We found 45 YouTube channels similar to The FBI Files
Both target crime documentary audiences with strong overlap on queries like fbi files crimes and fbi crime investigations, and Real Crime's content aligns closely with FBI-related case chronicles (93% search match, 88% content match).
Shares FBI-focused investigative themes and specific query terms (fbi file investigations, fbi highway patrol cases, fbi armored car robberies) and similarly structured case reels, indicating a 66% match with high content alignment (89%).
Covers similar criminal investigation topics such as fbi undercover operations and organized crime, appealing to the same audience despite a different presentation style (64% match; 41% search, 79% content).
Appeals to viewers of cold case files and high-profile crimes, mirroring FBI Files’ crime-night audience with substantial overlap in searches and content (63% match; 41% search, 78% content).
Targets FBI crime investigations and highway patrol cases in its list of topics, aligning in search terms and with strong content similarity (59% match; 24% search, 82% content).
Delivers forensic science and undercover operation profiles that intersect FBI Files’ interest areas, showing moderate audience overlap despite stylistic differences (56% match; 22% search, 78% content).
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| #7 | 55% | The Infographics Show ▶ | 74% | 15.4M | 27% | 8 |
| #8 | 55% | The New Detectives ▶ | 77% | 349K | 21% | 6 |
| #9 | 55% | Real Responders | 86% | 1.1M | 8% | 4 |
| #10 | 55% | All Out Crime | 86% | 31.6K | 8% | 3 |
| #11 | 54% | Real Stories | 76% | 6.7M | 21% | 6 |
| #12 | 54% | Law Enforcement Insider ▶ | 73% | 4.3K | 25% | 12 |
| #13 | 53% | American True Crime Full Episodes | 85% | 29.8K | 6% | 2 |
| #14 | 53% | Best Documentary | 75% | 8.0M | 20% | 5 |
| #15 | 52% | Into The Deep - True Crime ▶ | 78% | 236K | 14% | 4 |
| #16 | 52% | WIRED ▶ | 71% | 12.8M | 24% | 8 |
| #17 | 52% | The Mob Museum | 81% | 25.2K | 8% | 1 |
| #18 | 51% | The Paint Explainer | 80% | 1.8M | 8% | 1 |
| #19 | 51% | FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation | 75% | 291K | 14% | 3 |
| #20 | 51% | Documentary Vault | 79% | 369K | 9% | 6 |
| #21 | 50% | Forensic Investigators | 78% | 19.6K | 8% | 7 |
| #22 | 50% | Interrogators Playbook | 77% | 72.4K | 8% | 3 |
| #23 | 50% | Absolute Crime ▶ | 79% | 587K | 6% | 3 |
| #24 | 49% | On Patrol: Live | 76% | 172K | 8% | 1 |
| #25 | 49% | Chilling Scares ▶ | 73% | 2.7M | 13% | 2 |
| #26 | 49% | Mind Of A Criminal | 74% | 543K | 10% | 4 |
| #27 | 48% | Crime 360 | 76% | 168K | 7% | 2 |
| #28 | 48% | Banijay Science | 76% | 620K | 6% | 2 |
| #29 | 48% | fern ▶ | 75% | 4.7M | 7% | 4 |
| #30 | 46% | Professor Dave Explains ▶ | 69% | 4.2M | 12% | 4 |
| #31 | 46% | WatchMojo.com ▶ | 72% | 25.9M | 7% | 4 |
| #32 | 46% | Camp Gagnon | 72% | 488K | 7% | 1 |
| #33 | 46% | Denver Police | 66% | 10.8K | 15% | 4 |
| #34 | 45% | National Geographic ▶ | 70% | 25.9M | 9% | 2 |
| #35 | 44% | CBS Boston | 66% | 336K | 11% | 3 |
| #36 | 44% | UQx Crime101x The Psychology of Criminal Justice | 69% | 6.6K | 6% | 2 |
| #37 | 44% | Joe Flipperhead | 67% | 8.7K | 8% | 1 |
| #38 | 43% | Broken Trout Movie Channel | 66% | 90.7K | 8% | 1 |
| #39 | 43% | SciShow | 64% | 8.4M | 11% | 3 |
| #40 | 43% | St. Louis County Police Department | 67% | 8.7K | 6% | 4 |
| #41 | 42% | MS NOW ▶ | 64% | 9.7M | 9% | 2 |
| #42 | 42% | Explore & Discover | 65% | 229K | 7% | 3 |
| #43 | 39% | University of Derby | 56% | 37.7K | 13% | 3 |
| #44 | 39% | Wellcome Collection | 59% | 108K | 8% | 2 |
| #45 | 38% | Angela Innes | 58% | 4.8K | 8% | 1 |
Real Crime — 93% match, 2.1M subscribers; FBI Investigates — 66% match, 5.5K subscribers; Insider — 64% match, 9.5M subscribers. All are true crime or crime-focused channels with content revolving around investigations, cases, and criminal activity.
The FBI Files creates true crime documentaries and case-focused videos, with recent titles like The Most Insane International Sting In FBI History, The Most Violent Armored Car Robbery In New York History, and The FBI’s Fastest Multi-State Serial Killer Manhunt. The channel uploads about 4.1 times per week and averages roughly 74.1K views per video.
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