David Pakman Show

Subscribers 3.5M

Videos 42K

Views 3.5B

Channels Like David Pakman Show

David Pakman Show covers progressive news, US and world politics, and related policy debates, featuring daily clips, interviews, debates, panels, and commentary. The channel uses a mix of deep-dives and timely commentary with a focus on independent progressive analysis, posting new content throughout the day and a daily video podcast that goes live on weekdays around 9pm Eastern. It achieves an average of roughly 168.9K views per video across a large library of 42,000 published videos.

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We found 43 YouTube channels similar to David Pakman Show

#1

Careers Drive

66% relevance

Subscribers 17.7K

Videos 2.7K

Views 11.7M

Appearances 8

SERP 40%

Similarity 84%

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Shares audience interest in presidential politics commentary and foreign policy debates (66% match with 40% search and 84% content), aligning with Pakman on political analysis while likely differing in depth and show format.

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CNN view on YouTube ▶

65% relevance

Subscribers 19.3M

Videos 180K

Views 20.1B

Appearances 10

SERP 46%

Similarity 77%

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Has a strong overlap in independent political analysis, democratic policy debates, and GOP leadership criticism (65% match; search 46%, content 77%), indicating similar topical focus but broader news-driven presentation.

#3

NBC News view on YouTube ▶

61% relevance

Subscribers 11.8M

Videos 91K

Views 9.7B

Appearances 7

SERP 35%

Similarity 78%

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Content centers on congressional race coverage and GOP leadership criticism with election integrity coverage (61% match; search 35%, content 78%), mirroring Pakman’s policy and political critique while adopting NBC’s newsroom style.

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MS NOW view on YouTube ▶

58% relevance

Subscribers 9.7M

Videos 110K

Views 19.5B

Appearances 10

SERP 21%

Similarity 83%

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Appeals to audiences interested in democratic policy debates and GOP leadership criticism and provides congressional race coverage (58% match; search 21%, content 83%), suggesting similar topics but a more progressive-leaning analysis voice.

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PBS NewsHour view on YouTube ▶

57% relevance

Subscribers 5.2M

Videos 59K

Views 3.0B

Appearances 11

SERP 24%

Similarity 79%

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Focuses on democratic policy debates, congressional race coverage, and presidential politics commentary (57% match; search 24%, content 79%), aligning with Pakman in policy discussions though with a more formal, documentary approach.

#6

Fox News view on YouTube ▶

55% relevance

Subscribers 15M

Videos 135K

Views 24.4B

Appearances 6

SERP 17%

Similarity 81%

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Shares interest in presidential politics commentary and media scrutiny of elections plus defense and security policy (55% match; search 17%, content 81%), indicating overlapping political topics but a more partisan presentation style.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include CNN (65% match) and NBC News (61% match), with Careers Drive at 66% match also appearing. These channels share overlapping queries such as independent political analysis, presidential politics commentary, and GOP leadership criticism, aligning with the David Pakman Show’s focus on progressive news and political debate. In terms of size, CNN has about 19.3M subscribers and NBC News about 11.8M, far larger than the David Pakman Show’s 3.5M, while Careers Drive has 17.7K subscribers, making it smaller but close in scope. All identified competitors compete on topics like democratic policy debates, congressional race coverage, and political accountability.

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#8	54%	CBS News ▶	79%	7.0M	15%	4
#9	53%	Promethean Updates ▶	78%	645K	15%	1
#10	52%	ITV News	77%	2.2M	15%	1
#11	52%	Al Jazeera English	73%	17.5M	20%	6
#12	51%	Bilyonaryo News Channel	63%	693K	34%	6
#13	51%	CNBC Television ▶	74%	3.3M	18%	4
#14	51%	Jubilee ▶	69%	10.7M	24%	4
#15	50%	Bloomberg Television ▶	75%	3.1M	13%	2
#16	50%	The Economic Times	75%	3.5M	12%	1
#17	50%	Sky News ▶	69%	9.2M	21%	5
#18	49%	Kim Iversen	72%	799K	15%	1
#19	49%	Ryan Geddie	74%	46.2K	12%	1
#20	49%	Zaria Unfiltered	74%	26.1K	12%	3
#21	49%	PragerU	73%	3.5M	12%	5
#22	49%	TED ▶	62%	27.2M	28%	9
#23	48%	GMA Integrated News	66%	18.1M	21%	5
#24	47%	FOX 10 Phoenix ▶	69%	564K	15%	1
#25	47%	Mr. Beat ▶	69%	1.4M	15%	1
#26	47%	Our Changing Climate	70%	544K	12%	1
#27	47%	12 News	62%	455K	24%	5
#28	46%	TED-Ed ▶	61%	22.4M	23%	5
#29	45%	The Wall News	59%	594K	25%	8
#30	45%	ChartBoom	64%	4.2K	17%	2
#31	45%	The New York Times ▶	67%	5.1M	12%	1
#32	44%	M-RCBG_Harvard	66%	3.1K	12%	1
#33	44%	Bipartisan Policy Center	64%	5.7K	15%	1
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#43	39%	Drishti IAS : English	57%	3.6M	12%	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to David Pakman Show?

Careers Drive — 66% match, 17.7K subscribers; CNN — 65% match, 19.3M subscribers; NBC News — 61% match, 11.8M subscribers. These competitors share a focus on political and news coverage targeting a broad audience, including politics, current events, and global affairs.

What type of content does David Pakman Show make?

David Pakman Show creates progressive news and political commentary content, as evidenced by video titles about Gavin Newsom, Trump, and US elections. The channel typically uploads multiple videos per week, with an average of about 168.9K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to David Pakman Show?

We analyze David Pakman Show'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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