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Subscribers 260K

Videos 4.6K

Views 128.4M

Channels Like The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age cover Australian news, history, culture, and investigative topics, as reflected in titles like Melbourne crime secrets, coroners court cases, and Australian housing and war remembrance themes. Content style includes deep-dives, investigative journalism, and historical explorations, with a mix of long-form videos and informative uploads. The channel publishes around 0.3 uploads per week, averaging about 1.9 million views per video, across 4,600+ videos since joining July 23, 2013.

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We found 46 YouTube channels similar to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

#1

ABC News (Australia)

85% relevance

Subscribers 2.5M

Videos 109K

Views 1.5B

Appearances 29

SERP 100%

Similarity 75%

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Has the strongest overall alignment with SMH/The Age due to high search overlap on topics like the Australian housing crisis and Melbourne crime, reflecting similar broad national news coverage, while content similarity remains solid (75%), indicating comparable reporting style.

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#2

ABC News In-depth

74% relevance

Subscribers 2.3M

Videos 7K

Views 996.0M

Appearances 22

SERP 72%

Similarity 75%

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Shares a strong focus on Melbourne crime history and Australian investigative journalism, aligning with SMH/The Age in in-depth reporting topics, with content similarity at 75% despite a slightly lower overall match due to broader scope.

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#3

9 News Australia

64% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 47K

Views 1.5B

Appearances 20

SERP 42%

Similarity 78%

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Leads in content similarity (78%) on investigative journalism and Melbourne crime secrets, showing a strong overlap with SMH/The Age in serious news angles, though search relevance is moderate (42%).

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#4

7NEWS Australia

63% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M

Videos 36K

Views 1.3B

Appearances 16

SERP 38%

Similarity 80%

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Echoes SMH/The Age in investigative journalism and Melbourne crime secrets, with high content alignment (80%) but a more limited search footprint (38%), indicating similar output with slightly different audience traction.

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#5

60 Minutes Australia

63% relevance

Subscribers 6.6M

Videos 5.9K

Views 2.7B

Appearances 11

SERP 36%

Similarity 81%

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Shares investigative journalism and true crime framing with SMH/The Age, evidenced by substantial content similarity (81%) and overlapping interests around the Australian housing crisis, though searches are less frequent (36%).

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#6

This Is History

61% relevance

Subscribers 275K

Videos 34

Views 28.3M

Appearances 6

SERP 55%

Similarity 66%

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Connected via historical and cultural themes—historic Australian cities and Australian social history—showing thematic overlap with SMH/The Age, but a mixed search/content balance (search 55%, content 66%).

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Competitors identified include ABC News (Australia) at 85% match with 2.5M subscribers and ABC News In-depth at 74% match with 2.3M subscribers. Both compete on overlapping queries such as Australian housing crisis, Australian war remembrance, and Melbourne crime secrets, indicating a focus on investigative journalism and Australian history. The top two by match are ABC News (85%) and ABC News In-depth (74%), with 9 News Australia (64%) and 7NEWS Australia (63%) also sharing investigative and crime/historical angles; 60 Minutes Australia (63%) overlaps on broader investigative and true crime topics. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have a larger subscriber base of 260K, which is smaller than all listed competitors, highlighting a relative size gap despite overlapping content on Australian history, crime, and housing issues.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age?

ABC News (Australia) — 85% match, 2.5M subscribers; ABC News In-depth — 74% match, 2.3M subscribers; 9 News Australia — 64% match, 1.8M subscribers. They share a focus on Australian news and current events, similar to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age as major Australian news outlets on YouTube.

What type of content does The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age make?

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age produce news and feature content, as suggested by titles like Secrets, history, and most popular rides; a tour of Melbourne's crime secrets; and cultural topics such as punk-rock influence on a children's author. They upload about 0.3 videos per week, and videos average 1.9 million views per video.

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