High search overlap on oil industry news and energy economy queries (100% and 73% content similarity), indicating a shared audience seeking timely industry updates despite differing editorial style from API.
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Strong alignment on oil industry news and policy/outlook queries (95% search, 71% content), suggesting overlapping audience and topics with API, though Bloomberg leans more toward financial framing.
Significant overlap in oil news and U.S. energy policy queries (49% search, 66% content), implying a common interest base with API but potentially broader international news focus.
Shared interest in petroleum trends and energy policy with API (34% search, 68% content), indicating overlapping topic coverage but different journalistic emphasis.
Nearly identical focus on petroleum industry trends and production outlook (31% search, 69% content), reflecting a tight content alignment with API's industry-centric niche.
Overlap on energy analysis and natural gas markets (31% search, 68% content), showing a common audience for market and price dynamics in energy sectors.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 53% | ICE | 71% | 1.9K | 26% | 2 |
| #8 | 53% | DRM News ▶ | 68% | 764K | 29% | 4 |
| #9 | 52% | Bloomberg News ▶ | 64% | 2.8M | 36% | 9 |
| #10 | 52% | Rig work Life | 65% | 1.1M | 33% | 4 |
| #11 | 50% | Bipartisan Policy Center | 73% | 5.7K | 17% | 1 |
| #12 | 50% | KMID | 69% | 3.9K | 22% | 2 |
| #13 | 50% | Capital.com | 67% | 266K | 25% | 5 |
| #14 | 50% | Trading Revenue | 67% | 16.4K | 24% | 4 |
| #15 | 50% | Energi Media | 69% | 53.9K | 20% | 6 |
| #16 | 49% | International Energy Forum (IEF) | 70% | 1.3K | 18% | 2 |
| #17 | 49% | Switch Energy Alliance | 67% | 50.5K | 22% | 2 |
| #18 | 49% | Investing News | 70% | 69.3K | 17% | 5 |
| #19 | 49% | U.S. Department of Energy | 73% | 79.9K | 13% | 3 |
| #20 | 49% | DW Planet A ▶ | 65% | 765K | 24% | 3 |
| #21 | 49% | Fox Business Clips | 72% | 76.8K | 13% | 1 |
| #22 | 48% | Adam Taggart | Thoughtful Money® | 69% | 173K | 18% | 2 |
| #23 | 48% | NewsNation | 70% | 2.6M | 15% | 3 |
| #24 | 48% | Yahoo Finance ▶ | 71% | 1.5M | 15% | 5 |
| #25 | 48% | TED ▶ | 69% | 27.2M | 17% | 2 |
| #26 | 48% | Shell ▶ | 69% | 1.6M | 17% | 1 |
| #27 | 48% | Investor's Business Daily | 69% | 172K | 16% | 2 |
| #28 | 47% | Energy and Mining Innovation ▶ | 70% | 12.8K | 14% | 3 |
| #29 | 47% | Energy Law Professor | 66% | 1.7K | 19% | 2 |
| #30 | 47% | SupplyChainBrain | 66% | 12K | 19% | 2 |
| #31 | 46% | Goodman Group | 69% | 1.8K | 13% | 1 |
| #32 | 46% | Energy News Beat | 68% | 3.4K | 13% | 1 |
| #33 | 46% | World Economic Forum | 68% | 1.1M | 13% | 3 |
| #34 | 45% | The Economist | 67% | 3.9M | 13% | 1 |
| #35 | 45% | Smart Mcx Trades | 64% | 13.1K | 17% | 2 |
| #36 | 45% | Wendover Productions ▶ | 66% | 4.9M | 14% | 2 |
| #37 | 45% | Global News | 64% | 4.9M | 17% | 1 |
| #38 | 45% | Oil and Cash Co. | 67% | 1.2K | 12% | 3 |
| #39 | 45% | San Diego Gas & Electric | 66% | 4.8K | 13% | 1 |
| #40 | 45% | The Institute of World Politics | 66% | 26.3K | 13% | 1 |
| #41 | 45% | Welding Fabrication World | 63% | 3.7K | 17% | 1 |
| #42 | 45% | Fox Business ▶ | 66% | 3.3M | 13% | 4 |
| #43 | 44% | CNBC International Live | 64% | 477K | 14% | 6 |
| #44 | 44% | Kimray Inc ▶ | 65% | 59.5K | 12% | 3 |
| #45 | 43% | Picture Culture | 63% | 272K | 13% | 1 |
| #46 | 42% | TEDx Talks ▶ | 61% | 44.2M | 12% | 4 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which YouTube channels are most similar to The American Petroleum Institute?
CNBC Television — 84% match, 3.3M subscribers; Bloomberg Television — 80% match, 3.1M subscribers; DW News — 59% match, 6.2M subscribers. All are large news or business-focused channels that cover economics, energy, and market-related topics similar to the API’s focus on energy industry news and analysis.
What type of content does The American Petroleum Institute make?
The American Petroleum Institute creates energy-focused content, with video titles such as API x Landman - Kodey Hoss, API x Landman - Amancio Cruz, API x Landman - Brooke and Wes Luxton, and America Builds, America Wins. These titles suggest interviews, partnerships, and promotional or educational pieces about American energy, oil, natural gas, and infrastructure. The channel uploads about 2.8 times per week, and the average video view count is about 24.1K.
How do we determine which channels are similar to The American Petroleum Institute?
We analyze The American Petroleum Institute'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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