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Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 1.8K

Views 770.6M

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The Connect: With Johnny Mitchell covers insider perspectives on drugs, crime, and prison through long-form interviews and firsthand accounts, presenting as deep-dives into cartel operations, prison life, and money laundering. The channel follows a documentary-style format with episodic discussions and expert testimonies, publishing consistently since Sep 17, 2022, and averaging around 1.6 million views per video, with a total of 1782 videos and 770.6 million total views.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Connect: With Johnny Mitchell?

Insider — 9.5M subscribers, match 87%; LADbible Stories — 3.9M subscribers, match 60%; VICE — 19.1M subscribers, match 53%. They share a focus on documentary-style investigative and real-world crime or culture reporting, similar to The Connect: With Johnny Mitchell.

What type of content does The Connect: With Johnny Mitchell make?

The Connect makes documentary-style, interview and explainer videos about crime, prisons, drug trade, and criminal justice, as shown by titles like Inside A Mexican Sicario Training Camp, White Boys Have Different Rules, and Drug Kingpin Explains How Money Laundering Actually Works. The channel averages about 1.6M views per video, with multiple uploads per week.

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