

82% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 17

SERP 100%

Similarity 70%

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Shares frequent coverage of free speech, government policy analysis, and tax policy critique in searches (100% overlap) and translates into similar policy-focused content (70% content similarity), indicating alignment in topics but a more didactic, classroom-style presentation.

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The Federalist Society view on YouTube ▶

67% relevance

Subscribers 108K

Videos 5.1K

Views 77.9M

Appearances 9

SERP 53%

Similarity 76%

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Aligns with ReasonTV on economic liberty and debates over license regulation and federal vs. state power (search overlap 53%), while content style is more legal-advocacy oriented (76% content similarity) than ReasonTV’s broader explainers.

#3

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

61% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 10

SERP 51%

Similarity 68%

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Targets economics and public policy reform topics and justice reforms (search overlap 51%), but presents as a diverse speaker platform with varied formats (content similarity 68%), diverging in breadth of speakers.

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PBS NewsHour view on YouTube ▶

60% relevance

Subscribers 5.2M

Videos 59K

Views 3.0B

Appearances 8

SERP 41%

Similarity 72%

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Covers civil liberties and justice policy debates (search overlap 41%), with high factual reportage (content similarity 72%), making it news-focused rather than ReasonTV’s opinion/case-brief style.

#5

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59% relevance

Subscribers 299K

Videos 1K

Views 58.2M

Appearances 8

SERP 32%

Similarity 76%

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Shares emphasis on economic liberty and regulatory analysis (search overlap 32%), delivering libertarian perspectives with high content alignment (76%), though Learn Liberty is more overtly libertarian in framing.

#6

John Stossel

58% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 803

Views 258.1M

Appearances 4

SERP 19%

Similarity 84%

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Similar focus on free speech, economic freedom ideas, and free-market reforms (search overlap 19%), with very high content alignment (84%), reflecting Stossel’s investigative libertarian-leaning format close to ReasonTV.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are CrashCourse (82% match) and The Federalist Society (67% match). They share overlapping queries such as free speech politics, government regulation analysis, tax policy critique (CrashCourse) and federal vs state power, license regulation debate (The Federalist Society). TEDx Talks (61% match) also overlaps on economic liberty, public policy reform, and justice reforms. ReasonTV has 1.3M subscribers, while CrashCourse has 16.9M and TEDx Talks 44.2M, with The Federalist Society at 108K, indicating larger audiences for the first and third competitors but smaller for the second compared to ReasonTV. All highlighted competitors engage with topics around liberty, regulation, and public policy, creating overlap in search queries like economic liberty, civil liberties, and policy reform.

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#7	58%	LibertyPen	77%	241K	29%	7
#8	57%	Marginal Revolution University ▶	69%	409K	40%	10
#9	56%	Mercatus Center	78%	41.3K	24%	3
#10	56%	Professor Dave Explains ▶	75%	4.2M	28%	3
#11	56%	Jacob Clifford ▶	67%	1.1M	39%	8
#12	56%	Becker Friedman Institute University of Chicago	80%	16.3K	20%	2
#13	55%	The Cato Institute	76%	106K	24%	3
#14	54%	PragerU	79%	3.5M	16%	2
#15	54%	Thought Monkey	78%	76K	17%	1
#16	53%	TalkTV	73%	1.4M	23%	2
#17	52%	Illustrate to Educate	71%	176K	25%	3
#18	52%	The Telegraph	73%	6.1M	21%	4
#19	52%	CBS News ▶	73%	7.0M	20%	5
#20	51%	The Wall Street Journal ▶	76%	6.6M	14%	3
#21	51%	Economics Department, Oxford University	71%	3.5K	21%	2
#22	51%	Untold History	75%	16K	16%	2
#23	51%	American Enterprise Institute ▶	75%	223K	15%	5
#24	51%	Harvard Graduate School of Education	73%	70.1K	17%	2
#25	51%	NYU School of Law	72%	24K	18%	3
#26	50%	Khan Academy	70%	9.3M	21%	7
#27	50%	Heimler's History	70%	1.2M	20%	3
#28	50%	Sky News ▶	70%	9.2M	20%	2
#29	49%	GBNews	70%	2.1M	17%	1
#30	48%	Roland S. Martin	69%	1.9M	17%	1
#31	48%	Techlore ▶	70%	299K	14%	1
#32	48%	Hawaii News Now	68%	209K	17%	1
#33	48%	USC Price	70%	18.5K	15%	2
#34	48%	Studicata	68%	58.1K	17%	5
#35	47%	Study Hall	66%	163K	19%	3
#36	47%	TED-Ed ▶	69%	22.4M	14%	1
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to ReasonTV?

ReasonTV's biggest competitors on YouTube are CrashCourse (82% match, 16.9M subscribers) and The Federalist Society (67% match, 108K subscribers) and TEDx Talks (61% match, 44.2M subscribers). They share a focus on educational or policy-related content and audience interest in ideas, civics, and public discourse.

What type of content does ReasonTV make?

ReasonTV creates educational and political commentary content, as reflected in titles like 'Is it War?', 'America: The Enlightenment with Muskets', 'Reason Reacts to the State of the Union', 'Why do taxpayers pay for stadiums?', and 'Do we have an income inequality problem?'. The channel averages about 83.8K views per video with a mix of topics, and the information suggests a similar upload frequency to other educational channels, though the exact uploads per week are not specified.

How do we determine which channels are similar to ReasonTV?

We analyze ReasonTV'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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