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The Hill
Subscribers 2.1M
Videos 42K
Views 1.7B

Channels Like The Hill

The Hill covers policy and political news, with a focus on Capitol Hill, lobbying, and U.S. politics. Content appears as news commentary and analysis, including the show Rising with Robby Soave and guest hosts, described as a policy/news commentary format. Upload activity is high, with 42,000 videos published and an average video view count around 9.8K per video, highlighting frequent coverage and discussion of current political topics.

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Similar Channels

We found 47 YouTube channels similar to The Hill

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#1

90% relevance

Subscribers 9.7M
Videos 110K
Views 19.5B
Appearances 17
SERP 100%
Similarity 83%
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Shares a strong focus on U.S. politics and policy analysis with The Hill, particularly in Washington politics and presidential politics commentary (100% search match; 83% content match), indicating overlapping audience and topics with a similar policy-centric angle.

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#2

76% relevance

Subscribers 19.3M
Videos 180K
Views 20.1B
Appearances 17
SERP 71%
Similarity 80%
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Aligns with The Hill on U.S. political news and presidential politics commentary (search 71%, content 80%), reflecting a broad national political coverage style and audience overlap.

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#3

74% relevance

Subscribers 10.5M
Videos 271K
Views 6.1B
Appearances 13
SERP 67%
Similarity 79%
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Covers U.S. political news and elections coverage similar to The Hill (search 67%, content 79%), appealing to viewers interested in U.S. politics from an international outlet with comparable topic focus.

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#4

74% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 16
SERP 86%
Similarity 66%
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While more varied, TEDx Talks shares policy analysis and foreign policy opinions with The Hill (search 86%, content 66%), attracting an audience seeking analytical takes on politics and policy.

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#5

69% relevance

Subscribers 11.8M
Videos 91K
Views 9.7B
Appearances 12
SERP 53%
Similarity 80%
u.s. elections coverage democrat policy debates u.s. political landscape

Signals overlap with The Hill through U.S. elections coverage and policy debates (search 53%, content 80%), indicating similar audience interest in U.S. political processes and outcomes.

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#6
Foreign Affairs

66% relevance

Subscribers 120K
Videos 304
Views 6.1M
Appearances 9
SERP 51%
Similarity 76%
foreign policy opinions foreign affairs commentary

Converges on foreign policy opinions and commentary, aligning with The Hill’s coverage of policy analysis and international politics (search 51%, content 76%).

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Content Landscape

Discovered competitors: MS NOW (90% match) with 9.7M subscribers and CNN (76% match) with 19.3M subscribers. Both compete on u.s. political news, presidential politics commentary, and Iran/middle east policy, aligning closely with The Hill’s search queries. CNN-News18 (74% match) and TEDx Talks (74% match) also overlap on policy analysis and foreign policy opinions, while NBC News (69% match) overlaps on u.s. elections coverage and democrat policy debates. The Hill has 2.1M subscribers, notably smaller than the top competitor CNN (19.3M) and MS NOW (9.7M), indicating a gap in audience size but with overlapping coverage on Washington politics and policy debates.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Hill?

MS NOW — 90% match, 9.7M subscribers; CNN — 76% match, 19.3M subscribers; CNN-News18 — 74% match, 10.5M subscribers. They share a focus on political news and current events, covering U.S. politics, policy, and national affairs similar to The Hill.

What type of content does The Hill make?

The Hill produces political news and analysis content, with videos like 'World on Edge as Iran Threatens to Shut Down Strait of Hormuz' and 'DNC SUING Trump Admin After SILENCE Over ARMED Feds At POLLS' indicating emphasis on current events, policy, and political commentary. Upload frequency is about several videos per week, with an average of approximately 9.8K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to The Hill?

We analyze The Hill'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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